Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-10-11
NET DEATH At 4 FIRE.
Firen1en Crushed and Mangled by
Falling Walls at re
Detroit

Detroit. Mich, Oct 5.-Six men were
were SO seriously hurt that death is not
improbable. at = fire at 7:30 this morn
ing in Keenan, 4 Jahns furniture
store, The victims We're all frcmen but
one, and were buried by falling walls.
When the crash came stampede occurred
in the crowd that was watching the fire.
and a score or more of men, women and
children were thrown to the ground and
trampled upon. Many were injured, but
none fatally. The dead are:
MICHAEL H. DONAHUE, chemical No. l.
RICHARD DAILY. pipeman engine No. O..
JOHN PAGEL; pipeman Ne: D.
MINI BOYLE. plpeman NO. .; SUN IN
FREpERICK a; BUSY. spectator.
crushed by the fall of bricks and timbers;
JULIUS CUMMINGS, company No. .; still
The injured are:
NIKE GRAY. taken to Grace hospital;
IiETT o'RoURKE. engine No. s.
PIPEMAN f. STOCK, engine No. s.
PIPEMAN G. CRONIN. company No. s.
JOHN B; NEWELL, truck No :, injured
TMaMts GARRY, a substitute, badly
TESsIIE M'NAMARA. company No. %.
HENRY KIMBERLY. company No. 2S.
HENRY HERIG. leg broken.
The fire was discovered in the shipping
room in the basement at the back of the
furniture store at 30 O'Clock. An alarm
was promptly turned in, but by the time
the engines arrived the fire had gained
considerable Roadway, having run up the
elevator shaft. and the entire upper floor
was a mass Of flame and smoke when the
first stream was thrown. There were
civ ty MO ira
of them had great difficulty in escaping.
The building. an cid hve-story structure,
was soon Quilted and the stock ruined.
At o'clock the front wall of the build
ing tumbled into Woodward avenue. 1t
came in the shape of a collapse, and the
mess Of debris did not go beyond the
curb. The fremen working in front OF
the building were warned, and retraated
az rapidly as possible. Some got out from
under. but a dozen or more unfortunate
fellows were unable to do so on account
of the piles of brick, glass and burnt tim
bers at the front of the store. A yell
Of horror went up simultaneously from
the threats of thousands who were in
the street. and then there was crash
like an earthquake. The air was filled
with dust and sheets of flame and smoke.
Then some of the falling wall broke the
heavy electric wires in front of the street
besides the trolley wire, and flash of
Spttt utilI lSuttlltu up tIlC SCSIV.
People crowded and surged to get into
the stores and down the side streets to
escape being shocked A number of men,
women and children were trampled under
the feet of frightened spectators. but none
were seriously hurt. Then the work of
was Lieut. Michael II. Donahue Of
Chemical No. 1. He was dead when
found The next body was that Of
Richard DAILY, pipeman of engine No. 8.
1t was lying under two iron columns
and the head and back were frightfully
crushed The next dead man to be
taken out was Pipeman Pagel of No 8.
He was crushed by crumbling walls.
The aggregate loss on building and
stock is estimated at $4,000; fully in
sl1red.
The dead body of Fireman Julian Cum
mings has been recovered from the ruins.
Tie features were almost unreco@nizable.
The broken hat Of Martin Ball, a missing
fireman. was found near the Woodward
avenue frontage, but his body is not yet
III sight.
Chief Elliott of the fire department is
much criticized for ordering his men into
the building at the front entrance when
ne well knew the walls were unsafe.
Elliott said this afternoon that they were
sent where duty required and could not
have been expected to do otherwise.
Nashville Tenn, Oct o.-The Young
Mems Christian association building was
destroyed by fire today. The flames
originated in the basement and spread
with remarkable rapidity. The editorial
rooms of the Banner in the same build
ing were burned, and the Banner build
ing adjoining was damaged to some ex-
tent by water. The paper will be issued
today as usual. The Associated Press
room in the Y. NJ. c. A. building was de-
stroyed. The fire is supposed to have
originated in the Y. NJ. c. A. boiler,room
The loss of the Y. NJ. CA. is 100000;
insurance So, 900.
New Haven, Mo-. Oct. 5.-Fire about
midnight in the business part of the city
caused a loss of 100000. about half in
sured. The principal losers are Ennbrok
Bros, general store, $4,000; Sherman
Bros, building, 100000; Norman build
ng. 500 600