The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-21
WE'RE INJURED.
Huge Steel Smokestack Crashes
Thrrugh a Skylight Into a Chi
cage Office.
LOSS OF LIFE AVERTE,
BY a Steel Netting Which Covered the
Skylight----Attorney slilcArist
Among the Injured.
LOSS OF LIFE AyERTE-

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.-A 6o-foot steel
smoksstack was torn from the Univer-
sity Club building by the" wind, and
crashing into the sky light of the handy
Abstract bi ildin-, on Washington
street, drove a shower Of 2-!nch glass
into thu offices below, dangerously in
juring two men and cutting and bruis-
ing almost everyone of the 1875 people
in the offices.
Netting Saved Their Lives.
The accident occurred just before
noon, when every desk in the abstract
Office was occupied, and while a large
number of attorneys and clients Wee
transacting business there. The big
skylight, covering q large portion Of
the building, was protected by a strong
and heavy steel netting, and that alone
prevented the heavy smoke stack from
going through the roof. Had this oc-
Cured a large loss of life would have
resulted, as 25 or 30 clerks were
punched close together below when 1t
struck.
Attorney Milchrist Injured.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Milchrist narrowly escaped death. A
large piece of glass struck him on the
shoulder, cutting through his clothes,
and leaving a long ugly cash. AS it
struck, he leaped to one side, just as a
piece Of the skylight three feet square
crashed down edgewise on the spot
where he had stood. f.. Fl. Handy, the
millionaire president of the company,
was cut. in a dozen places. A large
fragment of glass grazed his head, tear
ing a large cash in the side of the face,
Beth arms and hands were cut and has
shoulders were gashed. The crash o.
the glass and the cries of the alarmed
clerks
Caused a Panic In the Building.
the tenants crowding the stairways IL
Their rush for the street. Severa
young lady clerks and stenographer'
tainted and were painfully crushed il
the crowd, but none were dangerously
hurt. A score of physicians wer'
called to dress the wounds, and car
riages and ambulances were called on
to carry away the injured. It wa
rumored that a portion of the building
had collapsed, but examination showe'
that the building was uninjured, asid
from the breaking of the skylight. -,
A portion of the falling smokestac
struck the roof of the restaurant G
William Boyle, creating q panic anon
the people at luncheon there, but n
one was injured.
Where the Building Is Located.
The Handy building is o handsom
structure with q HISTORY front OF
Washington street, ~diagonally acros
from the city hall. The Offices of tn
abstract company are situated in
broad, history addition running bacI
to the alley in the rear. The Uuiver
sity club building fronting on Dearborn
street, is IL stories high ond the so fee
of steel stack, falling from it's heigh
of liz feet, struck the history Hand,
addition with q terrific force.
Assassin Admits Guilt.
CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 21.-Arthu
G. McLain Of Hennecock, who, with
out apparent provocation or motive
murdered Nettie Bell Douglass Will
driving with her the night Of Aug. II
was brought into court and ~retracte
his plea of pot guilty, substituting ON
, of guilty. The court will determin
the degree.
:. Kent Case Progressing.
MANDAN, N. D., Nov. 21.-In tn
Kent murder trial the prosecution pu
: Sheriff Bengenheimer on the stand
: and he testified to admissions made {