Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
MET DEATH At 4 FIRE.
Firenen Crushed and MangIed by,
Falling Walls at re n
Detroit.

Detroit, Mich. Oct 5.-Six men were
killed, one was fatally injured and three
were SO seriously hurt that death is not
improbable, at q fire at 1870 this morn
ing in Keenan, Il Jahns furniture
store The victims were all firemen but
one, and were buried by falling walls.
When the crash came stampede occurred
in the crowd that was watching the fire.
and q 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:
M nI',I3 II1 Il. D0NAHUE chemical No. |.
JOHN PAGEI.. pipeman No. ..
MIKE BOYLE, pipeman No. o. still in
FRED ERICK A. BUSY. spectator.
crushed by the fall of bricks and timbers;
died at Grace hospital
JULIUS CUMMINGS, company No. .; still
III ruins.
The injured are:
MIKE GRAY, taken to Grace hospital;
LIEUT.. OROURKE. engine No. 8.
PIPEMAN F. STOCK, engine No. 9.
PIPEMAN G. CRONIN. company No. s.
JOHN Is: NEWELL, truck No. 2 injured
"' THoMAs GARRY, substitute, badly
LBM4IE M'NAMARA, company No. %.
HENRY KIMBERLY company No 30
HENRY HERIG, leg broken.
The fire was discovered in the shipping
room III the basement at the back Of the
furniture store at Z 80 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
sixty employees in the building and most
Of Them ha6 UT.pot 6if icultu i'm
The building, an cid tive-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 60 beyond the
curb. The fremen working in front of
the building were warned, and retreated
as rapidly as possible. Some got out from
under. but dozen or more unfortunate
fellows were unable to do so OH 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 throats of thousands who were in
the street. and then there was T. crash
like an earthquake. The air was filed
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 q fash of
suffering fluid lightened up the scene.
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
rescue began. The first man taken out
was Lieut.. Michael II. Donahue of
Chemical No. /. He was dead when
found. The next body was that of
Richard DAILY. pipeman of engine No. 9.
1t was lying under two iron columns
an hoo ,,,l hp,. fr,iCr fully
crushed. The next dead man to be
taken out was Pipeman Pagel of No. 8.
He was crushed by calmbling walls.
The aggregate loss on building and
stock is estimated at $4,000; fully in
sured.
The dead body Of Fireman Julian Cum
mings has been recovered from the ruins.
The features were almost unrecognizable.
The broken hat Of Martin Ball. Il missing
fireman, was found near the Woodward
avenue frontage, but his body is not yet
in sight.
Chief Elliott of the fire department is
much criticized for ordering his men into
the building at the front entrance when
he 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. 0.-Ihe Young
Mems Christian association building was
destroyed by fire today. The flames
originated in the basement and spread
with remarka bic 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 N. 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. c. 4. is 100000;
insurance $50, 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, $4,000; Norman build