Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19
TEN LIVES LOST BY THE FIRE.

Half Score of Polish WorlSmen. Killed
in the Fire at the BufIalo Glucose
| Works.
BUFFALO, N. Y. April 12.-The plant
of the American Glucose Co. burned to-
night. The loss will be about 81 .O00.-
600. Insurance, $595,000 The works
OF the company are situated on the
Hamburg canal, Scott, Perry and East
and West Market streets. They con-
sisted of an History brick building, used
for the manufacture of glucose and
starch, an eight-story brick building
used as power-house and as a place
for making the cattle-feeding product
which is made from the corn after the
glucose is extracted; an eight-story brick
building used as a refinery and an eight
story storehouse.
The fire was discovered in the dynamo
room of the main building shortly after
7 O'Clock by the engineer, who was in
the next room. He gave the alarm and
he and his fireman rushed out. In 10
minutes the whole eleven floors were on
ire, flames were bursting through the
windows and darting from the roof.
There were about 1876 men at work at
the time of the fire. 1t will not be
known until census Of the employees
IS taken whether any of them persisted.
John Young, John Stein and two Poles,
all workmen, jumped and were hurt.
The fire spread to the Buffalo city fish
market, the roof of which fell In and
buried the five firemen. Three of them
escaped with no other injuries than few
bruises, but John Weber, of engine No. 1,
and Lieut.. Louis Schroeder, OF the same
company, had his back and legs hurt.
Weber was taken out unconscious. His
face is badly burned, some of his ribs
broken and he has also internal injuries
The loss to the glucose works proper
will not exceed 100000, fully covered
by insurance.
just two men were seen to leap from
windows into the canal. They were res.
cued unhurt. Frank Coyle, the mint
engineer, says that about four minutes
after he had discovered the fire and
sounded the alarm to the workmen on
the upper floors, he stepped to the east
end OF the main building He heard a |
whlrring sound in the air above him
and then some object struck the ground
with terrific force. He thinks it was the
body of man who had leaped from an
upper window. "It'was ali dark from
the smoke. did not look. / could not
have told who It was for he must have
been knocked all to pieces, and had
not the heart"
This body, if 1t was such, is now
buried under fallen walls.
The supposed loss of life appals the
of the works. He cam
not account for the disappearance of
he men in any other way except by
leath.
DISTRESSING SCENES AT THE RUINS.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 13.-In the
S1,OO0,0OO fire which destroyed the
american glucose works, Oh Scott street,
asst night, these ten Poles, who arc still
Missing, undoubtedly persisted: John
Jasper, No. 1854 Persons street; John
3lume, No. 1853 Colt street; Mike Gintigg,
No. l6S Colt street; John 0deska, No.
Q Ashland street; James Lobial, No. 1870 /
ears street; John Zinnger, No. 54 Kos
iusko street; George Jepka, No. 1t3
losciusko street, John Hubert, No. 100
Detroit street; Steve Sinski, No. $50 I
Detroit street; Tony Hoffman, Ward 0
venue.
Eigatpersons were also badly injured. {
-mong them were: William Maurice,
9th legs broken, and internally hurt by C
'aping from window; James Young, s
ably burned about the face and hands;
ouis ii. Schroeder, lieutenant of the
ire Company No. /, spine injured, .
ack bruised by falling from roof Of
sh market, and Joseph II. Webber,
reman of Engine No. !, living at No. a
" OAK street, face badly scorched, one | v
b broken and one shoulder bruised, in is
red by falling from roof of fish market. o
OF the SO men employed in the great =,
'ncern, those not reported among the u
n missing and eightinjured all escaped 4
lhurt. Z,
Wailing, weeping women, wives of ii
e missing men, gathered about the al
ice of the Glucose company, on Full h
N street, this morning. In broken u
lglish or through interpreters they u
Id to Superintendent Wesley that their n,
islands, who worked in the night i,
ng, had not been home this morning st
u didn't suppose" said Secretary re
ant, that there was loss of life, but
nat now learn is appalling" Sc
frank King, who was at work on the "
toor of the main building, was posi- 'A'
e that a number OF men persisted.
ng said he thought at least dozen of
men succumbed to the flames. He -,
IS positive that some of the men on (,
sixth, seventh and eighth floors did DE-
I ret out dS