St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-23
lN'I'ERIUR OE' BUILUING
With Rescuing Crew at Work.

with tremendous force upon the base
ment floor. which also yielded.
Six Men in All Were Precipifated
with this falling mass to the bottom OF
the basement, which is at least forty
feet from the second story. Two of The
number fell from the first floor, where
they were working when the fool
above fell. Eight or nine other men
who were also on the ground floor, but
fortunately near the front door, hearing
the soundof the tumbling wall above,
rushed out Just in time to save them-
selves. The remainder of those who
escaped injury were working on the
other walls and some of them were en-
, tirely outside of the building.
The loud crash of the falling floors
brought hundreds of people to the
scene. They could DO nothing. how
ever, but step to- the window and door
spaces in the front wall and gaze help
| lessly down into the basement, where
lay the unfortunate men pinioned and
buried from sight by the heavy beams
and stones. Some OF them could be-
seen waving their hands frantically
while in agonizng tones they cried for
| help. Help soon arrived. Police Off.
GERS and fremen, aided by the work
! men. picked their way down into the
| basement, and began the work of res
cue. while the crowd above watched
them with breathless interest.
| The first man eXtricated was Andrew
Burkbart, Of 962 Como avenue. He was
| assisted up stairs through the adjoining
portion of the building to the ground
floor. 1t was seen that Bnrkhart was
badly bruised and cut about the fore
head and face, but he said he was per-
fectly able TO 20 no me and did not cat
10 be taken TO the city hospital. Twenty
minutes later he walked out.
Pinioned Between Two Large
Beams
lay William Whe Ian, of PSI East Fifth
street. Whelan is an elderly man with
a gray beard and long black hair. and
they were matted with blood, which
rau from number OF scalp wounds. 1t
required but five minutes to rescue him.
but he doubtless thought it an hour, for
his right shoulder joint was crushed,
and the pain was eXcruciating. AS he
was carried up stairs and afterwards
led to the patrol wagon, the old man
groaned with pain. The physicians al
bility they will be obliged to amputate
his arm. Whelan is wIdower, and has
daughter living at COS Holly avenue.
The next man extricated was Jacob
| Smith. Mr.. Smith bore several scalp
wounds and confused wounds in the
back, but did not seem TO be injured
seriously aoout the body. The bruises
| upon his skull, however. must have
affected his brain, for while sitting in
the room on the ground floor of the
adjoining building, he was asked if he
was badly hurt.
ME hurt" said Smith; mo. sir; why
should | be. I'm not working here.h
Smith spoke in German, and insisted
that he had received no injury at all.
He protested against being taken to the
city ospital, but he was, nevertheless,
taken there.
Stephen Shiep was the fourth man
unearthed. Like all the others, Mr..
Shiep was covered with blood, flowing
from scalp wounds and cuts about the
face. He was also bruised about the
body.
Andrew Nelson was fonnd pinned
beneath pile of boards,
C0vered viii, Rocks.
Nelson's arm was broken, but he did
not want to go TO the city hospital. In
stead be visited Il physicians Office and
had the arm set, after which he went
hoine.
| Andrew Wilgack was the next man
released. lie had several scalp wounds,
and his left shoulder was badly bruised.
| MIR. Wilgack WAS taken to the city
| hospital.
| Eugene Brodhage, who was found
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