New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-07

NEISER Frank c.. artist. Calvert ld,nosrapnic >"i-
nany seriously cut about head win sisss.
MEYERS Martin cut in the neck: not serious
MILLER Office boy o"ysT' LII S2 anH Sa
orONocIu-r Annie legs and face crushed: badly in
,ured on body; condition seriehs
or1 Walter artist. Calvert L,thcsraphins Company
poPHSsoN p1Nss Marsare, L. senosHsph.r F. F. Collier
Company slightly injured.
sPEC-K Carrie A. face cut by nyins glass
ruoMpsoN T.. engineer The Journal" badly cut
and bruised.
Injured bat not seriously.
WEBER Albert. pressman on The Journal" badly
eonscious; oo1esp D' injuries probably fatal
WILLIAMS Thomas assistant foreman OF the 19urnas
composir struck in head by steam ppe injuries
MISSING
BAUER. Carrie.
BREITENBECHER. John.
BRADLEY. joseph: carpenter No ass Aeo0''-s' mar
BOWMAN. John No los ches,nu-st.. employed by Kohl
brand Engraving Company
,prTz Bo.a employed in Killers bookbinder2.
CAMPBELL, John.
DERBY John - No 4>o sS'een'n-s''' carpenter Nu"
lap Co.
rRrTz. Sol twenty years old. No $50 Esheenthst
apprentice Dunlap Co. ---.- -....-.
GoRroS. John
KILLER, Kate. forewoman.
KILLER. Hattie.
KoERBER John. employed in Killers bookoindery
IA CRoIx Nelson employed in journal engineroom
1JcHTENBERG. Emma. employed in Killers book
LEONARD Kitti.. Piumnner-ave.. employed by Davis
IIEsE Minnie
LIND. Charles boy.
MILLER George ].
MORGAN. Rose.
rAEKINsi rISi Ernest No 40 Sse'0-'' mai ''''A
scHRIEBER Adolph.
TAYLOR. Lizzie
THOMAS James. No 800 Junction-ave machinis Duh'ap
IHLIK.
WARD. Michael No. 627 seventhst' s'ereo'spe''
Detroit Journal"
wEIDBUSH. Bertha
wEIDBUsH. Anna.
WILSON Eugene.
THE Detroit Journal" was at Shelby and Lar
ned sts occupying for its main offices seventy
foo, front on Larned-st Next east of its building
and in part Of the same block were two twenty
foot fronts. which constituted the scene of the
disaster One Of these No. As, was wholly occu-
pied by John Davis & Co.. saleratus manufactur-
ers and dealers in grocers' supplies while In the
basement Of the other were the two boilers when
exploded.
TOILED ON UNCONSCIOUS OF THEIR DOOM
Just above the boiler-room on the first floor
was THE Journals mailing-room The second
foor was occupied by the Kohlbrand Engraving
. Company and W. w. Dunlaps agency Tor
Rogers Typograph supplies. On the third and
fourth floors were j. George Killers book
bndery, and the top floor was THE Journals
stereotyping room. There were three stereo-
typers at work on THE Journals hoor, about
thirty girls in the bookbindery. besides the pro-
prietor q machinist and several others In the
typograph supply shop. several engravers ana
assistants In the Kohlbrand Companys rooms
and a force Of clerks on he ground hoor, In the
uailing-ro There were six persons in the
Davis Building In the basement were the en-
gineer fireman and several pressmen
The first intimation the neghborhood got OF
the disaster was the tremendous report. followed
BY binding cloud Of wreckage. smoke and
steam and before this had cleared away the
whole five floors and the people working on them
were in one inextricable mass Of wreckage The
force OF the explosion had thrown down the wall
between Nos IS and AZ Larned-st, and the J9sts.
which rested on IT, came tumbl.ng down. tearing
themselves away from the adjoining wall A
heavy fire wall separated this building from the
main building Of THE Journal" Company Ihe
weight Of iris was sufficient to withstand fhe
shock Of the explosion and although seVeral
holes were blown through it. the wall remained
strong.
Firemen were there In , minute from the next
corner The whole downtown division CT the
department. followed by volunteers from the
crowd that collected. started TO dig INTO '"e
ruins
TAKING THE VICTIMS FROM THE RUINS
Near the top Annie ODonoghue was found her
head mass Of wounds. She was carried 10 'he
hospital calling constantly for priest. Theh
came narrowing spectacle. One poor ieiiow.
stunned and helpless. lay just upon the eoee oi
the pile. He was taken out and passed 10 Voiuh-
teer helpers Then another. whose rect were
pinioned was reached but II was found that he
could not be released. Constant digging hhaNy
effected his release and he was placed IN one oi
the ambulances Thousands OF people gathereo
and the police were on hand In large NUMBERS
Near the top OF the ruins one arm ana the ies Vi
man protruded. The remainder OF the oou' ""'
buried beneath the rubbish. At Intervals '"e a','
was feebly moved. The rescuers centred '"e'
efforts upon this point anc worked bravery 10
effect release as quickly as possible Many mo
ments ella psed before the victim "'" "'''" WI" -"