New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18
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FIREMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
CAUGHT BY FALLING WALLS WHILE
FIGHTING THE FLAMES

THREE MEN KILLED AND NINE OTHERS MORE
OR LESS INJrRED-DIfAsTER ATTENDS THE
BURNING OF A RAILROAD ROUND
HOUSE ~ TOLEDO. OHIO.
Toledo. Ohio. March IA disastrous fire. at
tended by heavy loss Of life. occurred in this
city this morning Three men lost their lives.
two being instantly killed. Nine others were
more or less injured. one OF them. John O'Leary.
machinist Il Is thought, fatally. The VIC
tins are as follows:
DEAD.
BoHIMAN. r. H. painter aged hfty-six years; leaves
BOWEN. JOHN a spectator. aged eighteen years.
PRESTON J. J.. car inspector aged ,birty-hve years:
leaves six children
INJURED
BECKER. CASPER. painter; head and shoulders cut.
DECKER LOFTS painter; head bruised shoulder
spraineG.
GERDtNG. HENRY. repairer; head bruised and cut
GREENBURG. MARTIN ear repairer; head cI,
HOWARD II. r. general foreman. Eastern Division;
back bruised. face cut. slghhy burned
LArER T. G.. track foreman: neck zrranei head cut-
LEARY JOHN o. machinist leg broken. arm crusH'i.
skull fractured; may die.
MDONOUGH PATR.CK fireman. skull fractured shoul-
der broken.
zIMtMERNAN. taIl;Is HARRY painter; leg sprained body
All Of the dead except John Bowen were en-
ployed by the Wabash Railway. They constitu-
ted the companys fire department for the pro-
lection of the shops and were engaged in fight
ing the flames when the accident occurred that
resulted 50 disastrousiy to them.
The roundhoUse is in South-st. 1t was A SUBJ
stantial brick structure with capacity Of twenty
engines. and contained six locomotives when the
fire broke The flames We're first seen in the
cupola shortly after 10 O'Clock. An alarm was
telephoned to the city fire department. and, in
the mean time the yard company got one stream
playing on the blaze which soon made lis way TO
the roof The walls OF the building were believed
to be secure. and the fire-ighters pressed closely
In toward the building, the more effectively to
combat the spreading flames. 1t was seen that
the roof would soOr fall. out no danger was ap-
pretended from that source until. to the horror
OF tire spectators the southwest wall. weakened
by the destruction of the frame supports that
connected IL with the roof observed 10 trem-
bic aad suddenly fall out on the volunteer fire.
men Before the majority Of the men could re-
slize their peril the heavy wall was down on top
OF them, burying them under heap OF smoking
ruins. All but Bowen Preston and Bohman
were quickly taken out The two first named
were completely covered by the ruins Of the wall:
Bohlman was little more fortunate From out
of the smoking heap the mangled bodies Of
Bowen and Preston We're taken: they were be-
yond need Of human care. Bohlman was still
alive though unconscious. but he succumbed TO
his injuries shortly after being taken out.
4 dozen surgeons were quickly summoned. and
PROMPT assistance was rendered the injured.
Leary. the machinst. was still unconscious. and
at one time appeared 10 be sinking. lie rallied
temporarily. but it is not thought he can recover.
When the first Of the city hgemen answered =,
the alarm. they saw that there was imminent
danger of the fire spreading 10 the wabash ele-
vatOr and the repair shops. which stood close
by. The oil house was also meraced, but the
flames were held In check at this point. gen.
eral alarm sent in, and by dint or numbers
the fremen finally succeeded in saving the sur
rounding property. The roundhouse was COM
pletey wrecked. and the six engines stored tnere
ire practically rendered useless.
The loss IL estimated At from $4,000 10 100000.
and it is believed To be fully covered ny lnsur'