Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
FIVE MEET DEATH.
Firemen Buried in a Burning
Chicago Building.
Girl Factory Employees Injured by Jump
ing from Windows.

the Exchange building, seven-Story
structure at the corner of Van Buren,
and Franklin streets, was burned yes
terday, entailing loss of S375,O upon
the owners and tenants of the building,
and causing the loss of five lives, the
probably fatal injury of two others, and
the injury of six other people, all OF
whom are expected to recover. The
dead are:
PATRICK j. O'DONNELL, lieutenant of
Engine company No. 2.
MARTIN SHERRICK, pipeman.
JOIN JOHN PREM PnENDRE 'RReGiAlasT pipeman, all
crushed by falling debris.
KITTY LANDGRAFF,. jumped from
died at county hospital.
The injured are:
Harry Nell, jumped from fourth window;
internally injured and left arm broken;
will die.
window: internally injured; will die -,
Aggie McLain, overcome by smoke; will
recover.
olga Kellar, overcome by smoke; will re-
Hattie Brennan overcome by smoke; will
recover. 80
Edna Rittert overcome by smoke; will
Mary Pink, overcome by smoke; will re-
cover.
pany, buried beneath debris; will recover
Building Filled with Factories.
The fire broke out in the seven-story
terra Gotta building at 216-21S Market
street, extending in an '.L' to Van Blu
rem street The first and second floors
were occupied by Stein & Beirs, clothing;
the third and fourth by Henry Newman,
clothing; the fifth by the Amazon Cloth
ing company, the sixth by Fallows 4
Co., collars and cuffs: the seventh by
Townsend & Gale, clothing and dry
goods, and the National Thread COM
pany The building will probably be en-
tirely destroyed with all it's contents.
Each Of the firms employed vr e H.
and as soon as the presence of the fre
was made known all were thrown into q
state of great excitement. Panic
reigned everywhere and before some OF
the girls could be restrained they had
climbed out of the windows and jumped
One of the first to appear at the third
screamed for help and someone on the
ground shouted for her to jump. She
did not do this, however, and left the
window. A moment later she appeared
at another window near fire escape
and climbed upon the sill. She chung to
scend. Officer Flaherty was also on the
escape between the first and second
story, and when he saw the girl above
him he started up to aid her. He was
too late. She suddenly lost her balance
and fell headlong to the street. The
officer tried to catch her. but could not
reach her. She was picked up almost
unconscious and carried into. drug
store. Stimulants were administered.
but she did not revive. She was re-
moved to the county hospital.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The fire seemed to have broken loose
on several floors at the same instant,
so rapidly did it spread. The building
was owned by Kuhn, Nathan & Fischer
and it cost S15O,OOO. 1t was insured for
$12O,OOO
The fire started on the fourth floor,
it is thought. in rooms occupied by Stein
Il Biers. Thirty girls We're employed
there and they all made frantic efforts
TO escape Among the first to come to
building. He assured the girls that if
they would remain quiet and composed
they would get out safely. He led as
many of them as he could induce to ac
company him to the main stairway and
they reached the street without injury.
Those who remained behind. however,
Jared worse.
FIRE Captains Heroic Deed.
The escape of Olga Kellar of 575 Wau-
bansia avenue is regarded as marvellous
by those who saw her when she ap-
peared at fourthstory window. She
was employed by Stein & Biers and
when the room begain to fill with smoke
she ran to a window overlooking Van
Buren, street. She threw it up and
climbed out on the ledge clinging with
one hand to the narrow strip of wood
on the opposite side of the sash. She
saw few feet below her ladder on
which two firemen stood and she pre-
pared to jump.
"Wait: don't jump shouted Capt
Hermanson. who had almost reached the
window Great volumes of smoke
poured out of the window where the girl
stood. TO the hundreds of persons who
were watching her from the street the
seconds seemed like hours Cheer after
cheer went up for Capt. Hermanson as
he climbed uo He had almost reached
the window when he suddenly stopped
None on the street knew the cause. He
had heard the girl scream and as he
looked mp he saw her reel and release
been overcome by smoke and had fallen.
Capt Hermanson braccd himself and as
the unconscious form dropped he seized
it with his right arm. The effort nearly
cost him his own life for he narrowly
escaped falling. From hundreds of
captain descended the ladder with his
human burden He was greeted with
unmistaka BILE signs of approval as he
carried the girl across the street into a
drug store. She was unconscious, but a
physician said she would recover.
Five Firemen Ca ried to Their u ath.
\ few minutes before O clock the Sec
ond and third floors fell carrying with
them the first. On the latter six mem
bers of engine company No. 2 We're work
ing.
1t was late last night when the res
cuers recovered the last of the bodies.