The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07

In the basement of the other were the
two boilers which exploded, while just
above the boiler room. in the first floor,
was tho Journal mailing room, and the
second floor was occupied by the A0nl
Brand Engraving company ana W.; w.
Dunlap's agency for the Rogers Typo
graph Supplies.
On the third and fourth floors were
J. George Killers book biniery and on
the TOP floor was the Journals streotyp-
ing room.
There were three operators at work OF
the Journal floor, and about thirty girls
in the book bindery besides the proprle-
tor. A machinist and several others were
in the typograph supply shop and syeral
engravers and assistants in the Brand
Co. s room A force of clerks was IN the
mailing room. Six persons were IN the
Davis building and in the basemenU were
an engine er, fireman and several press
man.
= The first intlmation the neighborhood
Sot of the disaster was a tremendous re-
port, followed by a binding cloud. OF
debris smoke and steam, and before
this cleared away the whole floors and
the people working on them were in an
inextricable mass of wreckage.
The force of the explosion threw down
all between 45 and AZ Larneo street,
and the ioists which rested on 1t
came tumbling down, tearing themselves
away from the adjoining wall ~
A heavy fire wall separated this Dullu-
ing from the main building Of the Jour
nal company Although several holes
were blown through it, this wall remain
ed strong.
from the next corner. The whole down
town division Of the department. followed
BY volunteers from the crowd that col
lected, started to dig into the rooms.
Near the top Annie O'Donough was
found her head mass OF bloody Hesh,
from which faint cries for priest were
emitted constantly. Sho was carried to
the hospital.
One poor fellow stunned and helpless,
lay just upon the edge of the pile he
was taken out and passed to volunteer
helpers. Another whose feet were spin
ioned, and when he was reached 1t was
found that he could not be released.
Constant digging finally effected ms re-
lease and he was placed in an ampu-
lance.
Thousands of people had gathered al
the scene and the police were on hand IN
large numbers. Near the top OF the ruins
one arm and che leg OF a man protruded,
The remainder of the body was buried
beneath the rubbish. AT intervals the
arm was feebly moved. The rescuers
ce1ltered their efforts upon this point and
worked bravely. Many moments elapsed
before the victim was lifted into an am
bulance. He was then unconscious:
AS the workers dug into the debris and
the air got into it the furnace fires set
the debris from the bindery ablaze, and
the wreckers were driven back by smoke
through which, from time to time came
muffied cries for help. The firemen work
ed heroically, and streams We're turned
on the blaze and soon checked the fire,
SO that gang of two hundred laborers
could get into the debris and pull 1t into
the street.
Charles Hackett was found in the third
Story of the ruins in the rear OF which,
approach was had through an alley. He
reported there had been four or five girls
on the floor with him. He did not seem
to be seriously injured. AS the dlggers
continued their work in 'front.' OF the
building, the arm OF a man WAS uncover
ed on the sidewalk not far from where
four other bodies were taken out. lb
was necessary to move huge pieces OF
stone. the window sill and fragm3Ies eJr
machinery, before the body could be rev
leased The victim escaped The steam
and smoke, but his head was crushed IN.
to q shapefess mass. He was ldentinea
as Henry Iarlvlere, a Jolfhal Ahaiiii's
clerk.
same ,orner. making four taken from
that spot. They presented an awful
sight, as the hot brick and smoking
timbers were pulled away One was
sitting upright with his back 20 the
street and the other just below him had
been caught as he plunged headlons
downwards This was Dunlap type
oraph supply dealer The other body
was George Shaw, Journal clerk.
Another body was found half an hour
later. 1t was young man IN niouse
i. .I..,;r, ai6 i6axxv mock
Of ston5 ID fallen upon his head, crush
ing it flat.
sidewalk in 11ont of the building soon
after. Shortly after the rescue of Hack
ett, mon engag ged in clearing away the
wreckage at the rear of the pulidlng,
caught sight of two bodies, man ana
a girl, under a great heap of beams,
boards and bricks. 1t was thought at
first that both were dead, but some one
said they could see the bodies, pulsation,
and could hear moans. Efforts to reach
them were redoublsd, but about this
time the fire spread to the rear OF Inc
building, driving the workers back.
About the same time another man Was
discovered below an immense heap at
another corner. He was shouting. Ths
workers saw him cruoching in large
barrel in which he was standing upright,
into which he must have fallen. Cries
OF ENCOURAGEMENT S6ub 10 Hlllis UuU Ackc
failed when it was seen the flames were
slowly creeping toward him; A Al three three
and flames drove the helpers back
John Lemon was handed out of the
ruins soon after eleven. and and a scratch
on his cheek and slight s.bunrs on his
hands He stated he was on the third
floor wheI the crash came and bricks fell
around him. Tho floor under him sank
and tipped so quickly that he could not
escape. AS he went down he caught
a glimpse Of girl running and maS
who yelled Billy After this there
was gradual sinking and he found him
self pent up in small dark place with
hole at one side. Nothing was pressing
on him. but soon smoke filled his small
compartment in suoh quantities as to
overcome him. Looking around ne saw
small hole at his right into which he be-
gan to throw bricks and other pieces of
debris around him. A voice below him
begged that nothing lore be thrown
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