The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-23
BIG FIRE AT CHICAGO.
A Building Occupied by Manu-
facturers Destroyed.
PANIC AMONG WOMEN EMPLOYEES
One Girl Jumps to Death. Another TO
Ffreman's Arnis-Four of the
Firemen Killed.

Chicago, NV. e2-The interior OF the Ex-
change bui.dl1g. a seyen-story structure
a. the corner OF Van Buren, and Franklin
streets. was destroyed by fire today, en-
failing a loss OF SS75oo0 upon the owners
and tenants OF the building and causing
the loss OF FIVE lives, the fatal injury Of
two others and the injury Of SIX other
peoples
The dead are: Patrick J. ODonnell, lieu
tenant Of engine company No. ?; Martin
Herrick, John Downs. John Prendergast,
pipemen. Al. the fremen were crushed
by falling debris. K!tsie Landgraft, jump
ed from the fourth story window. injured
internally: died at the county hospital.
The injured are; Nellie Turner. jumped
from third story window internally in
jured, will die; Aggie Mccain, overcome
by smoke, VIII recover; Olga Keller. over
come by smoke, VIII recover: Hattie Bren-
nan. overcome by smoke. will recover; Ed
ma Ritter, overcome by smoke, VIII recov-
er: Mary Pinky. overcome by smoke. VIII
recover; Daniel McNally. driver for engine
company No. ?, buried beneath debris, viii
recover.
1t was few minutes before O'Clock
this morning. when Rose Mace. employed
by Stern & Beirs, on the third floor no.
tced an odor Of smoke. She stepped out
into the hallway and saw the corridors
were rap6iy filing with smoke. and then
gave All o$rm. Th.r;y girls were az work
IN the room. Instantly there was confusion.
Although every effort was made % check
the frightened girls. several opened win
dows and climbed out on the lodges. one
Of the first 70 do .h.s was Nellie Turner.
She screamed for help and some one on
the ground shouted 10 her 20 jump. She
went TO another window. where n ire
escape was. and climbed cut. Those on
the street watched her movements with
great Anxiety. She grasped The p.pe and
swung herself or from he stone ledge and
commenced - descend. ofn,sr Flaherty
vas also on the IRE escape between ne
first and second stories. and when be- saw
me girl above Inn he started up toward
her. But he was too late. she suddenly
lost her balance and fell Onicer F.aherey
tried 20 catch her. hut could rot reach
her. She was picked up unconscious.
Olga he.lar. employs by Stein a BEERS.
ran 70 a fourth story window overlooking
NanBuren street. threw Up Tire window
sash and climbed o. the ledge. c,,nging
with one hand 10 a narrow strip OF wood
on the outside OF the sash. she saw few
feet below her ladder on which. two fire.
men stood. and prepared 20 jump Wait:
don't jump" shouted Capt HeTmansou.
who had almost reached the window,
Great volumes OF smoke poured out OF the
window, and at times The girls form vas
entirely obscured. To the hundreds 81 pea-
pie watching the seconds seemed Ike
hours. Cheer after cheer went up for Capt
Hermanson as he climbed. He had al
most reached the window. when he heard
the girl scream and saw her reel and
lose her hold on the window siding She
had been overcome by smoke and fallen.
Can't. Hermanson braced himself. and as
the unconscious form dropped he seized IL
with his right arm. The effort nearly cost
him his own life. for he narrowly escaped
falltng. From hundreus of threats cheers
were heard as the brave captain descend
ed the ladder with his human burden. The
girl was unconscious, but will recover.
BY noon the tiremen thought the worst
OF the days trouble was past They were
mistaken. Shortly before l o'clock large
safe on the fifth floor fell TO the fourth
carrying it and the third. second and first
floors with II. Five men, members OF en-
CINE company No. 2. were working on the
second floor. and all were buried beneath
the mass OF brick. stone and timber All
were killed but DAME, McNally After
nearly an hours work the rescuers had
made a passageway through the debris
and succeeded in getting close enough to
where the fremen were buried to assure
themselves that Lieut.. O'Donnell was
alive. He was just able to talk. and Il
was with great difficulty that his words
could be heard. Men who knew him well
recognized his voice. Us any one near
your" one of the rescuers shouted. Yes
nell. How many?" Two" Alive or
dead?" Dead. I think" Gradually the
Eeutenant's voice became weaker. and his
reply TO the last question was scarcely
audible. The rescuers called TO him and
asked him how seriously he was injured.
but he could not make reply. The fire
soon broke out again, and the rescuers
were compelled TO abandon their work.
O'Donnel"s dead body was recovered at I
o'clock tonight.
There were forty-seven tenants in the
buildings, but many OF them were agents
OF Eastern manufacturers and their loss
will be small. The heaviest losers are:
Kuhn. Nathan & Fisher owners OF the
building 10000: d II. Arnold e. Co,
clothiers' supplies, $1,000; 5. Rosenberg &c
Co. tallors' supplies. SO 600; Stern & Be.rs,
wholesale clothing. $4,000 Broadhurst.
Lee & Co, cotton and wooden goods. S25.-
900; s. d. Stryker, dry goods $4,000 The
balance OF the loss was divided among the
many small establishments in the build
ing, the losses running all the way from
a few hundred to $40 900.
DIR. CORNELIUS VAN DYKE DEAD.