The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-07
TWO BUILDINGS BLOWN UP.
FORTY LIVES LOST IN AN EXPLO-
SION AT DETROIT.

The bursting Boilers in the Base
ment OF the journal Omce-At
Least Fifty Employees at Work in
the building nt the Time-The Adj
joining Building Also Completely
Wrecked-It Was Occupied by =
Grocery Firm and Five or SIX Men
Rt Work In It.
Detroit Mich. Nov. 6.-At o'clock this
morning one Of the steam boilers connect
ed with the Journal plant exploded with
terrific force and terrible results. The
boiler was located in the southeastern
corner Of TIE building No. 40 West Larned
street. The first floor was occupied by
the Journal mailing department. In which
a force of fifteen men and boys are usual
ly employed The second floor was oe-
cupied by the Rogers Typograh Supply
Company. employing seven or eight men;
the third floor by Killers book bindery,
which employed fully twenty-five girls
and men, the fourth by w. Kohlbrand, an
engineer, and on the fifth floor was the
stereotyping department OF the Journal
only three men We're at work I'm TINS de-
partment when the explosion occurred.
The building No. 45 occupied by John
T.. Davis 4 Co., grocers' supplies, was
also completely wrecked. Only Ave or
six persons we're at work there, how
ever, when the disaster occurred. and the
loss Of life in that building will be sman.
In an instant the buildings We're a mass
Of ruins. under which was buried many
human beings.
The explosion shook the surrounding
buildings ana glass in the radius OF a
block was shattered in all directions many
employees of adjoining establishments be-
ing severely cut by flying glass.
fluiI an nOur after the explosion Occflrr-
eu nre broke out I'm the debris and the
iiremen had to suspend the work OF rescue
ana devote their attention to putting out
the fiameS Just before the flames started
one poor fellow was found with the lower
part OF his body pinioned tightly. He was
conscious and begged the rescuers to gee
him out They worked like hends TO re-
lease the unfortunate victim bat all TO no
aVail. The flames suddenly shot up around
MIN, and he had to be left to his fate.
Up 10 noon eight bodies had been taken
IRON the ruins and two more were In
sight. Most of the bodies had been burned
beyond recognition. The death list will
probably reach 40, and 20 persons were In
The Rogers Typograph Supply Com
pany plant. which had just been leased
by the MergenthGler Company, to Will
liam Dunlap and which was located on
the second floor Of the wrecked building.
was entirely destroyed and the loss cam
not be estimated. The destruction of the
plant cuts OF all supplies to papers us.
Ing the Rogers Typograph machines
The money loss Will reach 100000. The
list Of identified dead Is as follows:
ns Li1Ne Tapeley' ~ years. employed by
Henry Walsh, boy. employed by the
Kohlbrand engraving concern.
John J. Reuter-. II years OF age, an ap-
prentice. In the employ OF the Dunlap
George II. souIe an engraver.
George Shaw, 16 years old, mailer, De-
trot Journal
James Ross, stereotyper. Detroit Jour
William w Dunlap OF the Dunlap -Roger.
Typograph supply Company.
Henry Larivere. mailing clerk, De-
Walter P. .saxby. machinist. employed
by Dunlap g. Co.
p. L. Reiger, machinist, employed by
The body OF the twelfth victim recov-
cred Is that Of boy unidentified as yet.
a forewomans: Minnie Lies Liese. anna Anns
Uhlk, Rose Morgan, Bertha Weld
cbsF Adoinh AAia sahraha, & Jonn BTeitenDe-
Charles Lind, a boy; Carrie Bauer, Rosa
Bretz, Emma Lichtenberg, and John Kier-
John Bownner, 1855 Chestnut street. en,-
ployed by the Kohlbrand Engraving Co.:
Michael Ward. 6N Seventh street stero-
typer, Detroit Journal; Kitte Leonard,
Plummer avenue. employed by Davis &
Co; Nelson Lacrioix, employed In the
Journal engine roomi Miss Lue Fretz. 20
an apprentice with Dunlap & Co; James
Thomas, 3gi Junction avenue, O mach4n-
lsA WIN lJuitHp x Co. JOnn >. Derby, 440
sixteenth street, carpenter working at
Dunlap q Co.'S
Joseph Bradley. a carpenter, married.
two children; Ernest Perkins as Beech
street, mail clerk, Detroit Journal; John
Gordon, Lizzie Taylor, Eugene Wilson.
John Campbell, William Reynolds.
The list Of injured Is:
Cornelious George, foreman Journal
mail room, seriously scalded about the
head and breast, and injured on the
Charles Hergert. employed by John
Dayis 4 Co.. bruised around the head
and body, and scalded by acid.
Anna ODonoghue, legs and face
crushed; badly injured on body; con-
II. G. Foye, cut about the head and face.
Albert Weber, a pressman on the Jour-
nal. badly burned on the hands. arms and
injuries probably fatal
A. ID. Lynch, a stereotyper on the
Journal, hand, arm and face burned;
confusion of the scalp. His injuries are
James Tblt. 1s years old. employed by
the Speaker Printon Company, deep cash
across the face, and other injuries but
not serious.
Martin Meyers. cut in the neck, not
serious.
Miss Carrie speeck. face cut by flying
glass.
Andrew Hilderschied. lacerated by
splintered glass.
Thomas Williams. assistant foreman of
the Journal composing room, struck in
the head by steam pipe, injuries not
Frank G. Reiner an artist, seriously
cut about the head with glass.
Joseph A. Berresford, bookkeeper of p.
F. Collier, slightly injured.
Lucy A. Holden stenographer with P.
+. Collier e. Co. slightly injured.
Margaret L. Robinson, a stenozrapher
for P. F. Collier & Co, slightly hurt.
Joseph Winter bookkeeper Of Davis &
Co, painfully injured but not seriously.
Walter OFT, artist, Calvert Lithograph-
ing Company. hands and wrist cut.
Herman Miller, Office boy of the Calvert
Lithographing Company, knocked down
and severely cut by falling glass.
T. I. Thompson, engineer Of the Jour-
nal badly cut and bruised.