Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-07
FORTY DEAD.
Buildings Wrecked by
Boiler Explosion.
Scores of People Buried in
Ruins and Forty Killed.
Fifteen Bodies Recovered 25
Still in the Ruins.
Long List Of Injured Some of Whom
Will Probably Die.
Several Men and Women Fastened in
Debris and Burned to Death.
Cause OF Explosion Not Knowa-Horrible
Acts OF the Undertakers.
Several Men and Women Fastened in
Debris and Burned to Death.
Cause OF Explosion Not Known-H Horrible
Acts OF the Undertakers.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 6.-The boilers
operating the Journal plant, which are
located under No. As Larned street, ex-
ploded at o'clock, this morning, com
pletely wrecking the establishments.
A least go girls who were employed In
IA book bindery over Charles Wright &
Cos. establishment, went down in the
ruins and it is hardly possible that any OF
them have escaped
The building wrecked by the explosion
of the Journal boilers was No. Al Larned
street, occupied as the journal mailing
room on the first floor, G. j. Hitler, book
bindery, on the second and third floors,
and J. Kohlbrand, an engraver, on the
fourth floor. The top floor was used as
the Journals stereotyping department..
Hitler employed fully two dozen girls
In his establishment, and only one, SO fal
as known, escaped alive. Three Of the
Journal stereotypers who were on the fifth
floor went down in the explosion and are
undoubtedly dead. 1t is not known how
many persons were on the fourth floor OIL
how many were on the Journal mailing
room floor.
The establishments of Charles Wright
& Co. and John e. Davis & Co. were
badly shattered but not wrecked, and be
yond some bruises none of the employees
are I'M ured.
At 10 clock it was thought the list OF
dead would number about 40. The ruins
were in flames and it is hardly possible
that any Of those buried under them can
escape.
The Journal building proper was
crowded with employees when the boilers
let go, but none were injured The build
ing is rendered uninhabitable, however,
and the paper is being issued from the
Free Press office.
Later reports say that the explosion
killed at least 40 persons, wounded 90
others more or less seriously, and caused
money loss of $50 600.
The list of identified dead:
Lizzie Tapsly, aged 90, employed by
Davis & Co.
Henry Walsh, boy, employed by the
Kohlbrand Engraving Co.
John J. Reuth, aged II, apprentice in
the employ of Dunlap & Co.
George Shaw, 16 years OF age, mailer
for the Detroit Journal.
Willie Halves, Is years mailer, Detroit
journal.
John BONNER, employed by Kohl Brand
Engraving Co.
James Ross, stereotyper, Detroit Journal
William W. Dunlap of Dunlap Rogers
Typograph Supply Co.
Henry Larivere, mailing clerk, Detroit
Journal.
Walter p. Saxby, machinist employed
by Dunlap & Co.
f. L. Reiger, maohinist employed by
Dunlap & Co., George r. Soulc engraver
The missing are; George J. Miller, Kate
Hitler, forewoman, Hattie NJ. Hitler,
Minnie Liese, Anna Uhlik, Rose Morgan,
Bertha Weidbush, Anna Weidbush, John
Breitenbecher, Adolph Schrieber, Jennie
Neugaur, Charles Lind, boy Carrie
Bauer, book keeper, Rosa Bretz, Emmett
Lichtenberg, John Koeber all EN-
ployes of Hiller's book bindery
Michael Ward stereotyper, Detroit Jour
nal; Kittie Leonard, employed by Davis
81 Co. Nelson La Croix, employed In the
Journal engine room; Miss Lue Fretz, APP
prentice of Dunlap & Co James Thomas,
machlnist, Dunlap & Co; John Derby,
carpenter, working at Dunlap q Cos
Joseph Bradley, carpenter; Ernest
Parkins, mail clerk for the Detroit Jour
nal: John Gordon, Lizzie Taylor, Eugene
wilson, John Campbell, VIM. Reynolds.
The list of injured is:
Cornelius George, foreman of the Jour-
nal mailing room, seriously scalded about
the head and breast and injured in the
hips.
Charles Hergert, employed at John
Davis & Cos bruised around the head
and body scalded by acid.
Annie O'Donoghue, legs and face
crushed; badly injured on body; condi-
rion serious.
H G. Foye, cut about head and face.
Albert Weber, pressman on the journal,
badly burned on hand, arm and foot; seal
lacrrated; unconscious; injuries probably
fatal.
A. d. Lynch, stereotyper on the Jour
nal, hand, arm and face burned; confusion
of scalp; injuries not serious.
Jane, Holt, Is year old, employed by
the Speaker PriI ting Co deep cash acros
t ace: other injuries. but not serious.
Martin Meyers, cut In the neck, rot
serious.
Miss Carrie A. Speck, face cut by flying
glass. -.
Andrew Hildrescheid, lacerAted by
splintered glass