The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-18
Boy Dropped Match 10 a Pile OF
Oily Rags.
THREE PERSONS DEAD. TWELVE Hurt
Some of Whom WIN Die. md a Score of
Others Missins-Awfui Scenes II
Battle for Lie.

consumed thousands of dollars worth OF
property and caused the destruction OF
many livcs
From the outside OF the high building |
the first notice OF impending disaster was /
the sight OF II body OF girls as they rushed |
out upon tho fire. escapes from the win |
dows. those who were more fortunate |
crowding out to the entrance. Following !
them was a mass Of smoke with flashes OF
hot flame IN vivid strcnks. Then the mass |
Of irsnziod humanity. finding the egresses |
too small FOR instant escape, began climb !
ing over the sides OF the escapes. ana |
bundles Of clothing. nlicd with wrthing
humanity. dropped at the feet of horn !
nc1 passors ry. within twenty minutes
after me nrc start d there were ;hfca
dead women lnld upon the floor Of an adj
JOINING store and at least It dozen burned
and MANNED girls Hnl women taken 80 tic
hosyiirl or 20 their homes.
Following ~ list OF unfortunates OBJ
"a .nahlo NJ to u o'clockt
Sire Slrrsaret cali jumped from win
dow.
Mis- Foley
Mrs Robert Itlne jumped from window.
Mamie DAY. jumped and badly hurt.
Annette HdrriuE bldly burned.
Lillian Guihuit, burned.
lfiNliil Ni''H''r 'N'"'A "i'' '''''
jaines quinn crushed under wall viii
Mrs. Johnston. badly burned viii die.
Frank Rossi bruised by falling wall,
Iot.E.IlHu t,uiA'.
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i''il"I' M''N-i'' "' "is'N Wy '"'""h
l.ottlo hun. severely burned
Nslltc liul. tally burned.
>, Messing and prohholyy doad: Mamie
i,ANhH, ~. - - '""''"'' MISS " ''N"'' -''''9
ii''"'if'"'p'
OF thc $40 girls aud women In the build
ing 1t is presumed that Mt least half
IT.. c... a, 4, ,,.,,...st,,,.
dozen are IN the ruins Tor II is 'mpossihie
to locate all, The number tiNcd at late
writing ,s t,voutv may n, ,vn.rportted
" was JUST unhlN minutes "lo4' 'nc
closing hour IN S'rchoms q CO.'S shirt
waist factorv on River street mud the $50
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h"'8 "t"' N"'lfN "''N We" MING '"p'"'S
TO tuhh up ln the cutting room on the
ufth floor the 40 A. rls were closinw IN
''''' 80 N'"e W.
'"''' "N''7''ii'''''H anu '-l'b !" "aFc
when the whistle blew. Lille kroiger.
who was working near a mac-nc. called
u ., small BOY 20 nfht the gas over her
work The boy struck match and threw
the burning stub 10 the floor II struck
,.-. .,,5 ~, ,...,,,, ~,
~ - "7', ''" ''' ga ''',,,''' Wv
ilri was cnVoopoi IN haines, Win her
D Clothes ana Hulr BURNING fhp rushed 10
/ 49,, ,,.,,,,io,,. ot A., o ,,.s,or, H. -,
80 '" '' as '' ''"''' ~ 49,"
| htchmo struggling mass OF humanity,
| hnnE tho W1ndows the nre-escapcs aud
| n,n. ,tt,. avn ,,,y
|
| JNn'hiuS ana pushing. tearing fcach
| othcr clothes from their backs, turning
! IN narrow c"trhutS 10 ma SISTER or
n"Vlrr or l.l0Hd, INC huhluer in IN" exits
uHSnruI'h every minute by lhoto OF the
9lh't huprs' ~" girls anu women iought
ipI 'a'li hNes 10 gSt ""tN IRON the utiy
unihrS thtl seemed TO grow 10 mohsttouS
| ''T, ~ ,-,,
Vim rare presence or mind Policeman
rhtltu' VINO was on the ~ r't' seeing Nldt
IN '"" lau.r huihhti Werc hAn't 10
luhllt iet down lho aWnluS over unr en-
,lH"cr. h"lc'N was H. up"h Whth TWO or
ut,N l"IhH came ny mug Gown rom VIC
nun Hud SKIN stories "u4 uohmcins IRON
| iur awning, icl 90 IN" S4rWhlk
llNir NtelBtr' over whose Nttthhc tht
ilfo slN 80 was one OF tnofc' she strut
we hN ulns; iou on Nor rdch ana noun. .
! TO n'r lmupe nhd hilg's ON tnt Mhlk' 0Ne
ROT up hi'u N'HNSN!'N dh"t'' l'S INNS upit
u'hily every wlndpW hAa ttnaIe form
dtuShnS IRON u, ana Wnrn IA. Hiou' ~
Nrrif'd ihvr" was hlsNt 10 get tho iai'
! urtf nv