The herald., 1896-01-03

ed under a mass of debris and did not re-
gain consciousness until dragged out by
fireman. He sustained fractured rib and
was sent to the city hospital.
Albert Schnetz, fellow employe of
Whitlock, presented a sickening sight.
Every inch of his body was burned, black
ened and roasted almost to a crisp. His
injuries were seen to be fatal ard he was
also sent to the hospital.
Michael Stack, teamster employed by
the Lammert Furniture company, was
across the alley from the burning building
at the time of the explosion and was
knocked senseess. A heavy 'imber fell
across him, breaking his right leg and injur
ing him internally.
The building, 500 North Second street,
plete wreck. The rear half was blown to
atoms and the whole front of the four
story building was blown out. The rear of
the Excelsior Iron and Wire Works and the
rear of Levison & Blythe Manufacturing
company were entirely demolished. Fire
completed the work of destruction by lick
ing up all the light woodwork.
Across the alley all the rear windows
were blown out, and bricks, mortar and
lying timbers were hurled into the build
ing, creating havoc and wounding many of
the employees
Little & Becker's printing establishment.
at 3 North Second street, is situated in
the rear of the building where the explosion
occurred. A hail of brick and debris pied
their type. wrecked their presses and broke
every pane of glass in their building. Their
loss will be about $250O.
The Frey Stationery company, at 3OS
North Third street, the Western Engraving
company and type foundry, at 2l7 Olive
street, and the Daily Printing company, at
21O and 2l2 Olive street, each suffered to
the extent of $1,000, and many others small
amounts. Most of this damage was caused
by the explosion, which shattered every
thing within its reach.
The heaviest loser was the Anchor Pea
nut company, at 800 North Second street,
in whose building the fireworks were
stored. Their loss is placed at $l2 900;
fully insured. The fireworks belonged to
H. b. Grubb, agent for the Ditwiller &
Street company of Greenfield, Nd.
The building. which is a total loss, was
valued at $ 1000, insured.
Mr.. Grubb says the fireworks were valued
at 200, and will be total loss, unin-
sured.
The Levison and Blythe manufacturing
company, manufacturers of inks, mucil-
age, etc., at 307 North Second street, will
lose $4,000, $500 insurance. This
building was valued at $4,000 1t was a
total loss and was insured.
The Excelsior Iron and Wire Works.
loss is S15 900; insured, $4,000. Build
ing damage, $4,000, insured.
ANOTHER FATAL FIRE
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 2.-At 4 o'clock
this morning the residence of John Hib-
bard, 1893 East Long street, was discov-
cred on fire. Mr.. and Mrs Hibbard, their
son Allen, aged &, and baby Dorothy, Miss
Fay Hibbard and Mrs. Grace Hiboard Lee,
sisters, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, perished in
the smoke. Hbbard was secretary of The
Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel COM
hy arri with 4 tIe,
Deshlers, Hunting ons and other of wealth
lest families in columbus. Four sons less
than 8 years of age, and a colored SER
want escaped by jumping from the second
story windows.
The boys were early risers. They were
beginning to stir in their room. Walter
smelled something like cotton burning.
He opened their bedroom door. Smoke
rushed in and the boys ran out. They
broke for the head of the 'front.' stairs. The
smoke from the fire below, coming up the
open stairway from the reception room,
hall to landing on the back stairway,
where four jumped through a window to
the ground. Allen, a 6-year-old boy, could
not, it would seem, climb up to the win dow
sill. The boys called to him to jump. He
ran back into the ball, met his father,
they ran into the room from which the
servant had jumped to the ground. Mrs.
Hibbard evidently went back to
the. guest room to get her
little girl from crib, as the
mother was found dead in the hall
faced toward her child and not far from it.
Mr.. Hibbard, the two lady guests and Allen
died right under the window from which
the servant jumped. The were either
suffocated and unable to jump by the time
they got there, or the ladies we're afraid to
jump, and Mr.. Hibbard CALAMITY perished
with them while d ling his utmost to save
them. The two ladies had bed clothing
about their heads as a defense against
smoke, showing that while all persisted,
they seem TO have made an uuconfused
effort to escape. Had they known the boys
were out of the building, the adults might
have jumped from their front bed room
window, but the frantic cries of Allen in
| the hall, no doubt, led the adults in that
direction.
COLORADO FIRES.
DENVER, COL, Jan. 2.-News has just
reached here of destructive forest fires
that have been raging for three days in the
mountains of Boulder county, Col. De-
! tails are meager. The little town of Sum
set was barely saved, the inhabitants be-
coming so alarmed as to move their effects
into the mining tunnels which abound
| there.