The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-05
the saloon. but none escaped. as the
IMMEDIATELY rorJ.ApsED.

rescuing the victims proceeded witt
great difficulty, although the police ant
fire departments rallied heroically to th'
wreck. The saloon were said to be quite
fun OF people. One of the barkeepers
who was not on duty at the time, escaped
He lived in one of the upper flats and
was wild with grief because he knew that
MS wife and four children were in the
runs One of his children was recov-
sred, dead, soon after rhe explosion
Tnere are wild reports about the ex,
tent of the loss of life Six bodies had
oeen recovered UP to $3.50 p. m, and II
is known that there are many more. The
flremen are working in the rear and on
Doth sides of the wreck, While the po-
lice are keeping the place clear and pro-
teeting the work that is going on to
rescue the victims. Part OF one OF the
side walls is standing, and on the fifth
floor. plainly in view by the ELECTRIC
light hangs picture that was dear ar, u, to
the occupants are no doubt
IN THE DEBRIS.
One Of the children of Mr.. Drachs was
recovered dead. The body of Mrs. Drachs
was found soon after the explosion, but
could not be eXtricated from the timber
ana was still in the debric at 10 O'Clock.
1t could not be definitely learned for
some time what caused the explosion,
but it was finally ascertained that the
saloons in the building had put in their
lights and had just secured a gasoline
engine with which 10 run the dynamo.
The plant got out of fix and there was
a flash which communicated to the gaSo-
line and caused the explosion.
The sudden collapse of the large build
ing smothered everything in the cellar,
so that there was no IRE. Inc hremen
were soon assisted by some expert en-
gineers who made openings through the
basement walls of adjacent buildings
and were recovering some or the VIC
Tins in that manner. The debris seemed
to have fallen into one heap, and was
not scattered about the streets, so that
.here was the greatest difficulty in re-
covering the dead bodies and
REsCUING THE INJURED.
Although all possible efforts We're made
to clear up the place, it is conceded that
1t will be impossible to ascertain the
extent of the loss of life tonight. The
loss in property is quite large.
Mr. John James, of the Salt Lake City
Herald, was Just leaving the Glos sol
with his heavy grip was blown into the
doorway Of an adjoining store lie was
knocked senseless, but afterwards re
covered sufficiently to take the train to-
night for St Louis, on his way west.
holland David, a travelling man for the
Columbia Carriage company, was walking
along the street at the time OF the eX-
plosion and was blown under a street car
and killed.
Cal Grim, a well known detective in this
city, who worked up the evidence agalns
jackson and Walling for the muroer o.
Pearl Bryan, is among those known tC
have been in Drachs saloon at the time
and now among the victims of the ruins
At 10 o'clock there were twelve injured
persons at the hospital. None of then
was considered seriously injured. As the
night passed the scenes about the wrecked
building became
MORE DISTRESSING THAN EVER.
Women whose husbands and sons had no
reached home by 10 or II o'clock came
down to the Fountain square and filled uI
10 q AOllf the government DullQlnE
where they were weeping and crying
about their friends being in the wreck
age. There were quite number OF men
among these weeping ones. Several men
felt confident that their sons were IN these
rooms al the time and among the victims
At 1890 the three-year-old son of Adolpf
Drach was taken from the ruins so badly
hurt that he is not likely TO live. His
aged grandfather was among those who
had come to the scene and so learned that
Mr.. Drach's youngest child had been taken
out dead, his three-y boy was taken
out seriously injured and that the body
of Mrs. Drachs could not be extracted
from the heavy timbers. The old man
broke down under the news and is in a
very serious condition.
II was thought early in the evening
that Mrs. Drachs, as well as her hus-
hand, was killed. The body of MIR.
Drachs was recovered and taken to
the morgue. AS Mrs. Drachs was
known to be in her fat at the time
Of the explosion. she was counted
among the dead, but her body was
reached shortly before midnight, and
she was found to be still alive. She
was suffering intense pain and all the
efforts of the workmen failed to rescue
her Up to 1896 they have been able
to talk to her for over an hour while
she remained pinioned
UNDER A HEAVY BEAM.
Jack Mccarthy, Peter Burns and
Charles Tilley were taken out of the
ruins about midnight. but it is feared
that none of them will live. They were
rescued by digging through one of the
walk, of an adjacent building. 1t is,
however, impossible TO rescue Mrs.
Drachs even in this manner.
Al 1890 tonight they furnished Mrs
Drachs with something to drink and
are providing Tor her as best they can
Her feet are under an immense beam
and are proba bly, crushed. 1t may be
necessary to amputate them in order to
save her life. All Of the departments
of the city are at work at the ruins.
The police commissioners are there to-
gether with Chief of Police Dietch and
the fire commissioners are with Fire
Chief Archibald The street cleaning
department are out IN force at work on
removing the debris and hauling it
away, and good engineers are on hand
experimenting the handling of the
heavy timbers. Cal Grim, who was
supposed to be among the victims,
ourned up ell right tonight and the de-
tective will continue his work in the
Jackson case.
Workmen report at 12:45 that one Of
Mrs. Drachs' children was certainly
alive. as they could plainly hear it
calling Mamma" They said the ser
want girl of Mrs. Drachs. name I'M
known. was dead and lying by Mrs.
Dra,chs' side. This does not, however,
increase the number of those killed, as
Mrs. Drachs had been included in the
list.
The workmen liberated Mrs. Drachs
after O'Clock. also her little child and
they were taken to the hospital. Her
feet are badly crushed, but she and her
child will recover. The dead body of
Mamie Kennedy, domestic, was re-
covered at the same time and taken to
the morgue.
Fricke, Lauth and Loheide could not
be reached up to o'clock, though they
are known TO be in the debris. There
are only thirteen of the injured at the
city hospital Their names appear in
the list given above. Others were ir-
jured and taken to their homes and
their names and the extent of their in
juries could not be learned.
There are only three bodies at the
,norgue but it is believed that the list
will be double that number.
From John james.
Especial to The Herald)
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