Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-06
DEAD-LIST GROWS
Twenty.one Probably Lost in the
Cincinnati Horror.
EIGHT KILLED IN THE DISASTER.

One DIE b the Bospital and Thirteen Are
missing. the Latter Being, with Hardly
Doubt, stiI In the Ruins Work Of Re.
covery Stepped Because Of Its Peril and
Those in the Debris Left to Their Fate,
Whether Dad or Alive.
CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE burial alive Of
we'll known people has caused general dis
tress hero. After the explosion Monday
night that demolished the Hvc-story build
ings occupied by Adolph Drnchs and
Louis Fey on the first floors, and with
Aats on the four upper floors relays Of
workmen continued removing the debris
till almost noon yesterday, when every.
body was ordered from the premises and
Walnut street between Fourth pnd Fifth
streets was kept clear. Holes had been
made In the walls Of adjoining buildings
through which to extricatc victims Tho
groat mass Of debris supported these
walls. and its removal caused the ad-
1ncent wills to bulge out SO that n still
greater calamity had been momentarily
expected from both sides Of tho wreckage.
Had To Re Left to Their Fate.
When the street cleaning force and fire.
man were ordered AWAY it was believed
chat there were several persons still in the
debris and some of them alive, but tho
engineers agreed with the building in
spcctor that loss of life to the work
men was inevitable If they proceeded.
Braces were put up against tho walls and
scnffolds quickly constructed The work
Of tearing down adj ccnt walls is pro-
crossing with all possible speed. Mean
time those still in tho debris had to be
left to their fato and no more are likely to
he taken out alive. There had been eight
dead counted up to 10 o'clock last night
and thirteen were still missing. There were
mnny moro included in the list of those
missing during the day, but those who
are still missing arc generally believed to
be In the ruins.
Terrible Suffering Of John Mccarthy.
The names Of all missing persons have
belonging In that list promptly reported
to police hcnnquarters. Inquiries have
been made ut the residences OF those who
arc still missing. and thcre has been MOTH
Ing seen or known Of them for over twcn-
ty-four hours. All of the injured persons
except John Mccarthy are doing well Mt
The hospital. Mccarthy died last night
from internal injuries. He begged his
brother and the firemen to kill him Mon
day night when he was first found in the
debris, and he suffered intensely until his
death. Ono Of tho most prominent vic
tins OF the disaster is c. +. Address, pres.
ident Of the Address Mcara Wall Paper
company. Ho was seen to enter Drachs'
saloon on his way home Monday night
just before tho explosion, and it was
thought he had escaped.
Couldn't Rescue Address BODY.
When he did not appear as usual ut his
place Of business inquiry was ma6c
at his residence and it was learned that
he had not been home last night The
workmen had reached his body when they
wore called out and they asccrtained that
he was dead and that it was impossible to
cxtricate the body without endangcring
their own lives. Address was sitting in q
chair at table drinking glass of beer
and reading paper when the explosion
occurred. This is clearly indicated bv tho
present position of his body, which is held
fast In the timber. He was one of tho
prominent business men of the city. The
body Of Mamie Kennedy was also found
by tho workmcn in the debris, but it
could not be brought out, and none of the
bodies remaining in the wreckage can be
recovered until the danger from the sur.
rounding walls is first removed.