The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

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timber fell across him. breaking h

! timber fell across him, breaking his
right leg and injuring him internally
The building, No. 500 North Second
m which the explosion occurred, Is a
complete wreck The rear half was
blown 10 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 the
LsviSon G Blythe Mandatory were
entirely demolished Fire completed
the work of destruction by licking up
all the light woodwork,
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Across the alley all the rear windows
were blown out and bricks, mortar,
and flying timbers were hurled into
the building, creating havoc and wound
ing many Of the employees.
Little & Becker's printing establish
ment at 3i4 North Third street, is sit
Uated in the rear, directly across the
alley from the building in which the ex-
plosion occurred. \ hail of bricks and
debris pied their type, wrecked their
presses and broke every pane of glass
in their building. Their loss will be
about s.. 800.
The Frey Stationery company at 30S
North Third street, the Western En-
craving company and type foundry at
2l7 Olive street, and the Daily Printing
company at 210 and 212 Olive street,
each suffered to the extent OF 81 ,o00 and
many others 10 smaller amounts. Most
of this damage was caused by the ex-
plosion, which shattered everything
within its reach.
The heaviest losers were the Anchor
Printing company, at 800 North Second
street, in whose building the fireworks
STR ic MI
$4,000, fully insured. The fireworks
belonged to II. 3. Grub, agent for the
Ditwiller and Street company, Of Green
field. y. j. The building, which is a
total loss, was valued at 81, 200; insur-
ed. Mr.. Grub says the fireworks were
valued at $4,000, and will be a total
loss; insured
The Levison and Blythe Manufacture
ing company, manufacturers of inks,
mucilage, etc, at 81 North Second
street. will lose $4,000; $500 insurance
This building was valued at So 600. It
was total loss, and was insured.
The Excelsior Iron and Wire works
lose $4,000, insured for $4,000 The
building is damaged $1,000; insured.
Following is the list Of casualties:
DEAD.
ALBERT CHEMELIR, laborer, Ex-
celsior Iron works.
FRANK NIEHAUS, porter, Levison
and Blythe Manufacturing company
PAUL HAUPTNER, laborer, Excel
sior Iron and Wire works.
MISSING.
Norman Macarthur, foreman, Excel
sior Iron works.
L. Lay, shipping clerk, Excelsior Iron
works.
Charlie Axon, teamster, Excelsior
Iron works.
Joseph Cavoreck.
INJURED.
Alays Schneids, aged Is; burned in
ternally.
Charles E. Amons, letter carrier, in
ternally injured.
Thipty-one others received less seri-
Gus injuries, caused mostly by falling
glass and bricks.
As near as can be ascertained those
most painfully hurt are as follows
Albert Steinmeyer, boy. in Levison
and Blythe's; leg crushed and arm
broken.
John Corcoran. employed by the Frey
Stationery company; severely injured
about the head, besides sustaining Sc
we're bruises about the body.
Edgar Vance, an employee of the
George Moritz Blank Book company;
badly cut about the head and other
wise badly injured.
r. W. Couleshaw, 10 years; cut about
back and head, serious.
Hugh Allen, printer, employed at
Brown and Clark Printing company;
seriously cut about the head.
Joe Corcoran; severely cut and bruis-
ed.
Al Scheitz; badly burned; will die.
w. r. Colshard. employe I4evison and
Blythe's; badly cut in face by flying
glass.
Richard Co1eshaw, aged 10, printer,
by the Frey Stationery COM
pany; badly cut and a piece of glass
blown in right eye, serious.
st. Louis, Jan. 3.-l:25 a. ma tele-
phone message from the city hospital
just received, announces the death OF
AlayaS Schneids, whose name was
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