The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-28


no electric lamps hlazed up. The city was
without transportation and without
light.
The destruction of tho water works
early In the storm cut of the water sup,
ply and Chief Purdy and his men fought
the fire with a bucket brigade as best
they could. The whole central portion OF
the city was threatened by the burning
mill, but all hands worked with such a
will that its further spread was pre-
vented.
THE KILLED.
Mr.. and Mrs. David i. sade, George
Woods, clerk in Vandelia office; Henry
ktricter, Vandalia Railway; j. Il. Keene,
Vandalia Railway; DIR. &. Il. Neal, dem
tist; two children of Mrs. Horace Trump,
Iitehhel, III; ,.sd,; Mrs. Kichsy sy,,..;.s Joe
Mrs. Scott Hayward, Frank Rose, Ed
Kavannaugh, Jacob Kutz, vincennes, Ind,
Mrs. Ciendennin, Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. EN-
ma sullivan, Robert Rand, John Reamer,
Charles Maitz, William Sulzer, Henry
wintermap, - Anderson. - Palms.
trey, Miss Conley, Mrs. Slade, fagman OF
the Air Line. name unknown, John
Hayes. Mrs. William Hayes, Mrs. Pat Dean,
unknown boy, unknown travelling man.
The bodies OF four unknown men and
two unknown women are waiting fden-
titcation. Robert Wilson, 20, employed
at Ligritt d Myers cigarette factory,
twenty-five employees ST. Louis wooden
cutter factory, Malachi Mcdonald, aged
80, single, 2746 Clarke avenue, unknown
baby, years Old, picked up at 22d and
Market streets, John Panoy, child at
1914 Papin street, two at 9th and st.
Vincent street, woman -ot 18TH and Soul
ard street, unknown man at Doiman
q
st. Paul's Church, two children at l72S
south 9th st}et, William Ottawad, John
Burgess, Wallace 4. q. Butler, unknown
man found at midnight at foot Chateau
avenue, butcher, living at 1764 Hickory
street, Robert Miller. unknown man
picked up at Third and Rutger streets,
Josephine Martini, fifteen unknown men,
one unknown woman, one unknown girl,
JoBn Rafferty,, Harry Hess, two unknown
boys, two unknown men at 142o Menard
avenue, unknown woman and child be-
tween lafayette and Emmett streets In
alley. child was clasped in woman's arms,
Fred Bennett, 1880 South 18th street, un-
known boy about IL years old, 1880 South
18th street. At Broadway and Boulevard
street four story brick building col
lapsed, burying several families.
THE INJURED.
Among the injured are Miss May Wal
ter, gashed on head and arms, not seri-
Gus; Miss Josie Walter, bruised shoulders
and head; John 9u.kins, Frank Benson,
- Holknmp, unknown man, James
Conway, infant of Mrs. Hamilton, will
die; Daniel Heitner. serious; Mrs. Daniel
Heitner, severe injuries; Mrs. Castle, seri-
Gus; Gustave LeitDer. Chris Smith, Will
liam Swaneck, engineer terminal railroad,
badly injured; Fireman McGeiess, hurt
about head and shoulders; Henry Al
thaus, employee st. Louis Wire mill,
hut
broken; Theodore Reiss. aged s, skull
fractured, otherwise injured: Il. Nj.
Beam, skull fractured; George Butz, head
hurt and badly bruised; George PEPPER,
internally injured; Katie Bennett, both
arms broken, one ear torn Off; Edwin
Hyke, S06 Olive street badly cut -by faf--
ling glass; SIX unknown men found
in front depot railroad power house,
badly lacerated; bookkeeper for
Joe Ogde, Lazaile and Jefferson ave.
nue.; engineer for Hart q Bach;
Joe Davis received scalp wound at fall
Dowd, internally injured; Katie Fitzen-
ger, broken leg; driver of Penny IL
Gentle's wagon, named Fctchenmeyer
was thrown from his wagon at Choteau
and Jefferson, and had his skull frac-
tured; Tom Moas, secretary of the fire
department, was picked up unconscious
at Tenth and Clark avenue, sent to city
hospital; Tom Carroll and Joseph Ireland
soughtishelter in a doorway at Bridge &
Beachum on Poplar street and were IN
jured by flying .wreckage, Carroll's leg
was broken and Ireland wss struck on
the head, receiving a serious wound; M.
+. Crawley, with three others, was stand
ing in the doorway Of st. Paul's Church
when the building collapsed, they were
bruised By failing brick; Abbie Burke,
st. Louis street; c. @. Kalb, julius SAafer,
injured internally, not expected to live;
Harry Smith, Nokomis, ILL.,, badly
injured about head ana body. serious.
Charles Street, Newport, KY, head and
arms cut, In serious condition. Louis
Miller. Burnville, Jefferson county, Mo-,
Maud Tinker, Danyille, Wis, seriously
cut on head and body, believed to be
fatal, J. L. Tinker, all Of Waterloo, ILL.,,
more or less injured. NJ. l.. Tinker,
seriously. Park McMason, seriously
bruised on body and head. Ben Bren-
nan, badly hurt. John Balkins, tadly
burt, unconscious. Frank Benson, head
badly cut. j. L. Holcamp, confusion
about head and face, seriously. Un-
known man badly hurt, reported dying.
James Conway, badly injured about body
and shoulders. John D. Wiger, III.
Chall. engineer b. and O. railroad. Mrs.
l.. Hennessy, chest crushed. Mr.. Will
liams, assistant superintendent st. Louis X
East st. Louis electric railway; Patrick
Kennedy, internally injured; ID. Baxter,
internally injured; j. III. Buchanan, o.
o. Howell, internally injured; j. Nc
Mann, head cut; Il. p. Fiam, internally
injured; ". q. Van Meter. thigh=hadly
aged IL, 2SoS Brennan avenue, run over
hy IL driya, hy wi Iao ,abod