Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
Workmen Busy on the Ruins at
Cincinnati.
SCENE OF THE DISASTER LAST NIGHT
List Of the Injured includes Twenty
Persons.
REVISED LIST OF THE DEAD


explosion of the five-story building at 40
49, Walnut street last night has required
the attention Of all the city departments
today. The street cleaning forces were
working on the debris, while the firemen
and police were on duty for squares about
the wreckage.
The fatalities in the building occupied by
Adolph d. Drach side and Louis
Fey on the other, with their cafes and
saloons on the first floor and with flats on
the four upper floors, " ere not as great as
estimated last night, but there was alarm
before noon today in the adjacent build
ings. In order to rescue the victims from
the pile of debris last night holes were cut
through the walls and foundations of the
adjoining buildings. AT 10 o'clock it was
found that the adjacent walls showed the
effects of either these openings of the
explosion, and all of the occupants of the
house at 42S Walnut and at 40 Walnut
street were ordered out. Meantime eXag
Gerated reports were circulated about addi-
uonal losses of life and enormous crowds
gathered. The police kept Walnut street
clear between 4th and 9TH streets while the
rescuers continued their work.
Felicia Drach and c. l.. Wells, who were
IN the list of those injured last night, died
today. The bodies recovered include Roll
lin A Davis, Adolpn Drach, Felicia Drach
{. l.. Wells and Mamie Kennedy, but the
workmen report two other bodies in sight
that are not expected to be rescued alive.
The list OF injured includes twenty per-
sons, but the only one who is reported to-
day In a dangerous condition is John Nc
Carly. who suffered confusion of the alb
domen. as we'll as of arms, legs and head.
Relays of the force Of workmen will con-
tlnue the efforts to clear away the debris
and find any others that may be in the
Wreckage, as soon as possible. The work
will continue until the ruins are cleared
awav.
There are only tbraa :, dias n tba r,or,u.
but it is believed that the list of dead will
be double that number.
The body taken to the morgue last night
and supposed to be that OF Mamie Kennedy
was today identified as the body of Ella
singleton. who was employed in the wreck
ell building. Mamie Kennedy Is missing
and is no doubt dead. Among the others
missing are Ruth and Mile, domestics of
Louis Fey. also VIM. Meyer enploye Of Fey;
barbara Steinkamp, Samuel Epstein, Nor
timer Gkane, Louis Ffsdick. VIM. Lauth,
barkeeper for Diach; Harry Langmead
- Southgate, - Lightfoot
Mrs Adolph Drach. who was held in the
timbers all night and rescued this morning.
Is resting quietly at the hospital. The
and the only far of serious results is with
her feet. which We're crushed by the tim
bers. Willard E. Cook, whose arms and
legs We're badly crushed and head cut is
not doing well.
Among tire others who most seriously
hurt are: Joseph Sprggs colored. burned:
II. E. Hunwick, shoulder dislocated; Mary
HuttZelmann. head cut: Emil Drach. three
year; old. arm and leg broken, cut over the
eye; Peter Burns, confusion of arm, leg
and breast. scalp wound: Charles Spille.
confusion of arm, bad injuries of the head;
j. Il. Ward of Toledo, the race horse man,
whose leg was badly cut by glass. has been
removed from the HOSPITAL to the Gibson
House, and is doing well.
A dozen or more others who We're includ-
ed in the list of injured last night have
either been discharged from the hospital
today removed to their homes. There
many today showing up at their places
of business who suffered slight injuries.
Nearly all OF those who were in the vicin-
ity of the Gibson House, post office or
Fountain Square at the time of the explo-
sion suffered slight injuries or were
shocked.
There is very much indignation. because
the explosion Is said to be due to careless
ness in emptyng a barrel OF gasoline into
a tank and leaving it so exposed that the
flash from the deranged electric wires
cause. the explosion. But as Adolph
Drach was himself experimenting with his
new engine and electric plant. ard he was
one Of the Victims there cannot be any in
vestigation or redress On any of the COM
plants.
The south wall Of the Esplanade build
ing, north Of the wreck, was ordered torn
down, and all work Of the rescuing parity,
even by the openings In the wall, was
stopped. 1t Is now feared that no more
people can be taken out of the ruins alive.
either dead alive, but several victims
are known to be still in the ruins and two
bodies have been seen. Harry Longmead
and Mortimer OKane. who have been in
cluded among the missing, have turned up.
ANOTHER GASOLINE EyPJOSION