Evening journal., 1896-05-05
LIVES ARE LOST.
e of a Building Full Of
Rople In Cincinnati.
BY GASOLINE EXPLOSION.

AttAA go" I
& MATT. May 5.-The five story
at s3O and 1872 Walnut street, be.
urth and Fifth streets, was blown
E ,und by an explosion. The shock
rriic that it was felt oil over the
not enc brick on another is left
mt and rear walls OF tho build
B the adjacent buildings are bad
|5 ed, and the glass in the windows
S bson House and the large John
S ding across tho street were all
The glass was broken out Of
Z IS that were passing at the time
(. ( the cars was badly wrecked, but
s he passengers was seriously hurt.
orses in the immediate neighbor-
Nc from their fastenings and ran
d there was not only intense OK
but also the greatest confusion.
# Explosion took place four doors l
intersection of Fifth and Walnut
where the postollice is located on /
and Fountain square on the 9TH
part of tho city is crowded more /
time of the evening, and there i
n many thousands Of people about /
square and the space around the |
s ent building, while Walnut street |
pletely blookaded. There were, at /
& lorts about fireworks being stored |
& building and also about dynamite |
81 Nnunition. so that there were sever
N pedes in the immense crowds on
about other explosions being likely |
8 w. Several people were slightly |
B these stampedes.
round story of 1872 Walnut street
3 lpied by A. G. Drach as a saloon.
3d that part OF the building, and
or was owned by NJ. Goldsmith,
first floor of the building at 430
street was also occupied by sa-
/. by Louis Fey. The upper floors
We story building wero occupied as
Il is not known how many people
81 the flats OF how many were in the
& but none escaped, as the building
5 atoly collapsed. There was no fire
hume the debris and make certain
Il all in the building, but the dust
continued dying for a long time
Nely that the work of rescuing the
4 proceeded with great difficulty,
< h the police and fire departments
8leroioally to the work. The saloons
Hi to be quite full Of people. One
f arkeepers, who was not on duty at
b and escaped, lived In one Of the
Oats and was wild with grief be-
u knew that his wife and four chill
IRE IN the ruins. One Of his chill
IS recovered dead soon after the ex-
B Six Bodies Recovered.
odies have been recovered, and it is
4 that there are many more. Part
Df the side walls is still standing,
the fifth floor, plainly in view by
,tric light, hangs picture that was
some family occupying the fat
he occupants are in the debris. One
children Of Mr. Draoh's was recov-
ad.
body Of Mrs Drach was found soon
be explosion, but It could not be ex-
h from the timber.
be was much excitement among the
in the Gibson House and at all
in the vicinity of Walnut street
|oitement was tho more intense be-
{ could not be definitely learned for
|ime what caused the explosion. 1t
|bally ascortained that the saloons In
Hiding had put in their own electric
for incandescent lights and had
|curod gasoline engine with which
the dynamo. The plant got out of
a there was a flash which communi-
to the gasoline and caused the ex-
b. The sudden collapse of the large
ne smothered everything in the eel
that there was no fire. The tirelnen
soon assisted by some expert engi-
who made openings through the
lent walls of adjacent buildings.
some Of the victims in that
or. The debris seemed TO all fall in
hean and not scatter about the street,
It there was the greatest difficulty in
,ring the dead bodies and rescuing
Iiured. The loss in property is quite
John !. james Of the salt Lake
Herald was just leaving the Gibson
q at the time Of the explosion and
his heavy grip was blown into the
gay Of an adjoining store. He was
,ed senseless, but afterward recover.
to take tho train for St
on hiss7yay west holland Dayitt q
ling man for the Columbus Carriage
any, was walking along the street at
mo Of theexplosion and was blown
. a street car and killed..
Detective Grim Missing.
Grim. q well known detoctive here,
worked mp tho evidence against Jack
nd Walllng for the murder of Pearl
D. is among those known to have been
,acb's saloon at tho time and now
10 the victims of the ruins. There
b injured persons at tho hospital.
of them was considered seriously
o s-yoar. old boy Of Adolph Drach was
, from tho ruins so badly hurt that
not likely TO live. His aged grand
p was among those who had come tc
scope and soon learned that Mr..
his Youngest child had been taken
lead. his 3-year old boy removed from
.ehris seriously injured, and that the
of Mrs. Drach could not be extricat
ON tho heavy timbers. The old man
q down under tho news and is In
serious condition.
nong the missing who are believed tS
the ruins are r. A. Fricke Of Nor
!, Joseph Worthner, harkeeper; Loui'
wife and baby; also two servant girli
10 families Of Fey and Drach.
le following are among the injured
lam Cook, waterworks employee, arm
en-; Barbara Huttleson, leg broken
ph Memmet, not serious; Harry Har
(, watorworlzs employee. cut on tn
+; Fred Healy, arm and shoulder
lrman Stoifel, Joseph Sprague, por
Conductor Eoiliard, william Lauth
lam Lohcide, II. u. Hunwick, book
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