Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-05-09
LARGE BUILDIHG WRECKED
Five-Story Structure Demol.
iShed by an Explosion
Three People are Dead-FIfteen arc
Very Badly Rnjured-FuPther Ex-
pIOratlOns, However. May increase
the Number OF Victims.

Cincinnati, May 4.-This city and vi
cinity has been greatly excited over the
explosion of a large tank of gasoline,
which completely demolished the Eve
story building at 40 and 43a Walnut
street at 8 o'clock tonight. After the
explosion the widest reports were cur.
rent, as to the loss of life. Before mid
night 1t was known that six were killed
and eighteen injured, but the work of
removing the debris had proceeded so
slowly that the general estimate of the
killed and wounded greatly exceeded
this number.
The building seemed to have col.
lapsed in such manner that the pile of
debris was covered by the tin roof, and
after working several Lours 1t was found
that the only way to rescue the victims
was to remove the immense black mass
of brick and timber. Accordingly, men
were put to work at it, as many of them
as could work on 1t. The debris was be-
Ing shoveled by one force out into the
street and into the rear alley, and all
available teaas were secured for an.
other force of men to load 1t up and get
1t out of the way. This is found to be
the only practical means of reaching
those who were on the lower floors. Ali
those who have been rescued have been
on the upper floors, except some who
were thrown out into the street. While
this work was going on holes were cut
through the foundations of adjacent
buildings and debris was taken out.
Three lives were saved by persons being
rescued In that manner. It is thought
that others will be saved by these holes
through the basement walls of the ad.
joining buildings The family of AdolPh
Drachs suffered most severely. Drachs
and his wife are numbered among the
dead. His s-year.old daughter Is dead
and his 3.year-old boy is believed to be
dying Those killed are:
holland "A. Davit,
Aldolph pEAchs,
Mamie KsnpeSy, ~
Injuredsa ea aif, va
Mrs. Drachs, foot cFuahaE
Babe of of Mrs. Drachs, limb crushed.
Emil Drachs. right arm broken, cut
over the eyes.
]. b. Ward, Toledo, race horse man;
cut with glass.
Sidney w. johnson, barkeePer for Fey;
cut on the back of head and over the
eye.
Willard Cook, right arm mashed, cut
over the eye.
Joseph Sprague, colOred porter; face
and hands badly burned.
w. E. Hunwick, shoulder dlslocated.
c. S. Wells, clerk; badly crushed.
Peller Burns, horse dealer; confusion
right arm and leg, bad scalp wounds.
Charles Filley, teamster; confusion
head and arms,
John Mccarthy, clerk on Big Sandy
staamer; confusion leg and head, inter
nally Injured; will die.
x. A. Fricke of Norwood.
William Lauth and William Loheide
are known to be still In the ruins and
not likely to be recovered alive.
A most touching scene occurred when
Firemen John Mccarthy found his
brother pinioned under a heavy beam
and begging the men above to
kill him. Mccarthy said there were
three other men near him and they
were alive. The most heroic efforts to
liberate these sufferers were made up to
midnight.
Herman Nolte, was standing by a bar.
Der shop pole In an adjoining building
when struck by some debris and suf-
fered broken leg and other injuries.
There were many that suffered slight
INJURIES who we're taken to their homes
and whose names cannot be learned.
Some of those who were In the saloons
were blown out on the sidewalk and
suffered slight injuries. Among them
Mr. Healy of The Aims hotel. He was
I'M Ksy's piaes and geRoEts about eigh,
tee y, twenty n. shat resort when H.
bnslalmk Weht down. ~. LkaeA h6lnA
auisag he victims. 4 s prebsbIs shae !
will never be known how the explosion
came about. he had just been down In
the basement experimenting with the
gasoline engine and had poured bar
rel of gasoline into the tank.
5 The shock was SO terrific that 1t was
: felt all over the city and not one brick
a upon another is left in the front and
a rear walls of the building while the
S adjacent buildings are badly damages
Z and the glass In the windows In the Glib
!. son house and the large Johnson build
ing across the street is all broken. The
glass was broken out of street cars thai
were passing at the time, and one Of
: the cars was badly wrecked. but none Of
: the passengers were seriously hurt. AL
the horses in the immediate neighbor
hood broke from their fastenings anc
: ran away, and there was not only in
tense excitement but the greatest con
fusion. The explosion took place tou
doors from the intersection of Fiftl
and Walnut streets. The postofice wa
= located on one side and Fountain squar,
on the other.
Mo part of the city is crowded more a
= that time of the evening, and there wer
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