The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-03
TEN LIVES SACRIFICED.
Through Fires in Missouri's Me-
tropolis and Qhio's Capital.
EXPLOSION AT THE ST. LOUIS FIRE


1t Results in Three Deaths and Serious In.
Juries to Many Others-The sad Fatality
Which Befen "A Columbus Family and
Their Lady Guests.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.-Three persons were
killed, two fatally injured, four more are
missing and thirty-one received injuries
more or less serious as the result of an ex-
plosion that occurred yesterday afternoon
at 300 North Second street. The building,
which is occupied by the Anchor Peanut
company and II. b. Grubb, agent of Det
willer q Street, of Jersey City, \. j., waI
set on fire i'm some manner. The flames
which started on the first floor, communi
Gated to q quantity of fireworks on the
second floor, owned by Grubb. These ex
poded with terrific force throwing burn
ing brands, bricks and debris in every di
rection.
The dead are: Albert Chemlir, laborer
Frank Niehaus, porter, and Paul Haup
ther. laborer
The conclusion rent the PARTITION wall
to the south into the Levison q Blythe
Mucilage and Ink Manufacturing com
pany and the Excelsior Wire and Iron
Manufacturing company, adjoining in the
north, and the flames soon communicated
TO these two buildings, in which consid-
erable number of men and boys were at
work. Three alarms were sent in. The
whole down town fire department re-
sponded, and the work of rescuing the in
jured was performed in "a courageous man
ner by the police and firemen
Emmett Kennedy, "a boy, was taken from
a third story window of Levison q Blythe's
establishment Kennedy said there were
two other men near the middle of the sec
ond floor The firemen hurried to the spot
and could hear the cries of the men, who
were slowly burning to death. BY this
time a stream of water was turned on the
fire surrounding the burning men, who
were screaming pteOusly for help. As
soon as the flames were subdued IL dozen
firemen began tearing away the wreckage
around the imprisoned men v''h picks,
axes and saws. Albert ; nr wa
taken out and soon after and
dead body of Frank Mich. cured
The most horrifying in the fire
was the sufferings of Stein while the
flremen were removing the debris which
held him pinned down in the wreck. Both
of his legs were fastened ny timbers and a
heavy iron ring circled his neck. while the
fire was eating into his flesh. He suffered
the most horrible agony as the rcscuers
pulled away at the splintered timbers and
twisted iron work. A physician was called,
and he crawled into the wreck and admin
istered u hypodermic injection of NOR
phine to the sufferer When he was fin
ally rescued he was bleeding from hun
dred wounds was burned in many places
and badly crushed,
After working at the debris for half an
hour longer the firemen succeeded in find
ing two more bodies, lying side by side.
They were horribly mangled and burned.
They were identified as Albert Chemlir
and Paul Hauptner
The firemen searched every foot of
ground for the bodies of other missing
men, but were unable to find any. The
missing it is thought may have escaped
and neglected to report their safety.
For three hours the city dispensary ply
sicians were kept busy attending to the
injured victims as they were brought in
by the ambulances. Among these were
Richard G.. Cowles and his nephew, r. w.
Cowles, both compositors in the employ of
the Frey Stationery company. The former
was the most seriously injured, his face,
head and hands being chopped almost to
bits by the broken glass. His injuries are
very painful, but not necessarily danger
Gus. His nephew's injuries consist of a
out face and hands and IA scalp wound.
John Corcoran and Ernest Cannon, two
boys employed in the same building, were
also badly cut about the face and hands
Il. c. Whittcock, foreman of a gang OF
men in the Excelsior Wire company, was
buried under mass of debris and did not
regain consciousness until dragged out by
d fireman He sustained fractured rib
Albert Schnietz presented "A most sick.
ening sight Every inch Of his body was
burned blackened and roasted almost to d
crisp. His injuries will prove fatal
Michael Stack, Ii teamster, was knocked
senseless by the explosion, A heavy tim
Der fell across him, breaking his right leg
and injuring him internally. Frank
Hager, Fred Williams employees of the
Frey Stationery company, and H. l.
Green, Fred Rovene, w. j. Werner were
each treated for injuries caused by broken
| glass.
The building in which the explosion oc
Cured is a complete wreck. The rear hall
was blown to 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 LeYison &
Blythe Manufacturing company were en-
tirely demolished. The property loss is
estimated at 100000.