The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-08-14
LIVES LOST IN CHICAGO FIRE
WHILE THE FLAMES WERE RAGING
AHUGE BOILER EXPLODED.
OYER FIFTY FlREMEN BADLY HURT
Other Fires Were Started By burning
Timbers which Were Scattered
Promiscuously.


lost in an explosion which took place
at Chicago Thursday evening during o
fire in the Nortbw estern grain eleva-
tor. at Cook and West Water streets.
Three Of the dead are firemen, and
the body Of another fireman is thought
to be buried in the ruins OF the eleya-
tor.
The bursting of a boiler caused the
havoc.
Those killed by the fire are: Jacob
j. Schnur, Jon j. Coogan, Jacob 5.
Stramer.
The injured are: Charles H. Con-
way, fireman, burned about the face
and hands and body crushed; will die.
Chief Dennis Swenie, right foot
crushed, left ear wrenched and pain
fully burned.
Fire Marshal Campion, burned about
face.
Lieutenant Smith, both legs crushed.
Lieutenant Bartlett, leg crushed.
Assistant Engineer Benz. Blanchard,
badly bruised.
John F. Smith, injured by debris.
William Mcclure, fifteen years old,
both feet crushed.
Thomas Engle, pipeman, cut about
head and internally injured.
Ignatus Bond, cut by falling glass.
Captain Evans, struck by debris
and rendered unconscious, serious.
William Hanley, pipeman, cut in
head.
William Thompson, hit by falling
glass.
Joseph Lacey, burned about face,
serious.
Frank G. Haley, burned beyond re-
cognition; may lose sight of both
eyes.
Captain Key, burned about the face
and body.
Lieutenant John j. Miller, fracture
Of leg; badly burned; condition criti-
cal.
Captain William Rooney, burned
about face; may lose sight OF both
eyes.
John Evans, fracture of right arm;
badly burned about the face.
Harry Kugleman, conclusions on
side and badly burned about face and
body; condition serious.
William Schubert, bruised and
burned.
John Hassey, left arm crushed at
the shoulder.
Besides these, dozens of fremen
and passers-by were more or less
bruised by glass and flying debris.
Just as the fireman were getting in
to position for advantageous work and
nearly all the members OF the engine
companies were mounting ladders and
bringing leads Of hose to play on the
interior from the upper windows, there
came roar that could be heard for
half mile.
The roof was raised high in the air
and the walls came down with crash.
The force Of the explosi IN was 30 great
that the eastern wall was hurled into
the river, the west wall was tumbled
down upon the heads Of the unfOrtun-
ate men below and the roof was torn
into fragments and distributed for
blocks around.
Every window in the vicinity OF the
elevator was shattered by the concus-
sion, dozens OF persons were struck
by flying debris and several small
fires resulted from falling timbers that
were still in flames.
At Jefferson street and Carroll
avenue, many blocks distant, q great
burning mass Of wreckage fell upon
four wagons loaded with hay and set
them OH fire. The elevator was OF
composite construction, the lower
portion being Of brick and the upper
part OF frame, covered with corrugated
iron.
Dozens OF men lay injured in the
whitening heat, some not seriously
harmed and others in the throes of
death. 1t was dangerous work to get
them out, but il was CALAMITY and
quickly done, and all Of the slightly
injured were removed. The dead were
for the time left where they lay. No
man could reach their bodies and live.
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