Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-06
FIVE FlREMEN KILLED
Forty-Six Others Injured in Fire at Chicago
Last hight.
During the BURNING of an Elevator q
Terrific Explosion Occurred,
With Fatal Results.


evening during a fire in the Northwestern
grain elevator, at Cook and West Water
streets. All of the dead are firemen-the
body of another fireman Is thought to be
buried in the ruins of the elevator-and one
man was blown into the Chicago river
From the force with which the explosion
swept the spot on which he was standing il
Is certain he must have been instantly
killed. Either the bursting of a boiler OF
the explosion of mill dust caused the awful
havoc.
the three f1remen who were killed by the
falling walls Of the elevator were:
Jacob ]. Schnur.
John ]. Coogan
Jacob s. Stramer
In all fifty-one fireEIen were injured.
These most seriously hurt are:
Charles H. Conway, fireman, burned
about face and hands, and body crushed
nay die.
Chief Dennis Swenie, right foot crushed,
left arm wrenched and painfully burned
Fire Marshal Campion, burned about face
Lieut.. Smith, both legs crushed.
Lieut.. w. H. Bartlett, leg crushed.
Assistant Engineer Benjamin Blanchard
badly bruised.
Johr: F. Smith. injured by debris.
William Mcclure, fifteen years old, both
feet crushed.
Thomas Engle, pipeman cut about hands
and internally injured
Ignatius Bond. cut by falling glass.
Captain John J.. Evans, struck by debris
and rendered unconscious; seriously injured
William Hanley. pipeman, cut in head.
william Thompson, hit by falling glass.
Z: F. Walter, knocked down by explosion
and injured about the spine.
John Hentz, struck by falling beam anG
skull fractured.
James MCGUIRE leg fractured.
Joseph Lacy, badly burned about face
case Sc rious.
Frank c. Haley face burned beyond
recognition; may lose sight of both eyes.
captain Martin Lacey, burned about the
race and body; wounds ON face and fore
head.
Lieutenant John ]. Miller, compound frac
ture of leg; badly burned; condition critical
Captain William Rooney, badly burned
about face; may lose sight of both eyes
condition serious.
John Evans, fracture of right arm; badly
burned about the face; condition critical.
Harry kugleman, Commissions Of side and
badly burned about the face and body; con,
dition serious.
William Schubert, bruised and burned
John Hassey, left arm crushed at the
shoulder.
Lieutenant Smith, struck by flying debris
Lieutenant Frank Donagan. hurt by fall
ing bricks, injured internally; condition
serious
Captain John Evans, face. hands ano
shoulde rs burned.
Captain Falvey, legs. arms and shoulders
badly burned
Lieutenant Frank Nigg, badly burned
about face and arms.
Besides these dozens of firemen and pass
erS-by were more or less cut and bruised
by glass and flying debris
Charles NJ Conway died this morning
from injuries received while at work at the
Northwestern elevator fire last night Con.
way was at work in the narrow areaway
at the rear of the elevator when the ex-
plcsion occurred. and he was thrown with
great force against shed. He was rem
dered unconscious. and before rescued from
his position his body and limbs had beer
terribly burned.
There Is little doubt now that the man
who was carried into the river by the
stream of grain from the elevator at the
time of the explosion was Thos. Monohan
the fireman who drove Chief Swenie to the
fire. The chief says he is certain Mono
han was standing in the neighborhood al
the time of the explosion. He has not ap
peared since.
The body of Fireman Jacob Struckmar
has been found under the ruins. This
makes five deaths as the result of the fire