The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-17
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for Henry Hoffman. OF 'oiulhDu7' ''' h"N
rooms with Sweet. Wallach & co.
Solomon Grollman. ST.. with solomon
Grollman Jr.
Music Company.
H. 4. Nelson. werked for W. A. Ol'h-
stead Scientific Company.
William Marvin. shipping clerk Tor
Presbyterian Board Of Publication.
William Boss. errand boy for Presby-
terrain Board Of Publication.
w. j. Wilcox, partner OF W. a. Olin-
stead.
Charles 4. Price. cashier for Olmstead
Company.
W. r. Nelson. employe Of olmstead
william NJ. Marvin. employed by Pres
lytcrian Publishing Company.
THE INJURED.
Paul G. Snyder. employed by Sweet,
Wallace & CO.. severely burned about
the head and body; taken home may
die.
Emil Bresserman. dropped from third
floor TO street hip broken and spine in
cured. may die.
4. r. Mccullough salesman for Al
fred Pcats. jumped from third floor; right
hip and shoulder broken and internal in
juries: may die.
Mary LaPere. burned about face and
mead while climbing down fire escape
from Sweet. Wallach & Co.'S, fell from
second floor 10 ground and sustained in
ternal injuries: may die.
Hugh ). Elliott. manager Presbyterian
Board Of Publication. head and face
burned not serious.
Herman Overman. fell from fire escape;
badly bruised
II. d. Cunningham agent for the North
crn Pacific Express Company; head and
body burned.
W. :. Lemley cClored waiter at II. II.
Kohlsaats restaurant, jumped from Sec
end floor Of restaurant; right leg broken.
officer Joseph Rogers. overcome by
smoke while rcscuing people from the
burning building
Professor Hanslno. of the National
Music Company. face and hands burned
while helping employees to reach the fire
escape.
L. \. Wise, legs and hands severely
burned.
Philip Farley. piano mover for Con-
mover Piano Company. right leg broken
in jumping from second-story window.
W H. Murphy. engineer, burned about
face and shoulders.
Josie Baxa. right ankle broken in jump
ing from second story window.
Annie Baxa, jumped with her sister
from second story window, severely
bruised
David schaefer. arm broken. trying 10
catch \. +. Mccullough, who jumped
from third floor
Andrew Nystrom. face and hands
burned.
a. J. Nystrom. face, hands and legs
Fred Smith. face and neck cut by fall
ing glass, and head bruised by falling
brick
Jacob Kerchin. letter carrier. jumped
from second story; back injured and ankle
sprained
John McDermott. jumped from second
floor and dislocatcd left shoulder.
James W. Wall. pipe man, head and
back injured by falling wall
Kate Carney. forewoman Of the Ma
tional Music Company, face and head
burned in descending from the fourth
floor.
Edward d. Hill, employed by the Pres
byterian Publishing Company, severely
burned about the face and neck
The building was six stories high, had
frontage of IS feet on Wabash avenue
and extended back 100 feet to an alley.
il was numbered 215 TO ~ Wabash
avenue. The building had two elevators
and an air shaft which gave the flames
every chance. II was because OF the air
shaft that the fire spread with such rapi-
dity. The building was occupied by
number Of concerns, some Of them en-
ploying large numbers Of people.
10 is estimated that 400 persons were
at work in the building when the fire
was discovered.
CAUSE IN DISPUTE.
The origin Of the fire Is in dispute The
weight Of evidence seems to be that the
explosion was in the lower part of the
building for the flames shot up the light
shaft at once. The sound of the eXplo-
sion threw the inmates Of the building
into a panic and on several floors a wild
stampede began for the stairways and
elevators
To add to the panic the men i'm charge
of the elevators ran their cars up TO the
top OF the building shouting fire at
every floor. When they reached the
top both elevators took load Of fright
ened women and started for the bot
tom.
TWO HEROES AND a HEROINE.
The front elevator was in charge of
Harry Gleason. a boy, and the rear one
was handled by William st. John young
man. Both Of these kept their heads.
showed much GOODNESS and bravery and
were Instrumental i'm saving many lives.
The elevator in the front Of the build
ing was deliberate affair, i'm good order,
but not calculated to produce speed.
Gleason made one trip 10 the seventh
floor. carried down n load of women ana
although the smoke was rolling through
the building i'm dense clouds he started up
again. At the fourth floor he stopped
TO take on a crowd of girls from the
rooms of the National Music Company,
being assisted in his work by Miss kath-
crime Carney, the forwoman man
attempted TO force his way into the ele-
vator. but Gleason showed him back into
the hall that the women might have the
first chance The man never came out
and probably met death in the flames
Miss Carney was a true heroine. Al
though at the outset she had opportunity
10 escape with the other women she
seemed 70 feel il her duty 10 stay and
help tho escape OF the girls over whom
shs had charge Her voice could be
heard above the shrieks Of tho panic
stricken girls, advising them 10 preserve
order and reassuring them again and
again.
She stood near the stairway and at
tempted TO seize the foremost women as
they dashed down TO the next floor but
was thrown aside. When she saw there
was 10 hope Of stopping the panic. she
darted TO the elevator cage 10 calm The
others. As the elevator assembled Miss
Carney ordered the conductor to stop.
She then turned and helped her frighten-
ed charges into the cage. During All
the excitement she remained calm and
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