Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-16
PERISHED IN FLAMES
Many Lives Lost in Burning Chicago
Building--List Of Dead and
Injured.
JUMPED FROM 9TH FLOOR
Crushed on the Stone Pavements in At
tempts to Escape Loss Of Stock
and Buildings Nearly Half
Million Dollars.

| chicago, MdrcH lO.-A NumDef VI
people were forced to jump from tn.
upper windows, by fire today, in the
building occupied by the National Musi,
company, and the Conover Piano com
| pany, IN Wabash avenue and Adams
street. Edward Binns, cashier O.
Sweet-Wallach & Co., leaped from the
sixth story and was dashed to death. TIVE
others are reported killed. The number
| injured is said to be Is. Several explo-
sions occurred, and there was panic
on the crowded business streets in the
vicinity. The fire was brought under
control shortly before noon. Fatalities
according to the latest estimates will
not be more than Is, although estimates
as high as so were made, but it is be-
lieved these. are much exaggerated.
The guests at the Wellington hotel,
across the street from the fire, were with
difficulty restrained from jumping into
the street. A number of people in the
burning building did jump, some being
killed outright. Fifteen others were
injured in jumping. The greatest loss
of life occurred among those who did not
even have chance to get to the win
dows. The front of the building was
blown out by terrific explosion, which
was followed by several others in rapid
succession, and the entire building was
quickly covered with flames. 1t seemed
impossible that anyone in the front part
of the building who did not jump could
have escaped. The police could scarcely
carry the dead and Injured to places of
safety on account of the dense crowd.
The Dead
The dead so far as known are:
Miles A. Clark, who jumped from the
fourth floor. employed by w. A. Ohm
stead Scientific company.
Unidentified man taken from 2l5
Wabash avenue, burned beyond recogni-
tiOn.
w. A. Olmstead, president of the Ohm
stead Scientific company, who, when the
explosion occurred, ran to the rear of
the seventh floor and has not been seen
since. 1t Is thought he is buried In the
ruins.
Chas. Anderson, employed by Sweet,
Wallach & Co.
Phillip Farley, employed as piano
mover by the Conover Piano company.
Miss Kate Carney, forewoman of the
National Music company, believed to
have pcrished in the flames after help
Ing to safety the 40 girls in her charge
The niured.
Tho i, ;urod ,ro. SamueI O. Srvdor
em,lovod hv Swoat-Wallach & Cn
hurnoa sevoralv. n Wisn amnIovnd
hv Swnat- -Wallacb a. 10 hnrnnd Savaro-
". RI r Cunningham emnlovcd bv tho
Nortbern Pacific Eynrcss comnany head
and BODY burned; Mary Laperc, en-
ployed by Sweet Wallach & Co., burned
while descending the fire escape; Her
man Herman, who fell from the fire cs-
cape, was burned and received internal
injuries: colored waiter in Kohlsaat &
Co. s restaurant. leg broken by the fall
ing of wall; Police Officer Rogers, over
come by smoke and taken to IL hospital;
David Schaefer, arm broken while trying
to catch man who jumped from the
sixth floor; Josie Baxa, jumped from the
second floor, right ankle broken; Anna
Baxa, jumped from second story win
dow, ankle sprained and body bruised;
Andrew Nashton, employed by the w.
A. Olmstead Scientific company, face and
hands burned; Fred Smith, driver for
Conover Piano company, cut in the face
by falling glass; Emil Beesmann, jumped
from sixth story, will probably die; w.
HI. Murphy. burned about face and
shoulders.
In less than half an hour after the fire
broke out the structure. seven stories
high, 1O0-foot front by l59 deep. was level
with tho prnI1nd