The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-27

alive and well at the store OF I, kapner
by a reporter for The Post about Q O'Clock
however. and seemed very much surprised
when told Of the fact that a hunt WIS be-
ing made for his remains. On receiving
the information he returned TO the scene
OF the explosion and reported. He was
followed by crowd OF dusky friends, who
extended to him their congratulations on
his narrow escape.
One OF the first men on the scene was J.
Bertrand OF 1909 Runnels street. recently
employed by James Butte. He was in that
| vicinity when the report shnok the VIM
dows OF nearby houses, and he Immediate
| ly ran to the north door of the dynamo
room. where the steam was shooting out,
. and the cries of Hoffman and White. the
negro fireman, were heard, Although tho
interior of the building appeared somewhat
| Uncertain. he dashed in. but was soon
driven back by the darkness and the steam.
Procuring n light. he made a second at
tempt, followed by several members of the
police and fire departments. The body OF
the entrance A large machine was upon
him, and he cried leebly to the men to ex-
triclte him. Several strong men took hold
Of the machine and lifted 1t aside, and
| Hoffman IS body was pulled up from between
| huge timbers He died before he was taken
| out of the building.
While n number of the searchers were
ttp Ftp,tr Fp,s latin ~,
headed by Bertrand, went on over the re-
naming boilers to a spot where they heard
other cries, and they found Andrew Nc
White, one of the negro firemen. barely
alive, covered with coal. As coon as pos
sible his bruised and scnlded body was
lifted up aud carried out of the building.
McWhite was working on No. boiler when
IL blew up.
In very few minutes after the explosion
physicians from the Houston infirmary re-
s,sorsled TO the relief call. and headed by
Or. Joe Stuart. gave attention TO the
wounded. All of them were taken to the
hospital.
Sidney Freeman, oiler, was standing out
side when the boiler blew up. Some OF the
flying machinery and debris struck him and
carrying him several yards away, left his
body aiuiust covered from Wow He -sli,-'
tanned two compound fractures of the skull
and compound fracture of the right arm
below the elbow neeessitating amputatiop.
Tom TObiu Waterman on the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson tracks, was struck
by piece of the flying building; his left
shouder WAS bruised and left leg frac-
tured six inches below the knee, The leg
will be amputatod this morning.
The body OF Andrew MeWhite was
crushed and scalded SO badly that he died
few minutes after arriving al the--Aospl-
tai.
John l., Brown. first assistant engineer,
who Mas in charge OF tho plant when the
explosion occurred. vas seen at his home
pm Smith street, near Prairie avenue, by a
erortcr for Tho Post last night, two hours
after the accident. He was reclining upon
ia bed, complaining OF slight injuries 10
pis ankle. q strain to IT'S back and a scald-
4 arm His escape from death was MI
acuous.
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