The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
FATAL OUTBURST OF FLAME.
FIVE TO FIFTEEN LIVES LOST AT
CHICAGO.

ToiIers-Men in Charge of the Two
Elevators show Great Heroism.
Three Men Hurl Themselves to
Death From sixth story Windows.
Chicago March 16.-It required just
twenty minutes this afternoon for one of
the most savage fires Chicago has seen
since the famous cold storage warehouse
fire on the Worlds Fair groulds In 1893.
to take anywhere from five to fifteen lives,
MAIN thirty people, and reduce six-story
brick building to pile of blazing timber,
red-hot bricks and twisted iron.
The number of dead Is still in doubt, and
probably win not be definitely known until
the debris is sufficiently cooled to admit of
a search being made for the bodies of
those who are undoubtedly In the ruins.
This win require two days at least.
Three men are known to be dead. They
are:
Samuel A. Clark, bookkeeper for the
Olmstead Scientific Company.
Miles A. Smith, salesman for the same
company
Edward Binz, cashier for the Sweet wal
lace Company.
Those reported missing and who had not
returned home or communicated with
their friends tonight and whose bodies
are believed to be in the ruins, are the fol-
lowing:
w. a. Olmstead, proprietor of the w. A.
Olmstead Scientific Company, rushed
through the sixth floor, notifying his en-
ployes of their peril seen to go toward
rear Of the building. and was not seen to
leave.
c. II. Arms, secretary of the w. A. Ohm
stead Scientific Company.
Mrs. NJ. q. Harris, widow, AZ years old
employed as bookkceper for w. A. Ohm
stead Scientific Company.
Unknown woman seen at the window on
sixth floor shortly after Miles Smith leap
ed to his death.
C. r. Anderson, employed by Sweet
Wallach x Co.
Tony ---, last name unknown, office
boy for Sweet, Wallace & Co
Fred Hamill. vaudeville singer, employed
by National Music Company.
c. A. Price, cashier for w. A. Olmstead
Scientific Company.
Solomon Grollman, Jr.. Western agent
for Henry Hoffman of Columbus, o., had
rooms with Sweet. Wallace & Co.
Solomon Grollman, Sr., with Solomon
Grollman, Jr.
Nina Guest, cashier for the National
Music Company.
H. r. Nelson, worked for w. A. Ohm
stead Scientific Company.
William Marvin, shipping clerk for Pres
byterian Board of Publication.
William Boss, errand boy for Presby-
terian Board of Publication.
W. ]. Wilcox, partner of w. A. Ohm
stead
w. r. Nelson, employe of Olmstead
Company.
William A. Marvin, employed by Pres
byterian Publishing Company.
The injured are:
Paul C. 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.
jured; may die.
A r. Mccullough, salesman for Alfred
Peats, jumped from third floor; right hip
and shoulder broken and internal injuries;
may die
Mary Lepere, burned about face and
head while climbing down fire escape from
Sweet. Wallace & Co.'S floor fell from
second floor to ground and sustained In
ternal injuries; may die.
Hugh S. Elliott, manager Presbyterian
| board of publication, hands and face burn
ed, not serious.
Herman overman, fell from fire escape;
badly bruised.
II. B. Cunningham, agent for the North
ern Pacific Express Company, head and
body burned.
w. S. Lemley, colored waiter at H. VI.
Kohlsaat Co.'s restaurant, jumped
broken.
officer Joseph Rogers, overcome 10y
smoke while rescuing people from the
burning building.
Prof. Hansline Of the National Music
| Company, face and hands burned while
helping employees to reach the fire escape.
e. A. Wise, legs and hands severely
burned.
Philip Farley, piano mover for conovel
Piano Company, right leg broken in jump
| ing from second-story window.
w. II. 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 floor, severely bruised.
David Schaefer, arm broken trying e
catch f. A. Mccullough, who jumped
from the third floor.
Andrew Nystrom, face and hands burned
| A. J.. Nystrom, face, hands and legs
/ OnIIGQs
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 dislocated left shoulder.
James w. Wall, pipeman. head and
| back injured by falling wall.
| Kate Carney forewoman Of the Ma.
| tional Music Company, face and hcNi
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 a
| frontage OF IS feet on Wabash avenue
Nos 2is 70 2.g, and extended back 100 feet
| 10 an alley It was OF what is known as
mill construction. and had two elevator
| shafts, one on the front and one In the
rear, and reaching from the third story
to the roof was light shaft, which gave
the flames every chance. II was because
| of this shaft that the fire spread with such
| raoldity.
The building was occupied by number
| Of concerns, some Of them employing large
numbers OF people. II Is estimated that
400 persons were at work In the buildine
| when the fire was discovered.
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