Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-17
FIFTEEN DEAD.
Chicago Adds One to the Long
List of Fire Horrors.
Scores Of People at Mercy Of Flames
in Business Block.
Some Perish MANY Injured Streets Blocked
Three Bodies Recovered.

Chicago. March 16.-It required just
20 minutes, this afternoon. for one Of
the most savage fires Chicago has seen
| since the famous cold storage ware
house fire on the Worlds Fair grounds
in 1893 to take from to Is lives, MAIN
30 people and reduce 6-story brick
building to a pile of blazing timbers.
red hot bricks and twisted iron.
| The number of dead is still in doubt
known until the debris of the building
is sufficiently cooled to admit of search
| being made for the bodies of those whp
undoubtedly are in the ruins. This will
! be two days hence at least.
Three men are known to be dead.
They are:
| Samuel A. Clark, bookkeeper for the
| Olmstead Scientific Co
| Miles a. Smith, salesman for Ohm
| stead Scientific Co.
| Edward Binz cashier for Sweet, Wal
ZACH & Co.
The missing. of whom nothing could
be learned at a late hour. tonight, and
most of whom are without question.
buried in the wreck of the building.
are.
Those reported missing, and who had
/
with their friends, tonight. and whose
bodies are believed to be in the ruins
are the following:
w. A. Olmstead proprietor of the E.
a. Olmstead Scientific Co. rushed
through the 9th floor, notifying his en-
ployeS of their PERIL was seen to go
toward the rear of the building and
was not seen to leave.
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Olmstead Scientific Co. was in the
building when the fire started and has
not been seen since.
Mrs. NJ. f. Harris, widow. employed
as bookkeeper for w. A. Olmstead
Scientific Co.. was not seen by other
employees as they rushed to safety
Unknown woman seen at window on
9Th floor shortly after Miles Smith
leaped TO his death, was not seen after
ward. -
c. f. Anderson, employed by Sweet.
WalIach & Co. not seen to leave the
building after fire started
Tony -. last name unknown.
office boy of Sweet, Wallach & Co.
jumped from 9Th story in the rear, fell
into the ruins, it is thought.
Cred Hamill. vaudeville singer en-
ployed by National Music Co. not seen
since fire.
c. A. Price. cashier for w. A. Olmstead
Solomon Grilman, Jr.. Western agent
fro Henry Hoffman of Columbus. had
rooms with Sweet Walach & Co.
Solomon Griman, Sr.
Anna Gust cashier for the National
Music co.
II. r. Nelson. worked for w. A. Ohm
Stp if, wit CO.
Clark. who was killed.
VIM. Marvin shipping clerk for Pres
byteran Board of Publication. not at
home.
VIM. Ross, errand boy for Presbyterian
Board
w. J. Wilcox parner of W. A. Ohm
stead. was in building on sixth floor when
fire started.
The injured:
Paul S. Snyder, employed by Sweet.
Wallach & CO.. severely burned about
head and body. may die.
Emil Brosserman. dropped from third
floor to the street. hip broken and spine
injured, may die.
A. +. Mccullough. salesman for Alfred
Posta jumped from third floor right hip
and shoulder broken ana internal in
juries; may die.
Mary Lapcre. burned about face and
head while climbing down fire escape.
fell from second floor to ground and sus-
tanned internal injuries may die.
Hugh Elom, manager Presbyterian
Board of Publications. hands and face
burned, not seriously.
Herman +. Overman. fell from fire es-
cape, badly bruised.
II. b. Cunningham. agent for Northern
Pacific Express Co., head and body
burned.
w. S. Lemley, colored waiter, right leg
broken.
officer Joseph Rogers. overcome by
smoke.
Prof Hans Line of the National Music
Co, face, legs and hands burned.
Philip Farley, piano mover. right leg
broken.
W. II. Murphy, engineer, burned about
the face and shoulders.
Josie BaXa, right ankle broken.
Annie Baxa. severely bruised
Davis Aachaefer, arm broken.
Andrew Wystrom face and hands
burned
a. j. Wystrom, face and hands burned.
Fred Smith, face and neck cut by fall
ne glass and head bruised
Jacob kerchnin. letter carrier, back in
ured and ankle sprained.
John McDermott. dislocated left shout
Ter
James NJ. Wall. ppeman. hip and back
INJURED
Kate karney. forewoman for the Ma
ional Music Co. face and head burned.
Edward p. Hill, severely burned about
ace and neck.
The building was six stories high and
lad a frontage of 53 feet on Wabash
venue and extended back 100 feet 10
n alley. 1t was of what is known as
dill construction, had two elevator
hats, one in front and one in the rear
nd reaching from the third story to
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