The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-17
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
AND A THRILLING RESCUE BY A
FIREMAN ON A LADDER.
Two Elevator Tenders Who stood at
Their Posts to the Last and
Saved the Lives of Many.

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
tile worlds fair grounds in 1898, to take
anyv here from five to fifteen lives, MAIN
thlltS people and reduce a seven-story
brick building to pile of blazing timbers.
redhoc bricks and twisted iron. The num-
ber of dead is stln in doubt and probably
will not be definitely known till the debris
Of the building is sufficiently cooled to ad-
NIT of search being made for the bodies Of
those who are undoubtedly 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 Company.
MILES A. SMITH, salesman for the same
company.
EDWARD BINZ. cashier for Sweet. Wal
ZACH & Co.
Those reported missing and who had not
returned home or communicated with their
friends tonight and whose bodies are be-
lieved to be in the ruins are the following:
A. OLMSTEAD, president OF the Z. A.
Olmstead Scientific Company; rushed
through the sixth floor notifying his en-
ployes of their peril, seen to go toward the
rear Of the building and was not seen to
leave.
c. H. ARMS. secretary of the w. A.
Olmstead Scientific Company; was in the
building when fire started and has not been
seen since.
MRS. M E. HARRIS, widow. forty-iwo
years old, employed as bookkeeper for W.
A. OImstead Scientific Company; believed
to have been overcome by smoke and
burned to death; not seen by other en-
ployes as they rushed to safety.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, seen at window on
sixth floor shortly after Miles Smith leaped
to his death; was not seen afterward;
thought to have been buried in the ruins
C. T. ANDERSON, employed by Sweet,
Wallach & Co.; not seen to leave the build
ing after the fire started and is thought to
have been suffocated.
TONY D.. last name unknown, Office
boy for Sweet. Wallach & Co.; jumped from
sixth floor in the rear, fell into the ruins, 1t
is thought.
FRED HAMILL, vaudeville singer, ern-
ployed by National Music Company: not
seen since fire.
C. A. PRICE, cashier for w. A. Olmstead
Scientific Company. thought to have been
suffocated.
agent for Henry Hoffman, of Columbus,
O., had rooms with Sweet, Wallach & Co..
thought to have been overcome by smoke
and burned to death.
SOLOMON GROLLMAN, sr., with Solo
mon Grollman, jr. thought to have met his
sons fate.
ANNA GUEST, cashier for thu National
Music Company, thought to have been over
come by smoke while trying to escape from
the burning building.
H. R. NELSON, worked for w. A. oIm-
stead Scientific Company, seen with Samuel
A. Clark, who was killed, and thought to
have been burned to death.
WILLIAM MARVIN, shipping clerk for
Presbyterian board of publication. not at
home and thought to have lost his life. -
WILLIAM BOSS. errand boy for Presby-
terian board of publications, thought to
have perished.
w. ]. WILCOX, partner of w. A. Ohm
stead. was in building on sixth floor when
fire started, thought to have gone down In
the ruins.
CHARLES A. PRICE, cashier for Ohm
stead company.
w. r. NELSON, employe of Oimstead
company. reported as missing by his wife
to police tonight
WILLIAM A 01AESNl4Ns CiHpiOyCu DS
Presbyterian Publishing Company, last seen
cropping his way through smoke and flames
on the fifth floor.
INJURED.
PAUL c. SNYDER, employed by Sweet.
Wallach & Co., severely burned about head
and body; taken home; may die.
EMIL BREgSERMAN, dropped from
third floor to street, nip broken and spine
injured; may die.
A. e. MCCULLOUGH, salesman for AL
fred Peats, jumped from third floor right
hip and shoulder broken and internal In
juries; may die
MAY LAPER, burned about face and
head while climbing down fire escape frcm
Sweet, Wallach & Co.'s floor. fell from Sec
ond floor to ground and suffered internal in
juries; may die.
HUGH s. ELLIOTT. manager Presby.
terian board Of publication. hands and face
burned not serious.
HERMAN b. ovERMAN, fell from fire
escape; badly bruised.
II. b. CUNNINGHAM, agent for the
Northern Pacific Express Company; head
and BODY burned.
w. s. LEMLEY. colored waiter In H. H
Kohlsaat & Co.'S restaurant. became
frightened and jumped from second floor OF
restaurant right leg broken
OFFICER JOSEPH ROGERS. overcome
by smoke while rescuing people from the
burning building.
Brother of HANS LINE. of the National
Music Company. face and hands burned
while helping employees to reach the IRE
escape.
E. A. WISE, legs ard hands severely
burned; will recover.
PHILIP FARLEY, plano mover for Han