Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-21
TEN BURNED TO DEATH.
,sor,,sn Others Injured in an Elevator fire at
Toledo.
DUST CAUSED A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
-. roilow, In . Disaster which "a
rearfui In Its Destruction Of Life
and Property.

$500. o.. Sept. eo.-Eight persons
.sf.d and eight more seriously
I'D . the result Of the most disas-
-, Ar that ever occurred In Toledo.
samuel Alexander. Bert VAIN
-, Fred Carrot. Harold Parks,
~. smith. Grace Parks. Frank Van
uer.,n John carr. VIM. J. Parks, un-
Known man, - No..
wsi.b. Charles Refer. Fred Pardlgil-
IA, charles Brookseoker. Ia Elliott,
r,,.ss sml.h. Hamilton Parks, w. c.
t..,,n peter Haas. Al Baldle.
1.,.., others. names unknown.
~. .,..,taueaus CONFUSION OF duit
~, tr.in elevator owned by Pad
~ uodFe A Co. at . o'clock caused
M tsrrlbie distraction OF ne ana none
~ INC who were taken out Site, the
are started wert Tar e.' ~, 80.
atth's door 10 tel any OF the uetalls'
"t9ft,w i parks. the superintendent.
80 ieinr blown through the window
- tbs lower stony. was 'nnsviouH toi a
W ~. ~ 0-d IA that about hisO a ter
~" .rni54ion occurred on the souih
eids of the elevator and thM ne kn.M
thrrs we're about twenty men a. M,ViiN
on the s.ven doors OF inc k'e'" '"''u-
M .,,ds. those regularly employed at
-. Ietltfor the three children ~ Su-
,,.,ssnt parks wVr visiting MIN az
,i.vr ono Of these may recover
a., his burns. but Grace, n seventeen,
y.ir-od cid, il burned almost peyY,,,n
fecngniiion and Haflld, the INV vn,ln.
has not been found, heins e''"'' INV"
10 1', ~, Iniaan houses we're shaken
nv M explosion ~ by an earihquake,
All windows were shattered Tor p'o'NA
ysry s,on afiorward flames burst
from ali sides OF the elevator. ~ was
but a few minutes till the nfc uvparts
mons N aha city began the wotk OF
resrua. which was rendered diflicuit
by ihs terrific heat OF the fire. Tho
,iver rui on escape on one side. and
fhrre tho flames seemed 60 b. less nrrce,
Tho families Of dozen men VINO
worked within rushed 90 The scene, ana
women calling for their impfi.'n.u
husbanda. brothers and fathers made
a neeno indlscfihahle.
II was Learned that force Of twenty
men had hccn IN the building, their
rurrige having been 10 load $1,000
hufheir nf rruin during the night No
one vi the entire number could be seen
IN any part OF the huilinr, and u was
impossible IN reach them In any way
william Parks was found hrrt. he
was twenty feet from the building.
nlrhtfuily burned and his clothes al
most entirely torn on. lie had been
hurled from hlH place IN the main
room through window. and his ago
nIflng cries were most pitlful
Another employc. John Carr was
hgfltd from the nfth fioor ~ the build
NJ ard was found bleeding and
tfncd. with many bones broken. lie
"a not long survive.
Fireman David Kemp and Charles
kflfor, the engineer, were found 40
their places IN the enFinc-room. They
were wounded by falling timbers. and
their faces were charred 10 crisp by
the flames
was sitting nj the desk In the office at
tho time Of the explosion. and was
hurled ont OF the door. She walked
down the elevation on which the build
ing stands, and dropped down. 10 be
carried away unconscious. suffering
from wo' ~ nom which she cannot
recover.
John smith was fatally burned. lie
was literally dlsembowclcd and was
iakcn b the hospital 10 die.
Tho missing men are doubtless all
N'Aus ~ AN'f can DC fnunN OF any
" them. na they were employed az tho
top ~ the elevator, and their chances
Tor escape were but slight
The heat became - intense that
twenty ears standing on the Hdlnga
near the building were added 10 the
loss Tho FIRE department had hard
struggle 20 save other elevators and
rrlfgrty. The bridge across the Maui
nee river was on IRE several times.
lui outside the loss of the elevator |
Ne damage IN slight.
NJ Paddock, q member Of the firm |
owning the plant said there was be- |
ivcen 100000 and coo 900 bushels Of /
rfaln In storage at the time. the most !
~ being winter wheat The prop. /
efiy and grain II an entire loss, and /
viii reach f5ioOoo. The Insurance h /
Nli.Qoo on the building. and the grain |
u covered with t9rs.000 Insurance. A.
l4'!o o'clock the flames were under con.
troll.