Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
TEN PERISH IN FLAMES.
Fourteen More Badly Injured
In a Blaze at Toledo.
FIRE STARTS FROM EXPLOSION.

TOLEDO, o., Sept. 21.-Ten people Gre
mated and fourteen seriously injured is
the record of the most disastrous fire
that ever occurred in Toledo. The spon-
taneous combustion of dust in the grain
elevator owned by Paddock, Hodge e.
Co., at 8 o'clock last night caused this
terrible destruction of life and none of
those who are now alive will survive
the burns. The dead:
SAMUEL ALEXANDER.
BERT WAINWRIGHT.
FRED GARRETT.
HAROLD PARKS.
JOHN SMITH.
GRACE PARKS.
FRANK VAN HoUsET.
JOIN CARR.
sSUPT WILLIAM PARKs. ~
UNKNOWN MAN.
The injured:
David D. Kemp, Barney Walch, Charles
Keifer, Fred Pardigillis, Elliott,
Charles Brookseeker, Everett Smith,
Hamilton Parks, w. c. Jordan, Peter
Haas, Al Baldie, three others, names I'M
known.
William j. Parks, the pperintendent,
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of the lower story, was conscious for
moment and said that about $50 o'clock
a terrible explosion occurred on the
south side Of the elevator and that he
knew there were about 20 men at work
on the seven floors Of the enormous
bnilding. None of those who are now
alive will survive the burns and bruises
with which they are covered. Besides
those regularly employed at the elevator
the three children of superintendent
Parks were visiting him at the time.
One of these may recover from his
burns, but Grace, q 11-year-Old girl, is
burned almost beyond recognition and
Harold, the third child, has not been
found, being either blown to atoms or
cremated Superintendent Parks died
early this morning of his injuries.
Superintendent Parks died early this
morning of his injuries.
Terrific Explosion,
At $50 o'clock last evening the people
all over Toledo were startled by ter
rife explosion which caused a panic all
over the neighborhood. Houses We're
shaken as if by an earthquake and
windows were shattered for blocks
around. Those in the vicinity of the
Union elevator soon noticed flames
bursting from all sides of the building.
It was but few minutes until the fire
department. of the city began the work
of rescue, which was rendered difficult
by the terrific heat of the fire. The
river cut off escape. on one side and
there the flames seemed to be less fierce.
The families of dozen men who We're
known to be at work within rushed to
the scene and women calling for their
imprisoned husbands, brothers and
fathers made scene Undesirable.
1t was learned that the force Of 20
men expected to load $4,000 bushels of
grain during the night. Not one of the
entire number could be seen in any
part of the building and it was impos.
sible to reach them in any way, vii
liam Parks was found first He was e
feet from the building. frightfully
burned and his clothes almost entirely
torn off. He had been hurled from his
place in the main floor through a win
.dow and his agonizing cries We're most
pitiful. Another emplOye, John Carr
was hurled from the fifth floor Of the
building and was found bleeding anC
burned, with many bones broken. H.
did not long survive. Fireman David
Kemp and Charles Keifer, the engineer
were found at their places in the engine
rooms. They were wounded by fallin.
timbers and their faces were charred t,
crisp by the flames.
Girl Fatally injured.
The little daughter Of William Park
was sitting at the desk in the Office a
the time Of the explosion and was hurled
out of the door. She walked down tn
elevation on which the building stand
and dropped down, to be carried ava,
unconscious, suffering from wound
from which she cannot recover
John Smith was fatally burned H
was literally disemboweled and wa
taken to the hospital to die. The miss
ing men are doubtless all dead N
trace can be found of any of them an
as they were employed at the top of tn
elevator their chances for escape wer
but slight.
The heat became SO intense that 2
cars standing on the sidings near tn
burning building Were added to the Loss
The fire department had hard strus
gle to save other elevators and property
The bridge across the Maumee rive
was on fire several times, but outsid
the loss of the elevator the damage
slight.
Mr.. Paddock, member of the fir
owning the plant, said there was b.
tween 100000 and 100000 bushels (
grain in storage at the time, the mo
of it being winter wheat. The pro
erty and grain is an entire loss and wi
reach S550,000. The insurance is Sl35
600 on the building and the grain IS co
cred with $3.50, 900 insurance.
At 1890 O'Clock the flames were und
control.
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