The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17
From Fiye to Fifteeu Persons Killed
in 4 Chicago Fire.
| THIRTY MEN ARE. BADLY INJURED.
Several Of Them Have Little Hopes
Of Recovery.
JuMrED FROM THE WINDOWS
some Met Death in This Manner
while Others Fell Victims 10 the
Flames Heroic Rcscnes.

Is most savage nres Chicago has seen sine
III Tho famous cold storage warehouse iire< o.
III. tho Worlds Fair grounds IN 1898, 70 taxi
Xssnywhero from Ave % fifteen lives. main
~ thirty people and reduce a six-story hrlcl
y building into 4 pile ot blazing titnbers
4 red hot bricks and twisted iron. The NUN
n Der Of dead Is still In doubt and probably
si VIII not be definitely known until the do.
III Iris OF tho building Is sufficiently cooled
X, 10 admit of search being made for tbs
3 bodies Of thosa who are undoubtedly IL
4 the ruins. This VIII be two DAYS henc'
y ut lNlst. Three mon are known to be dead
Y they are.
H Samuel Al. Clark, bookkeeper for tnt
n oimatead scientItic company.
Miles n. Smith. salesman for the Ohm
ateed Scientific company.
Edward Binz. cashier for Sweet. Wal.
iach & Co.
Those reported missing aud who had not
h returned home or communicated with thoir
friends tonight and whose bodies ore be-
7 liered to to iu the ruins are the follow
I ing:
TX W. a. olmstead, president OF the w. A..
d olnastead Scientific company, rushed
V through the sixth floor notifying his en-
n ployes of their peril. seen 10 go towards
X rear OF the building and was not seen to
n leave.
II g. II. Armens. secretary OF the w. A..
~ olnistead company, was In the building
II When the fire started and has not been
Il seen since.
Mrs Nj. r. Harris, widow, 40 years old.
/ employed as boolskeeper for the w. A.
7 Olmstead company. believed to have been
4 overcome by smoke and burned to death.
H Not seen by other employees as they rushed
y 20 safely.
Unknown woman, seen from window
I on tho sixth floor soon after Miles smith
leaped TO his death, thought TO have
Il burned in tho ruins
II. Z. Anderson, employed by Sweet.
a WailEch & Co., not seen to leave the
building after the fire started and Is
thought to have been snffocated
Tony last name unknown), boy for
n Sweet, Wallach g. Co., jumped from the
1 siXsh floor in the rear ana fell into the
ruins. II ia thought.
Fred Hamill, vaudeville singer, en-
pioged by National Music company, not
4 seen since fire
G. A.. Price, manager for tho w. A. Ohm
stead Scientific company thought to have
been snffocated.
"a. Il Rollman. Jr.. Wcstern agent for
Henry Iioilzman Of Colunbiis Ohio hna
! rcon1s with Sweet Wnllach & Co thought
I 70 have heen overcome by smoke and
burned to death
soloman Roilman, thoughtsto have met
HIS sons fate.
Anna Guest. cashier for tho National
/ Music company. thought TO hDye been
ovcrovercome by smoke while trying 10 es-
cape.
H. Il, Nelson worried for the w. A. DIM
steal Scientific company, reen with Sam
vel 4. Clark who wRs Killed ord thought
! 10 have been burned TO death.
w. a. Marvin, shipping clerk for The
Presbyterian board OF publication, not at
home and thought to have been lost.
william Ross errand boy for the presby-
,eplan board oil publication. thought to
have gone down IN the ruins.
Clarles a Price. cashior for the DIM
stead company,
W, r. Nelson, an employee of the DIM
stead company reported as missing BY his
wife TO the police tonight.
W. ~. Marvin, employed by tho PresIy-
teran Publication company, last ssen
groning bis way through smoke and flames
to the fifth floor.
Tho injured:
Paul 9. Snyder. employed by Sweet.
Wnllach & Co.. sogorely burned about
head and body. may die.
Emil Dresser, fell from third STORY. hin
broken and spine injured. may die,
4, ~ Mccullough, salesman for Alfred
Peats Jumped from third floor. right hip |
may die. 49,
Mary Laperre. burned about face and |
head, fell from fire escape at second floor.
sustained internal injuries, may die.
High Elliott, manager Presbyterian |
board OF publication, hands and face |
burned, not serious.
Herman p. overman. fell from fire es |
cape, badly bruised.
H. 81 Cunningham. agent for the North
crn Pacific Express company head and
body burned w
". s. Lemley, coIored. waiter NJ n 7,
Kohlsaat & Co.'s restaurant, jumped from
second floor OF restaurant, right ieg
OFFICER Joseph Rogers. overcome ~
smoke while rescuing people from IN,
burning building
Prof, Hans Line Of the National Mus,r
COMPANY, face and hands burned.
AZ Wise. legs and hands severely
burned, Will recover
Philip Farley, piano mover for Conoyer
|, conlpapy rlght leg broken in Jump
. w. II Murphy, engineer, burned about
fare and shoulders y.
. Jessie Basa right ankle broken IN ,un,r.
ine from seoond floor.
snn,e Rasa Jumped from second floor
severely injured '1V''
narld scNaofer ariu broken trying N
81 u Mccullough, who jumped
(. a.sw NyHtronl face and hands
I fNxsironl. fnae hands and .oss
Nr'es vnph fsce ara neck cut BY sari-