The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-19


twisted iron. For a time the flames
threatened TO consume the entire block
between Adams street and Jackson
boulevard, comprising the houses of
Lyopw& Healy, the Butterick Publish
ing company, the Singer Sewing Ma
chine company, the Story Piano COM
pany and the Steger Piano company.
The fire broke out in the building at 213-
215 Wabash avenue at II o'clock and
within Is minutes had gained such
Roadway that the course of the flames
could not be stayed, as far as that build
ing was concerned.
The victims.
The number of dead is still i'm doubt
and probably will not be definitely
known until the debris OF the building
is sufficiently cooled TO admit 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:
Edward Binz. 2a25 Prairie avenue: worked
for Sweet, Wallaeh & Co
Samuel a. Clark, was In the employ OF
the w. a. Omsted Scientific company.
Miles Smith. 1856 Wrightwood avenue.
Missing.
The missing. of whom nothing could
be learned az late hour and most OF
whom are without question buried in
the wreck Of the building. nre
W A. olmsted, president OF the olmsted
Scientific company. rushed through the
sixth floor notifying his employees Of their
peru, was seen 10 go towards the rear OF
the building. and was not seen 20 leave.
G. II Arms. secretary OF the Olmsted
company, was In the building when the
fire started has not been seen since.
Mrs M. Il, Harris. widow, ~ years old.
employed as a boookkeeper for Olmsted;
believed to have been overcome by smoke
and burned TO death.
Unknown woman seen az window on the
sixth ioor shortly after Miles Smith leaped
20 his death. was not seen afterwards:
thought 10 have been burned In the ruins.
G. T Anderson, employed by Sweet. Wal
ZACH & Company; was not seen to leave the
building after the fire started. and IS
thought 20 have been suffocated
- lin. assistant IN office Of the Preshy-
terrain Board Of Publication; was on fifth
noor when the fire started, and was not
seen TO leave the building.
Tony @ last name unknown. Office boy
for Sweet. Wallach a Co. jumped from
sixth floor IN the rear; fell into the ruins.
II is thought.
Fred Hamll. vaudeville singer, employed
by the National Music company; not seen
since fire.
G. a. Price cashier olmstcd Co thought
20 have been suffocated
Solomon Grollman. Jr., western agent for
Henry Hoffman, Columbus, o. had rooms
with Sweet, Wallaeh & CO.: thought TO
have been overcome by smoke and burned
10 death.
Solomon Grollman. sr., with Grollman.
Jr. thought TO have met his sons fate.
Anna Guest, cashier for the National
Music company; thought 20 have been over
come by the smoke while trying 10 escape
from the burning building.
II. r. Nelson worked for the Olmsted
company: seen with Samuel A. Clark. who
waskiiled and thought 10 have been burned
10 death
William Marvin. shipping clerk for Pres
byterian Board OF Publications not az home
ard thought 10 have lost his life.
William Boss, errand boy for Presbyte-
ran board thought to have persisted.
w, J. Wilcox, partner OF w. A. Olmsted:
IN building on sixth floor when fire started
thought 10 have gone down IN the ruins.
Hattie Davidson. employed IN manufac-
turing department OF the Olmsted COM
pany: probably dead.
The Injured.
Following IS partial list OF the in
jured:
ZACH q Co, severely burned about head and
body: may die: Emil Bresscrman. dropped
from third floor 10 street, hip and spine in
jured. may die; A. y. Mccullough. jumped
from third floor, hip. shoulder broken. in
ternal injuries. may die. Mary Lapere.
burned about face and head. fell from sec
ond iloor TO ground, sustained Internal in
Juries. may die; Hugh S. Elliott, manager
Presbyterian Board OF Publications. hands
and face burned, not serious; Herman H.
Overman fell from fire escape, badly
bruised; III. u. Cunningham. agent for
Northern Pacific Express company. head
and body burned: w. s Lemley (colorcd),
Jumped from second floor, right leg broken:
officer Joseph Rogers, overcome by smoke
while rescuing people from the burning
bullding; Prof. Hans Line, National Music
company, face and hands burned while
helping employees to reach fire escape; IL. A
Wise, legs and hands severely burned I:
Philip Farley, right leg broken, jumped
from secoBd-story window: w. III. Murphy,
engineer, burned about face and shoulders.
Josie Baxa. right ankle broken, jumped
from second-stOry window. Annie Baxa,
jumped from second-story window. So
verely bruised. David Schaefer. arm
broken, trying to catch A. II. Mccullough,
who Jumped from third floor. Andrew Ny
strom. face and hands burned. A. j. Ny
strom. face. hands and legs burned; Fred
Smith, face ana neck cut by railing glass
and head bruised by falling brick Jacob
kerchin, letter carrier. jumped from sec
ond-story, back injured, ankle sprained,
John McDermott, jumped from second
noor. dislocated shoulder. James w. Wall.
pipeman, head and back injured by bricks
from falling wall; Kate Carney. forewOman
for music company, face and head burned.
The Harmed BuiIding.
The building was six stories high and
had frontage of 80 feet on Wabash av-
enuc, and extended back 100 feet TO the
alley. The principal occupants Of the
building were: Conover Piano com
pany, Presbyterian Board Publication,
Sweet, Wallach Il Co, Photographic
supplies; Olmsted Scientific company
school apparatus; National Music com.
pany, Emerson Piano company, Chi.
cago Cottage Organ company, Alfred
Beril, music publisher, and Alfred
Peats, wall paper. The building had two
elevator shafts, one in the front and
one in the rear, and reaching from the
third floor TO the roof was light shaft
i which rave the flames IA chapce and