Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-02
THREE DEAD, THREE MISSING
Six-Story Building on West Lake
street. Chicago, Suddenly Col
lacses, killing One Man.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-Three are known to
have perished and three others are missing as
result OF the collapse of a six-story build
Ing al 1sa-141 West Lake street this even
Ing. Considerable damage was done to the
adjoining property and during the excite
ment it was reported as high as forty per-
sons were killed. Damage, 100000. The
dead:
DOCTOR, JOSEPH b., barn foreman for
the New England Milling company; caught
In the front part Of the building at the time
of explosion and body recovered by firemen.
HANSON, FRANKLIN s., proprietor New
England Milling company; body removed by
firemen. badly burned.
HILTON, HENRY, bookkeeper for New
England Milling company; body under the
wreckage near where that of his employer
was recovered.
The injured:
Peyton, Patrick, blown into the street by
the conclusion; cut and bruised about face
and arms.
w. B. Adams saloon keeper; head badly
cut.
Charles Hening; run over by frightened
horse; badly bruised.
A. ]. Kelly, bruised by falling bricks.
]. c. Taylor, bruised by falling bricks
The missing:
Mullens Charles, peddler purchasing feed
in the sales room of mill and last seen
struggling to reach an exit after the Leon
ard building had collapsed and burned in
the ruins of the MILL thought by some to
have escaped.
Unidentified woman, said to have been
caught by the portion of the Leonard build
ing wall that fell into the street and buried
beneath the debris.
Williams c., address not known. employe
OF the Leonard Seed company; not yet ac-
counted for.
The cause of the collapse Is unknown, some
claiming that there was an explosion in the
store OF 8. F. Leonard, dealer in seeds; Others
saying that the walls fell without apparent
cause. The generally accepted theory is
that there was an explosion of dust in the
seed store.
The crash came with less than a minutes
warning and Mr.. Leonard, who noticed the
walls of the building shift slightly, called
to his employees to run for their lives and
without a seconds delay they all rushed fol
the street, the last of them getting through
the doorway just in time.
After reaching the street the women EN-,
ployes of Leonard rushed into the home o
Mrs Agnes Wheelan, 1876 Lake street. Mrs
Wheelan, however, noticed that the house
was in danger and refused to allow the wo
men to remain. Less than half minute
later the east wall fell and the house. to.
gether with the adjoining one, was buried
beneath the ruins.
Adjoining Mrs. Wheelan's house and mex
to the seed building stood two story frame
structure occupied by Kelso Bros, dealers
in paper "A number OF young girls and two
men were at work at the time and a panic
followed in their efforts to escape The two
men smashed the windows and in that wa,
rescued the girls.
The following are the losses sustained
Simeon F. Leonard. wholesale seeds los
800, 900, insurance $4,000; C. T. Bowal
owner of building, $4,000, fully insured
Nicholas Beck, $4,000; New England mills
F, Fl. Hanson proprietor, $4,000; Nesor
Bros, paper stock. $1,000; c. Meyer, pickles
and vinegar. $4,000; Agnes Wheelan, owne
of the building, $1,000; w. b. Adams, salool
and boarding house. 1000
At 10 p. m. the firemen working in tn
ruins found the body OF a man under th
debris of the office of the New England mills
1t was too badly burned TO admit of identi
| hcation, but from the position in which |
was found 1t is supposed to be that OF Mr.
Hanson, proprietor OF the mills.