The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-30
Most Horrible Accident Ever 0c.
Cured in San Francisco.
HUNDRED DEAD AND INJURED
Two Hundred Msu and Boys We're on Roof
Of Pacific Glass Works Witnessing
Football Game When Rooi
Gave Way.

sAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2p.-As the
result of one Of the most horrible ca
lesl,ophqs that ever occurred in San
Francisco. 10 people were killed and
fully 80 badly injured today by the
collapse Of the roof Of the Pacific Glass
Works on Fifteenth street.
S4vcnty'hve people fell through the
roof upon the red hot furnaces and
glass watts below. Al were horribly
burned and Il ls feared that in ad-
1ltion TO the 10 deaths already re-
ported there will be several more
Two hundred people. all men and
hoys. had gathered on the sheet iron
roof Of the glass works 10 obtain
free view OF the annual football game
between stanford and the University
Of California, About twenty minutes
after the game had commenced there
was a crash plainly audible from the
football grounds and portion Of the
crowd IN the roof went down TO a
horrible death below
The fires In the furnaces had been
started for the hHt time today and
the vats were full Of liquid glass. Il
was upon these that the victims fell.
somc were killed instantly and Others
were slowly roasted 70 death. The few
who missed the furnaces or rolled OF.
together with workmen in the glass
works. saved the lives Of many who lay
unconscious by pulling them away
froG their horrible resting place.
The police and fire department were
soon at hand and every patrol wagon
and ambulance In the city was sum
mnned. They were not enough and
express wagons and private carriages
were pressed into service TO carry on
the dead and wounded. Many OF the
injured were unconscious while others
were hurried. shrleklng with agony. to
The hospitals.
The Southern Pacific railroad hospital
was only two blocks away and was
quickly filled. About forty wounded
were taken there. Others were sent TO
81. Luke's hospital. the city receiving
hospital, to private residences and 9TH
er places.
The roof OF the glass works was not
over 200 feet away from the football
field, but twenty thousand people
watching the game were too intent up
on the contest 20 notice what had oc-
Cured. Il was only when an usher
went through the vast crowd calling
for doctors that 1t became known that
there had been an accident.
The dead are: ]. A. Mulrooney. w,
II. Eckfeld. Edgar Flaharen. T. ]. Rip
pom, VIM, Valencia, Mr., Nandina, Tai
leyrand Barwall. Carol Harold. Frank
Newly and four unknown.
The injured; Walter Griffin. George
Campbell. George Miller Louis Cooper,
John Lane. Lee Maeauly, V. Frescht-
ter, Jess f. Copen, Clarence Burns,
Harold Palmer Martin Traynor, r,
Essmann. VIII Hausch. Leon Gerard,
Clarence Burns, John Brough, Fred
Garlty. ]. f. Freschtter, Leon Doyle,
Fred Buwinkle, George C. Miller Ar
thur outsen, George Hezer. Fred Hart
man. John IIouser. Theo. Baker, George
Pele Ed Hoan. James Bowen, Carol
II. Palmer, Albert Gerke George
Campbell. Albert Louz, George Morshal,
VIM. Conway, - Darcy, w. X. Grand,
Otto Bermeister.
Eighty-two persons more or less In
jured have been taken to various hos
pitfalls or removed to their homes.
Most Of those killed and injured We're
boys between and 16 years of age
Nearly all the victims had skull frac-
lures or limbs broken and sustained
Internal injuries.
The portion OF the roof which col
lapsed was a mere covering over the
ventilator bars at the apex Of the
building and was not constructed tC
sustain any heavy weight. The hori'
zontal timber In the center, cores
ponding to ridgepole of an ordi'