Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-29
Humber Of Dead Unknown But Will
Bs Largs-Fire Adds TO
Destruction.
One Hundred Girls in the Third
and Fourth Stories Prob.
ably Perished.

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Tarrant q Co, Wholesale druggists.
The fire department almost Instantly
responded A column Of debris. smoke
ana fiame shot up 800 feet into the air.
The Sixth avenue elevated railway
structure, which passes the building,
was demolished at that point. Windows
In the vicinity for blocks around were
blown out by the conclusion. Houses
across the street were in danger.
At 1 o'clock It was said there were
fully $50 persons in the building at the
time OF the first explosion. and few. II
any. OF them escaped. The fire engine
was almost completely demolished by
the falling walls. It's said 100 Of the
employees were girls. They were on
different floors when the explosions oc-
CURED. It is hard to gee how these
girls could have escaped. In restau-
rant next door to the drug house about
1oo people were eating luncheon. Many
were injured and 1t is reported q score
or more lost their lives.
Up 10 2:l5 eleven injured persons had
.been taken to the New York hospital.
All the ambulances from the hospi-
tals south of Fifty ninth street have
been Called to the scene.
q q lithographing establishment close to
.Tarrant,s place caught fire, and the
names spread to the Irving Bank and
two building. across the street.
Warren street station and Ninth ave
nue. Of the elevated road, directly in
front Of the drug establishment. wac
completely demolished and number OF
persons waiting for the train were blown
to the street and received serious in
Jury Several women escaped from the
station by walking along the plank
platform at the edge of the track.
Several buildings In the rear Of the drug
store were. blown down. The flames
spread with wonderful rapidity until
two blocks. from Chambers to Warren,
and from washington to Greenwich
streeta were on are.
Policeman Calvin was in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the fire when the most
serious explosions occurred. He said a
number Of firemen were blown to death
on the Warren street side Of the build
ing. He rescued one OF them. Calvin
/ said II was his belief that no lese than
& 200 persons will be found to have lost
their lives The force OF the explosion
Swas heard and felt clear down to Wall
street and heavy plate glars window,
were smashed and people thrown to the
streets a distance of four blocks.
a Later Account.
New, York. Oct %, 4.30 p. m.-One o.
the most destructive explosions in tn,
history OF the city occurred about moor
lin the building occupied by Tarrant &
Co., wholesale druggists, Greenwich
4 and Warren streets. The force OF th,
explosion wrecked the Irving Banl
across the street. The station at Ntntl
avenue OF the Elevated was badly dam
aged and the road blockaded, making
II Impossible to resume traffic 10
hours. The police report that numbe
OF people lost their lives in the explo
sion, but up to 2:3o no dead had beel
recovered from the building. It Is i'm
possible to make an accurate estimat
OF the number OF lives lost. A grea
many injured were taken to the hospi
tails. The building was on fire nve min
utes before the first explosion. Their
were . number OF fremen near It whel
the walls blew out and 1t is feare'
some OF these were killed Reports a
to the occupants Of the building. in
cludine l25 girls. are conflicting and
! II believed the greater number escaped
There IL "a report that Chief struge
and afteen firemen are lost but 1t l
neither confirmed nor denied. The prop
& erty3 destroyed included nearly an en-
f tire block.
AZ 1880 the hre seemed 10 be givini
\ way TO the ekorte OF the firenen and tn
lower half OF the block below Warrel
street seemed In fair way to be save
from destruction. AT that time ther
wac . report that Assdstant Fire Chic
0ruger and fifteen men Of No. 10 trucl
were mis1ing, but nothing certain coul
be learned.
A girl employed near the Tarran
building declared the girls ate luncheol
son the upper floors. She said she kne,
they could not have escaped. II. N
CouShlin aaid he saw tn. men and
woman ON the TOP; Moor OF the Tarran
They were frantlcally appealing for al
ana they fell hack In the ruins.