The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-30

New York. Oct. 2s.-As the result OF
small fire several successive explosions of
chemicals occurred In the drug store al
Warren and Greenwich streets to-day and
blew down dozen buildings and badly
damaged a score of others. The loss of
life is not known. but from all sources of
information IL is gathered that there are
perhaps the bodies of thirty persons in
the ruins, though because of the hot de-
bris and the slowness of the moving of it,
10 body had been removed UP 10 mid
night.
The disaster was one Of the most terri
bic that has ever occurred in this city
and rivals the Windsor Hotel fire in its
sppalling results. though in loss of prop
eTty IL will be worse. Chief Croker, of
the fire department, said tonight that the
loss is fully SI,500,O00.
The action OF the tremendous catastro-
phe was more vivid and awful than the
city has seen for long time. Buildings
fell In on themselves or toppled over on
others, iron girders were thrown yards
away, smashing through great walls
whole structures fell into the streets in
piles so that the line of thoroughfare
could not be marked out, huge splinters
of iron, steel, and wood were flung into
the streets and into the buildings. clean
through the walls, where they buried wo-
men and men, people walking through the
streets were knocked down and danger
horses were thrown down, wagons, win
dows, store fronts, and all sorts of prop
erty for blocks in every direction were
wrecked and damaged.
There are IS persons reported missing
and 100 men. women. and children are on
the list of the injured.
Search for bodies is going on and will
be continued all night. Chief Croker said
tonight that no fremen had perished in
the FIRE. all his men having been account
ed for.
List of Missing.
The following-named persons are miss
ing:
r s Armstrong Rutherford, N. ]. employed at
20 Greenwich street
Milo Belding. New York.
Mary Bradley. New York; employed at IS Murray
street.
Mrs. Bishop and two daughters: wife and chill
drea Of proprietor OF Home Made Hotel.
Joseph Basso Borough Of the Bronx.
Ira C. Barnes. New York.
Francis Barnes. Summit. n. J.; store lo2 War
rea street.
John CTeIgh Brooklyn; employed at IOl Warren
street
Michael cOuEhland. New York: street cleaning
department employe.
Kate Callahan New York; employed BY Tarrant
& Co.
Isaac Cohen New York; truck driver
Henrietta Chalk. HObOken. employed by Tarrant
Co.
Herman DwOrdkOWltI. New York: employed at
- Greenwich street
George DouneIly. New York: truckman
LTHes, F!stman. New York; employed by Acker.
Merrill CondiL
Ao.ile BoIden. employed by Tarrant COMPANY.
Nss Brian. employed at 2Ss Greenwich street.
Thomas Harriet Brooklyn; employed by Tar
rant
William Hslssy. Brooklyn employed at ls2 War
rea street
Louisa JoseksH. New York.
BENJAMIN Noorehouse. Mont Clair n J.; en-
Ilayed by TsrFsnt
julia Murphy. New York
Henry Aua, Brooklyn.
jules oppenhein. address unknown.
Mary Rusch. WeehsWkeA. n. :; emploves nv
Tsrrant Co.
Frank scb1etter. ROselle NJ J.; saplove5 nv
L.estre supply Company ZsS Greenwich street
Kate SMITH. Jersey Cirys employed at l5s Cb,n-
ts-s street.
George sehuok. Brooklyn: employed By T.rr.D,
90.
A1ritz spelkauf New York
Mary smith, New York. employed by TarraB, 4
Co.
James Wilkinson. New YORK; street cleaning ss.
Iavmelt
Fsuck Hennestey. Hobokea; employed BY EpD-
'ns Smith Weiners.
Norris KWayer. New YORK; empIo,ed - ss w.
re1 street
v Ii Nathushek. New York; employed BY
g.sao nrm 90 Broadway
Frederick Peters. Hoboken. plumber; eraplsysd A.
Narfsa sad Greenwich strustE
George " salker. BFOOklyni employed Al ls
Chambers street
The Injured.
The list Of Injured Is as follows:
Noses Abrsm. New YORK: cut On head.
EenaTc :. Alderman. New York; ear and head
eat taken home
Charles Allen. aged siIty-thEes. Brooklyn; suf.
tTag from burns. taken home.
John l. Allen. IT.. DuHtoa. Long bland; cut
slol, body.
!aaa : Alien. H. Dunioh: hair burned on head.
iaes 51rae4
joln l. AaasTson. PIsinhsld. n. J.. head cut
home
!ass5a Baehrseh. New YORK: slight injuries.
home
!asssh Beck. New YORK Gu; about face; home.
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