The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-01
REVISED LIsT on DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30 O-Ths city
has never known an accident approach
ing In horrible details that Of yester-
day. when more than one hundred men
and boys who were viewing the STAN
ford-callfornia football game from the
roof OF an adjoining glass mandatory
were suddenly precipltated into the in
terrier Of the building. many of them
on top Of the white-hot furnaces.
The ventilator annex to the roof on
which they were perched collapsed un-
der the strain and without warning
fourteen persons were hurled TO their
death. The injured now being cared.
for in hospitals or at their homes num-
Der So. and Of these several cannot sur
vive.
The dead are:
Edgar Fairhaven. II years
". II Eckfeldt. 12 years.
William Valencia, IS years.
Thomas ]. Rippon. "a years.
James A Mulroney. 40 years. Of spo-
kane
MARQUIS Van Dura. IS years. Of Pas
adena.
Virgil Neuby. Is years.
Charles Monahan. "a years.
Talleyrand Barnwell. 1e years.
Leon Glrard. IS years.
William Rothensteln. u years.
Robert Miller. II years.
Hector Mcneil. Is years.
Moses ottenstein. Is years.
One Of the bodies believed to be J..
A. Mulroney was also identified as that
OF f. c. Putney.
Nearly all OF the dead sustained frac-
lures Of the skull or fatal injuries to
their spinal column. In only a few
cases was contact with the furnaces
the immediate cause Of deafh for ready
hands quickly dragged to the open air
those who were in danger Of being
burned alive.
Fred F. Lilly who is among those
believed to be fatally injured. came to
san Francisco 4 few weeks ago from
New York City. Among his effects were
found number Of letters from his
father. Henry Lilly. who is connected
with the firm of ]. Richards & COM
pany, dealers in boots and shoes. 50 and
81 Read street. New York City.
Charles Yost. oven man Of the glass
works. was raking the fire when the
crash came and narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by the falling bodies. He
saws that those killed are those who
struck the heavy bands that surround
the glass oven or were crushed by those
who fell on top OF them. Many sue
ceeded in staying their descent for a
moment by holding on to the broken
beams but before they could be reach
ed they were obliged to let go their
hold and drop to the floor. a distance
OF AZ feet.
Clarence Jeter. a furnace tender. pull
ed eight people on the top Of the
retorts where the heat was about 500
degrees, The oil drips were full and
the fire did not 80 down until they
were emptied. Some of the men and
boys were terribly burned. They were
drawn away from the retorts with long
iron pokers used IN testing the glass
While aiding in removing the dead
and wounded, T. ]. Parker. fireman.
found his own son among those in
jured. The lad will probably die.
The managers of the glass works
state that II was impossible for them
10 keep the people Off their building.
They disclaim all responsibility for the
accident It is estimated that over 800
people were on the ventiiator when it
collapsed for its entire length Of 100
feet. Some were thrown to the main
roof of the building and escaped un-
hurt, but Of those who fell into the
structure nearly all were either killed
or seriously manned.