Evening star., 1901-03-11
Horrible Accident at aasteam Laun-
dry in Chicago.
Big LIST oF BADLY INJURED
6oi|erEsp'odes Completely Wreck
ing the Buddy II Was In.
THE DEBRIS CATCHES FIRE

CHICAGO. March. ia boiler Of the
Doremus Laundry, occupying part of the
old Waverly Theater. building on West
Madison street between Throop- and Loomis
Streets exploded today, destroying the
building. In. a. few moments the mass of
debris caught fire. Eight bodies have been
recovered from the ruins six persons are
still missing; while at least twenty-five men
and girls were so seriously injured that
many OF them will die.
- a list OF the dead so far recovered fol-
lows: Emma Sebreska, eighteen years old;
Minnie Olson, thirty-six years old; George
PM, engineer; Frank Haumman: Bessie
hlncaba, fifteen years old; Martha jacob,
tWenty-one years old; Katherine Kelly,
eighteen years old; one unidentified man.
The missing: William Dean, ten years
Old; Kate Colerts. Kate Walsh, Annie Kim
caba, two Cregier girls.
Fataliy injured: Mamie Burns, hurt in
body crushed: Lizzie Darraugh, internal
injuries: George Edom badly crushed.
Long List Of Injured.
Others injured: Peter Dean, leg crushed
and bad body cuts, serious; Tony Stearn,
shoulder crushed and internal injuries, Sc
we're; Minnie Jaeckel. internal injuries, Sc
we're; George Mcneil, head cut, arms crush
co. serious; Theodore Van Alten, internally
hurt. serious; Abe Colson, both ..rms
broken, other injuries, serious; Ellen Con-
way, IoreWoman, serious; VIM. r. Heappel,
internal injuries, serious: Frank Dotten-
why, severe; George Gallsella, internal In
1uries. severe; Susie Franc, severe; Sadie
SLICK, severe; B. Patalo, internal INJURIES
severe; Tony Stampsky (girD, severe; Liz
zie z 1wick. ribs fractured and other injuries,
severe: Mrs. Fannie Dean, slight: John
Dean. slight: Mary Kolb, slight; Teresa
Xansik, slight; Mary Waylock slight: Mary
Hloko. slight.
The explosion took place at time when
many OF the employees Of the laundry had
gone TO work time register found In the
RUNS showing that thirty-six had already
reported for duty. while two or three 9TH
ers were known to have just entered the
Dunoing. or these, hardly one escaped IN
jury OF some sort. The working force of
the laundry is usually much larger, but
none OF the ironing women were on duty.
Ihe force OF the explosion was so terrific
that buildings for. blocks around were
shaken as II by an earthquake. and hun
dreds or windows were shattered.
In an Old Theater Building.
The building In which the explosion oc-
CURED was known as the old Wayerly
Theater and was built ip 1871 Subsequent
ly. it was remodeled. and the rear used by
the Doremus laundry. The part of the au-
ditorium running toward Throop street was
used by the volunteers of America, while
the small stores built out from the wings
OF the auditorium and facing on Madison
street were rented to shopkeepers. One OF
the stores was used as the office of the
Doremus laundry, and through this access
was had to the laundry. Directly back of
the office and In the southwest corner OF
the building the boiler room was located.
The explosion lifted half Of the room Of
the immense building many feet In the air
1t fell back into the ruins of the building,
carrying with it the portion Of the brick
walls that had not been blown outward,
and burying under tons OF debris the un-
fortunate employees.