The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-27

horror OF fire was added to the sufferinss
OF the imprisoned ones.
Nelghborus houses were turned into tenn.
porary hospitals and those physicians VINO
were In the vicinity ensed the suffering ones
as much as they were able. The FIRST am.
pulances on the scene we're totally made.
quate TO carry those who had already been
eNtricnted and express wagons and similar
vehicles were pressed into service.
while part OF the fremen directed their
/ enorts TO tho fire, the greater number
seized axes and crowbars and began prylug
out the victims who could be seen or whose
faint cries were audible.
In comparatively short time all the
lahorcrs who could work to advantage were
feverlshly throwing and pulling the debris
out into Brooklyn avenue.
Two floors and the roof had fallen At an
angie and formed a sort OF huge cover, un-
der which the fire burned herccly. Not un-
I'll the fircmcn had chopped through this
did the stream OF water begin to have an
nppreciabe eject on the flames. The suf-
ferings OF those who were buried beneath
were later mutey testified TO by their
charrcd and blackened bodies.
Engineer Riley was among the FIRST to be
dug out from the wreck. His escape was
little short OF miraculous. when the boiler
let 60 he was Knocked to the door and ono
Of the smaller testing boilers was blown
over his PROSTATE form In such way that
one end rested on some debris high above
him, thereby forming shield that kept
the falling timbers, bricks aud machinery
from crushing him. The escaping steam.
however. burned him frightfuly.
Aftpr hts arrival nj Erapp boanifoI RiIaVfa
irst words were: "How did 1t happeny"
The engine and boilers were all right"
Gradually the rescucrs worked their way
downward through the pile, BY this time
there were no cries or groans TO aid them.
for the flames had destroyed chose unfor-
Inmates who were not Killed by the cx-
plosion or the fall. But the work OF res,
cue continued with undated haste. When
n heavy beam or piece Of shaftlng was en-
countcrcd a team Of horses was driven in
and the piece OF wrekage hauled to the
street. Stretchcr bearers stood beside the
delivers and bore away the burned ana
blackencd bodies. In several cases the
oharred corpscs were so hot when re-
covered that they could scarcely be handled
by the undertallers and assistants.
The hospitals were beseged by relatives
ana friends OF the injured men. At einer-
gcncy hospital, which was only short dis
tance from the scene and where many oe
the injured were carried In wagons, ths
floors Of the reception rooms ana even the
han were used as temporary resting
place for the victims. Similar scenes were
onntcd at Grace and Harper hospitals
The property loss. according 20 Secretary
Chllds. is about $4,000. The firm car
red $4,000 ire and some boiler Insurance.
Subscriptions for the relief Of the suf.
fercrs have been started,
Nothing is known as yet about the cause
OF the explosion The boilers had teen
recently inspected and the engineer was
known a. one Of the most careful ana
capable men in the city
At midnight the injured at the voriFus
hospitals were r. iorted 10 be holding
their own.
OF the twenty.slx dead, four died at the
hospitals during the early evening and
the other twenty-five were dug from tpo
ruins.
TwENTY.sEVENrH BODY FOUND.
Detroit, Mich, November 2T.-rhe TWEEN
ty-seYenth body was taken from the ruins
OF the wrecked Perperthy Injector com.
pony's plant at 1880 this morning. The
body was unidentified.