Evening journal., 1901-08-07
DEATH LIST
NUMBERS SEVEN
One Dozen More Bodies Be-
lieVed TO be in Ruins
Piremen and Police Hold 70 Theory
That Exploding Gasoline Caused
Disaster

Philadelphia, Aug I.-SeVen DEAD |
three or four probably fatally injured
and more than 60 other persons hurt
more or less seriously Is the latest
revised record of Monday nights ex-
plosion in the block OF buildings on
Locust street, above Tenth, in this
city How many more victims II any,
are still in the ruins will not be known
until all the debris has been cleared
away, which will require many more
hours of hard work. The latest find
was made at o'clock last night, when
the badly burned remains of colored
man was found In the wreckage on
the sidewalk.
The list OF dead Is as follows:
Elizabeth Mountain, aged 3s years
Frederick Lee, aged 40 years, col
ored
Unknown oolored child, aged about
years.
Unknown colored woman. aged
about 2S years. and three unknown
colored men.
The most seriously injured, who are
likely to die, are: Mrs. Patrick Quig-
ley. Samuel Gales (colored), Lizzie
Watkins (colored) and Morris Rosen-
thai. The escape from death Of Lizzie
Watkins is considered remarkable. She
was buried almost dozen feet under
the debris, with fire all around her.
She was taken from the ruins four
and a half hours after the explosion
occurred. She was badly burned and
bruised and her sight was destroyed.
Undeterred by the incessant rain,
the work Of searching for the dead
has been kept up continuously since
the explosion took place. The only
person who was positively known TO
be in the ruins was Elizabeth Noun
tain, and a large force of men was
kept constantly at work in the debris
where her mothers house had stood.
The efforts of the searchers were re
warded at o'clock yesterday after
noon, when, in a corner of the cellar,
covered partly by broken bricks, the
remains of the unfortunate woman
were found. Her mother and brother
had stood by during the entire night
and day watching the searchers.
One colored man was found In the
ruins Of the restaurant, which wai
patronized by negroes. He was sup
posed to be helper in the place, but
no one could be found TO identify him
The man found last night was about
80 years of age, and had on the uni
form Of a bootblack.
Today 200 men. under the direction
Of the department Of public safety, are
vigorously pursuing the search. Many
OF the residents Of the neighborhood
believe there are more bodies in the
wreckage. There are several persons
still missing. but as some of these
had no known permanent place OF
residence it cannot be stated to G
certainty that they are buried in the
ruins. The police and fire officials
can give no opinion except what they
gather from those who live In the vi
cinity Of the disaster.
The police and fire officials are also
making a search for the cause of the
explosion, but up to this morning the.
have found no positive proof as to it,
cause. They hold to the theory thai
gasoline did the damage, and that II
had been stored in one OF the three
grocery stores. The officials are in
clined to believe that the explosion
occurred in the McClemmy store
which was in the middle of the block
McClemmy, who is badly injured
claimed that he had only gallon o.
the oil in his place and that he KEEP
it in the rear of the building.