Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-10-23

Two Of Those Who Jamped Are *
Badly Injured They win Die-Not
known How Many Lives
Have Been Lost.

Chicago. Oct 2-Fire 10 the plant
q the Glucose Sugar Refinery, situat'
ed at Taylor street and the Chicago
river. almost entirely destroyed the
plant and IL Is reported that 10 men
lost their lives. The number Of dead
has not been established but II b.
known that they were in the building
and an were working on the seventh
fioor. The flames broke out just before
midnight last night aud spread so rap.
idly that men working on the third
foor had barely time 10 escape With
their lives and IL Is not thought by the
employees OF the concern or by the FIRE.
men. that the men DO the upper story
could have avoided death ~ mid
night two bodies had been ,Aken from
the ruins. but the Ere was burning SO
dercely that % was impossible TO make
further search.
The plant Of the refining company
consisted 90 three buildings the dry
ing house. seven stories in height, the
main refinery. "a stories high, and an.
other structure Of four stories The
IRE started in the drying house being
caused by an explosion. The flames
spread with almost Incredible rapidly
aud by the time the first Of the FIRE
department had arrived the building
was ablaze from foundation 10 roof u
was impossible for the fremen TO make
any effective fight against the flames
and IN a short time an the walls were
down and the building within one-hali
hour from the time u the explosion
was a mass OF debris
The hromcn bent every effort toward
saving the History building Of the re-
finery. but so intense was the fire In
the drying house that this caught Gre
IN several places and 40 1890 a. m, u
was evident that. even 10 10 could De
saved 40 all 10 would be badly dam.
aged.
The men employed 10 the three low
or floors OF the drying house ran Cor
the doors and windows as soon as
they had knowledge OF The fire and an
succeeded ln escaping but the mel
on the seventh floor had no chance
whatever Tor their lives Several %
them left The windows and Crawiei
along The slls Dob an effort t0 reach
a place OF safety but with the exCep.
ton OF two men, an those who at
tempted 90 reach safety in this way.
made mp their minds that 10 was Cer-
tain death and went back into the
burning building The two men. how
ever. determined 90 take The chances
OF a leap. and climbing upon the VIM
dow ledge they sDmng out Into Che
air. One OF them came straight down
Tor the greater part % Che way. but
Just as be was whiting q short disc
lance of the pavement Dos body Wuls
around and De struck tha stone walk
az full length. The other man tIrl-
"a over and over as De came Ua.r.ls
down. Their bodies were horribly
crushed and mongle1 and DO was .m-
possible for any of she men who saw
them directly after their Jump % lIeut-
ify them Zoo any way These age tIe
bodies reported taken out OF the ruins
Four other men Jumped from Che
windows ON tbe fourth floor. These
men were terribly Injured and were
taken in police amhulauccs to The
county hospital Two ot them whI
were able 90 give their names to the
physicians are Jos Buh0s and pa"
Keyes
One of the survivors who reached
the ground On safety after a perI.1I
Journey down The Gre escape from ih'
fourth noor said.
OF don't believe any OF the men ou
tho top story could have escaped Tho
flames drove me from my post and but
for the fact that was near the Gre as.
cape ! would never have reached the
ground"
Tho Gre was under control az /
o'clock. and. although u was not pos
sible az that time 10 form any estimate
of the loss OF life. the statements Of
the men employed In the drying house
we're so conflicting thst the police de
olared that In their opinion the loss Of
life would not be more than ten or
twelve Several OF the men who made
their escape from the lower part OF
the building said that there were not
more than ten men on the top floor.
The officers Of the company when
Informed that the two smaller build.
ings had been destroyed and that the
fourteen story building was damaged
would not make any estimate OF dam.
age. One Of them said: IT may be
anywhere between $500 900 and $1,000.
600. aud that Is all we can say at this
time"