The evening Republican., 1902-08-21

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buildings took three bodies, which
had been taken from the ruins. The
ambulance OF the Phoenix Company
took two others to the morgue aud
the patrol wagon took the sixth one.
Just about this time word was re.
ceived that two others had cied at
the hospitals where they were taken
and this made total OF eight dead
men as the result OF the explosion,
but this was not believed to be- all.
Seven more men were missing, and
according TO the officials of the com.
pany, there was no duube that the
other men were buried beneath the
ruins. For the purpose Of finding
then, If possible, the police, fremen
and employees Of the company con.
tinued at work. Immense piles OF
debris had to be removed before there
was much hope OF getting at the
bodies, but the men worked hard.
Great piles Of bricks aud iron and
wood were piled upon the lpace
where the men were supposed to be,
but the men continued their digging
Once in while someone would
think lie saw Sign OF a man under
The ruins, and digging would be
turncdin that direction. In that way
the bodies of number Of the killed
were found. The body Of Wright was
found by the men seeing his rubber
boots sticking out OF pile Of bricks.
They at once went in that direction
and succeeded Ia getting the body.
The members Of the firm left no.
thing undone to care for the injured
and the bodies Of the dead. Super.
inJendent Saunders and the Messrs
Lindsay led the men and worked for
the rescue Of those who were beneath
the pile Of debris. They were cover.
ed with dirt and CRIME, it was due to
thier efforts, and those of Mr.. Saun-
ders and his assistants, that it was
possible to get list Of the missing.
They searched The entire plant Of the
establishment for the men who had
been at work in the section where the
explosion occurred. AT first they ad.
mitted with sorrow, that they be-
lieyed there were seven more men
under the ruins.
Chief Black was at the police station
when the report was received. He
quickly repaired to the scene and |
showed he was Il human being and |
not dressed up ornament. He came
nd
was among the men. Just at this
time Allan Lindsay, the son Of the
vice. president and general manager
Of the Jessup and Moore Paper Com.
pany, dashed mp in carriage. Ii
was no time for ceremony. and young
Mr. Lindsay jumped from the car
liage before it stopped and threw
the lines to tho driver.
"Al, give me your carriage to take
this man to the hospital" cried
Chief Back.
"Takc 1t, George" replied Mr..
Lindsay, aud in an instant the in-
ured man was in the clrrlag, and
being driven rapidly to ward his
lOme.
Mr.. Lindsay. accompanied by his
brother, David Lindsay, Jr., at once
vent to work with the men. They
worked like soldiers, and came in
,ood time to relieve Superintendent
|. A. Saunders, who had exhausted
'imself digging in the ruins with the
ther men for injured AMI dead.
Captain Evans assumed charge of
he patrol wagon and assisted by
sergeant Howgate and other officers
lelped to remove the injured to the
hospitals. The Phoenix ambulance
vas obliged to change horses as the
york soon told on the animal in the
hafts.
The district fire companies made
ood time in responding to the
larm, and shortly after the explo-
ion had occurred the Delaware and
'hoeniX trucks, the Washington
hemical, engine and hose cart, the
Veccacoe apparatus and that of the
anne Company, were on the ground.
he ruins had caught fire, and in
rder to allow men to work under
nd above them, it was necessary to
lay water upon the flames for some
me. The fire engines were placed
long the long wharf OF the COM
any and threw streams upon the
Inns. Everybody appeared ready
nd anxious to work. The police,
remen and employees of the pulp
ills were soon clamoring over the
Inns or digging beneath them for
jured and killed., and the officers
the fire department worked like
'avers. Chief Conway and Robert
Porter, his first assistant, were
'vered with dirt and grit from
orking in the ruins. and it would
I'VE been hard to tell whether the
en- were black or white. They re-
aimed at work until compelled to
lit because they could rot work
nger.
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