The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-08
The Killed.

r. WIi1L4l<th DoNDON, plptLlbn. |
CHARLES KRENNING, pipeman.
FRANKLIN MCBRIDE, tillerman.
CHARLES wESTENHOF, pipeman.
The Injured.
CHIEF sWINGLEY, hurt by falling
WILLIAM wANN. foreman, about hips
and legs.
PATRICK MCCARTHY, engineer, struck
by falling bricks.
MONROE MOORE, electric light in
scratched.
WILLIAM JUEI.G, driver for Assistant
nal injuries.
FRANK LINGO. assistant driver,
bruised and hurt internally.
ST. Louis, Feb. 5.-Seven firemen
were killed Tuesday night in a fire at
sl4 Chestnut street. opposite the Mer-
chants exchange.
The building, u four-story brick.
was occupied by the American Tent
and Awning Co.,and the fire was prac-
tically under control when the catas-
trophe occurred.
The structure was erected many
years ago, and was little better than
third and fourth floors, and three
pipemen were there fighting the
flames.
The floors gave way, and the pipe
men went down with the debris.
V,fro Cl,fof SxviuuIavss Gtnrv-
,"The three pipemen were there, l
suppose, by order of Foreman
Steele" said Chief ~Swingley. assist
ant Chief Rucker, who has charge of
the downtown district, and myself
were in direct command, but neither
of us had given these particular men
orders to go upstairs. If they had
not gone we would probably have
directed men to go, for there was
nothing to indicate danger.
with Dan Steele, forem'e of No:
IL, were Charles Krenning ~ IL n
Mike Kehoe of 13.
''Those of us who were in Front of
the building heard u eraHg'at the
rear, but did not know exactly what
Idu ndPPViVu uhti
running out.
"Krenning ran into Assistant Chief
Thierry. He said; Chief, the floor
fell, and two men on the pipe are
covered up
"'Give me some men, said Thierry,
and I'll go back and get them out
.'Thierry and l called for men, and
as four men came up Thierry start
ed to lead the way.
tKrenning followed right behind
Thierry. Then came Frank Mcbride
and Dundon.
"Wand and Juelich went last. Two
minutes later came the crash.
81 never saw a catastrophe come
so without warning. | was knocked
down by the debris and fell under the
water tower. When I got up, hall
stunned, e,e building was in ruins
and the Oily thing that could be dome
was to put the men at work digging
to get out those who were inside.
"None of us knew just how faI
Thierry and the others had gone, sc
we could not tell where to look fol
them"
Chief Swingley was unable to SPEAK
without deep emotion of the catas
trophe, and when he spoke OF Thler
ry his voice failed.
Brave Fireman Thierry.
Thierry headed the wh.
were volunteers, and belonged to oil
ferent companies.
The little party disappeared in tn
building. 1t had been gone but a me
ment when all the walls of the pulld
ing began to totter under thei
weight.
There was a cry of warning iron
the spectators, but was Il
the tumult.
From lettering, the walls began
rock. Suddenly one bulged at IN
bottom, bent inward at the cente
and broke at the top.
Then the whole building collapsed
the debris falling across Cheatnu
street, as well as upon the site Q
the building.
william O'Donnell, John Parce
and William O'Connell, of saivag
Corps No. 1, were covering materi'
with tarpaulins on an upper noe
when the wall started to fall. Inc
were carried outward with II an
landed safely in the street.
William Wann, foreman OF Engif
Company No. 10, was on the se%on
floor when the collapse came. faiiir
master warned him OF 1t, ana !
slipped down the banister to the mr.
foor. and ran into the street.
Patrick F. Mccarthy and WILMA
Jeulich, who were about to enter II
building to assist in the rescue
theif comrades, were struck by Ia
ing debris and severely in1ureo'
When the building fell all the ig'
circuits in the neighborhood we
cut. and darkness was added 70 !,
horror of the scene. The debris n
rmothered what little fire remain'
q, The building just before the C