Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-06

we're their guIaes. Calcium tights were
brought on the scene and By their glare the
sOrk proceeded The spectators attempted
to Join In the rescue, but were prevented
by the police. who said that they would
only hamper the hremen
DELEGATE Otto Karbo telsphoned 10 Mayor
Wells at II o'clock, asking that permission
be given Chief swingley 70 employ men TO
Aid IN the rescue systematically. This
was given. The police made the rounds OF
lodging houses IN the neighboTheod, offer
ing all men work who desired II and many
accepted. Al a late hour n force Of negro
roustsbouts was procured from the ievse.
They worked effectively on the ruins and
made good progress In the rescue.
wives, children and other relatives of
the men buried In the ruins gather ed about
the scene and waited tidings Of ther loved
ones. AZ IL became certain that all who
were buried there were dead. these were
led sway by friends.
AZ 1 O'Clock this morning the groans
from the debris ceased, and Chief swingley
caught were dead.
Dead and injured.
The lead are:
AUGUST THIERRY, nrst assistant chief.
MICHAEL KEHoE, assistant foreman
company No. 10.
DANIEL w. STEELE. foreman company
No. II. ..
WILLIAM DUNDoN, DIps@an company
No. %. ~
FRANKLIN M'BRIDE, truekman.
CHARLES KRENNING, pipeman COM
pany No. II. ..e
The injured, none Of whom are seriously
hurt, are;
Chief swinslsy, hurt by falling bricks.
william WAnn, foreman No. L. hurt
about hips and legs.
Patrick McoArthy. engineer No. Q. struck
by failing bricks.
Monroe Moore, electric light inspector
fell through q shaft. bruised and scratched
william Juelg, driver for Assistant CHIEF
Thierry, fractured skull and internal In
Juries.
Frank Lingo, assistant driver No. 9 truck
bruised and hurt internally.
Chief swingley, who was Knocked down
and stunned by flying debris, soon recovered
and bent ali his energies to r~escuing tht
men In the ruins.
II was not until 9 Q. m. that the hrsi
body was reached. It was that Of William
Dundon, pipeman Of company No. 2. II
was at nrst thought that he vae dead, bui
q spark Of life was discovered. and the
badly crushed n mangled body was taker
TO the hospital In an ambulance Before
reaching there. however, Dundoh passed
away.
The next body recovered was that Of Dan
lei w. Steele, foreman OF Company No. IL
He was taken out dead at AIS q. m, and
forty-hv minutes later the remains o.
Michael Kehoe, assistant foreman Of No
10, were recovered.
For some time Patrick d. Bergen, pipe,
man Of No. II. was supposed TO be amonl
the missing In the ruins. Later he turnet
up safely. having been away from his com
papy. The fact that yesterday was Der
gems day on probably saved his life, fo
his company was right In the thick Of thu
tight.
At 8 O'Clock the FIRST shift Of laborers
thirty in number, went home after theil
names had been taken. and new men tool
their places. The work was hard AM
tedious, for everything was covered will
several inches Of ice.
At 1880 this afternoon Chief swinzle.
stated that after a careful recount he fiud
that another man IL missing. The seventh
man. who IL supposed to be dead in th
ruins. is william westenhoff OF engin
company No. ~.
A fund for the relief Of the relatives o
the victims started by the POST Dfspatcl
now amounts to several hundred dollars. Thu
Mafchanto' exchanges has raised 5000 for
similar purpose.
At f:05 the fourth body. that Of Charlie
Krenning. pipeman Of No. IL, was recovere
and taken to the morEue. n.
At $3.50 o'clock this evening the search
ers IN the ruins uncovered the bodies o
Thierry. Krenning and Mcbride, the last u
the ruins.
All three bodies lay close together. APP
p~arently they had been caught IN the crasl
as they started TO ascend the stairs 4
rescue their imprisoned companions in tn
upper stories. ~