The evening world., 1909-01-20

johnson, describing the scene. Il saw
number OF men, their clothing aolaze'
run out OF the blazing structure ana
lump into the lake. Others rapidly
twisted ropes about anything they could
n1i and jumped into the water to pre-
vent them from being drowned. others
used boxes and pieces Of timber as
life preservers.
When we got withon ftty fee ot the
crib ! slowed down the engine, and we
began throwing ont ropes and life belts
to the men in the water. Some OF the
men found u.s. and others were so cold
and stiff from their icy baths that we
had to reach over and drag them In
They were taken TO the boiler room.
where they We're kept as warm as pos
sible,
Meanwhile we kept drifting closer to
the crib, where n dozen or more men.
huddled together on a far section OF the
p.lings which had not been reached 10y
the flames, We're crying for assistance.
When we bumped against the ruined
aboard, but others We're 50 unnerNed
that we had to climb out and drag them
aboard. still others Crawled from dit-
terent parts OF the crib with their
clothing abla2e.
"One of these we were compelled 10
throw into the lake in order 10 eNtln-
guish the fire in his clothing, We tied
rope around him and dipped him IN
the water and then pulled him back
aboard the tug II was while We were
doing this that the second explosion oc-
Cured and | backed the tug away. We
could see no more injured and departed
for the shore We had forty.ilve men
aboard, twenty-siX Of whom were IN
jured."
Sorrow on Shore.
By the time the Morford had started
on the return trip three other tugs mad
pointed their noses toward the scene OF
the tragedy There was desolation ana
sorrow on the shore. The families OF
many of the men working at the crlp
lived in the vicinity, Men, women ana
children cried and sobbed hyster!ca'lE
In frantic anxiety for those out in the
lake. Several women tainted, Mrs
Frank Nolan, wife of the foreman IN
charge OF the underground work al the
crib, accompanied by her young daugh-
ter, made a pathetic figure as she stood
with the crowd on the pier at seventy
first street .,,,,
or II he is safe, cannot i've sn"
cried. again and again. Like many
other woman, Mrs. Nolan was cad III
the thinnest of house garments, Out
they were quickly covered by the neaNS
coats OF sympathetic men: Mrs. Edlth
q Miller, wife OF another foreman,
tainted on the pier and fell to 'he Ice
below. She soon recovered conscious
ness however but refused TO leave 'ne
Charles Rose. one OF those who were
rescued. his face bllstered and bleed
Ing. told a graphic story OF his escape
Survivor Describes Horror.
FLAMES, flames, nothing but flames,
he said. They were everywhere, a.;
in an instant. knew every nook ana
Granny Of the place and was able 10
lows there must be twenty-five OF them
never had chance to get away. TneN
either attempted to rush 20 the nFS'
floor or did not know on which SIDE the
windows were They were mon for
tunate however than those below IN
the tunnel, whom | fear have perIshed
Those on the first floor escaped by a
miracle | and some others were on
the second floor asleep, There was no
warning, Everybody became frightened
az the same instant, for the fames
eaped AZ US from every direction
There were screams such as no one
could describe, and every man rushed
madly toward what he thought were
windows or doors.
We did manage somehow to get on TO
the pier on which the crib is built, \
lot of us jumped into the lake, Will,
others Of MS huddled together at a far
corner Of the pier 1t was only few
minutes before the building was gone,
Some OF the boards and timber fell into
the lake and We're used as llfe prc>erv-
ers by men who might have drowsed
otherwise.
In Ice Filled Waters.
THE situation Of those in the water
was awful. | counted dozen Of them,
They screamed for help until strength
to do so failed them. Wind whipped
the waters into high sea and the
crashing Of the big nieCes OF ice 10
gether added to the danger Of the s.tua
ton. our first hope of rescue came
when we saw the Morford start from
shore in our direction. | should say
that forty men were asleep when the
fire started
A story OF intense suffering while II
the water vas told BY Charles Goosin
GoogIn talked from a cot where he
was taken Both legs were broken al,
he was suffering from exhaustion anC
exposure.
1T was about 5 o'clock" said Googin
"when | suddenly saw a mass OF nam'
enyelop the "rih eaped up and tool
on my shoes for was partly dresse,
and seated on the edge of my bunk
preferred drowning than being burnnC
to death. | Jumped into the lake an,
after swimming around a bit | grasp"'
large cake .. ice My fingers wer,
numb and was nal, frozen but des
peratlon lent me strength and l pullet
myset UP on the Ice.
Lay PROSTATE on Ice
1T was only then that | felt an awfu
pain in both legs. In jumping from thu
crib | had struck beam and broker
them. But the cold water had mnd'
me insensible to the pain. | laid pros
trate on the ice and clung 10 1t as bes
| could. At times the waves dashe,
over it, and at other times 1t sanl
under my weight bur still retaine,
consciousness and my position Tn,
next knew ! was being thawed out II
the boiler room OF the tug
Edward Skinner was standing nea
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