The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-25

Chicago, March 25-It is said there
were twenty-five employees on the fifth
and sixth floors OF the Fish Furniture
building. which was destroyed by fire
today, While somc OF them may have
escaped, 1t Is believed all are dead
II VIII be hours before the exact mum
Der can be oscertained.
a girl. who jumped from third
story window. died in n hospital Lad
ders were raised 10 the sixth floor
the topmost one. in an effort to res
cue any one who might be alive.
The FIRE Is said to have started from
an explosion of benzine in the repair
rooms on the fourth floor.
John Schmidt and William Peter.
son. cabinetmakcrs. who we're at work
IN the repair room, were among those
who escaped slightly burned
When a great sheet of flame shot
across the floor. they were knocked
down. but managed to crawl to the
front stairway. whence they made their
way To the street The fire, they said.
was preceded by an explosion which
shook the building
Ono of the victims Is said to have
been a man who perishcd In An en-
tcayor 10 rush up thu stairways to the
aid OF those imprisoned above
The women and girls. it is said.
were at work on the sixth floor when
the explosion occurred The spread
of the flames throughout the upper
floors was aim Jst instantaneous. and,
when the girls rushed to the stair
ways. they found their escape cut of.
They next turned 10 the front OF the
building, smashing the windows. Then
suddenly one OF the girls stepped ont
on the window ledge and screamed for
help. Then she leaped. She fell on
the awning over the front entrance
TO the store, where she lay uncon-
sclous until man. crawling out on
the canopy. lifted her up, She was
taken 10 ST Lukc's hospital. only L
few blocks away. but died soon after
ward
Ftremen poured water on the build.
Ing for two hours and a half before
the flames were sufficiently subaued
TO make n search for bodies.
The heat made the work of remoy,
ing the wreckasc diGHcult. but half an
hours search resulted in the recovery
~ three bodies,
Detectives We're sent in search OF
Leo Stoeckel. % years old. whose
cigar lighter Is said TO have caused
tho explosion of the bepzine. Stoeckel
is said TO have watched the FIRE for
some time, but left the scene when
approached by a reporter.
Despite the number Of people who
rushed 10 telephones. police and fire.
men agree that the alarm WAS slow
in reaching the nrcmen After the
FIRE had broken out girl ran two
blocks 10 an engine house She fell
among the astoDished fire fighters and
could scarcely murmur The word
Fire" She could only point in the
direction Of the blaze. II was their
nrst intImation of the tragedy being
enacted only two blocks away,
At 1880 p. m seven bodies had
becn recovered from the wreckage.
with the addition of the name OF
Emma Uchtenstcin, who died In a
hospital, the number at 1880 was
eight
At 30 p. m. eleven bodies had been
recovered and Identified as:
VERONICA McGRATH, aged IA.
stcnoerapher
GERTRUDE QUINN. 20. folder.
LILLIAN SULLIVAN, 16. folder,
MARY WARGo. 20 folder.
HANNAH BURKEN. 80. forewoman.
ROSIE DRUCKEE. H. stenog-
rapher
ETHEL ANDERSON. Is, stenog.
rapher
HENRY VI. MITCHELL. saditor
brother-in.law OF Sigmund Fish. one
OF tho partners.
MINER w. BELL. advertising man.
ager.
BERT ST. CLAIR. 2s. confidential
clerk
WILLIAM GREEN. ~. clerk.
According 20 Mr.. Fish. the fire
a started when an employe went into
the finishing department on the fourth
floor to get some alcohol for a cigar
lighter The electric shark OF the
lighter, according to Mr. Fish, started
the fire. which quickly reached cans
of bcnzlnc. and explosion followed.
Mr. Fish expressed the belief that all
employees on the fourth floor escaped
but could not see no hone for the
twenty-five or more above
Tho financial loss is placed at $500.
600. equally divided between building
and stock.
Tho Fish Furniture company occu
pied two buildings on the alley, one
fronting on Wabash avenue. wher,