Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-23
twenty-five Fremen Killed Under a Falling Canopy
at Stock Yard Fire.Two Score Injured. Heroic
Work Of ReSCuerS.. Phladephia'S List Nom.
bers "A Dead and More Than so Injured.
IA DEAD At PHILADELPHIA.

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Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Fourteen fire-
men and policemen are know i1to w
dead and more than 40 are in hospitals
suffering from injuries from which
some will not recover, is the result OF
the collapse OF the walls Of the burning
five-story factory Of David Friedlandef.
dealer in leather remnants at 1l16-1S-t0
Bodine street. The ice-covered ruins
are still being searched for the body OF
Charles Edlman, who is known to be
dead and to discover II possible the
bodies of several other firemen who arg
reported missing. 80
William Glazier. who was held fast
in the ruins for more than 13 hours IL
in hospital suffering from pneumonia,
but 1T late hour tonight his condi.
ton was reported to be greatly Inn
proved and the physicians have hopes
Of saving his life. lf,
Pinned beneath an immense iron
girder. GlaZier gave one Of the create
est exhibitions of fortitude on record.
When he was found alive, held down
by tons OF debris. physicians wanted
to amputate his legs in order that he
might be removed. He protested. say.
ing.
Il will get out all right and in plenty
of time. What good would be without
my legs? I would rather trust to the
boys getting this junk away"
1t is reported that the authorities arA
convinced that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin and expect to make an ara
rest. The police and firemen say that
the flames seemed to spring up Ill
over the building at the same time.
There was nothing stored in the strucA
ture of an int1ammable character. the
floors being filled with machinery and
leather. -
The mass of debris is frozen solid ana
it may be several days before any ad-
ditional bodies are taken from the
ruins. Although Edleman's body was
almost directly beneath Glazier as the
latter lay on the sidewalk. the remain
ing walls had to be RACED before IL was
deemed safe to continue the work OF
digging in the ruins. -
Some of tho fire companies whose
members met death and injury in the
fire and collapse, are. today practical
ly wiped out by the disaster. Engines
Nos. 6. 49, 90 and Truck No.. : lost
more than half their crews. while other
companies suffered less severely.
The body Of Charles Edleman, the
last of the known dead In the ruins.
was recovered late tonight and taken
to his former home. Work at the scene
of the catastrophe was then discol-
tinued until tomorrow, when the task
OF clearing away the debris and search
ing COR other bodies will be resumed.
Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Eoutteen
known dead. 10 firemen and one police
man. and more than 80 injured. Of
whom % are still in hospitals. II the
record of last nights fire at the leAth-
er factory Of Daniel Fried1ander In this
city. These figures were given out ~
the police at noon today and the city
officials believe they have accounted
for all the men who were at work d
the fire when the several walls OF the
five-story building fell In on them. The
monetary loss will not exceed $4,000.
The dead are: -ts.zs-.4
George Mackinsky. Truck No. Z.
William Belmore, Truck No. 1.
John F. Carroll, Engine Co. No. g..
Fred Kalberer. Engine Co. No. 8.
Thomas Entwistle. Engine Co. No. q
Harry Bertolet, Engine Co. No. -.
Robert Stuart, fireman, died at hos.
pital.
Charles Edlemen, Engine Co. No. 8.
William Mcconnell. Engine CO. No
%.
August Whiting, fireman.
John Collins, fireman.
Thomas Pass, fireman.
Samuel Parks, fireman.
Morris Cells, policeman.
OF the injured several are In crit
ical condition and may die. Most q
those huSt, however. received wounds
Of a minor character
What is believed to have been the
last body in the ruins was taken from
the ice-coated mass of debris shortly
before noon. The officials then declared
that they thought all the men had been
accounted for. but gave orders to clear
the ruins to make sure no other victims
were in the place. asH, AZ
Two firemen were taken out OK the
ruins alive after having been pinned
under the great mass OF twisted iron
and broken bricks for IL houfs. but ofe
Of them, Thomas Pass. died on the way
to a hospital.
The escape from death Of william
Glazier OF Engine Company No. 8 VA
remarkable. Glazier was pinned doWh
by machinery and heavy beam fall.
ing across his feet when one Of tn
walls fell at midnight. His cr1e1
brought rescuers who were wOrkt0
co., % bo,,ro ~ Frro him 4a Vaya kdkhh
out at 1922 P. NJ, today, alaziefsa
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