The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-22
Philadelphia Victims
Crushed By Walls, Too

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Twenty.
one of the city's firemen and police
are known TO have been killed in a
fire which destroyed the David Fried
lander Company's factory here early
today. At 1880 o'clock this afternoon
there were still six firemen missing,
with two of these known to be in the
ruins Besides those known dead
there are a score injured, in the hos
pitfalls, some of whom will probably die
The dead and injured were caught
under tons of bricks, mortar and tim
Der when the four walls Of the build
ing fell inward as they were fighting
the flames.
The Dead.
Robert Steward, fireman; Charles
Hill, fireman.; William Hoffman. fire.
man; Howard Bertolett. truck 4;
Chas. alderman, engine No. 6: Frank
A. Carroll, truck Z; Policeman Lend.
ley, Tenth and Buttonworth station
Harry Bartlett, engine Co. %; Hose
man Fitzpatrick. truck A; Hoseman
Birchmayer, truck /; John Collins
truck 4; Thomas Entwistle. engine
Co. 81; Charles MacConnell, engine
Co. %; George Machinsky, fireman.
truck Z Fred. G. Gallbrerer; unidenti'
fed fireman at st. Mary's hospital;
unidentified fireman at Roosevelt hos
pital.
II was while the fire was raging
fiercely, that the first OF the walls fell
High against the wall, on the south
side OF the building were half a dozen
ladders from which firemen were d.
recting streams OF water. Without
warning the roof crashed In, and an
instant later. the remaining three
walls gave way. The ladders fell with
them and the men were plunged down
ward into the mass OF burning wood
work. iron beams and mortar
Beaten down and crushed some died
miserably. Others. although unable to
move, were finally rescued by men
who risked their lives to dig them
out Still others lived 20 be taken
from the ruins. but died in the hospi
tails afterward.
The fire is believed to have been oil
incendiary origin. and rigid investi
cation is TO be begun by Coroner
Ford as soon as the flames have beer
subdued
packed about the fire plugs. made the
| fight most difficult. Several firemen
rushing alternately from the intense
heat of the burning building to the
bitter cold OF the street, were over
come, and had to be taken to hos
pitfalls for treatment.
The blaze was first discovered about
7 10 o'clock, and in less than half ar
hour the interior Of the building wa:
"A seething furnace Unable to figh
/ the flames from the roof OF the doomed
structure, the firemen climbed TO the
roofs OF three small dwellings adJoin
/ ing the building. II was here that The
accident occurred.
Scattered about on the three small
structures OF every vantage point were
/ nearly two score of men, while cling
| ing TO their icy ladder which wa,
I leaning against the south wall OF tn,
! leather factory were Patrick Carroll
! George Machinsky, and John Carroll
all of engine Co. No. Z.
The men on the houses saw thei
danger first and yelled warning Il
their comrades on the ladder. but 81
sudden was the collapse oil the wal
! thnt not one of them was able to es
cape the rain of bricks and twisted
beams and girders.
With a terrific roar the flve-story
mass tumbled like a toy block house
CARRYING either death OF injury 4
every man who a moment before haC
stood Recovered trying to save al
joining property.