New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
SCORE KILLED IN
QUAKER CITY FIRE
Malls Fall. Burying Thirty-fWe
Firemen and Fifteen
Policemen.
RlIT SIX BODIES TAKEN OUT
Many More Pinioned in Ice
Coated Wreckage of Morocco
Factory-Dying Men Talk
as Rescuers Work.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
pbTadelphia, Dec. 21-Twenty firemea
.-s policemen lost their lives tonight,
rhsn tro walls fell in a fire which &C.
s.-o,7ed the five story brick building of
n FriedlanGer. leather dealer. No. 1l1s
n rlg0 North Bodine street More than a
.co-e Of others have been taken to hos
ritals-
Six dead have been taken from the
rims OF those taken to the hospitals
half a dozen have fractured skulls ana
are internally injured Their chances
Of recovery arc slight
When the second wall fell six police
men and rremen were killed. AT the
time the wall collapsed there were about
thirty policemen and flTemen working
close 10 the tottering pile of bricks
Fifteen Of this number we're able 10
rush from danger, but the remand II
were caught.
Il is not thought that any OF the men
who are get beneath the mass Of debris
will be rescued alive unless it can be
zone within an hour or so, as the wealth
or IS bitter cold, and in their injured
condition they will probably be frozen 10
death before the rescuers can reach
them.
While the firemen were lighting the
flames from the roofs Of adjoining
dwelling houses the south wall Of the
hig building crashed down upon them
AT The time there were at least thirty
FIVE men OF, these buildings. and all were
carried down. Six of the unfortunate
mon were later taken out dead. Twelve
were able to extricate themselves from
the mass of bricks and twisted iron.
Chief Baxter had entered the burning
building 10 call his men out. as he feared
thar The walls were doomed Just as he
stepped within the fire sutted structure
with the order Of All men come out!' the
whole building crumpled and fell The
men who also are thought to have met
instant death were mounted on an ex-
tension ladder, and ten were seen by
hundreds Of Mortified spectators as they
were hurled into the ruins
While the flames had only a moment
before lit up the sky, the scene was left
in complete darkness. The electric light
wires were cut by. the flying debris
Hospital anbulAnces and patrols from
al parts of the city were called and The
work Of rescue hagan. Scores who were
an the outskirts of the building were
taken to hospitals.
Il was 81 first Thought that Chief Bax-
ter had met instant death, but soon
afterward the chief, bleeding from
dozen wounds. was seen fighting his way
out Of the burning debris.
II the rear of the building the res
cylers heard the voice Of George Filler. Of
Truck ,. calling for assistance As they
dragged and chopped the debris away
The flames started TO spread rapidly in
The direction where the man lay i'm
priEoned- 80 close were they that they
could encourag sc him in their race with
the fire 10 reach him.
The scene which followed the crash
of the falling south wall WAS sickening.
Thousands Of gallons of water had al
ready been thrown into the burning
building ard there were at least two
feet Of ICY water in the cellar
The first tE7o bodies to be taken from
the debris were those Of Patrick Carroll
end GEORGE Nschinsky. Their heads
we're crushed almost beyond recognition
\ few moments later the body of
Charles Erdermsn vas pulled from be-
ueath 2 heavy EIrder. and John Carols
hody Taz taken ont shortly afterward.
Erderm5ns face vas buried in a mass
of ice and John carroll was frozen stiff
While The injured were being removed
from ono side O. the building the groans
of o-her 1rerer could be heard at the
ether end cf the burned structure Will
lanf Glazier. ot Engine Company 6, and
Harry Partolet. of Chemical Engine .,
Who vzre pinioned by heavy girders,
-zera able to talk with the rescuers and
direct their work.
When GLACIER was finally rescued
tr4f,, beneath tho debris he was almost
frozen Erderman. whose body was be
-eatb s5lazier, WAS frozen stiff. The
icc had cased on his face. forming a
perfect mask
In tie meantime greater disaster
was threatening the men who were
buried in the ruins. The north wall,
which had remained standing began to
tctter and fears were entertained that
il would crash down upon the unfortun-
a5e f~elrall at any moment Assistance
Nss asked Of the Police Department ana
SUaerinJendcnt TAYLOR hurried 300 po-
hcemen to the scene with instructions
10 tear tha wall down and TO prevent
4 - all fazards from falling upon the
ha1 frozen and seriously injured men,