Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-26
SearcherS Take Dozen CorpSeS
From Ruins Before Being
Driven Off by Danger of Top
ping Walls,
BELIEVED DEATH LIST
WILL REACH SIXTEEN
Young Clerk Badly Burned,
Tells Coroner How Fire Was
Started by Careless Handling
of Gasoline.
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! Chicago March 25.--Search OF The
Nreckage for the remaining bodies or
those who los lheir lives in the Fish
! Furniture aap fire here today
sls discontinued because of the dan
ger 1f lettering wallis but not until
twelve dmd had been recovered ana
esfen 81 these Identified.
Whnc earlur estimates placed the
lnumbn Of victims trapped on the
fourth and fifth floors Of twenty.
later and more thorough investigation
/ indicated that there We're but six
/ teen Two of these escaped, whlcn
leaves but two more TO be accounted
for
The search was abandoned for the
day on the report OF Chief Building
Inspector Short, that three Of the
wallis were N dangerous condition.
If these are stil standing in the
morning. the work of removing the
debris VIII be resumed.
A coroners jury. which was en-
panelled this afternoon viewed the
bodies at the morguc but the inquest
was postopued until April 2.
I Leo Stocked cierk of the Fish
company. who Is said TO have started
the fire. told his story 60 Fire At
torney Frank Hogan this afternoon.
Although Stoeckei. wl1o Is but 20 years
old, started the blaze, he Is
admittedly more unfortunate than
culpahle. Attorney Hogan says
he viii bring some charge against
the young man to insure his attend
ance at the inquest. Stoeckel was
brought before the fire attorney with
his hand which had been burned,
swathed in bandages. lie appeared
heart broken and told his story with
difficulty
about S.40 this morning., Stoeck-
el said. "Mr. Mitchell member OF
the firm, gave me three pocket cigar
lighters and told me to 20 to the
fourth floor and fill them with hem
zine / had filled two of the lighters
out of the five gallon can and was
working on the third when there was
an explosion.
"a sheet Of flame almost blinded
me. did not fully regain my senses
until / had reached the street. The
lighters contained a contrivance to
mako spark. but whether | ignlted
one of them / don't know ! either
tropped the can of bcnzine when the
flame shot up in front Of me or II was
blown out Of my hands
Following is a list of the IDENTIFIED
dead
HARRY DARLINGTON, aged 40,
painter.
ETHEL ANDERSON, stenosrapher.
MINNIE W BELL, advertising
manager
ROSIE BucKE. aged II, stenog-
rapher
MRS. HANNAH BURDEN. age 30,
widow. forewoman folding depart
mcnt
LILLIAN SULLIVAN, age le, fold
er.
WILLIAM GREEN. age "a, clerk.
ETHEL LICHTENsTEIN, age is,
stenographer
HARRY NJ. MITCHELL, auditor OF
the company. member OF firm broth
or-in-law OF Simon Fish.
VERONICA McGRATH, age IS
stcnoerapher
GERTRUDE QUINN, age 90, folder.
The missing.
Mary Wago age 20, folder
Bert ST. clair, age IS. confidential
clerk
Three others whose names could not
be learned. are also reported among
he missing
one OF the bodies was Identified by
Florence Sullivan as that of her sis
er Lillian She said she recognized
shoe taken from one of the bodies
rs one that had been worn by her sis
err Florence who is is years old.
ma a switchboard operator might
.asfy have shared her sisters fate.
she WAS To have gone to work for the
fish company at noon. taking the
,lace of another girl.
Alexander Bush a street car con-
Iuctor identified one of the bodies
IS that OF Rosie Brunke. whom he
vas 60 have married on Easter. lie
ecognized her by number Of trink-
is. includine an engagement ring.
An Investigation is to be made as
q the fUe escapes on the Fish build
ng.
\ subordinate official OF the fire de-
,artment tonight made public a letter
he had written last August TO the fire
hicf
In il he gave a. list Of buildings.
mong them the Fish structure which
le said were in need OF fire escapes.
Referring to the Fish building. he