Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-31

west. occupied by the B. F. Saul Real
Estate Company, collapsed during yes
terday's terrific storm and buried the
office force under tons Of debris. The
| two who were killed instantly were:
] Walter E. Hilton. vice president of the
| realty company, caught under the COL
lapsing walls as he was trying to re-enter
the building to aid those who were
| caught there.
Thomas Fealy. sixty-nve years old,
employed by Timothy Casey. whose
place OF business was in the room ad-
joining the Saul real estate Office. also
caught under tons Of fallen brick and
broken, his skull smashed like an eggshell
and his body a mangled mass of flesh
and bone.
Tells of Building Falling.
Harvey Humphrey. granddaughter OF
Brig. Gen. George H Harries, COM
| mander OF the National Guard of the
District Of Columbia. eighteen years
old. and a student at Mckinley High
School. at noon today told the first
story Of the falling OF the Saul build
ing. He Is lying at the home OF his
father. Albert Humphrey of the War
Department, at SIS 11th street north
east with numerous injuries. including
and side Of his head. a bad cut on the
left leg below the knee and lacerations
on his face, hip and right arm.
"All Of us in the Office were startled
early in the storm" he said. "by a part
of the building apparently falling on
the floor above us. At the same time
as the noise came from above the side
walk in front of the building became
suddenly filled with debris.
Several people had just run into tho
Office to escape the storm, and all were
thoroughly alarmed over the apparent
danger at hand.
Back to Rescue Others.
Let's get these ladies out to a place
of safety, Walter Mr.. Hilton called 10
me. and l lost no time In taking Miss
Nellie Desmond and Miss Hilda Schut-
rumpf through the rain to the Johnson's
hardware store next door on eth street
Mr.. Hilton escorted Miss Emma Schut-
rumpf and as we went safely into the
Johnson store he called to me. Walter
let's go back and get Miss Breen and
Miss Mcmahon right away
II dashed back into the office and i'm
mediately took Miss Breen by the arm
to escort her out of the building. l sup
pose Mr.. Hilton was about to take Miss
Mcmahon from the place. Then the
floor gave way. 1t seemed as though the
whole place was crashing in from every
angle. / was precipitated into the cellar
with debris all about me.
TRY as hard as / might / could not
extricate myself There was q man
near me In the debris who was calling
for aid and doing all in his power to
release himself from whatever was
holding him down. Every now and then
his shoes would come in contact with
my side. do not know whether he
was Mr.. Hilton or Mr.. Fealy.
1T seemed almost half an hour be-
fore the firemen released me and took
me to the residence of my aunt. Mrs.
E. c. Hines at 1913 Sth street north
west. whence was later brought here
to our home"
B. Francis Saul. president Of the q
r. Saul Company. was under the I'm
preston that young Humphrey had
almost entirely escaped injury. and
when ne learned today at noon that
the young man had been badly hurt
he Immediately had an additional
physician sent to attend him and later
called at the Humphrey residence.
Those Taken to Hospitals.
The injured employees Of the real estate
firm who were removed to Casualty or
Emergency hospitals were:
Miss Katharine McMahou. twsnty-thrss