Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-09

the club building here today. Six
bodies are in the mor0ue. The
bodies Of the twenty five or thirty
unaeeountsd for are believed to
be in the ruins.
st. Louis, March 9.-Six are known
to be dead, twenty-six or twenty-seven
are unaccounted for, and it is feared
have perished. and twenty mine are in
jured as result Of fire that destroyed
the seven-story building occupied by
the Missouri Athletic Club today. The
loss is estimated at more than $3.50, ,00o
The IRE. which broke out about 2
o'clock this morning, was still burning
at noon. and Fire Chief swinsley says
1t will bs unsafe to 90 into the ruins
to search for the missing until tonight
or tomorrow.
Tho names Of the known dead fol-
low:
The Known Dead.
Z. a. RUFF, buyer for wholesale
hardware company.
A. ]. ODEGAARD. st. Louis, sales
agent for railway supply company.
EDWIN C. KESSLER, st. Louis,
from sixth floor.
JOHN M. RCIlEY, Chicago, treas
urer and auditor Of the Ford Manufac.
turing Company. st. Paul.
JAMES D. REILLY, contractor OF
st. Louis.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED.
Prominent Men Among Missing.
The partial list of missing follows:
JAMES McGlNNIS. buyer for a
large st. Louis department store.
ALLEN DOW, buyer for a ST. Louis
department store.
HERBERT CROUCH, sales manager
for the Western Electric Company, of
st. Louis.
salesman.
WILLIAM E. BECKER, president Of
paint company.
JOHN RETZ. president Of plumb
ing company.
WILLIAM J. KINSER, president Of
construction company.
THOMAS SHANE, Syracuse, N. Y,
sales manager Underwood Typewriter
Company.
WILLIAM SHIELDS, president Of
the Lyle Company.
GEORGE DoERNER, president Of a
commission company.
DANIEL WEATFIERLY, salesman
81 for dry goods company.
J.. Z. HAEHIlE, Of st. Louis.
MARK HAMMAR, manager Depart
= ment store. st. Louis.
w. r. CHESLEY, st. Louis.
A. L. P1LLEY, st. Louis.
L. r. RUFF, st Louis.
c. e. SMITH. st. Louis.
w. A HUN1CKE st. Louis.
D. J. FuTZGERALD. manager Pierce
OIL Company, Springfield, Mo.
List Of Seriously Injured.
Names of the seriously injured fol-
low:
7 Theodore Levy, Louisville. salesman.
both legs injured and left foot crushed.
Ben F. Williams, salesman, lett leg
fractured. internal injuries.
u. M. stott, st. Louis, left hip frac-
tured,. internal injuries.
b. c. Holmes, McComb, Miss.
L. L. Leonard, lawyer, jumped, ribs
fractured, feet crushed.
Lee Violin, Charlottesville. Mo-. con-
tusions and injury to spine.
David Blum, purch osing agent LOT
department store, right foot fractured
in fall from improvised fire escape.
"A. b. Harmed, Chicago, superintend-
ent OF electric supply company, ri8nt
arm and ankle fractured.
e. T. Kaup, Chicago. salesman, con,
tusions, rescued by fireman who founa
him clinging to sixth fioor winoo"
sill.
william Koerner, houseman at attn
letic club, both feet fractured IN Jump
Ing to roof Of adjoining building.
F. W. william, New YORK; mana 1
burned and head bruised.
+. c. Little, Chicago, knee wrencned'
Lee Walsh.
Charles schimmel. Chicago, both legs
& broken and internal injuries IN leap
from sixth floor.
John Dwyer. engine company NO. o.
caught under falling wall.
Thomas Wright, secretary OF Apo1'o
X Club.
Dark Resumes Business.
The building was owned by the Boat
msn's Bank. which occupied part Of the
1 asst noss. The bank opened tempo
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