South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-05
DRAG BODY OF LANG
HONG FROM RUINS
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Last Bodies Recovered.

14aSI DOUiCS IteNONcFCQ.
The body of Lang Hong. partner Of
Ling Mine in the management of the
chop suey restaurant in the second
story or the collapsed Shively- Horne
building, was recovered at IL O'Clock
Sunday noon. The first evidences tnat
the workmen we're nearing the body
was the discovery of the mans slip
pers near the stairway between the
collapsed building and Mobiles. A
few minutes later the body had been
freed OF the debris and wreckage that
covered IL and was taken TO McGann's
undertaking establishment.
Hong's body was almost mashed fiat
when pulled out by the rescuers. He
still wore his white walters apron.
mute testimony that ne had just I'm
ished waiting on Metzger and Hib-
bard 7the only two customers in the
restaurant at the time. He then
stepped to the window to look out
into the street, according to MetZger,
when the crash came. Not a chance
did he have for escape. He was shot
downward when the floor collapsed in
the center and buried beneath tons of
brick and plaster while the weight
OF three floors rested on his body. 1t
was necessary for the rescuers to pry
these up before they could loosen the
body Of the Inflated Chinese.
Stood at Window.
According to the story Of MetZger,
one OF the rescued men, Lang Hong
was standing at one of the west win
dowS Of the restaurant when the
catastrophe occurred. He was hurl-
ed with scattering timbers and ma
terial TO the first floor where his body
was discovered about two feet in from
the sidewalk. Hong was about 20
years old and had lived in the city
nearly two years. He was laundry
man in Laporte for 10 years and
from there had gone TO China upon
a visit. He has a wife. daughter and
grandchild in his native country, and
1t is said that he was planning to
bring them all across 10 America. He
has a brother in Chicago who has
been notified OF his death and the
brother will have charge Of the flu
neral.
The recovery of Hong's body &C
counts for all who were known 20
have been in the building at the time
of the disaster. Rumors that there
are several other bodies in the ruins
are af1oat. The one that is given the
greatest credence Is the one saying
that there IS a Negro woman, who
was employed as dishwasher In the
restaurant, still in the wreckage. Ac-
cording to the story Of Metzger there
was no one In the room or in the
kitchen by the two Cinnamon. Ling
Mine, the first man to be taken from
the buildin, also said that the woman
was not in the place and that she did
not go TO work until in the evening.
Three dead bodies and two living
men have TO date been taken from
the ruins.
The roof Of the fallen structure.
which since the disaster. had been
hanging from the side Of the Mobile
building, an eminent danger both 20
workmen and TO spectators was re-
moved with the aid OF block and
tackle early Sunday morning. Under
the supervision Of Contractor Henry
more than 90 men started to work in
the ruins at Z o'clock Sunday morn
ing. All the material that had clut-
tered the sidewalk and for space OF
10 feet back into the wreckage has
been cleared away and preparations
were made for the further clearing
away of the debris
Fire Breaks Out.
Early Sunday morning a smOlder
ing fire was discovered in the wreck
ed timbers and trash. The chemical
wagon was called but was unable TO
locate the position OF the flames. II
is presu ned that the fire started
either from a furnace in the basement
or from the coal stove that the China
men OF the restaurant used for heat
ing purposes. When il was seen that
the chemical wagon was unable to
eXtinguish the flames the hose wagon
from the central station was called
and succeeded in putting out the
blaze.
Whether the Independent Five and
Ten Cent store will go ahead with the
construction Of an addition 10 the
present store is not known at tn :
time According 10 A. $. Roos, gen
eral MANAGER OF the local store. that
matter will be decided Monday at
meeting of the board Cf directors OF
he company an New York. and the
decision o. that body will not be
known here for two or three days.
The company IS said not 10 have an
other site in view for the erection Of
a similar building.
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