The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-10
FIND 10 VICTIMS
0FcLUBAOUSEF|RE;
z STILL MISSING
New York Banker One of
Those Taken Dead From
the Ruins To-Day.
TALK NOW OF PERIL.
st. Louis Officials Tell Of
Criticisms They Made on
Safety of Building.
TALK NOW OF PERIL.
,srsrisi u The Evening" worid.)

lsrseisi IA The Eveniaa World,
ST. LOUIS. March 10.--Fircmen 10.
day entered the ruins Of the Missouri
Athletic Club which was destroyed
by frc early Monday morning and re-
covered three bodiea. This brings the
total number of bodies recovered to
ten. Twenty-Five bodies are still, be-
lieved to be In the ruins.
One OF tho bodies recovered to-day
was identified a. that Of r. r. WILL
Jams. q banker Of New York. Tho
body was fully dressed and unmarried.
Apparently no had bsen suffocatsd.
The other body was burned beyond
recognition. II was found In the
Same room on the sixth floor In which
williams body was found.
One Of tho bodies taken out to-day
was Identified by two employees Of
the club ~ that Of Marshall Bier,
head Of Marshail Bier 4 Co.. fur
dealers OF 81. Louis. Another body
was Identified n that Of william J
Kinser, Treasurer OF tho kinser Con.
struction Company. 1t. Louis.
Tho body In the morGue identified
yesterday as that Of Allen r. Hancocb
was Identified to-day ~ that OF l.. p
Run. department manager for tn
simmons Hardware Company. st
Louis.
The total number Of persons VII
we're In the clubhouse when tho nr
alarm was siven and who sscaps
with moro or less serious iujuris
reached fifty-five. The men ha'
been driven into the street In thsi
night clothes and In many Instance
we're compelled to Jump from aftf
sixth and seventh story Window .
cave their lives.
Many Of those who escaped. b
coming dassd or hysterical throus
the experience. wandered about IN
city all day before reporting to tn
board Of Identification which ha
been established at tho Press Gu
Of ct. Louis. This partly was n
sponsibie for the excess number
dead sivsn in the early estimates
the loss Of life.
Joseph wolfson Of Caruthsesvills
No, who was reported last night .
among the missing. 70 safe. He oAlls'
Nd the committee Of the club to-day.
OFFICIALS CAV CLUB hoUoI
WAS NOT CAFE oTRUcTUR9.
That tho club house was not . SAT
structure for hotel uses was tn
statement to-day Of James N. Nc
Keivey, Building Commissioner
James A. Smith. former Buildin
Commissioner. and Firs Chief swins
10y.
Commissioner McKslvey said tbs
ordinarily the interior material an
construction OF the club was Of sio
combustion but nom hreproof natur
but subsequent alterations took II
structure out OF the slow burnin
list and made II . building OF II
third class. like many buildings M
proof against IRE.
The Missouri Athletic Club va
not q safe place for persons to sleep
said Fire Chief swinsler. II inspects
the building six or eight months ~
and found conditions had. warne
tho management then that II was M
safe for sleeping purposes. The built
,nx was Of slow combustion constru'
ton, 10 called. and II burned vel
RAPIDLY, a. slow combustion building
generally do. The Eirders. noors ar
partitions on the upper hoors wei
OF yellow pine. which burns hercol
> The halls were narrow. The room
were constructed OF tongue ar
Krooved lumber. which attracts II
stead OF resisting namss. There wi
: no Improvement In conditions that
, could suggest. Tho only way to I
away with the danger was TO di
3 continue using II for hotel purpose
NV attention was hrst called
tho danger Of fire at tho club
I newspaper men who had to attel
= boxing matches on the seventh fiooI
Former Building Commission
: Smith said that after personally
a .pectinx the clubhouse he had order
4 the board OF governors to put In y
o IRE stairways.
!, ..The governors objected ma
n smith, Saying that to do NO wou
ruin their lobby, so ! cited them In