The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-10
MANY ARE
MISSING
AMONG THOSE WHO WERE
GUESTS AT ST. LOUIS
ATHLETIC CLUB.
Seven Bodies Recovered and Near
ly Thirty Are Still In
accounted For.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March o.
That from thlrty-t~o 20 thirty
five guests az the Missouri Ath-
ietIe Club perlshed In the flames
that destroyed the building this
morning 10 the belief OF Officers
Of the club tonight.
Seven bodies have been reeov-
cred and from % 70 20 occupants
OF the structure are still unac-
counted for A. sUndown tonight
tremen continued the search for
bodies In the smoulderino ruins
under the glare OF searehliahts.
The Revised List OF Dead:
ESSLER, EDWIN C., st. Louis: cash
Ter Ludlow Saylor Wire Company.
killed in jumping from sixth floor.
RICkEY, JOHN MARTIN, Chicago +:
Treasurer Ford Mfg. Company.
(roo1ng materials) Burned to
death on third hoor; leaves a
widow and child.
estate dealer. sunocated an d
HANCOCK, ALLEN r., St Louis; !;
salesman Underwood Typewriter
Company.
An unidentified man. mutIlated.
body recovered on the third floor;
gold band ring on finger contained
initials "B. r" and date "2-23-1904." !"
An unidentified body. mutilated be-
yond recognition.
Following Is revised list of those
missing and believed to be buried in
the ruins:
L. r. RUFF, St Louis. buyer Simmons
Hardware company.
Louis
J. e. cHAsNoFF. sedalia. Mo-. adver-
tising department st. Louis Repub-
lie.
BURT CROUCH, lived at club. assist
ant sales manager Western Electric
THOMAS q. sHYNE, salesman I'm
derwood typewriter company Syra.
ALLEN DOW, buyer for u. Nugent &
Bros, dry goods. 81. Louis
w. J. MeGlNNiS, buyer B. Nugent <
Bros. dry. goods. 81. Louis.
FRANK w. ALBRIGHT, travelling
saleman Rice Silk Dry Goods com
pa1y. st. Louis.
J. l. HAEHNLEN. engineer Lacklede
Gaslight company. ST Louis.
{. p. WILLIAMS, New York. travel
ing salesman.
W. a. HUNlckE. st. Louis. assistant
operating engineer Missouri Pacific
railroad
RoeY GREEN, Herrin Supply Co.
E. J. MekENNA. guest of a member
named Jennings.
j. WOLFSON.
A. 7. RANUS.
MICHAEL THUMA, Berwin. Ill.,. man.
ager cutting department Alschuler.
Dreyer a Click Clothing company
OF Chicago.
MARX HAmMAR, st. Louis. presi
dent Newsletter Cloak and Suit
company. ST. Louis.
WILLIAM e. BECKER, ST. Louis.
president BeckerMore Paint com.
pany.
D. e. FITZGERALD. sales manager
Pierce Oil corporation: family re.
sides In Springfield Mo.
THOMAS J. WRIGHT, auditor Lemp
Brewing company. St Louis
GEORGE GOONER. president HoI
stein Commission company. St
A. J. oDEeAARD, ST. Louis. sales
agent Spencer-Otis company, rail.
way supplies. St Louis.
NORMAN HANCOCK, salesman Cur
lee Clothing company. St Louis.
WILLIAM J. kINSER, treasurer Kin
ser Construction company, St
Louis
Following is a revised list Of the
injured.
THEODORE LEVY. salesman. Treat
ed az city dispensary for cut
hand. Rescued by hremen while
ciinging TO window sill on the sixth
floor
NED N. SCOTT. manager ice plant
Anheuser Busch Brewing AssOcia-
tion. 50. Louis. left hip fractured.
internal injuries.
BEN 3 WILLIAMS. 22tO South
broadway. Louisville. salesman for
Brown shoe Company. leg frac-
tured. internal inlnries In serious
condition.
q. c. HOLMES. McComb. Miss. a,
city hospital
L. L. LEONARD, lawyer. jumpei:
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