Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-10
Upwards of 30
 Perish in Fire
THE MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB
 BURNED OUT
SEVEN STORY BUILDING
About 100 Guests in Place at the Time -Unconfirmed Report That Blaze Was Started by Bank Robbers.

thirty or thirty-five guests of the Missouri Athletic club, who were in the club building when it caught fire this morning, was abandoned late to- day. and officers of the club now are almost positive that the twenty three to twenty nine fnen unaccounted for are dead.
 Seven bodies were recovered from the ruins before sundown, and search lights played on the smouldering ruins tonight while f1remen searched for additional bodies. Property Loss S466,o0o.
 Meantime fifteen persons who were injured in the fire were under treat ment at public and private hospitals. Much difficulty was experienced in trying to identify the recovered bodies, some being identified under two or three different names. The blaze was the fourth serious fire in the downtown district of-St. Louis in eight days, and the most fatal in the citys history. It completely wreck ed the seven story building occupied 1 jointly by the Missouri Athletic club l and by the Boatmen's bank, and caus- ed 8 property loss estimated at S466,- 1 900. By destroying the list of entries | and other club records, 1t forced the | abandonment of the intercollegiate 1 track meet that was to have been held 1 in St. Louis under the auspices of the club next Saturday night. The cause of the fire still was a mystery tonight. Reports that it was l due to efforts of bank robbers trying | to dynamite into the Boatmen's bank | were Unconfirmed. Stories of explo- sions were denied by the night watch man of the bank. ! In the vaults of the Boatmen's bank which occupied part of the first floor ; of the building. were more than s1,S00,- 1 GOO in currency. The oaults were un- harmed, the bank officials reported i The number of guests who had 1 rooms in the club house, either perma- nently or for the night, was about one 1 hundred.
 List of Injured.
 Following is a revised list of the l injured:
 l Theodore Levy, salesman; treated at ] city dispensary for cut hands; rescued l by fremen while clinging to window sill on. the sixth floor. 1 U. M. Scott, St, Louis, left hip frac- | tured; internal injuries. | Ben F. Williams, Louisville, sales man for the Brown Shoe company: left leg fractured, internal injuries, ir 1 serious condition.
 B. c. Holmes, McCombs, Miss. al l city hospital.
 L. l.. Leonard, lawyer, ribs fractur- ed, feet crushed; hurt internally by l jumping.
 Lee Wolf, merchant at Carruthers- vile. Mo-, contusions and possible 1 fracture of spine 1 David Blum, purchasing agent for | Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods com pany; right foot fractured in fall R. D. Harmed, Chicago. superintend- ent of an electrical supply company right arm and right ankle fractured ir | jump from sixth floor. ! Edward T. Kaub, Chicago, salesman; | abrasions and contusions on right | hand and left knee. 1 William Koerner, houseman at Mis- souri Athletic club; both feet fractur- ed in jumping from sixth floor to roo1 | of four story building. 1 F. w. Williams, New York. connect i ed with Globe Canning company o1 Eastport, Me: hands burned and head | bruised.
 P. c. Little, Chicago, knee wrenched Lee Walsh, bruised.
 Charles Schinnell. Chicago, both legs | broken; internally injured. l John Dwyer, Engine Go. No. S. righ' | leg fractured: caught under falling | wall.
 Robert Maeill, house manager Mis- 1 Sour1 Athletic club burned about legs
 Mrs. Robert Magtll, feet burned and cut.
 List of Dead. The revised list of deal follows: Kessler, Edwin C.. St. Louis, cashier Ludlow Saylor Wire company, killed in jump from sixth floor. Hickey, John Martin. Chicago, treas | urer Ford Manufacturing company | (roofng materially. burned to deatf on third floor. leaves widow and child Reilly, James D., St. Louis. member of firm Ware & Reilly, contractors.
 Erd, William E.. East St. Louis, III. burned.
 Hancok, Allen R., St. Louis, sales man Underwood Typewriter company
 An unidentified man, mutilated. body recovered on third floor; gold band ring on finger bearing initials "B. IT. and l date "2-29-1904."
 An unidentified body, mutilated be- ! yond recognition.
 List of Missing
 Following is the revised list of those missing and believed to be buried 1T the ruins:
 L. R. Ruff, St. Louis, buyer Sim. mons Hardware company.
 Marshall Bier. fur dealer. St. Louis
 J. E. Chasnoff, Sedalia. Mo, adver- Using department, St. Louis Republic
 Burt Crouch lived at club, assistan sales manager Western Electric com pany.
 Thomas B. Shyne, salesman Under. wood Typewriter company, Syracuse N. Y.
 Allen Dow. buyer for B. Nugent 6 DAOIA4CAs oAS sOOuS COIIlPdHSs Sl. 1%OuAo
 w. J. Ginnis. buyer B. Nugent 6 Brother. dry goods company. St. Louis
 J. L. Haehnlen, engineer Lacledt Gas Light company St. Louis.
 E. P. Williams, New York, travelling salesman.
 w. A. Hunicke, St. Louis, assistan operating engineer Missouri Pacific railroad.
 Rob Green (Herrin Supply company Herrin, Ill.).
 E. J. MeKenna, guest of a member named Jennings. l J. Wolfson.
 A. T. Ranus.
 Mike Thuma, Berwin, H.. manager cutting department Alschuler, Dreyel & Click Clothing comnany. Chicago.
 Mark Hammar. St. Louis, presiden Neusteter Cloak and Suit company, St Louis,
 William IL. Becker, St. Louis. presi. dent Becker Moore Paint company.
 D. F. Fitzgerald. sales manager Pc oria Oil corporation, family residence in Springfield, Mo.
 Thomas J. Wright, auditor LemI Brewing company, St. Louis. John R. Ratz. president Ryffel (