The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-12
OVER 30 DEAD IN
BLAZE; MANY MORE
BURIED in RUINS
Cause of Holocaust Unknown
Over Million Dollras in
Bank Vaults.

Bank Vaults.
st. Louis, Mo-. March g.
Between 80 and 35 dead was
the estimate made this af-
ternoon by officers of the
Missouri Athletic club, as to
the number who persisted in
the fire that destroyed the
club building here today.
Six bodies are in the morgue.
The bodies of the IS or 80 I'M
accounted for are believed to
be IN the ruins.
Walter Fritsch, chairman of the
board of directors of the club, said
that after a thorough checking of
the names of those registered at
the club last night he thought 35
were dead.
I'D Bornmueller, secretary of the
Club. said he thought at least 33
perlshed. He said about 100 guests
were registered at the club for the
night.
The fire, which broke out about 2
O'Clock this morning, was still burning
at noon. and Fire Chief Swingley said
IT would be unsafe to send any one into
the ruins to search for the missing I'M
I'll tonight or tomorrow.
Inc building was owned by the Boat
mems bank, which occupied part of the
first floor. The bank opened temporary
quarters this morning in a building
four blocks away. In the vaults of the
burned bank officials said there was
S1.349, 900 in currency n $4,000 in
COIN. This money, it is believed, is in
tact.
The building was fully covered by in
a The loss to adjoining build
tngs is estimated at $4,000.
The known dead follow:
L. A. RUFF, st. Louis, buyer for a
Wholesale hardware
A. j. ODEGAARD, st. Louis, sales
ageft railway supply company.
EDWIN c.. KESSLER. st. Louis,
cashier wire company, killed in leap
from sixth floor.
JOHN M. RICKEY, Chicago, treasur-
er and auditor for Ford Manufacturing
company, st. Paul.
JAMES D.. REILLEY, contractor of
St. Louis.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED.
List of missing:
William E. Becker, president of paint
mpany
John Retz. president Of plumbing
onpany
Marshall Bier, local fur dealer.
J. e. Chasnoff, of ST. Joseph, Mo,
advertising manager for the st. Louis
Republic.
Frank ". Albright, travelling sales
man.
b. P. Williams, New York, travel
ing salesman.
Roby Green. Perrin, Ill.
- Jennings, nonresident mem
Der OF Missouri Athletic club.
- McKenna.
- Burgess.
f. W. Williams, st. Louis.
Norman Hancock. st. Louis.
John J.. Ratz, president local plumb
Ing company.
A. T. Ranuss. Mount Vernon, III.
The nan listed as unidentified
among the dead may be William E.
Erd, of East ST. Louis, III. Letters
In the clothing We're addressed to Mr.
Erd- The body also was identified as
that of Allen Hancock, of st. Louis.
William A. Kinsef. president of oon-
straction
Thomas Shyne, manager typewriter
exchange.
william Shields, president Lyle com
pany.
George Guerner, president commits
sion company.
d. E. Fitzgerald, Springfield, Mo.
Dan Weatherly, salesman wholesale
dry goods company.
Thomas Wright, secretary Of the
Apollo club.
Allen Hancock, typewriter salesman
J.. L. Haihlen and Mark Hamer, man
ayers department stores.
J. E.. Shesley. L. A. Tilly, r. L
Ruff, e. Smith, w. A. Hunieke, all OF
St. Louis.
The injured follow:
Theodore Levy, Louisville, KY.
salesman; both legs injured and left
foot crushed.
James McGinnis, buyer for large st
Louis department store.
Alien Dow, buyer for large st. Louis
department store.
Bert Brouch, sales manager, Westerr
Electric company, st. Louis.
U. M. Stott, st. Louis. left hiI
fractured internal injuries.
Ben F. Williams, salesman, left leg
fractured internal injuries, serious.
B. C. Holmes, Mcconnell, Miss.
L. J.. Leonard, lawyer, jumped; rib.
fractured, feet crushed, hurt internally
Lee Wolf, merchant at Cruthersville
No, Commissions and possible fracture o
spine in fall from second floor of FIRE
escape.
David Blum, purchasing agent 70:
department store, right foot fractured
in fall from improvised fire escape h,
made of sheets.
A. D. Harmed, Chicago, superinten.
dent of an electrical supply company
right arm and right ankle, fracturet
in jump from sixth floor.
Edward It. Kaub, Chicago, salesman
abrasions and Commissions on RICH
hand and left knee: rescued by firemel
who found him clinging RI sixth floo
window sill.
William Koerner, house mar at Mis-
souri, Athletic club, both feet fractures
in jumping from sixth floor to roof o
four story building.
r. w. Williams, New York, hand
burned and head bruised.
T. C. Little, Chicago, knee wrenched
Lee Walsh.
Charles Schimel, Chicago, both leg
broken and internally injured in Is foo
leap from sixth floor.
John Dwyer, engine company No. {
right leg fractured; caught unS er fall
ing wall.
About rs In Hotel.
Uncertainty as to the number OF me
in the building, when the fire bro K
out, made it difficult to determining tn
exact number of missing. Jack 55els
niger, night clerk at the club, said .
club members had rooms there an
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