South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-09
Flames Breaking Out Early
Monday in Main Dining Room
Destroy 100000 Building.
Among Finest in u. S.
WHOLE ROOF FALLS AS
MANY GUESTS ESCAPE.
Top of Flaming Structure COL
lapSeS Within Hour After Be-
ginning of Blaze - Bank
Building Adjoining Damaged.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN
ST. LOUIS. March 9.-The reoov-
cry of four more bodies from the
ruins of the Missouri Athletic club
shortly after noon confirmed the
worst fears and it il now believed the
list of dead viii reach SO. None Of
those reported missing are expected ,
TO be found alive.
ST LOUIS, March 9.-Five men
were killed, several others are belieY-
ed TO have been burned TO death. and
many were injured in the fire that to-
day destroyed the Missouri Athletic
club. one of the finest institutions OF
its kind in the United States and the
building occupied by the Boatmen's
bank
List of Dead.
The list of identified dead Includes
John Martin Hickey, Chicago. treas
urer Of the Ford Manufacturing Co,
roofing manufacturers.
James Riley. So, st. Louis.
G. r. KOssler. 49, manager OF the
LudlOw-SaylOr Wire Co, st. Louis.
All of these men were killed in
leaping from the upper floors Of the
eight-stOry clubhouse.
Among the injured were:
Theodore Levy, "a, a salesman, who
was taken from the ledge of a sixth
story window by firemen; both legs
and foot bruised.
L. NJ. Scott, as. st. Louis: left hip
fractured and internal injuries.
Benjamin i. Williams, 40. shoe
salesman, Louisville, Ky. internal i'm
juries
L. L. Loffer. attorney. st. Louis
several broken ribs. both feet broken.
internal injuries.
b. c. Holmes, 42 Mcconnell, Miss
internal injuries.
Lee Wolff. "a, Caruthersville. No;
a d. Harmed. IS. Chicago: right
ankle, right arm and left leg frac-
tured.
w. NJ. Koerner. IS. an employee
both feet fractured
Edward T. Kaub SO. salesman
Chicago; cuts on hands and knees.
David Blum. z3. purchasing agent
for large St. Louis department
store: right leg broken.
Robert c. Magill. manager Of the
Missouri Athletic club; burned about
the legs.
Mrs. Merrill: feet burned. cut by
John Dwyer, city fireman; caught
under falling wall.
For some time it was said that
MOrdecai Brown, manager Of the 81.
Louis Federals. had been lost but az
Brown were found at the American
hotel.
Blaze Starts i'm Dining Room.
The fire is believed 10 have started
in the main dining room on the third
floor Of the club.
Nearly all Of the guests and resi-
dents OF the club had retired when
the fire started about 1:50 o'clock this
morning a few guests were in the
lobby. These with Mr.. and Mrs. Mer
rin. went through the upper halls
and aWOke every one. When the
guests emerged from their rooms
every hall was filed with smoke. The
third fourth and fifth floors were
ablaze before the first alarm was Civ
en- Less than an hour later fire was
shooting from every window in the
building and at 2:45 the roof col
lapsed. Every bit Of fire lighting an
pa ratus in St. Louis and several en-
gine and hose companies from Fast
St Louis were on the scene by this
time.
All i'm Building Hurt
None OF the persons in the building
escaped without some hurts. The
most seriously injured were rushed 10
the city hospital. Others were cared
for in the St Regis and other nearby
hotels. The fremen early gave up
hope Of saving the Athletic club and
the Boatmen's bank building. and de
voted their entire efforts 10 saving
guests who were about 10 leap out of
upper windows. and TO preventing the
spread OF the flames. The Benton
commission Co.'S building directly
back OF the Athletic club was slightly
damaged.
List OF Missing
At 10 O'Clock officials OF the Mis-
souri, A. c. had accounted for all but
the following men, and believed TO
have perished in the FIRE:
William r. Becker. president Beck
Paint company.
Thomas Wright, Auditor Lemp
Brewing company.
William Erd real estate broker.
East ST. Louis
Allen T.. Hancock. Underwood Type
writer COMPANY and we'll known ann
ateur baseball and football star. 41#1
Cook av.
J. J.. Heehnlen.
John Ratz, president OF the Rynel
Ratz Plumbing company.
John A. Kinder, president Of the
kinder Construction company.
Thomas Shayne, Underwood Type
writer company
William Shields. pTe-seent Shields
Lye company.
George GOerner. president Holstein
Commission company
Ben. Weatherly. salesman. Harga-
Sine Mckittrick Dry Goods company.
Allen Dow. Salesman. 800 y. Broad
way.
McGinnis. r. Nugent and Co.
Ludwig Eiseman, manager OF NeN
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