Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-10
eEARcHLIaHr REVEALS coRPsEs
or ELEvEN MEN HupDLEo
WEAR TorrER,Na WALL.
TOTAL or NINE BODIES
90 FAR RECOVERED
New York eanIesr and Chess Player
Johnston Among Victims Of Missouri
Club Disastsr-Dsath List Remains
at Thirty-Feur or Mors-HuiIdns
Considered Firstrap.

St Louis, 0daroh 10.-The real extent
Of the loss wrought BY hre which de-
etroyed the Missouri Athletic Club
building here yesterday began to un-
fold itself today when nremen entered
the ruins In . search for tho score or
more bodies believed to be buried there.
Four powerful searchlights which were
played on the tangled masx OF iron.
brick and chazred wood early this
morning revealed what appeared to be
eleven human bodies hudiled together
near the front wall Because Of the
precarious condition Of this last re-
naming wall 1remen were unable to
recover the bodies. It Is expected.
however. the ruins will have cooled
sufficiently during the day to permit
the rescue to be undertaken.
Dsath List May Grow.
Seven dead were taken from the
building yesterday and twenty-seven
others who were known to have been In
the building at the time Of the fire have
been given up as dead. 1t is possible
that beyond this number there were
several persons in the club house not
registered.
Early this morning the total number
of persons who were in tho club when
the alarm was given ana who escaped
with more or less ,erlous injuries
reached nifty -nvs. The men had been
driven into tho street. in their night
clothes and n many instances ere
compelled to Jump from NTH and sixth
story windows to save. their lives. Many
Of those who escaped becoming dazed
or hysterical thru the experiences
wandered about the city all day before
reporting 70 the bureau Of identifca-
tion which has been established. This
was partly responsibse for the exces-
i've number Of dead given. IN the early
ntimateS OF dead.
New York Banker vietia.
Firemen late this morning entered
he rufhs and recovered two bodies:
This brings the total number. OF bodies
recovered to nine. Five OF these nave
been identified. One Of the two oodles
vas identified as that Of e. p. Will
sama. a banker. Of New York. The body
was fully dressed and unmarried. Ap-
narentlv he had been suffocated. The
,ther body was burned beyond recos-
nition. It was found in the same room
IN the sixth floor in which Williams
body was found. Twenty-Five other
bodies are believed to be in the ruins.
Chess Player Johnston Missing.
The name Of Meredith A Johnston,
q, Lexington. KY, well-known chess
nlaver. vas added to the list OF missing.
He went to the Missouri club Sunday
evening to play chess with Marshall
pfor uho also in listed among the
missing.
A message was received ut police
headquarters today inquiring as to the
safety Of John Day. This message was
.ent by D. e. Robinson, OF BROOKLYN,
Nv. Mr.. Day was not listed IN previ-
Gus reports Of the missing.
Fyra chief Swingley said today tnat
.,v or seven months ago he warned the
management of the club that the Dulld-
to IVA. not safe for sleeping quar-
ters.
81 found conditions bad on the three
,nnsr doors" said the CHIEF Tne
building was not constructed tor notet
nnrnoses but for business mousse. 1e
had no sprinkler system. ihat "a0
taken out when the building was con-
yerted into club house.
James A. Smith, former nuiloins .s
commissioner, said today ne re1useo "
annroye the southwest fire escape.
= held" ne said. "that in case OF nre.
DANES bursting from the Wuons
wonld cut on escape. and that was just
what happened. co,,..,oner
Former Building Commlss,oanef a -
smith .aid he had ordered the board OIL
sovernors to put in two f're stairway .
Illinois Banker Missing.
The name Of William +. boroels, =
r-e.;dent of the Bank OF sparta, ~
sparta. nj, was added TO me e. nse Ta,,'. =.
missinr today. He arrived IN 81. 4ours .e.,s
sunday night too late to eaten - q 'e e,,,h
for Kansas City and went TO the c'uD
for the night.