The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-05
DETROIT TIM 20

thru the building shortly before
o'clock In the morning. the alarr
having been sounded At la
o'clock They wanted 70 Set 10 N
top. but found the stairway nsile
shut. On their way out they note
that flames were shooting out frcr
the elevator shaft on the main an
second floors.
In the doorway. a. chief Caliahal
came out. stood the unfortunst
Capt Cockburn. waiting for orders
Callahan told him 10 follow hin
In and they put out the are Aroun'
the elevator SHAFT
No Chance To escape.
Fire was coming down tn
shaft" said Chisf Callahan. and
told Cockburn 10 play . stream
around from the vestibule entrance
He and six OF his men were dotnI
this when-wsll. everyone knew,
the rest
The upper doors OF the bufidins
their heavy supporting TIMBER
weakened by the flames. crsshst
downward without 90 much a. q
warning rumble or cresk-
PipemAn Vincent Gordon wal
nearest the sidewalk. He leapet
for safety. but . portion OF his body
was caught, and his head and shoui
ders prctruded over the sidewalk
He was pulled out By nrsmen and
policemen.
Tho the crash came shortly AFTER
o'clock. II was 1880 o'clock In the
morning when the last OF the bodies
those OF Pipemen schiii and Ray,
mond. were recovered by frenxied
rescuers. driven on 10 heroic ef
forts by the groans OF the entrapped
firemen. The hot pieces dragged
out OF the thickly massed debris
had 10 be passed out from hand 10
hand from the vestibule.
Locke's body was found about 20
minutes after Gordon was released.
Policemen Are Heroes.
Police Inspectors Thomas ].
o'Grady and William p. Rutledgs
and Police Surgeon Grifith Thomas
led the police squad Of rescuers. and
where their work was done they
were drenched from the streams OF
the Are hoses, and burned about the
hands from their heroic attack on
the mass OF wreckage.
Il was $50 o'clock. tally four
hours after The crash. before the
rescuers were able TO move Capt.
Coekburn A pillow had been placed
under his face. which had been
pressed against the door. Wa ~
was being PLAYED upon the wreckaFc
continuously 20 save the men from
being burned.
There's one OF the boys lying
across my legs" said the captain.
The boy was Pipeman Maitick
Cockburn was freed frst He lived
only few minutes after being
placed IN the receiving hospital.
Mattick was pulled out soon after
the captain. He lived n halfhour
after reaching the hospital
Two Fail 20 Respond.
The rol was called after these
Two had been taken from the death
trap. and Schill and Raymond did
not respond The rescue work was
resumed with new energy tor about
four hours. when Raymond was
found His sufIsrings apparent
had been short for ne was haoly
crushed and there was n deep wound
In hts shoulder. Schill seemed %
have been smo,hered.
Capt Cockburn r. survived by q
widow and three children: Pipeman
Ra. nond leaves 2 widow and one
baby Mattick lived with his mother
bur vas TO have been married May
10 Alma Hagen, OF No. 31T Clcve
land-st IAddernan Locke was a ma
tive OF Bay City and was unmarried
Pipemsn schilI 10 survived b. 4
widow and three little ones.
Early estimates on the losses have
been made az follows: Fyfe build
ing. $4,000. stock of n. ". Fyff
a Co. 100000; Field building. $50.
900. Field Cloak, a Clothing Co
stock. $4,000: Empire Theater com
pany. 1880: Ct Johns Arbor. 50.
900. All Losses are covered By in
surance.
The Fyfe company occupied the
two upper floors in the Field build
ing. On the NTH noor was the re
pair department OF the shoe con
Germ, and one theory II that chemi
calls used In this department ex
pIoded and thus started the FIRE.
CITY MAY COMPEL