The New York herald., 1922-09-04
EIGHT PERISH in FIRE
BLAMED ON STRIKERS
Ten Also Hurt in Burning of a
Pennsylvania r. r. Repair
Shop in Pittsburgh.
TWO MEN IN CUSTODY
Rescuers Pelted With Stones
Building Believed to Have
Been Saturated With Oil.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw YoHK IVFrALD.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. Eight men were
burned to death and ten others Sc
verely injured to-day in what probably
was an incendiary fire which destroyed
the large car repair shop and commits
sary of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Thirty third street which since the be-
ginning OF the railroad shopmen's
strike on July ! has been used as
barracks for strikebreakers, many of
whom had been brought here from
other cities.
Two men were taken into custody by
city detectives this afternoon and
questioned concerning the fire. and
have been lodged in central police sta
ton where they are being detained in
communicate. No charge has yet been
placed against them on police records.
Police officials refuse to disclose what,
If any. evidence they have against the
men.
Striking shopmen are believed to
have started the fire after saturating
the building with oil.
The identity of only one of the dead
men has been established. He is j. S.
Carr OF Baltimore. He died in the
Columbia Hospital. Williamsburg. The
bodies OF six others who perished were
not rescued from the smoking ruins of
the building until this afternoon and
they were charred beyond recognition.
One Body sim In Ruins.
Railroad officials who made a careful
check OF their employees decided that
eight had perished in the fire. and that
one body was stiIl in the ruins OF the
shop.
The Dead.
ERUCE. ALVIN L.. 21. Kewauee. III.
CARR. J. S., 81. repairnan. Baltimore.
CUsTODINO. FRANK. IS. lahorer.
DAVIS. DAVID L.. 40. repairman.
DUNN. EDGAR. 50. repairman.
HARPER. GERALD, "a. machine
helper,
INozANErTo. ERNEST, IS. repair
man.
PARSONS. WALTER L.. 23. repair
man.
The Injured.
BURNS. j.. &c. f49 West Eighty
fourth street. New York
BURNS. JOHN. 25. 923 Green street.
Philadelphia.
CLIFFORD. RAY. 20. Tulsa. Okla.
CANrAGALRO. LOUIS. SO. 613
Eigh n street. Philadelphia.
MINoRUFAJUNA. JAMES. &c. Toxic,
Japan
KRUNK. PETER. 20. Pittsburgh.
MYZALYNSKI. JOHN. 30. Pittsburgh.
ScHAEFFER. c.. 81. Pittsburgh
WINTER. JAMES, 2s. Pittsburgh.
SIX tigations---Department OF
Justice. State, county, city. railroad and
District Fire Marshal-are under way In
an effort 70 determine whether the fire
was inccndlary. All OF the investiga-
tors are proceeding on the theory that
tho building was set on fire by strikers
who arc antagonistic to the railroads
efforts 10 operate its shops with strike
breakers.
From the beginning Of tho strike tho
Railroad has not been
seriously handicapped by the walkout
and for many weeks has been operating
nearly normal.
steel and Frame structure.
The building which was destroyed
was large two story steel and frame
structure. Its loss Is placed az s220. 900.
The first floor OF the building had been
used as a repair shop and commissary
and the second floor MS sleeping quar-
.ers
The fire was discovered az o'clock
In the morning by negro cook. lie
ran TO the second floor. and from bed 70
bed, shouting and shaking tho sleepers
to awaken them and warn them ~ their
peril. Within five minutes the building
was In flames and the escape Of some
men had already been cut off. They
perished when the floor fell In. few
minutes later
Those who were aroused rushed fran
tically about. fighting their way through
the smoke and blaze TO reach the
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