Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
Firemen Brave Poisonous Fumes
in Attempts to Rescue Inmates
of Blazing Building.
OXYGEN ASKED TO SAVE VICTIMS
STRICKEN AS BROMINE IS FREED
X-Ray Film in Basement Blamed for
Explosion Wrecking Institution
Operated by DIR. G. H. Grille.

CLEVELAND May 15-gnty persons are known to have
lost their lives explosion at the
Cleveland Clinic Hospital here today Police said might
Most of those killed patients hospital
believed and doctors.
Two hours after the building had
been removed and the fire had been extingushed.
Fatalities From Fire. :
Most Of the fatalities the results of the fire but
believed poisonous fumes from burning
chemicals ghasy color when thew
were removed from the buidng snectaors said S ~ o'
Hardly two hours required complete tragedy With
the first alarm all available fire apparatus part
city was rushed to the hospital
Some Horribly.
scorchng flames while others onned
masks rked their lives building in rescue
Some OF the patients removed through
group patients were taken off the roof
of victims horribly others were uncon-
possible o nearby hospitals
of bodies building with nremen
were dead
Many living hours after the fire
expected by doctors to be added shortly
Scores were injured. according to police estimates
The victims hospital doctors
than building explosion
occurred in the xray Fire broke out Immediately
gases in the chemical laboratory freed
Know Dead, 1s Dying
hospitals and the nnorgue
stood at 73 with 13 dying.
mounted from 80 to 40 in few
moments with to dying The dead
IL with dying.
hospitals
At 2:lo three reported
The Cleveland Clinic operated Grille
Both the institution and DR.. Grille nationally known
On the staff Of the hospital known
physicians and surgeons The building Euclid
Ninety-third street
The hospital filled patients prominent physicians
at the time of the explosion.
Fire at Once
Fire broke of chemicals
poison filled the building
short time building a mass of flames Firemen
braved death patients taking out through
windows
Four were reported dead at the Road Hospital
dying Mount Sinai and Huron
Road Hospitals and the hospital clinic Among the 20
W. speman Huron Road Hospital
Some of the victims of the explosion and fire
lawn the hospital because there
rush them to other hospitals
Hundreds Volunteer Service.
Three the
victims tainted as they saw the scenes of death
Hundreds of citizens volunteered their services to aid policemen
Fourteen the people building dragged roof
where physicians and nurses gave them aid
mandeered into service Nurses doctors and
Women and anitors we're pressed no servc Even SCRUB
those exposed to the fumes taken their faces and
be some gas other than ammonia possibly nitrogen oxide
Elevator Falls
is reported to have fallen
trapped crushing body the that
East Ninety street side were blown out
woman passerby said she hand severed at the wrist fall
on the street below.
20 Found SenseIeSS in Hail.
P Hilenbrand
@
in the front hallway made helpless attempt
woman Jumped from the third floor suffering
Rev " A Harry Harry OF @ st. Ccea Catholic @ Church and Rev
the lawn at the clinic giving aid and administering
films stored in the basement oxygen compressed
lCOnanued 2 a.