Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1893, Page 14

‘Per month. 83.00. ‘advertising made known on application. Che Evening Star. Vor. 82, No 20,594. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1893—TEN EXTRA! 6:00 O'CLOCK P. M. DEAD AND: INJURED ee More of the Victims of To- |" day's Catastrophe. THE RELIEF MEETING. A Prompt Response to the Pubic Appeal. QVER $5,000 SUBSCRIBED, Twenty of the Dead So Far Iden- tified. Two more of the unknown dead at the morgue were identified this evening after Taz | Sran’s regular edition went to press. One of these was E.G. Sebull andthe other J. E. Chapin. The work of excavation in the ruins was continued and at 5 o'clock another body ‘was brought to light. Identified as E. G. Seh Oue of the bodies at the morzue was identi- fled as that of E.G. Schull. The body was re- moved by Undertaker Wright At 3 o'clock | fifteen of the sixteen bodies in the morgue bad | been identified and most of the bodies bad deen sent to their late homes. Coroner Psapp ont! aebuserar pho morgue and gave the necessary permits for Femoval of the bodies. Tox Stan reporter Coroner Patterson said | that there were nineteen deaths so far as he knew, and perhaps twenty. There had been sixteen bodies in the morgue and three at the He-tegaght that there was one more | daa ketpian neater cee The coroner thought he would probably hold | the inquest Monday. Bodies Identified. The sixteenth body at the morgue was iden- tifled at 4:30 o'clock as J. E. Chapin of Illinois. ‘The seventeenth and last body at the morgue was identified at 5:15 o'clock as that of s clerk named Russell. ‘Taken Away Without Identification. At5:05 the workmen engaged in removing the debris from the excavation discovered the horribly crushed body of a white man. He was in his coat sleeves, wore new russet shoes, dark vest and trousers of striped blue stuff. His hair was light andhe wore » reddish ‘mou-tache. From his shoes he was supposed to be one of the clerks empioyed in the office, although the body was hastily taken to the morgue without being identified. ‘The Inquest. Deputy Coroner Schaeffer stated to » Star reporter at 5 o'clock this afternoon that an in- quest on one of the victims might be held to- yorrer afternoon, buteprobably not until Sun- F. A jury of the most intelligent citizens of the city would be selected and the cause of today's horrible calamity would be investigated with all the care possible. STILL AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. F. W. Test, Frank Metcalf, A. L. Ames, Robert Smith, Dr. D. P. MeCarmack. Fred G. Calvert. are all too badly injured to their removal today. Ames is in a dition and is not expected to live, ‘THE DEAD. it of itieal con- C. 8. Hoofer, 9082 I northwest, hurt inter- nally. C. A. Krause, burt about the head. —— Hammond, 13th street, hurt about head and fase. Douglas R. Miller, crushed and hurt inter- ‘Thompson, E.S., 741 7th street southeast, seriously injured. MeLaughliz, C. &., cut around the head. Beck, Winfred, cut badly. Thomas, H. C. $319 N street, severely cat. Leger. —, 1008 E street, fatally hurt. , P. H., cut severely. Taylorts L. buri bediy ta are and Baker, 8. 8., 91H street. northeast, fm head, arm ind leg, en ions ———, cut about O'Driscoll, Maj. B. J., cut badly and leg in- George W. Roby, 1716 E street, leg broken. _— it. = a eu Robert Linden, 937 Massachusetts avenue, arm broken and in; ~5- to head. W. 3. Gustin, street northwest, leg broken and internal injuries. Charles P. , 587 Florida avenue, se- verely injured in logs, arms, head and body. C.D. Shadbolt, Pennsylvania avenue, prob- ably fatally injared. Denton, J. F., shoulder hurt. King, W. R., badly cut about head. Esterday, ——, arm broken. Patrick, R M., 1304 Riggs street, cuts in J. G. Johns, injuries to shoulders and arms. tae les J. Moore, 1182 6th jared ‘about head. ages Wm. Cudly Lectare, cut about head. 8. D. Dewey, ent and bruised. C.F. Hathaway, shoulder erushed. James E. White. badly cut about head. RA. Smith, badly bruised. Cept J.B ‘Dowd, hand crashed and severely ent —— Weberly, 217 H street northwest. A. G. Yount, 6th street southwest. Charles Sit 905 Sth street northwest, taken to his aunt's, at 602 2ist street. ‘ George Davis, who was on the third floor, has severe scalp wound and fracture of right leg below knee. He was taken to his home, 407 10th street northwest. j, H. Thomas, compound fracture of arm. F. B Smith. severe scaly injuries, Robert J. Walker, 222 I street northwest. Hurt internally. REGISTERED ON THE sPorT. Clerks Whose Names Were Taken at a ‘Temporary @f-ce. The office was opened ngxt door to the ruined building. where all the employes that could be reached who had eseaped from the building were requested to rogister. Up to4 o'clock the following had registered: J. L. Aull. E. Baier, S S Bates, C. D. Bulla, T. Cook, A. H. Darth, F. Davidson, J. F. Douglas, J. F. Dunton, E. 8. Fleteber, W. S. Guston, J. R. Hamilton, C. A. Harper, J. BR. Imbrie, C. C. Jones, E. Legur, J. H. Lindley, E. P. MeCornack, E. F. Miller, J. D. Nevius, E. A. Niess, C. L. Patten, 1B. Ruff, G. W. Kobey, C. Schmidt, J. J Smyth, W. G. Steward, M. B. Sturgas, F. Van Brenken, A. J. E. Waterbury, J. W. Webb, R. C. Jones, M. Condra, 8. F. Hamilton, — Jobn- son, A. N. Girault, E. H. Lipscosab, R. N. Bay- Jes, J. Fought, H. P. Willis, O. M. Hundley, J. @. Jones, J. A. Miller, J. F. Daggett, C. W. Peterson. W. L. Allen, W. F. Regan, Chas. J. Moore, A. J. Yount, D. K. Sergeant, D. F. Miller, J. B Dowd, W. B Randall, M. M. Warren, —— Kemp, Kiefer, Mellach. Morley, Wright. E. K. Meek- ins, Montague, W. F. Row, S. B. Peck, J. D. Marx, D. H. P. Brown, E. 8. Bethel, G. Chap- man, G. Giles, C. Neade, J. T. Exnivious, P. Rantlolph, RB. G. Daniels, E. A. Felton, J. H. Howard, P. 8 Lowry, H. B. Easterling, C. H. Biiss, J. J. Meding, W. H. Purness, W. Donald- son, B. F. Wilkins, C. B. Sayer, J. A. Van Doren, C. R. Owen, C. A Rhetts, E. K. Landy, H. W. Shannon, H. R Stuart, W. F. Houston, E. H. Hunter, D. K. Sergeant. F. E. David, L J. Willis, W. T. Hearst, H. L Brown, A. 8 Dongiass, W. B. Goodman, H. A. Smith, Geo. H. Safford. W. G. Codman, W. W. Ludgate, B. J. O'Driseall, J. Gotthilf, “R. Springaguth, W. B Mundelle, J. Daily, C. C. Marsh, F. A. Wright, W. A. Tyler, LC. Williams, E. R Hunting, W. H. Hanston, W. G. Steward, E. HL. Spang, 8. J. McMichael. F. Davidson, J. W. Poe, D. G. Strible, A. G. Knapp, E. J. Bentley, C. P. Miller, jr., E. B. Porter, J. W. Ames, A. E. Bain, D. Weaver and 8. Weaver. J. Chandler, J. Scherich, C. L, Ebaugh, Chas. 8. Filte, O. A. Booth, J. E. Brooks, J. J. Veasey, H. M. Dickson, C. M. Clark, L. Bal- lard, Chas, Smith, W. H. Ramsey c A. Johnson, W. F. Carter, 4 B. Swain, W. Jenkins, A A. E. Wines, 8. W. Fox, C. Garlager, O. W. ‘The lists of dead and injured, corrected up to 5:15 o'clock. were as follows: Alien, George Q., 8th street southwest. Arnold, Geo. ML, colored, 1622 10th street northwest. Banes, Samuel P., 129 F street northwest. Anderson, W. T. Bussius, John, 726 9th street northeast. J. E. Chapin. Daly, Jeremiah, twenty-three years old. E. G. Sebull. Fagan, J. R., 27 K street northeast. Gage, J. B., 2519 Pennsylvania avenue. Hall, F. H., twenty-six years old. Jones,J. Boyd, fifty-five years old. Jordan, David C,,607 Acker street northeast Loftus,F. B., 1731 9th street northwest. Howard S. Miller, twenty-three years old. Michael T. Mulledy of New Otieans, La. J. H. McFall, 129 D street northwest. ¥. W. Mender. 321 ist street northeast. Capt. William Sebrieber, College Station. F. M. Williams. —— Russell. It is reported that Jacob Jacobson and Chas. Patton were also among the dead and Dr. W.L. Allen is reported missing. ‘The Injured. Mra. A P. Whiting, 1517 Columbia street, sealp wounds and injury to back; precarious condition. P. & Lowry, bead cut and body bruised, not serious. M. E. Rose, ankle bruised, 1315 G street northwest. Wellington Kugler, Brookland, injured in- ternuly. Garett, ——y2ight axa beehen and bedly Easterling, A. H., arm broken and head Shannon, H. M., badly burt. Charles Moore, 1182 6th street, two ribs| he broken and numerous scalp ‘rounds. Mrs. Kennedy, L street between 5th and 6th, slightly burt. Pennington, ——-, injured about head. Armes, ——--, severely bruised. McCormack, ——, severely injured. Calvert, ——, bruised. Smuth, ——, bruised. Metcalf, ———, bruised. ‘Tess, ——, bruised. ‘Miller, C. R., 587 Florida avenue, internal in- juries. McLaughlin, C. E., cut and braised. Faulkner. Reported atthe War ent. This afternoon the following named clerks C. Abbott, G. B. Abra: X Dore, “Gz. Sa, Dison, A Davis, G. RS Donnelly, 8. H. Douy, & F. Douglass, Exaile Me” Fairy,” aati 8. ly, C, 8. Fettis, C. A Fleetwood, W. H. Fassett, G. W. Fos, H.'B. Gram, E. 8. Gra} ber, J. R Hamilton, 3. F. Hamil - Sf ars 7, Hibbard, Ss WN. Hilton, A. w. Humphreys, 0. M. RK Hunting, C. C, J . Jovy, G. Lawrence, J. M. @. thy, C. P. Miller, jr. 8. D. Nevins, M. Pursel, W. F. Ram- wey, F. Randol W. F.’ Roe, W. B Raff, M. E. Sabin, J.C. Sabin, N. , HN. hmidt, J.P. 8; treet, Messrs. C. E. Fletcher, Capt. Jones and Cept. Cluersle were among those who escaped from the third floor, “I fortunately only got a few scratches,” said Mr. Fletcher, “but I got out in such a left my cuffs, with a pair of $10 cuff buttons in them, oa all right I” thoygh tout peg was t ought. Iw 0 and we if I "Sata — oe cut buttons. I fortunatél¥ found them on; here they are,” and exhibited them to prove that he had nerve enough to again tempt de- struction by going into the ruins from which had once escaped. nier think that this floor fell from the weight it was on it and that the digging had nothing to do with the accident, Bs ———.___ TO GIVE RELIEF, Over $5,000 Subscribed at the Willard Hall Mceting, This Afternoon, ‘The relief meeting called by the Commission- | ers was held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Wil- lard’s Hall to take some action looking to the relief of the injured in this morning’s accident, It was promp: gathering notwithstanding ©. W. Hathaway, badly cut and delirious. the short notice possible. , | gether with the amounts subscribed: barry that | #01 ‘It was & represéntative gathering of promi- nent businessmen. There were a number of Indies prevent. Commissioner Ross called the meeting to or- der and briefly stated its object. He said it was not to talk, but to raise money. At his suggestion Commissioner Parker was called .to the chair. Mr. John B. Larner was made secretary. ‘MR. WARNER'S VIGOROUS SPEECH. ‘Mr. Warner made a brief speech, in which he referred to the needs of the widows and orphans of the city, made such through a system of false economy on the part of the government. He raid thet while the government was mor- ally responsible it still lay with the audience to puttheir hands into their pockets and draw out money for the help of the impoverished. The secretary read a letter from the Emer- gency Hospital showing the work done by that institution today. Thirty-seven injured per- sons were tréated there today, of whom three had died. BBY. DR. BARTLETT'S REMARKS. Rev. Dé. Bartlett was called on to speak. He ssid that'the accident was not one that could be placed upon God. It was preventable ac- cident. If the building had been owned by 8 millionaire the public would feel bound to in- flict personal damage to that man. The gov- ernment is the employer in this case, and is morally responsible for the harm done It should not saddle ‘the expenses upon a long-suffering community. ‘Still this was a choritable gathering, and they should tide over any immediate necessities, They should be samaritans. The government should also be a good samaritan, but it acts slowly. and this meeting should take some action. WHERE A SURVIVOR PUTS THE BLAME. Smith Thompson of the records division, a clerk in the ruined building where he narrowly escaped death this morning, made an earnest speech. He bluned the fatality of the accident upon Col. Ainsworth of the War Department, who compelled clerks of the department to work. im that “hell upon earth,” while handsome rooms in the War. State and Navy building aro used for the mere storage of documents, A COMMITTEE OX SUBSCRIPTIONS. Mr. Glover moved that s committee of five be appointed to canvass the audience for sub- scriptions. Mr. Lambert moved that the com- mittee be increased to twenty-five to canvass the city, But Col. Parker thought the general matter had better be left to the press and Mr. THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER. FRIGHTFULDISASTER Hundrads: of Clerks Buried in a Ruined Building. OLD FORD'S THEATER. Gicver's motion was carried. The committee consisted of Messrs. Glover, Warner, Bell, Lambert and Woodward. ‘THE FIRST SUBSCRIPTIONS, Cel, Parker read « letter from Mr. John W. Macartney of the firm of Corson & McCartney subscribing €500 to the fund. Woodward & Lothrop led off with a sub- scription of $1,000. Mr. Wilkins announced that the President had sent his personal check for $100 to the fund, and his eccretary, Mr. Thurber, $25 more. While the subscription was being taken up Morning. BRINGING OUT MANGLED MEN The Progress of the Work in the Bishop Hurst made an earnest speech in which be said that Washington had earned « higher place than ever before for the sympathy its people had shown and the good work they had Mr. Emery thought the best way to raiso a subseription was through the press, and » motion to make a general committee to re- ceive subscriptions was lost. MR, GLOVER RESIGNS AND MB. WOUDWARD MADE TREASURER. Mr. C. C. Glover was clected treasurer of of the reliet fund. He stated that he would Jeave the city tomorrow and Mr. Woodward was elected in his place. It was decided that the committee appointed today be given the power to enlarge its mem- bership and then to take charge of the distribu- tion of the funds thit might be raised. Ex-Commissioner Douglass was appointed to fill the vacancy on the committee of five caused by Mr. Glover's enforced withdrawal. ‘TURN ALL FUNDS OVER TO THE COMMITTEE. Judge Kimball made a motion tnat all funds raised by the newspapers or otherwise be turned over to the committee. This was car- ried, and on motion of Mr. Edson, it was de- cided to ask all banks to receive funds which should be transmitted to the committee's treas- urer. A subscription, emounting to about $5,500, was made at the meeting on subscription blanks prepsred by Mr. Woodward. ‘The chaitman announced that would meet in Parlor 10 of Willard’s Hotel this evening and the meeting adjourned after pass- ing a vote of thanks to Mr. Staples for the use of the hall and the hotel parlors. LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS, ‘The following is a list of the subscribers, to- Bell & Co., $100; Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, A. 8. Taylor, $5; M. G. Emery, $100; Ruins. MANY LEFT HELPLESS. ——_+——_ Hundreds of men carried down by the fall- ing walls of @ building which was notoriously insecure! Human lives crushed out by tons of brick and iron and sent unheralded to the throne of their Maker! Men by the score maimed and disfigured for life! Happy families hurled into the depths of de- spair; women calling for their husbands; chil- dren calling for their fathers; mothers calling for their sons; not an answer to s cry! ‘This is but » shadow of the awful calamity that befell this city this morning, Words can- not picture the awfulness of the accident. The imagination stands back and fails to give any idea of the scene. ~ i Ite horrors will never be told. Its sudden- ness was almost the chief horror. Ina moment, in the twinkling ofan eye, there was's change, and men who came to the scene of their daily toil this morning will never return alive, Women who kissed their loved ones this morn- ing as they separated will have but the cold bruised faces to kiss this afternoon. Oh, the awful horror of it! It was between 9:90 and 10 o'clock this morn- ing that the floors of the old Ford's Theater P. Fardon, $25; Willard Fracker. $5; 8. Cohen & Co., $50: Corcoran Fire Insurance Com- pany, $100; Woodward &, Lothrop, $1,000; Washington Nailor, $50; 0. G. Staples, 100; B. H. Warner, $100; Washington Post, $100; Corgon & McCartney, $500; L. M. Sanders, eo; 8 ON. 95: Bishop . RB Boeet 025; Fitch, For & Brown, €100; Brooks, @50; Washington Market Com- pany, $100; N. W. Burchell, $100; Jno. E. Her- tell, 950; John Joy Edson, $25; J. A. Settle, $10; W. C. Dodge, 910; J. B. Wimer, 925; BL. Cooper, ; Cash, 95; B, F. Corle, 920; U. & Electric Light Company, 8200; A. A. Thomas, $100; W. H. Singleton, @25; E. &. Parker, $25; cash, $1; H. A. Smith, $13; C. W. King, 10; F. Hieberger, $20; H. H. Bergman, #5: F. D. M., $5; D. W. Patterson, @5; Barnes & Weaver, $50; Wm. Habn & Co., $25; Peter Grogan, $50; Miss G. P.-Patterson, $50; Lansburgh & Bro., $100; Wm. H. Manogue, $25; E 8 McC lard, $10; Charles H. Butler, €1: cash, @1 Charles Cotterill, $2; Tux Evzxixo Stan, $200 Geo. W. Leesnitzer, $1: 8. W. Augenstein, $20; F. F. H.. 91; Cash. $1; Allison Nailor, $50; James Kerr, $25; Ellis Chappel, 25, R. J. Joyce's Sons, $25; Thomas Somerville & Sons, $25; Miss Harriet P. Dame, $5; Mrs. F. B. | Wilson, #25: Columbia Fire’ Insurance Com my of the District of Columbia, $100; | . $3; Wm. E. Matthews, $5: W. 8) Roose, $20; Riggs @ Co., $500; Loeb & Hirsch, $25. ‘Among those present were: Bishop Hurst, B. H. Warner, 8. W. Wood- ward, John Joy Edson, Noble D, Larner, Alli- | Nailor, O. G. Staples, T. A. Lambert. Wil- | lard Fracker, Barry Bulkley, C. C. Giover, | Chas. McKenney, Walter Willard, A. M. Lo! rop, Wm. Means, Dr. Bartlett, Commission: Ross, Commissioner Parker, Ex-Gov. N. Ordway. W. C. Dodge, Jesse B. *Wilson, Frank B Conger, N. W, Burchell, N. D. Anderson Geo. Joyce, Jno. T. Armes, M. G. Ems 0. G. ul, H. B. F. McFarland, | Jno. W. Douglass, | H. N. Canfield, L. 8. Emery, Judge [. G. Kimball, A. 8. Taylor, T. W.' Noyes, BF. Coyle, Smith Toemspete, Capt. A. P. Cunning- ham, T. R. Brooks, Rev. 'B. N. Seymour, W. K. | W. Chappel, R. 1. Goodwin, 'Beriah ins, Wm. H. Manogue, Max Lansburgh, A. P. Ferdon, Dr. H.L. E. Johnson, Charles Bell, George Brown, A. A. Thomas, Washing- ton Nailor. od Red Rive ley Elevators Attached. Devin's Lane, N. D., June 9.—Sherif Bar- ton has attached three elevators of the Red | River Valley Company for $100,000 each in the | Bank of Toronto and Canadian Bank of Com- merce. building, on 10th street, occupied by therecords ptt { lame K MANY ARE LIFELESS. # and pension division of the surgeon general's | | office, fell in as though they had been the cards of card house. On each floor there were scores of men at work. Without warn- ing they were carried down as by an awful cataract. The flood was made up of iron girders, hardly strong enough to support the walls, but heavy enough, heaven knows, to stamp out human lives: of bricks that were held together by plaster long since dried out; of wooden beams that had been in Place too long. There was no esecape from such a flood. Ob, the sbame of it to the government of a fair nation! It could not afford to provide « safe building for ite faithful employes, but herded them together in « building whose unsound condition was notorious. Again and again have the colufans of the press been filled with the story of the rotten walls. ‘The reporter who writes this has on several occasions told the story of smaller accidents in that death trap which showed clearly that it was no place for men to stay. MAPPED OUT HIS PLAN OF ESCAPE. A man escaped from that building this morn- ing because two years ago he realized that sooner or later the building would fall. He mapped out a pian of escape that he would follow when the looked-for catastrophe occurred. While at his deck this morning he saw the ceiling above him frack and give, The- Floors Give Way This}. and he rushed for the door by which he had Tessoned out that escape would be the most feasible when the fall came, He made his way toan adjoining building and lives to tell the story, Dozens of others were not so fortu- nate. Within two hours wounded and broken men had been carried out by the score. For some time not a dead body was found, It was thought that possibly more might have escaped. The hope was groundless. Buried beneath tons and tons of brick and mortar were other bodies, and as the debris began to be clegred away it was realized that the deeper the searchers got the more awful the catastrophe would prove to be, LIFE CRUSHED ovr. ‘They were right in this surmise. Men were found in whom life had been crushed out and in whom much of the resemblance to bu- eae © CARRYING TRE IkyonED 1 FEE” mosrrtats. manity bad been destroyed. Faces were driven iu, Faces were pounded into a jelly. Arms and legs were broken as one would break a match stem. There is gruesome work for the coroner of the District. There is shame and remorse on thesouls of some men who were responsible for the state of things that confined men who were working for daily bread in a building that every one in the elty of Washington knew was unsafe, , ‘The building that fell was commonly known as the old Ford's Theater. Twenty-clght years ago there was another tragedy within the walls of that same building. The news of it was flashed to the four quarters of the earth and it brought consternation wherever it went, The man who was killed was the President of the United States. Asthongh the building had borne acurse upon it from that time it ended its career in it ting manner. But how much better it would have been if the government had removed that structure years ago. Today the news of another horrible estas trophe has gone across the wires, and this his- torie building, baptized in the blood of the chief magistrate of the land, was a noble scene, ‘a fit theater in which to play this horrid trag- edy. SEVENTEEN DEAD BODIES AT Koox. By noon, two hours after the falling of the walls, the bodies of seventeen dead men had been removed from the ruins, In the basement of the building there is still piled up debris by the hundreds of tons. No man can say how many bodies still lie beneath that ugly mass, Others who were taken out alive are cortain to die from their injuries, It will be days before the extent of the casualty ie known, Itwas an accident the Hheof which has never been known in this fair capital before. Some years ago the tower of s church fell to the earth, It was in the early morn- ing and no one was burt. The floors of « hotel fell in, but the result of thas were not serious, The walls of anew music ball were blown over by a terrible wind, but the dend were few as compared to the dead of to- day. An accident that numbers ite dead by the dozen and ite injured by the score is one that goes down to history. Will it go asa blot on the fair name of the capital or will it be shown that the sin lies at the Wor of the fed- eral government? ” SEARCHING THE RUIXS, All day long the firemen, the policemen, the letter carriers and spldiers ‘id ‘noble duty in | their work of senrchitg the ruins ‘Tor the dead. TO THE RESCUE. Never before have the hospitals of the city had suchaday. The young physicians from the Emergency and the other hoepitels about town did God's own work in caring for the bruised and the dying. They did their duty ke mon. ‘The ambalances and patrol wagons were kept busy all day long, hurrying from the scene of PAGES. TWO CENTS. tragedy to the hospitals. With each was a young doctor doing yeoman's work, with coat off, his hat used to shield the face of the injured man from the rays of the sun. For it happened on one of the fairest sum- mer days the capital has ever known. ‘Mon were pursuing their usual duties of the day. The streets were alive with people pass- ing hither and yon, as people do in the streets of a great city. The great stores in the neigh- borhood were filled with women shopping. There was peace and content on all sides. WITHOUT A WARNIXG. On the three floors of the building used by the pension records divisiore upward of half a thousand men were at work. Without » sign of warning the third floor of the building gave way and fell with a deafening orash. The men on the floor went through with it The second floor offered no resistance and the two wont through to the basbment, filling it up to the level of the ground with an inex- trieable mass, In that mans were men. Some of them came forth alive. Noman came eut uninjured. That any one should bave escaped with his life seems the work of a miracle. As they were brought forth they presented » spectacle that no one seeing it will ever forget. In many cpses the semblance to humanity was gone. It seemed as though the helpers wore carrying out mere bags of matter, smeared all over with red blood, filthy with dirt, dirt round into them, blood on their face, A child would not have known his own father. A wife could not have recognized her husband in that condition. © With such tenderness as rough and excited men could summon forth atsuch a time they were laid out upon stretchers and carried out to the am- Dulances that filled the strest from E toF streets, The doctors could do nothing for them there. All they could do was to clear away some of the dirt, the plaster and filth from the faces of the injured men. In many cases the dirt was ground into the eyes, noses and mouths, eo that without such attention men might have suffocated. Many were unconscious and could not have helped themeciv@i With » clang of the bell the ambulances started off for the hospitals. ‘These were soon overcrowded. Drug viores Were turned into temporary tals, People in the neighborhood of the aeet- dent opened their doors right gladly, and the dead and the wounded were hurried in, JUMPED FROM TEE wWIkDows, A man jumped from « second-story window. ‘He struck upon his head on the sidewalk and ‘wes instantly killed. It was Col. Geo. M. Ar- weld, the well-known G. AR. man. Anctber man was more fortunate, He jumped from a window and landed on the awn- ing of the store next door. He was unburt There were many miraculous escapes. Escape af all may woll be regarded as miraculous, ‘There was a large corps of volunteer physi- cians soon on the spot. They did such work that the city may well be proud of them. There was but one unpleasant incident. A physician stopped his work long enough to hunt up a Sram reporter to tell him his name and ask that it be used as one of those who was on the scene from the first and did noble work. The name was not recorded. TRE ALARM. ‘The first intimation of the accident that the city hed was when the fire bells rang. This brought ont the engines from the house on C street, the chemical and the hook and ladder. A very few moment laster © general alarm was rung and the engines LOOKED AYTER BY FRIENDS, from all parts of the city were soon on the spot. The patrol wagons from the different police precincts brought squads of men m uniform tothe scene and they lost no time in getting the crowds beck from the walls of the building and out of the way. A rope was stretched about to keep the crowd ‘beck. Chief Parris was in charge of the fire- men. Maj. Moore was in command of the po- lice, -Able-bodied men, who were willing and able to work, were allowed to pass through the fines, and they at once started throwing the debris out of the windows into the street. Carts were soo. summoned to carry away the refuse to make more room. It was a ghastly work; but, considering everything, it was done well and with very considerable order, ‘THE EXTRA stan. Among the first to reach the scene were a half dozen: members of Tux Stas’s reportorial staff. In = few moments an extra Stan was on the streets bringing the first brief news of the catastrophe. It was fol- lowed ins few minutes by another, giving further particulars, and later still by a third and fourth that contained many of the details of the accident. In many sections of the city the calling of au extra was the first intimation the people had received, They at once burried to the scene of the accident Ina few moments the whole city was astir. All the strepts legding toward the scene were crowded with people. About the ropes were packed hundreds and thousands. In the crowd were many who bad relatives, friends or ac- quaintances in the doomed building at the time it went to earth. “Mister, have you seen my papa?” A little shaver asked the question of «Stan reporter. There were tears in his eyex, He had erawied under the ropes, fe knew that his father was «clerk in that building and he wanted to know if his father was one of those who are still alive. Poor little fellow! Maybe he isan orphan. Taz Stam man did not know the boy; did not know who his father was. What could be say? “Yes, my little man, I saw your father just now. He wasn't hurt abit.” It was lie, but marbe the recording angel was not taking notes this morning. There were many scenes that were enongh to turn aheart of stone. There were deeds of heroism and eelf-forgetfal bravery performed in that awful bell this morning that will never be known on earth. Let us hope thst the Re- cording Angel was taking notes of these, not of the ordinary evils of life on earth this morning. RESCUING THE INJURED. ‘When the accident was over and before the Fescuers could get inside to their relief there ‘were injured men who were caring for their worse injured brothers. There were men who did not rush for the street to save their own lives. Regardless of the fact thst more walls might fall and bury them once more they stayed to succor men who could not get away by themselves, A man whose arm was crushed used his other arm to drag a man from that place of death, Men stayed to strug- gle with beams and rafters that bore So fer as Tux Stan man saw there was note single act of cowardice or poltroonry. Who says that the days of heroism and chivalry are over? It isa lie, To enter that building at first was not without great danger. There was every prob- ability that the unsupported roof and the walls would fall at any moment As soon as the clouds of dust had cleared away so that one might see inside, men started to work and there were mray willing hands to carry on the task. From the outside the appearance was not so startling. The front wall stood firm It was on the inside only that one could grasp Going oor to the south it was noticed that the stair- ease was still intact and that the wall between that portion and the center had not given away. threshold, but there was no floor to There was absolutely nothing. ‘THE SCENE INSIDE. ‘The two floors had been cnt away from the wall as closely as if done with a knife. Look- ing down into the pit the scene that met one’s in ow it fest below was amass of building material, girders, beams and bricks. Inside that mass it was known that there were men and thst the ‘sooner the work of rescue was started the bet- ter. No man could bave lived long under that debris, He would have been suffocated. Noone knew how many people might be in that awful pile. It was supposed that there ‘were about 500 people at work in the building,t the time of the accident. Few had a chance to Funatall, A man might leap from his desk only to find the floor giving away beneath him. Wild siatements were made by excited men as to the number of people who must have beer killed. It @id not seem possible ‘that any one could ever come out alive. Fortunately, how fortunately only those who ‘were there can understand, not all of the floors fell through. Only about the front third floor section gave way, the floors in the rear part staying in place. As one looked at it the sight was a curious one. These floors simply stuck out in the air. ‘were supported to the north and south by‘ the walls of the building and by iron posts that had been.ased to prop them up when they sagged. The partition walls between the front and the back portions had fallen in as well. The people who were in the back part of the building es- caped serious accident; those in the front went down with the crash. ORGANIZING THE WORK. As soon as the firemen and policemen got to the spot an organized search was commenced. Later in the morning a band of colored men, armed with picks and shovels, were started to work clearing sway the ruins and digging down after the imprisoned clerks. At 11 o'clock they succeeded in clearing out somuch that a nest of bodies was un- (Continued on Third page.) ROBBERS’ BIG SPOILS. An Express Train Held Up and $10,000 Stolen. —_+-—__ JAMES GORDON BENNETT HAS A FALL the express car of $10,000 in cash and valua- bles worth # large amount. The robbers did Bay i itl Ht FE t i ag 7! 4 ¢ ; if ! if i i i 1 4 e . I Fi ii : Uf if i f EHP THE tulle Fy Ht i ‘The Proprietor of the “Herald” Falls from a Pants, June 9.—James Gordon Bennett, Proprietor of the New York Herald, was dan- Avzxarpaia, June 9.—The latest news in 4 f [ i be