St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 10, 1914
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here | Pe CS Be ay a *F ——— FF aS i SS Maitiers? Life Inst , sidence.—Kaesouri Athletic oula, Bg, A Tew feet away stiit case 4’ gold watch Was yond, withthe tritieis;-B:-P--J.; on the back, Jones,, however, escaped from the ae = a en eee . ~ Watchman Visited Dining Room. me ~ bheekee th PANE 00408) ' nage > = Tse ce a > woe, " $e Se - ao, as | . " _« . - ‘ twhile standing inthe lobby at 1:50 _ $= }Fields Co.,playing this week at the - ** *Shubert Theater. | }wig Eiseman of New Orleans. EHise- oe hing for a taxicab and the woman was | 9 | Standing in the lobby looking through _ 4 ia window Into Washington avenue -_ ; when she saw the reflection of the ; Carpet Co. windows across the street. tt ays —_—_— . A. C. MEMBERS WAIT : OL. BUULS PUST-DISPAL UEn. 1s UESDAY EVENING, MARCH vu, 1914. untnastinesieneentemetienet AT RUINS TO ID 7. : ’ é s : ce sma enna en ater avenue side, and found the wreckage of the seven floors filling the : ‘basement and swimming pool to the level of the first floor. The elevator lay at the bottom of the shaft, a mass of twisted metal. A billiard table, fallen from the second floor, had smashed the office desk mear the front of the lobby, and the main stairway was a jumblé of wreckage. On the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh floors, not more than a , the depths-of the dépris.: Karly in the mortjng flames were dis- severed darfing ott x 2 dow sill burning. «.. or { Suit Case Near, Hievator Shafi. At 9 a. éase bearing ‘the ‘2% on ~ ‘hicago. Gib, st. from the fire." 7% me ee, ih Td Maan The firemen“kept up’ their “fight all night. Several engines were kept pump- ‘ng water and ‘streams playing on the ‘yuffs to holdin check the smoldering flames that threatened to break out ot strip of flooring, next the wall, remained. Articles of elotiing were scattered about, but in most of the rooms nothing that looked like a human form could be seen. Daze of Digging to Find Bodies. ' The fifémer believe it will take days of digging, probably dided by the use of derricks and hoisting apparatus, to clear the debris sufficiently to find the greater part of the bodies. Great suantitiés of water also will have to be pumped from the ruins befdre they’can be explored to the bottom. Search of Ruins by Searchlight Is ' Beguity, but Soon Stopped for Awhile} : Search of the ruliss which was carried afresh. Smoke continued to rise from on” early last “night'~wy the glare of gearchlights, (WAS theoked for ajvhile® at | $a. m. by the danger from falling walls, and the heat from the smoldering flames - of a window, don e seventh floor, ‘Washington avenue ide. District ‘Chief -Panzer sent men up. hey found it4was nothing but the win-; myWiremen found on the sec- nd floor near the .gleyator shaft a sult) cause of the great danger to the fire- containing twiceshirte and a card) Gs, OP the mass of debris piled three stories high within the tottering shells of walls, showing that the fire was stil ‘burning deep down. ’ A stream also was kept playing on the interior of the A. G. Beckman Com- fiwission Co.’s3° store, 615 North Fourth street. Three engine companies were on duty during the night. They were under 4cOmmand of District Chief Salmon. } Search for bodies was attempted under wearchlights, ‘but was abandoned be- ‘men. There were crowds pressing against the lines until late last night and the streets were filled early in the morning. The watch of A. J. Odegaard, sales agent of the Spencer-Otis Co., one of iv dead, was found by a fireman on the fourth floor. It was on a ribbon fod with a gold and diamond locket. It is inscribed as follows: ‘‘Presented to A. J. Odegaard »y Rock Island Employes’ Magazine, Christmas, 1910, who received the largest number of votes in a popu- larity contest.’’ It had stopped at 2:40. ————— LITTLE LKELIMOOD “ORIGIN. OF FIRE ~ GAN BE LEARNED Continued From Page One. connection in the kitchen range explod- ed. Police, firemen and club officials ‘are attempting to learn the identity of this man to get a statement from him. .! Robert Magill, manager of the club, said he made his rounds of the build- ing about 12:30, before retiring. He vis- ited the dining room, among other places, and saw there was no one dining mit. The rules of: the club prohibited ‘anybody going up to the dining room after 12 o’clock,.and those already there. Yhad to leave by 12:30. This rule, he eald, was rigidiy enforced. : The watchman sent his signal in from the dining’ rdortii at 1:30, and he also affirms thé rooti was deserted. Magill says the dining room and kitchen was last part of the building to burn, aad in support of this assertion points to the fact that it wds down the rear escape, in that section of the build- ing, that most of-the survivors escaped. SLouls Chevalier of" 4489 West Belle , chéf and steward at the M. A. 5, told @ reporter’ he had ‘been © in- byta scrubman that the fire did not start*in the kitchen. . 7 4 Denies Fire Was in Kitchen, "This sGrubman, who had been em- ) at’ the club only aeweek ani I do not know, ma that he was Echibbiék the @i the smoké™ broke fn. ‘Bll hose née the. Chev was not the kitchkh of a combustible nature. He pginted wut the jthat the dining r algo on the third floor, was filled ith combustible equipment, such as tables and chairs, heavy. .rug# “The kitchen had been taxed to its ut- most capacity Sunday night by the large number of diners, After the theater, it ywas stated, there wee a large crowd in ‘the dining room. After the dining room for ite..be awakened. a short while afterward by cries of fire and “Mensity of smoke. 2 3 cs Showgirl Discovers Fire. was revealed Tuesday that the *Young woman who discovered the fire a. m. Wasa member of the Weber & ‘ She had been at the club with Lud- ‘mann was in a telephone booth call- ‘flames in the J. Kennard & Sons’ sh caused the phone Operator to begin the telephone bells in 93 el “seums Credits and Collections. ed Collections’: will be dis- “ Glauber and H. » |from a seat on top of five chicken coops SPECTATOR AT M.A. C. FIRE TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF Thomas Leighton, 47 years old, a rail-| road laborer, of 1124 Chouteau avenue, attempted to end his life early Tuesday morning by slashing his throat and beth wrists with a razor in an alley ad- joining the city dispensary. He was found at 7 a. m., staggering along the alley, by a patrolman, who took him into the city dispensary for attention, and later to the city hospital. where he was said to be in a serious condition. Leighton said he had been a specta- tor at the M. A. C. fire, and became so despondent over the thought that he has no one to mourn over him in case he died that he decided to kill himself. He will be held for observation. M. A. C. COMMITTEE VISITING THE INJURED Telegrams Sent to Relatives of Missing Dead and In- jured. The committee on missing, dead andi injured, appointed at a meeting of the M. A. C, directors, Monday afternoon, and comprising Jack Virden, chairman; F. C. Dumbeck, Nat Klein, B. J. Low- enstein and L. J. Jones, Tuesday held its first session at 10 a. in. and at once started to visit all the injured in the ital, the Jewish Hospital and injured were informed that the C. would look after their every with the utmost care. Chairman en offered the services of the club ‘to Fire Chief Swingley in clearing away debris to hasten the search for missing bodies, and telegrams were sent to rela- tives of missing, dead and injured in response to inquiries from nearby points and the East. . The Town Club, a woman’s organiza- tion, with headquarters’on the eigh- ‘teenth floor ofthe Railway Exchange Building, «Tuesday extended an invita- tion to all women ofthe M, A. C, to make their héadduarters at the Town Club. | ‘READ PSALMS 23-4, MESSAGE TO MAGILL Manager of the M. A. C. Re- ceives Congratulations From Friends on His Escape. Robert Magill, manager of the M. A. C., received the following tele- gram Tuesday, from T. C. Brandon, general superintendent of the West- ern Union Telegraph Co. of Chicago, an old friend of Magill’s: “Congratulations on your narrow escape. Hope you and your wife have a speedy § recovery. Read Psalms, chapter 23, verse 4.” The verse reads: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Mr. and Mrs. Magill are at the home of Mrs. Magill’s sister, Mrs. Frank X. Hiemens, 4618 Tower Grove place. Mrs. Magill suffered a reac- tion late Monday evening as the re- sult of the nervous strain through which she ‘passed. Both she and her husband are confined to their beds. : + Boy Falls and Breaks His Right Acm While Watching Fire. ‘Tony,Natoli, 18 ra old, of-8i7 Mor- gan street, wat e@ the M. A. C. fire iG ight arm. He was ¥ -_— ae Fe ‘ * * ‘4 ‘ in MEME, or on Fourth street, between Morgan street i Lucas avenue, fell and broke. his —— atin -—_ -— —— — — — Seven of the 30 Men Who Died in M. A. C. Fi } @ A ORR OTTIV EOE ‘THOMAS J, Police Get Inquiries About Two Men Two messages have been received at Police Headquarters asking about the safety of men who have not been includ- ed in the lists of missing or thuse ac- counted for in the M. A. C., fire. William H. Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y., wired to ask about C. E. Smith, acting chief engineer of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who, he said, was supposed to be at the M. A. C. D. E. Robinson, also of Brooklyn, asks about the safety of John Day. Not in List of Missing. WILLIAM nm. ERD. Geen . — eee DENTISTS ASKED TO AID The body once identified az that of Underwood Typewriter Co., department manager of the Hardware Co., RATZ, law and a friend from Chicago. JOHN J. The body was taken to the Ellis un- IN IDENTIFYING BODIES Allen R. Hancock, a salesman for the Tuesday was declared to be that of L. P. Ruff, Simmons by Ruff’s brother-in- | TELLS HOW COIN FUP SAVED HIM A strange story of how a flip of a coin saved a tnan’s life and meant death for Allen Hancock and Thomas Shyne in the M. A. C. fire was told to a Post-Dispatch reporter Monday by a salesman who did not want his name mentioned, as he was not scheduled by his firm to spend Sun- day in St. Louis, but had made the trip here in order to spend a@ pleasant day with Hancock and Shyne, wno were old friends. é “IT had known ‘Allen Hancock and Tom Shyne for years, and they were the two best friends I had in the world,” the man said. “I spent a part of Sunday evening with them at the club and we Twere in the gayest of spirits. ‘Shortly before 12 o'clock we discussed pleeping .accommodations.. It was decid- ed that one of us would have to g5 over to the American Annex. The three of us flipped a coin to decide who should £0. “It was one flip, odd man out. We threw, the coins fell, and then we com- ‘pared. I had heads, Shyne and Han- cock tails. I shook hands with them, said good night and spoke of meeting them in the morning. That was the last { saw of them.” Insur@nce Paper in Pocket. A pair of trousers belonging to Dan- iel E. Fitzgerald, who came to St. Louis te. accept a position with the Plerce Oi Corporation and is believed to have per- ished in the fire, were found buried in tie debris Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock. In a pocket was his receipt for the premium on an accident policy for $10,00 which he had taken out a few weeks ago. His widow is in Springfield, Mo., where he was employed by the Frisco Rail- road until last week. His son arrived from Lafayette, Ind., Monday night. dertaking parlors, 727 North King’s highway, where a Dr. McLean, a den- tist, who said Hancock had been a reg- ular patient at his office, declared the gold tooth by which the body was iden: tified as that of Hancock was not his work. The M. A. C. committee on missing, dead and injured at once desired it to pe known that all dentists who may [have had either Hancock or Ruff as ST. LOULS POST-DISPa«un. ENTIFY BODIES M.A.C. VISITOR [HUNDREDS ¥ = Only Relatives, Close Friends and Business Associates of . Dead Are Admitted, SSS A crowd lingered all esday in front of the morgue at Twelfth and @pruce streets discussing the herrors of Missouri Athletic Club fire and wateh- ing the efforts of persons to gain aé- mittance to view the bodies of fire yic- time. Although men, women and children arrived and departed all day,’ officials estimated that about 250 persong al- Ways Were in the crowd tm the streets outside the morgue. Scores sought to obtain entrance to view the bodies, but were denled ad- mittance. Only relatives, close friends or business associates of fire victims were permitted to enter. ) Morgue Keeper Kennedy said an au- topsy would have to be held to deter mine the sex of the seventh body brought to the morgue, This body was legless, on arm was missing, and that part of tHe face above the mouth was burned away, making identification vir- tually impossible. On one finger of the remaining hand was a plain gold band ring with the initials “B. T.” and the date, ‘‘2-23-1901.’’ C. W. Meyers, a commercial traveler. called early Tuesday and said his broth- er J. W. Meyers, also a traveling sales- man, who always stopped at the M. A. C. when in St. Louis, was missing. He was not sure, however, that his brother was in St. Louis at this time. The Post-Dispatch is the only evening fiews- paper in St, Louis that receives or publishes news gathered by the Associated Press, Government Closes Reading Sulit. NEW YORK, March 10.—The Federal Government has closed its case in the suit brought against the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad relative to relations existing between the coal-carrying roads and their coal properties. The defense will open its case in Philadeiphia March 17. call at the committee head- Exchange quarters in the Railway Building to aid in the correct identifi- cation of *ae body. | patients > Revised List of the Dead WILLIAM 8. BORDERS, 55, President Bank of Sparta, at Sparta, lil. Member M. A. C. Arrived in St. Louis Sunday night too late to take train for Kansas City, and went to club for night. His mother, his sisters, Mrs. W. E. Sauer of 4965 Maryland place, and cousin, W. \E. Borders of Borders Coal Co., live in St. Louis. MARX HAMMER, president Neusteter Cloak &-Suit Co., 35 years old, bachelor, former resident of Philadelphia. WILLIAM E. BECKER, president Becker-Moore ‘Paint Co., bache- lor, 42 years old; had large business interests, and his holdings were estimated at $200,000. Father and brother survive him. THOMAS J. WRIGHT, auditor Lemp Brewing Co., secretary of the Apollo Club, and for 19 years a member of that musical organization. JOHN J. BRATZ, 42, president Ryffel-Ratz Plumbing Co., 3500 Kaston av. Native of Red Bud, Ill.; sportsman and handball player; has sister and brothers in St. Louis. MARSHALL BIER, 35, bachelor, head of Marshall Bier & Co., fur dealers; in business in St. Louis five years; native of Germany; mem- ber Columbian Club. Body recovered. ) D, E. FITZGERALD, 43, sales manager Pierce Oil Corporation, re- cently assistant general superintendent of motive power, Frisco Rail- road, Wife, daughter and two sons live in Sprimgfield, Mo. GEORGE GOENER, president Holstein Commission Co., 45 years old, bachelor, in business here 18 years. J. E. CHASNOFP, 26, manager promotion department The Repub- lic; graduate of Missouri University, later instructor in School of Jour- nalism, and secretary of university alumni association. Son of M. Chasnoff of Sedalia, Mo., and brother of Jacob Chasnoff, St. Louis, lawyer. A. J. ODEGAARD, 32 years old, salesman Spencer-Otis Co., rail- way supplies; former resident of Chicago; amateur baseball player. BURT CROUCH, assistant sales manager Western Electric Co., for- merly in sales department Union Electric Co. Widely acquainted throughout St. Louis trade territory. J. L. HAEHNLEN, engineer coke plant, Laclede Gas Light Co. ROBY GREEN, Herrin Supply Co., Herrin, Il. THOMAS B. SHYNE, 34, salesman Underwood Typewriter Co., resident of St. Louis for 9 years; had relatives in Syracuse, N. Y., and Toronto, Ont. EB. J. McKENNA, New York, guest of a member named Jennings. A. T. RANUS, Chicago, representative New York Underwriters’ Association. E. P. WILLIAMS, New York banker; body recovered. NORMAN HANOCOOK, salesman Curlee Clothing Co. MIKE THUMA, a guest of Charles Schinnell of Chicago. FRANK W. ALBRIGHT, 40, salesman Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.; relatives live in LaPorte, Ind. J. W. McGUINNESS, 42, buyer and manager hosiery department B. Nugent & Bro. Dry Goods Co., came here from New York a year ago. His wife, son and daughter live in*New York. ALLEN DOW, 45, buyer and manager of laces and embroidery de- partment Nugent’s; native of Scotland; came here 4 years ago from Boston. Wife and son live in Brooklyn. L. P. RUFF, department manager Simmons Hardware Co. WILLIAM J. EKINSER, treasurer Kinser Construction Co.; en- gaged in construction of East Side levee. Body recovered. WILLIAM A. HUNICKE, 39, assistant operating engineer Mis- souri Pacific; nephew of Herman Hunicke, St. Louis banker. JAMES B. REILLY, 55, single, member contracting firm of Ware & Reilly. (Body recovered.) JOHN M. RICKEY, 40, of Chicago, treasurer Ford Manufacturing Co., roofing materials. Had wife and child in Chicago. (Body recov- ered.) WILLIAM E. ERD, lawyer and real estate dealer, East St. Louis; son of Judge Erd of Waterloo, Ill. (Body recovered.) ALLEN B. HANOCOOK, 30, lived with mother at 4141 Cook avenue; salesman for Underwood Typewriter Co.; star water polo player; noted Central High School athlete 10 years ago. EDWIN C, KESSLER, 37, cashier Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co.; br elor; formerly lived at Hamilton Hotel. Killed in jump from floer. (Body recovered.) # i. (iret a ——— einineinmnemennimeand Take Your a Luncheon in Our Tea Room on the 7th Floor. :: | MVM EY, Ouive and Locust trom NINTH fo TENTH | = Send} ifm connection with dames M¢ Creery & Co.. New Yoré|___} (Lf Mbit — Our Exhibition and Sale of New Spring Merchandise varied. Is Drawing Tremendous Crowds to Our Store - This is proving the most successful event of its kind that we have ever held, chiefly because of the fact that we have so much more room this time than formerly. The additional space has al- ‘owed us to increase the size of all departments and, in consequence, our stocks are bigger and more Come this week, as often as possible, view the styles and make your selections for Spring from our beautiful new stocks, which are the best for the price no matter what the price. See the Style Pageant—Styles of 1800 to 1914 f in connection with our Exhibition of the New Styles for the Spring and Summer of 1914 we have on display a special exhibit of original garments, bonnets, shawls, etc., which date back to 1500, which is very interesting and which is attracting a tremendous amount of attention. This ex- hibit will be found on the Third Floor. 7 a Among the many laces you will find here tomorrow are these: Real Valenciennes, Real Point Venise, Real Milan, Real Duchesse, Real Rose Point, Real Point Applique, Real Irish Needle Point, Real Irish Crochet, Real Limerick, Real Carrickmacross, Real Irish Point, Real Filet and Real Cluny Laces in an almost endless variety of styles. There are Edges, Insertions, Beadings, Motifs, Galloons, Flounces, Bands and Allovers, which will be offered, while they last, as follows: : The Neckwear in this sale includes Lace Berthas, Lace Collars, Lace Yokes, Lace Collar and Cuff Sets, Lace Stocks, etc., and they are offered as follows: Lace Berthas of real Duchesse and Bruge, Irish Lace Collars, Collar and Cuff Sets and Irish Lace Yokes, etc., that regularly sell for $5.00 to $6.50 each. Sale price 50 Real Duchesse and Rose Point Berthas, Real Venetian Point Collars, Real Point Applique Fichus, Real Point Ber- thas, Real Limerick and Carrickmacross and Point Applique Searfs; the regular $55.00 to $75.00 qualities. Sale price $35 A Remarkable Sale of Real Laces and : Neckwear at an Average Saving of a Half A fortunate purchase of the stock of William Wampole Bell of 160 Fifth av., New York City, an importer of Real Laces, who was retiring from business, enables us to offer you about $10,000.00 worth of the finest Real: Laces and Real Lace Neckwear at about half their actual values. ; This is an opportunity that is likely to occur but once in the lifetime of a woman who is a lover of beautiful real laces, and, coming as it does at the very time when they will be wanted for Sprin and Summer garments, makes this event the most important of its kind that we have ever hel There Is a Wonderful Lot of Laces Represented in This Sale Real Valenciennes Edges ‘Real Venetian, Real Irish, | qualities. Sale price Real Duchesse, Real Irish, Real Rose Point, Real Milan, Real Venetian and Real Point Applique Laces that regularly sell at $12.50 to $75.00 a yard, are offered in this sale, while they last, at The Neckwear in This Sale Is Especially Beautiful — | Duchesse Lace Collars, Berthas and Yokes: also Baby e | Irish and Milan, Cluny and Filet Point Laces; regular $15, | quality. Sale price and $30.00 qualities. Sale price price Real pom Laces, Real Duchesse, Real Irish, Real Filet, Real Cluny and Real Venetian Laces, that regularly sell for 35¢ to $10.00 4 yard, are offered in this sale, while they last, at 20e to $5.00 Real Cluny and Milan Laces; the regular $18.00 to $22.50 Duchesse Lace Berthas, Collars, Yokes and Cuffs of Real Baby Irish Relief Work; regular $10.00 quality. and Insertions, Real Irish Real Duchesse, Real Filet, $10.00. $7.50 to $35.00 Real Venetian, Real Irish, Real Duchesse and Rose p in ' - | ‘ | Collars. Yokes and Collar and Cuff Sets; the regular $25.00 : 7 : Ra —— a 4 quality. ee o a Irish Lace Revers Collars for coats, Lace Yokes, ¢ the regular $5.50 to $7.50 qualities. Sale price 3 : ee eee ee ee es ae wn 1 . Pe OD Rae Mee
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