Chicago, IL Saloon & Boarding House Fire, May 1895

AN EXPLOSION

Thirteen Persons Terribly Burned in a Fire at Chicago.

THE VICTIMS DYING.

Several Injured Fatally---A Scene of Wild Excitement.

Chicago, May 11 -- By an explosion of gas at 1:15 o'clock this morning, in the building, 10 Sherman street, thirteen persons were terribly burned, some of them fatally. The lower floor of the building was occupied by August Nelschall as a saloon,
and the two upper floors as a boarding house. Meischall jumped out of a window on the third floor and received injuries that will probably result fatally. Mrs. Meischall and her two children were badly burned. The following were injured:

JOSEPH DENNIER, a boarder, burned internally and cannot recover. Unconscious when taken from the building. Taken to the county hospital.

EDWARD CWINN, terribly burned about head and chest; taken to the county hospital; cannot recover.

EDWARD MCGANN, boarder, inhaled gas and badly burned about the body; taken to the county hospital.

AUGUST MEISCHALL, proprietor of the boarding house; jumped from third floor, badly burned and both legs broken. Taken to St. Luke's hospital.

MRS. MARY MEISCHALL, wife of August Meischall, cut about the head and face. Removed to St. Luke's hospital

LENA MEISCHALL, 8-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Meischall, burned and bruised about the face; taken to St. Luke's hospital.

MARY MEISCHALL, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meischall, slightly burned about hands; taken with Mother to St. Luke's hospital.

JOHN NORMAN, cut about face; injuries not serious.

PIERRE ROUGUE, a boarder, cut and bruised about face and inhaled gas; taken to county hospital.

ALEX ST. SUNE, terribly from head to feet, and will die; at county hospital.

UNIDENTIFED MAN at county hospital, will die.

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