Tragedy Touches Elyria With Clinic Explosion Deaths
The Cleveland Clinic disaster claimed two Elyria women among the victims as the blast and gas engulfed the East Ninety third Street and Euclid Avenue complex. Helen O Connell 21 and Ella Mae Moeller 28, both clerical workers at the Clinic, died almost instantly. O Connell a Centre Elyria High School graduate and Oberson College alumna, is mourned by her parents and sister. Moeller a business school graduate and former New York Central stenographer left several relatives and will be buried at Ridgelawn. Nurses and residents in Elyria identified O Connell from hospital lists and notified families as searches continued. The tragedy prompted ongoing vigil as authorities investigate causes and exact fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Clinic
Eilyriia
Elyria
East Ninety-third Street
Euclid Avenue
Helen O'Connell
John O'Connell
Bond Street
Ella Mae Moeller
Adam HH. Moeller
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Amopg
Miss O'Connell
George W. Crile
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Marguerite Taylor
Furnace Street
Miss Taylor
O’connell
St. Agnes Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Accordi Pd
Elyria High School
Elyria Business College
New York Central Railroad
Lulu Seward
Florence Moeller
Dorothy Moeller
Ely Tia
Jay Moeller
Taylor Funeral
First Methodist Church
Edwin Kirby
Ridgelawn
Gladys Berg
East River Street
Chronicle-Telegram
Sue Maatz
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mich
Liss Maatz
Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Elyrians
Cleveland Clinic Disaster Dead and Injured List
The following roster lists the dead and injured from the Cleveland Clinic disaster in Cleveland and nearby areas. Names include Dr. Harry Andison, Dr. John Barrello, Mrs. Minnie Costly, Miss Zanna Fahey, Dr. Ferris Langston, Dr. E. S. Hurd, and many others across Cleveland, Lakewood, Akron, Elyria, and Madison with associated ages and residences.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Andison
Harry
Bader
William
Bartholomas
Maz
East Cleveland
Barrello
John
Bernier
Evelyn
Bissel
R. E
Cleveland Heights
Brintall
Roy
Lakewood
Bronsow
William J
Busby
Indianapolis
Ind
Ida
Wm. Busby
Carl
Carse
Mae B
Casino
Rose
Romeo
Collins
Richard
Rocky River
Costly
Minnie
Dehart
Charlotte
Dembrow
Fannie
Dunforth
H. Bdumperth
Tillie
Engleman
Marz
Epstein
Detroit
Mich
Fields
Hugo
Portage Path
Akron
Fielt
Lillian Margaret
Franklin
Fahey
Zanna
Fleming
Virgil
Frank
Josephine
Dunkirk
N.Y
Fowler
Georgiana
Fuerst
Hermine
Fulton
Karminsky
Bertha
Kaufman
Lane
When I Was 21 Architectural Career Path to Elyria
At twenty one R S Silsbee studied civil engineering at Princeton. After graduation he worked in Detroit and Chicago with his architect father. In 1909 he supervised Oberlin Men's building, then opened an Elyria office in 1910 and has worked there since. He is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Silsbee
Princeton University
Detroit
Chicago
Oberlin
Elyria
Sisbee
Yves
Guilt Farms
Boyhood Ag
Local Hospital Keeps Films In Steel Cabinet
Elyria Memorial Hospital superintendent J R Mannix says all X Ray films are stored in a steel cabinet with small compartments. He notes only a limited number are kept, for a maximum of three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Mannix
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hoe
Graf Zeppelin departs Friedrichshafen for second trans Atlantic flight
Germany's Graf Zeppelin lifted at 6 54 am aiming for Lakehurst New Jersey on a southern route. 17 men and one woman aboard plus 41 crew as two youths were found hidden and given a private lesson. Mrs Mary Pierce of New York initially canceled then joined the voyage. Susy the gorilla also aboard en route to Chicago Zoological Gardens.
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Hugo Eckener
Mary Pierce
New York
Susy
Chicago Zoological Gardens
Lincoln Park
Eckener
Loire
France
Azores
Pierce
Friedrichshafen
George Scheurer
Adolf Lenk
Mayor orders inspection of hospitals here
Mayor James A. Hewitt ordered an immediate inquiry into conditions at Elyria Memorial Hospital and the Elyria Clinic. A three man committee including Dr. G. E. French, Fire Chief W. N. Bates, and R. S. Silsbee will report on X ray film use storage and safety and overall conditions amid the recent Cleveland Clinic fire. The mayor cited past disasters and noted the late Dr. John Philips, who treated the mayor’s son George Hewitt in 1923, with respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Clinic
James A. Hewitt
G. E. French
W. N. Bates
R. 5. Silsbee
Focal Hospitals
Cleveland Clinic
Collinwood
Iroquois Theatre
Chicago
John Philips
Elinic House
Hewitt
Philips
George Hewitt
Ohio State University
Crile’s Heroic Efforts Amid City Clinic Blast
Dr George W Crile head of the Cleveland Clinic rushed to aid victims during a deadly clinic explosion. He worked tirelessly amid dead and bleeding victims as the Seventh Floor scene unfolded. He resumed surgery late the next day, continuing to treat those in danger.
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Cleveland, CO
George W. Crile
Cleveland Clinic
Crile
Elyrians Escape Clinic Disaster By Hours
Mrs. Louise Dyke and her sister Mrs. Lyle Castle narrowly avoided a Cleveland clinic blast that killed Dr. John Phillips and Dr. Harry Andison and seriously injured Dr. C. L. Tucker. They learned of the explosion after leaving the hospital and watched the fire from across the street, grateful for their escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Clinic
Louise Dyke
East River Street
Lyle Castle
Charles Court
C. L. Tucker
John Phillips
Phillips
Tucker
Mrs. Dyke
Coroner Perry on Duty at Morgue in Ohio Disaster
Coroner Miles E. Perry volunteered at the Cuyahoga County morgue in Cleveland after the disaster, working from 3 p.m. to after 10 p.m. Ninety four bodies filled the morgue as officials and volunteers laid victims in rows, washed faces, removed chemical residue, and prepared them for identification. Tags were attached to wrists and only faces visible, with identification done in small groups. Some bodies were naked or clothes distorted, and distorted expressions hindered recognition. Continued on page 2.
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Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Lorain County
Miles E. Perry
Elyria
Perry
Lakeside Avenue
Ninth Street
Pearse
Lorain
Noted Doctors Die in Cleveland Clinic Explosion
Outstanding figures in medicine including Dr John Phillips head of the Cleveland Clinic medical department perish in the disaster. Six doctors killed and several injured as gas fumes trapped staff while they tried to aid patients. Dr Phillips died after aiding colleagues and was a founder of the clinic with Dr Crile.
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Cleveland, CO
John Phillips
Cleveland
Clinic
Charles E. Locke
Edgar. Hunter
Locke
John Borello
University of Rome
America
Harry Andison
Cleveland Clinic
Roy A. Brintnall
Lakewood
Insurance Company
Phillips
George W. Crile
Dr. Phillips
Cleveland Clinic Disaster Toll Rises To 126 Dead
Cleveland physicians and officials report 126 dead as explosions and fire devastate a major clinic. Firemen, nurses, and patients perished or were injured. gas fumes and shattered walls marked the scene. Gov. Myers Cooper ordered state agencies to assist.
Elyrian recalls Cleveland Clinic disaster scene
Elyria resident Oscar G Dunn described the explosion at the Cleveland Clinic as a gas and chemical catastrophe. He witnessed sirens, crowds, redoubled alarms, ladders at the windows, victims moved to the ground, and a yellow smoke lingering over the district with about 100000 people turning out in confusion.
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Oscar G. Dunn
Elyria
Cleveland Clinic
Dunn
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland
East 93Rd Street
Euclid Avenue
Fire Marshal Probes Cause Of Fire In Clinic
Deputy State Fire Marshal Thomas Martinec reports preliminary findings to State Fire Marshal Ray Gill and continues probe into a deadly clinic fire and explosion in Cleveland. He inspected the building after flames were extinguished and cannot yet determine negligence or cause. He suspects the blaze started in the basement boiler area and notes extensive charring.
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Cleveland
Thomas
Martinee
Ray R. Gill
Columbus
Martinec
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Lal
McKenna
Margaret
Markell
Ars
Mary
Madison
Ohio
Clifford
Miller
Mabel
Erle
Moeller
Ella Mae
E. Heights Blvd
Morgan
Edith
Mulcahy
Stella
Shaker Heights
Mullen
Mullen Florence
Naddler
Hope
O'Connell
Helen
Bond St
O'Keefe
C. F
Rome
Perkins
Lita
Porter
Primo
Meta
Pugh
Ann May
Quayle
Alice
Ray
Ashland
Ralston
Wellsville
Ramaska
E. Cleveland
Renz
Reese
James T
South Euclid
Evelyn Faydner
Fred Long
Parsons
W. Va
Patrick Rogers
Mary Schaeffer
Charles Wald
Elliot
Blanche
Rich
Frances
New Brungwick
N. J
A. Roberts
Laura
Rogers
William T
Rothchild
Mrs. Mollle
Cleve
Zeppelin
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Iremen
Dr. Grile
Aavelimes
Ohio State Medical Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Myers. Cooper
A. J. Pearse
Charles EB. Locke
Edgar Hunter
J. Barker Smith
Cleveland Athletic Club
National Association of Club Managers
Carl Helwig
Ernest Staab
Elyrian
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