Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-03-20
From the Bulletin.
Terrible Crash in Philadelphia.

About 10 O'Clock this morning, dreadful crash
took place in the Forwarding and Commission Ware
house of Bazby& Co., No. 364 Market street The
building which was 80 feet 'front.' and 1876 deep was
stories in height, and it was stored in every part
with flour, grain in bulk, and other produce. Upon
the third floor there were also 80 sacks of salt
The side walls of the building were Is inches in
thickness and the outer ends of the osts of all the
floors rested upon the side walls The inner ends of
the josts rested upon the heavy Orders which ran
the entire length of the structure, and which were
supported by iron columns.
At the time mentioned number ofworkmen were
engaged in different part of the building. There
were two tracks that into the warehouse from
the Marketstreet Railroad, and upon these tracks in
side the building, five cars loaded with grain were
standing. Upon two of the cars ON the western track
several men were engaged in removing its load.
The first intimation of danger was a cracking noise
heard in the oiss and grders in the second story and
IN few seconds they gave way, letting down the
the second floor down on the first.
All the interior of the building with the exception
OF about 40 feet in front came down into heap Of
ruins, which restedson the first.
Tho crash was most terrific, and the dust on the
floor gave rise to alarm of fire. The falling floors threw
out greater part of both the side walls and great
deal of damage was done in this way. The eastern
wall fell upon the three story back building of Leon
ards Pennsyl, ania Farmers Tavern, and cutting it
down to the second floor
Two young men had been sent up to the roof of this
back building just before the crash for the purpose
othy Murphy, an lrishman, had just quit work and
gone into the third story room for the purpose of
writing letter when the mass of ruins fell upon him.
crushing him in shocking manner. Some time
elapsed before his body could be got out of the ruins
lie was found TO be perfectly dead The remaining
man narrowly escaped destruction The western
wall fell upon the back building of the dry goods
store and dwelling Of John Tanguay, next door but
one above the warehouse. -.-
The falling ruins struck the lower story of the back
buing of Mr. Tanguay, and dashed in the wall
breaking the furniture in the Kitchen and covering
the floor with the fragments of the walls. A domes
tic, named Margaret Widger, in the kitchen
sewing at the time, was covered with the rubbish
but she providentally escaped with few bruises
large portion of the rear end of the building was
thrown out but this fell without doing any serious
damage.
AT the time the crash took place the persons in the
building who were able to make their escape
out INTO the street into the counting room on the
southern end of the second floor these persons
capped unhur 1t is impossible to ascertain at this
time who may have been caught by the falling ruins,
and some time must eiapse before the rubbish can
be cleared away to ascertain the entire loss of life
IL Is known that three men were engaged iii unload
ing one of the upon the western track The ear
was completely buried in the ruins and it must inc
vitably have been broken to pieces, and there is
scarcely hope that the crushed to DEATH
The accident is attributed to the giving way of the
foorirom vast quantity of goods stored in the upper
stories.
The building, which appeared to be very substan-
tai. was erected about two and half years ago
1t is said that the floors have been more heavily la
den upon previous occasions The loss of property
must be very heavy