New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-05
FALLING OF A WALL AT ST. XAVIER Sf
TEEN LIVES LOST.
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F,0n The Cincinnati Gazette Mdyek ID
Tie city thrown Into state Of great excite
uent Yesterday ia consequence of an appalling eatas-
trophe wheh occurred about eight o'clock in the
ng at the 81. Xavier Church, Sycamore street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh. The church has been lately
undergoing demolition preparatory TO the erection Of
and more commodious one, and is at the present
time more than half tor away. Some thirty or forty
sborers, mostly hish engaged in the process Of
raZing thirteen of whom nc the time of the accident
were at work on one of the northern walls ar
ranging to tumble IL down, but of a sudden
it tottered, and without q moments warning
70 the unfortunate workmen, il fell inwardy, burying
all OF tho thirteen beneath the ruins The news Of tho
Sad calamity unusual aud 20 terrible in s details
spread hIou the engtl and breadth Of our city like
wlldfre, and scarce half hour had elapsed before
there drawn 10 the pot fully fifteen Thousand spec
ators Hundreds of people with picks and spades lent
their might and quickly the bodies of the
humed, exhibiting in their manged appearance most
horrible and revolving spectacle. Brains, pieces Of
sku, &C., scattered about here and there, and
the bodies generally were mashed and ds6gured as
TO preclude Immediate Identification. Fathers mothers
wyee sisters, and brothers of those known to be en-
poy ed at the church, Roeked to the ground, and ey
their p.tsous wangs, nged cries and prayers iran
tic CALCULATIONS, and, in cases the most terrible
suspense, all formed pageant Of sorrow ana aesoia
ton that we hope never again 70 witness. -
The bodies we're removed fast "a the work OF dsn
teripg proceeded 20 subterranean apartment OF the
St. Xavier school building adjoining. Inc nrst ono
taken from out the crumbling mass Oh orek ana mortar
that Other husband. As IL Was borne away she threw
hersef upon the corpse and cung TO Is with the great
est epacity the whole time giving vent to the most
unboundsd grief that must have touched the sympa-
has of those around. To dsengage her from the body
required force She led away, but needed not the
csressing kindness of friends; ghsstly smile was
perceptble about her lip and her eye was lasteries,
and wondered in frenzy from object TO cojecs she
muttered ineoherent sentences, and ever ana anon
would pause and hold her hands 10 Heaven
ss II Ia PRAYER. At dusk last evening she ~as me
s.ae-he awful reality Of Tho day was too much i0s
her.
One of the killed, young man from Brown Coua.
~, Ohio, had Just been employed. Scarce IA h9ur
had eiapsed from the time OF his setting 70 wofA w
fore bis death lie came 10 shis city for the parposs
OF studying bookkeeping, and completed course .,
Instruction at one Of tho colleges last week: Beng
without ffiends and without money he awaited MN
self of an opportunity Of going TO work a. iaoorer'
THE DEAD-housk. -
Al before stated, the bodies, quickly a. exhumse'
were taken TO what may well be termed dead roon,
and rsus ed aide by eide In most horrible array. ~
WAS here that the mort distressing Of woe were
to be seen. Friends seeking friends, wives sfser has
bands and children after parents, were admit'ea o1e
by one; and ~ the manglod bodies Of the dead wss
exposed it ID not wonderful that sgonnng seshss
were the consequence. Scarcely one OF ths 49,
sould DO recognized frem faciL featured v~ W