The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-25
APPALLING CALAMITY m CHICAGO.

riously Injured.
From the Chicago Times, Oct 21J
This city was visited by terrible calamity last oven
ing resulting the instant death Of three persons ssd
The serious injury OF sx oher During the enre dsv
high xind, which toward night Increased IN inssusisy
70 gale Al eleven o'clock the storm was at IT. hegkl
s: ~ -: and o
ing In the Of those pedestrians who were traverssg
the streets at that hour Of the night The storm vss
htful and as times sank almost 70 complete calm, and
In the next isstant roarsd almost V hurrcaus 81
swept over the city with fearful force
About 6fteen minutes before twelve o'clock the rea
dents the Vicinity Of che Of Madison and sass
streets stsed By terrible crash as OF the sound
Of falling walls The crash ef tlnben amid the hewling
Of the storm told toe plainly that terrible calamity
had occurred
those resident near the scene OF the catastrophe
FASTENED at once the spot The sight that met the
gaze appalling IN the extreme large four STORY
brick building which was In the process Of erection ma
had fallen, blown by the fury Of tho wind crush
ing beneath falling bricks four smaller
Der men, women and children, all Of whom borss1
beneath the ruins and a OF whom IL was a4 nrst SUP
The brick building the fail Of the wallis OF witch
caused this terrible catastrophe was located at No Isl
State street u was owned By Colonel John swartz whs
has for many years the proprietor Of shirt manu-
factory Randolph street. and who erected tho aruc
turc with the intention Of occupying Z upon ,s se
TANGO or hundred and twenty feet west to the alley
running parallel with Mcvicker's theatre, and, hss
already been stated. was four stories in height The
walls had been carried up their fall limit, bu. por-
OF the roof had vet been completed and the sdss
70 ~ IL Ss W
About hundred feet OF the building was Dc.
moi,shed by the fail The remainder sun stands ?:
greater portion OF the walls The walls OF the building
were only sixteen inches thickness At the Foundations,
and altogether slender for building OF the height 20
which this structure had becn carried.
The terrible force Of the falling walls scarcely BE-
tie roof OF No 1907 the building next adjoining upon
he north they forced the walls OF this wooden sruc
downward these in turn II upon the one adjo,n,se
and 50 90 until the 81 State and MADISON
sleep ng = their beds buried In instant beneath
the DIRK Falling ,imbers crushed them where Trey
ay .na held them pinonsd or 70 enveloped them Ds-
fhose who first arrived upon the ground heard mme-
da;ey the groans Of the wounded and tie diving above
the bowling q The storm. The fire alarm was imn~d.
aely soanded-and assistance hand, when ~
work 10 those buried beneath the rdns.
ore named Dooiey was removed, dead, afies
the building I'm. Others rescued rom b..
the of bricks and fallen tmbers until atss
three. % CLOCK tins morning
TIE build ncs demolished and the names OF the dcaa
and the injured are as follows
No l2s tate the corner Of Madison, the
American Exchange Saloon, kept by James Seu-on The
per story occupied sleeping There were
in The saloon when the d aster occurred about nne
son, all OF whom fortunately escaped ems n. the
PROPRIETOR, and other CENTER standing -
the bar dnkin when the first intimaton Of impend nc
crash. The moment the sound heard all the
pants the saloon rushed the door, and got nto the
street as the building fe under the terrific weight -
No 1901, State street, the binding immedate,y ~
% ming s~arizs building, was occupied by man named
Mart n, who kept small confectionery store He
occupied the above sleeping apart
ment Mr.. Martin, nj tho time Of the disaster, We
partially undressed for tho purpose, when ths build
ing fell and buried him IN its ruins. The fall peg.
italy stunned him. bat providentaly two josts in he
debris formed defence for him, and prot ,cted hin
from the panks and bricks which fell around him He
several feet and roared Justify Tor help The saiss1
lcmen immediately ret 70 work and In about an h0us
rescued him from hs perilous position the only injury
nal injuries which do no threaten serious consequence
No. $50 was occupied BY Crab Z HAmilion, nssch..1
taiora M Hamioa and two OF his children occuplsA
had retired fw the evening whrn lie building fell n
although hss ,ss IL s: for nearly two Sou ~
Crab, the ohet partner. also slept up stairs In rodO
c ,sssroshs he fortunately was ss.sd With csssrs :
parake o! clam chowder previous 10 retirement Nc
accordingly repaired % an adJ.cent salcoa and -
rumble like distant thunder and the subssqueat oaA
Rushing 70 Tho door no perceived The wreck which -
No es Madison street. directly adjoining tho alsos u
stenson 70 the wcss vas . too story frame baidtsG,
barber shop below and residence above. The rear Pos
ton OF the upper story occupied By the inmates -
asus four psrson: ' ss@sy-sr Gilmore, 81. wife.
lle daughter about two years Of age, and Mas Mary
Mshoc young lady about s.;s: ys- o. e. and -
this city she was on VISIT 70 the Gimors's yesssrdy
and this purpose prepared Tor her temporary ocssI
on lounge " = room adjoinins their own -
T ps:ny crushed ''00 sSs ground By ton. spos
tons Of brck, but by some strange tnterpoA-
1 her Fer Which q ). S.% r.: =.
before she could b. reiased from tho DE- ria Tho sny
inj ed diso alton Of the right shosldal
slight cut in The left and bruises aboa1
the eyes she conveyed 10 the once OF Dr.. Rsys
nods where her injuries received careful attention Mr.
and were buried complslv oct sight lhs debls spaa
them least eight feet deep and u required IL
could be reached Mr. Gilmore was found stIl alive AM
after being eybumed carried 10 Dr. Reynolds ofbeA
HIS s5s system s y. msy ven Dc Sc
bruises hut strong hopes entertained for his recovery
His wife, Ann Gilmore, and child, although occupy'aQ
the bed buried much deeper, and II ~
for sone hours that their mutilased and dsguFe1
bodies recovered Before retiring. Mira 0lrssss
placed purse containing 5000 sndcr her pillow ana
ard Ia tho pockets Of Mr. Gm re- panialoons there -
another Ike sun neither or which bad, up 70 the 70 -
acSSanis been n cc,srcd. ssl.A 49, d.. s.SA
No 63 Madison street vas . one story building the
front being OF frame and the sides " br and occuped
boot and shoe by D. Dus who resides on IL
west sidc The rear portion Of the building was par-
i,ioned OF for sleeping and occup ed n TIE
time BY Joseph Due, brother TO the proprietor The
rar portion ~ The building was also completely d.
moshed ana /, required =; eas an hours exer.oa -
fore the dead body Of the unfortunate occupant could -
recovered He breast and RIBS were completely crushea
and broken and his features dsngurcd IN such hoss
bic manner rs make them almost unrecopnzabls
Tire bodies Of both the desd and the living Of shess
whoyero buried beneath the ruins prescnted horrible
arpearxnee the pasterng ana hair, u many insiancsa
being driven deep into the Gesh, and the prcssre upse
the bodies fairly driving the OF their socksla
SUMMARY on LnesEa
Tho recunary osses sustained 70 Tar a. could BE- ass
tanned amid confusion ass evening, we're Is f0sws:
Loss OF Mr. Hamlin tl,l0o
loss Of Crsb Hamilton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2sOe
Loss Of J. d stensoo tsacosl s,ooe
Loes Of Jphn Gilmore vArbefl ................. 1oe
Ioes Of tr Dulle lshoemaker) ................ go
Five nesnents feetluntcd, .................. 6On
Loss On swartx building tsstmaed) ......... 1s,oos
. -
A. half part three clock two more bodies were
ls1med from the One that OF old mas
named Fenion, and the other clerk In grocery store
both doad