Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
Terrible Accident al Louisville.
Kentucky.

A terrible accident occurred at Louis
vile, Kentucky, on Friday evening last,
involving the death of six persons.
A house being erected on Market
street, four stories high, fell about seven
o'clock, crushing in the rear of two
houses adjoining, one of them being oc-
cupied by j. G. Webb as a printing Of
fee, and the other by Henry Note as
tailoring establishment. The falling
wall struck a portion of Mr.. Notes
house with full force, crushing it to the
earth The noise of the crashing and
tumbling masonry was like that OF a
sharp discharge of musketry, and the
neighborhood was at once aroused. The
fire department was called out, and very
soon a crowd of workmen were employ
ed in removing the debris and attempt
ing to discover the bodies of Mr.. Nolte
and his family. Three boys, whose ages
ranged from six to eleven years, were
soon rescued alive. They were removed
to a safe place, where their wounds were
dressed by surgeons, who We're promptly
in attendance. The older was wounded
in the legs and feet, having severe flesh
wounds in the calf of the left leg. All
were bruised slightly about the head.
They We're taken shortly after the dress
ing of their wounds to the city intirm-
ary. A vigorous search was made for
the bodies of the remainder of the fam
ily, but without success for some time.
1t was thought they could not possibly
be delivered alive. They must have
died of suffocation if they were not
crushed to death After two hours
hard work, the body of the mother was
at length discovered with her baby in
her arms. both dead Their heads were
fearfully fractured. The head of the
baby was f1attened laterally, while that
of the mother was crushed vertically in
such manner that it was almost i'm
possible to recognize its face as human
1t was a sight most touching to be
hold, the mother even in death clasping
her babe to her breast with, it seemed, a
frenzied grasp, as if she had hoped to
protect her offspring from the impend-
ing danger. Shortly after the discovery
of these two another daughter was found
IL.
badly bruised. The three living boys
were lying in one store-rOOn, receiving
the attention which their necessities de-
manded, while the mother and two little
sisters lay in the next room, dead. At
the time of writing, the father had not
| been discovered. Workmen are engag-
| ed, however, in active search for his
| body. Three other stores beside that OF
| Mr. Nolte were injured by the falling
timbers, that of FL. Ii. Henning, shoe
store, being total wreck. The hat
store of C. III. Doern was also badly III
iured. Mr.. Doern and his family, con-
sisting of his wife and three children,
were in the house at the time. Three
children were in an inner room, studying
| their school lessons, and Mr.. Doern was
! Just about to leave the store. The house
was damaged to some extent before the
crash, and the frightened children ran
| into the store, thus escaping the death
| which threatened them. The store Oc-
| cupied by Mr. Kahting was badly injur-
| ed. though not so much as the others.
| A brick was driven through the skyEght
of the house and fell within few inches
| of the head of lady who was seated
near the stove. The lady's son also es-
| capped injury. The body of Nolte has
not yet been found. There is great in
dignation felt by the citizens on account
! of the unsafe manner in which too many
of these brick buildings are erected, and
| it has been intiNated that a strong at
| tempt will be made to bring somebody
| to justice.