, 1872-10-16

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BY DIS Henry onndorf and Frank WILSON The
first found was nan led Emile Nolte, q bright and
pretty little fellow Of about fonr years. The
next ne one was named Eddie, about 3 years. and
age. The physiciansmade but casual exam
ination, and found that Emile was. only slightly
bruised about tile head and face; Eddie had his
right foot aprained, and was slightly bruised
large and ugly cash cut "a the calf Of his left
Of note was discovered The boys vera terribly
shocked and frightened. a stimulant was ad.
ministered to each one, and soon they were quiet
and easy. Soon after Ittle Emile WAS brought
in and cared for, he opened his eyes and asked
for his mamma he was consoled with the false
assurance that his mamma was all right, and
would be there directly. and the little fe1low
waited patiently for her, coming. Poor lttla
him will last through I'll the days Of his life, and
he will find hor at last only beyond the grave, to
which her body will be consigned to-day:
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remains OF the rest Of the family. They had been-
crushed through the floor Of the dining-poom
into the cellar. The first Of the dead taken ont
WAS the mother, and soon afterWard her little M
and next her little daughter, about sH years
old, named Emma
It vas thought then thAt the only remaining
person WAS the father, but, while searching for
neynan tailor, in the employ Of. Nolte, Was
discovered and taken from the debris, and soon
afterward the body Of Mr. Nolte Was dragged
from the ruins in q horribly mutilated condi-
ton. -
An examination Of the bodies By the Coroner
was postponed until o'clock this morning, and
description Of the manner in which they we're
mangled can not now be given, except that the
heads Of each Of the victims we're horribly cruah-
cd, and the bones OF both bodies and limbs wers
hrnEan II, many n3acaa- TbnY vera f1r1r1H
the cellar Immediately under the dining room,
covered with brick and tmbarB which vera
piled upon them to depth OF several feet Il
seemed that the three boys which ware saved
cushioned settee in one corner Of the dining
room, and that the rest we're sitting near the
centre Of the room-
Mrs: Nolte was found with several csse-mives
the act Of setting the table for supper, when in
an instant the party was crushed to death.
The falling Of the building lasted fully ha1f-
armlnute, and caused q terrible Jar and roar-
ing that startled the people in their houses
to dash into the street as it they feared IN
earthquake, some standing looking about them,
frightened and bewildered, while others ran il
search Of the cause Of their fright
Mr. g. 81. Doern, the halter, whose store ad-
joins that Of Hemrning d. Herming, was sitting
with his family in the dwelling portion ot hia
houHe, in the rear OF the store, and when he
first heard the noise his first thought
ing, and he started to run out at the rear door
Of his house, when he felt the shock of the fall
ing house, and Eaw the wall OF his Own house BE-
gin to give way. He ran back, removing big
family il time to EaYe them from the danger Of
falling brick which came down through afent at
the upper portion Of the wall Had It not been
for the great heap Of brick which fell against
and supported tie wall Of the room in which
the family we're sitting, it would have fallen
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