, 1874-02-14
CASUALTIES.
Twenty Workmen Buried Be-
meath a Falling Wall in
Philadelphia.
Eight Of the Number Killed and Eleven
Badly Injured.
Three Men Killed by Boi|er-Explosica
Near urbana, Ohio.

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| Special Dispateh 10 1h< Chtodoo Tribune.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 13.-About $50 o'clock
| this morning terrible disaster occurred ut tht
| 1ager-beer brewery Of Henry Muller, located at
the northeast corner OF Thirty-h1st aud Jenor-
| sou streets. Tho establishment Was but recently
erected It Was brick building, three sto1ioe
and a half high, aud $50 feet long BY 50 feet
| wide. The eastern portion OF
| THE BUILDING
comprised tho vaults, fermenting-rocm, jco-
house, and cooling -room- Tho vaults were in
the basement, the fermcnting-room on the ftst
floor, the ice-house in the third story, and tho
cooing-room above. In the other parts OF tbs
building we're storage rooms for mnlt, hops, etc.
The ice~houEe was constructed with = capacity OF
l,7o0 tons, and for some time past men hAvo
! been engaged putting ice ito it. Up to this
morning about l,400 tons had been packed
away. At the hour named
4 TREMENDOUS CRASH
startled the ncighborhood, and it WAS soon dis
covered that the eastern portion Of the brewery
had fallen in. Tho weight OF the ice had or,
IDENTITY caused the walls to bulge, and then thu
whole building fell with u fearful crash, tho
noise OF which waa heard for square around.
There were upwards Of forty men employed ia
the brewery 1T tho time. fifteen Of whom
were engaged packing ice. There we're also
ca1ter8 aEd others at work about tho
promises. The falling ice, etc, crushed in The
largs mash-tubs, containing above 1000 barrel.
Of beer, which poured with great raoidity lnte
the cellar, almost drowning those who vera At.
tempting to escape. Around the ruins wers
gathered
THoCsAEDs OF EXCITED PEOPLE,
many OF whom were women who ran lither and
thithc7, w1insing their hands and screaming in
I'll n n n rriaf eF
tire families, fearful Of the safety Of their
b:ead-winner, and rending tho air with their
cries OF distress, added much to the general con-
fusion; tio When the ralls gave away and tbs
men, casting them with the ice, bricks, and
debris down through tho aoors in tho dub-celIar
beneath, their
sHR1EKs AND NoASs
we're something appalling. number were
killed outright, aid others escaped dcalh bv
scarcely a hairs breadth.
To add to tho confusion and almost render tho
disaster more horrible IN its details, = small
frame house At the eastern end Of tho building
took fire. Willing hands applied themselves to
had gained much headway. Immediately aft>r
the accident the entire force OF police Reserves
with large dcsMls from the different districts
under Capt Curry, and assisted by many work
men from the ne1ghboring b1oweries, arrived and
commenced clearing away the debris and
DIGGING Fon THOSE BENEATH
the ruins. The living we're 30 tightly wedged IN
between blocks OF ice aud beams ~ to be unable
to extricate themselves, and By their emothercd
cries the operations OF thoee who came to their
rescue were guided. Some Of the unfortucates
waited patiently the Efforts Of their rcscucrn,
while others groaned terribly. calling on death
to relecse them from their au6eriugs.
One man was observed IN 4 fearful condition.
wedged in between hugh pieces OF iotst, with
one plank acroos his stomach holding him in
T1SE-LlEE CAPTIVITY,
but bis position waa such that it IVES soma timo
before he was eztrcated. Eestorativea Uero
conveyed to those who were alive. aud whom 1t
wes possible to re3ch. The first man brought M
dead, named Allen, waa crushed and mang1ed to
4 horrible extent.
In ali seven men we're killed, and eleven ee-
vcsely injured. Five Of them arc not expected
to survive.
OFFICERS KILLED,
About 8:45 p. IN. two officers we're killed b.
TTo uhe ds,ocsatd fress.1
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13.-Tvo men have b:er
taacn ont OF the rims alive; ore slightly, in
iured, tho other fatally. Two dead bodies have
been recovered
Another fata! accident occurred 1t the same
place this evening. A citizen. namo unknown.
VINO was aiding in recovering bodies, fell into III
excavation, and, iii7 head striking on { pieco al
timber ia tho fall. he Was instantly killed
Policemen Stirson aud CARLY we're also seriously
injured by being precipitated into the Bane c1-
AVIATION.
Boiler Explosion ut Texas, @.
SPECIAL D,fpatch to TIE Chicago T97bune.
URDAyA, o., Fen. IA terrible boiler e1-
,los,on took place carly this morning ut the
aw-miIi Of Joseph and jacob Price At place
allied Texas, sir miles north OF hare, by Hhicn
l1ree men were killed. Parts OF the machinery
.ers blown 70 gre,; distance one pieca passing
hrough the roof Of a dwelling 100 Yards distant:
assing also through the ceiling and floor.
Two Children Burned to Death.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 13.-An Atwater, Minn,
ispatch reports that the house Of A. &. Guind,
t Lake Lillian, burned On Wednesday evening,
lis two little children pe.ished in !he famea.
'ulsh and his wife were away from homo.
resse1 Wrecked md Twelve Lires
Lost.
Lo:oos, Eng, Feb. 13.-Ths bark Punchi-
clio, from New York for Bristol, With Rraia7
as wrecked On the Irish coast during gala
and twelvo Of her croT wcts
rowned.
'wo LumDermen Killed b. = Log
Slide.
HAnK1sBrss. Pa, Feb. l3.-Tvo lumbermen
ero killed this morning 1t RidgeusJ By Aida
logs