The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-27
running to, and fro. Men and women
uara oall;nn For rolatiuos and friands and


endeavOring to ascertain their fate. - - y
The prompt arrival of the police restored
order somewhat, and a systematic effort
was at once made to extricate the dead
and wounded from the ruins. The wall
which fell upon the church struck the
south side, and most of the persons who
were killed and wounded were those who
occupied the south galleries, The killed
and wounded, as fast as brought out, were
put in an ambulance and conveyed to the
Park Hospital, their relatives following
and bewailing in piteous tones the calamity
to their loved ones. Two of the wounded
died on their way to the hospital
There are recorded the names of twenty
six wounded. Many of the killed and in
jured are children and young people.
New York, Feb. ga great crowd
continues to hbger in the neighborhood OF
St. Andrew church, the scene OF the ca
lamity last evening. but only reporters and
officials are permitted to enter the sacred
edifce. Shreds of clothing scattered
through the church bear testimony to the
terrible nature. of the panic which seized
the congregation. and through the holes
in the roof brick and plaster continue to
fall.
While the fremen were taking down, ear
y this morning, the dangerous walls of
Shaw's burned building. which did the
damage last night, the coroner interposed
and prevented further removal until his
jury should inspect the premises. At
the time the walls on the east side were
tottering over toward Sweeney's Hotel, ,and
about 2 O'Clock this morning. portion OF
the rear wall fell and carried away a part
OF the skylight over the wash room of she
hotel. AS the firemen were picking off
the west side wa with a view of remov
ing it from doing further damage, a COZ
siderable portion fell over on the church
and caused about half dozen within the
building to beat a hasty. retreat. - 3
James NJ. Shaw. owner of the burned
building, whose walls fell and smashed
in the roof at ST. Andrews church, which
resulted in considerable loss of life. has
been arrested and held to bail. 1t is
said that the walls were pronounced safe
by an architect. On the other hand it is
said the engineer of the fire department
warned Father Curran that the walls OF
the burned building were unsafe and nc
one should be allowed in the gallery end.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-The ice in
the Schuylkhl, at Manayunk. broke W
yesterday afternoon The water during
1.-The night rose rapidly, 20 feet above it.
usual hight, and only four feet below the
highest puint ever reached. submerging
all the houses in the lower part of the
town and forcing the occupants to abandon
, them and their contents The gas work,
were overhowed and the streets were il
7 darkness All the mills except one hav,
Of
sons out of employment.
II PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb 26-The wa
ter at Manayunk is subsidlng, and car
/ travel, which was suspended, is being re
sumed. Large ice -gorges are reported a
. Huntington, and the new county bridg
s at Lewiston was carried away.
LA SALE, Ill, Feb. 26.-Large quan
o titles Of fish, taken from the Illinois rivel
). have lately been sold to the people of L
Sale and Peru, but, following the exau
d pie OF the people of Ottawa, our citizen
!, are yielding to a suspicion that the fish al
:, poisoned by the influx from the Chicag
:. river, and the City Marshal is instructe
/ TO arrest any person offered such for sal
However, no case OF death OF ckness
: consequence of eating such fish has bee
- reported.
h New YORK, Feb. 26.-In fight tn
e. morning between Joseph Jordan an
,e George Huffer, at their residence, N
an Gus Vest Thirty eighth street, Jords
lis stabbed Huffer in the head, killing hi
r. instantly.
OF PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-Walstel
IS cotton mill was burned last night.
he TOLEDO, O., Feb. ga fire at A
on rian, Mich, last night, originating in Il
I, boiler room of Maxwell & Co.'S plani
Ia mill, destroyed that building and conten
DO also s. P. Babcock's factory for the ma
K ufacture Of sewing machine attachment
Austin & Treats picture frame. sash a
val blind factory, and portion of Berr
ria lumber yard. The total loss is 5000
x no insurance.