The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-04
The Longworth-street Accident.
One Woman and Two Men Killed.
List of the acknowledgements
the Bodies.


the Bodies.
In yesterdays last edition were given
the particulars OF the fatal accident
the falling down of the house of ill-fame,
No. "a Longworth street, and the burial
of It's inmates in the ruins. The acci-
dent occurred at hal-past o'clock.
The building came down without mo-
ments warning to the ten persons in
the house and the nine men at work on
he outside.
THE CAUSE OF THE FALL.
Messrs. o'Conner & Enrignt, con-
tractors, were engaged by Mr.. NJ. V. b.
Weighell, the tobacconist, to excavate
a cellar between his manufactory at the
corner and the fated house, No. IA. The
cellar was being dug below the founda-
building from falling Mr.. Thomas Cough
Ian, Of the Chicago House-raising Com
pany, was engaged to shore IL up. He
had progressed so far as to make hole
in the foundation, place beam In it
and under this fix his jackscrew to
tighten it. The west wall of the doomed
house was considerably buiged out be-
fore the propping up was commenced.
Just as the workmen were tightening
the screws the embankment at the side
OF the foundation slipped into the newly
made cellar The foundation followed
and the cracked wall pushed down Oh it
causing the whole building to come
down with
ONE TREMENDOUS CRASH
Not a sound of warning was given to
the inmates. Four workmen alone saw
the building fall and rushed frantically
to the west corner OF the cellar, where
they found shelter under q protecting
arcn. Several Of them were struck by
the flying brick and almost smothered
by the terrible dust. When this settled
nothing OF the house was left except a
two-story addition In the rear, which
had been used as kitchen and bedroom.
Tue west wall OF house No. u, owned by
Anthony Bruins and occupied by j. w.
Sheppard and family, was buried in the
ruins and exposed to view the four bed.
rooms IN the second and fourth stories.
The walls OF these houses were only
eight inches thick and very trail.
THE INMATES.
The house No. IA was the property of
Gilbert Dater, who lives on Lick Run
Road, In Falrmount. Oh the character
of the inmates the least said the better.
There were eight women and two men
in it when it tell. Tney were Mrs. Su-
san Keam, the 'Handiady" little Mary,
hired girl; Ada Price, young woman
who arrived Sunday from st. LOUIS !;
Miss Louie Bowling, about forty-fve
years old; Kitty Grant, q "Doarder;"
Myrtle Gray, Lottie Williams and Laura
Miller. Tne men were Henry Johnston,
who was in Myrtle Gray's room, ana
John j. Dustin, formerly u news agent
on the o. & NJ. Road. The latter was
occupying the room of KIttie Grant on
the second floor.
LIST OF LABORERS.
There were seven Or eight laborers In
WeighelPs cellar when the building
tumbled. Three OF the men-Joseph
Mehan, Timothy Maner and jerry Cot
tle-Were covered by portion Of the
roof, and afterwards were taken out
unharmed. A mule attached to a cart
was also taken out, but the animal was
80 badly wounded that he had to be
shot.
RESCUING THE WOUNDED.
The tirGmen from the Gifts Engine
house responded promptly, and went to
work, together with the police, among
whom Steve Mead and Jonn Murray
were the most energetic, at digging
away the debris. A strong force Oi DO
lice, under orders Of Commission ers
Jacob, Weber and ziegler, kept back
the crowd, and went To work at The ruins.
The first one rescued was John j.,
Dustin, WHO mad been in KIttie Granps
room, and who Went down with her. He
was attired in scanty under-clothes,
aud so begrimed with dirt that he was
at i.st uurecOgnizable. The two had
been thrown into an excavation, and
we're shielded by the root. Dustin was
taken to Weignelps store, where some |
was given him. klttie Grant |
was almost entirely unhurt, and, al |
though III deshabilie, ran TO neignDor. |
ing nVuse Tor some clothing. Dustin, as |
IL was afterwards learned, mad received |
internal injuries, ana had TO be taken to |
he Hospital, Wnere he is now in crit
cal condition. Louie bowling was next
,xhumed. She is very teshy, weighing
about TWO hunureu pounds. Her iuju-
les, besides a severe shock, were large |
cuts on the right leg above and below |
,he knee-cap. Her injuries are not dan
yerous.
The fourth party unearthed was an un-
married laborer, Conrad Leyden, who
ives on Water and Elm streets. He |
Vas buried Ill bricks and mortar near
he southeast corner Of the house. He |
las two serious scalp wounds and a
.leas cash on his forehead. He was
aken to the Hospital, and it is thought
las suffered severe concusSlon vt Lhe |
II ain.
THE FIRST DRAD BODY
AIKEN out was that of Mrs. Susan Keam.
he landlady of the house. She had been
augIt by the falling timbers and her
kun crushed. She must have died in
tantaneouslv.
Her body was first taken to the kitchen
nd then to Habigs' mor2ue. Her hus-
and: Robert keam, arrived half an hour
fter the accident, and going 10 the rude
ier on which mis- wie lay, coolly TOOK
rom her bosom her pocket-book, and
rom her fingers several valuable rings,