Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-10
A TENEMENT TUMBLES.
SEVEN PERSONS KNOWN TO BE KILLED,
And Others Known to b, Seriously Injured
The Firemen Are Still at Work
In the Ruins.
THE HORROR CONTINUES TO GROW.


Grand street, fell in, burying the occu-
pants in the ruins. The fire depart
ment, up to 9 o'clock, with the assist
ance of the citizens, had extricated i've
victims, two dead and the others seri-
ously injured. How many were in the
building at the time of the accident is
not known. The removal OF the debris
is being pushed with all speed.
The ground floor OF the building was
occupied as a liquor store, and the upper
portion by tenants. Mary Bold and
John Rudolph, with his four children,
were taken out OF the ruins slightly in
iured. May Saville is probably
fatally injured. All were sent to the
hospital. The tiremen have taken ont
the dead bodies OF Frances kraup and
son. Catherine Baker was also taken
out, fatally injured. The whole fire de-
partment is exploring the ruins.
The building was three story brick
structure, with attic, owned by OBrien,
who kept liquor saloon on the ground
floor. Two years ago he put up an eX-
tension without strengthening the foun-
dations, and this proved too much
weight for the under structure. Up 10
IL o'clock five dead bodies had been
found. They were Mrs. Frances kraup
and son, Mrs. John Rudolph and two
Others whose names could not be
learned.
Second Dispatch.
AS the work OF clearing away the
wreck of the fallen house proceeds, the
accident swells to the proportions OF
terrible calamity. Two houses fell.
They were old and built OF bricks, three
stories high. The names OF the dead
and wounded so far as can be learned,
are as follows: Mr.. Hill, who occupied
the first floor, severely injured. His
wife and two children are yet in the
ruins. A woman believed to be Mrs.
Hill was heard speaking underneath
the ruins, and it is hoped that she will
be taken out alive.
Mrs. Bader and two sons occupied the
second floor. The mother and one son
escaped with bruises. The other son,
Joseph, 81 years old was severely
crushed.
On the third floor, Mrs. Kraub and
John Kraub, her son. were killed. This
was at 53 Grand street.
On the ground floor oil - Grand
street, in the clothing store oi Morris 4
solomon, the stock was damaged to the
extent of SS 900.
On the first floor, Mrs. Rudolph was
killed He husband and four children
escaped with slight bruises.
The second floor was occupied by MIR.
Wolfe and four children. The father
and mother escaped, but the fate OF the
children is not known.
On the third floor were Mr.. Sapphey,
wife and one child. The latter was
killed, but the parents escaped.
Loss to the owners OF % Grand street,
$4,000, and So, $4,000.
Third Dispatch.
This afternoon the tiremen rescued
Mrs. Hill. She was severely bruised
and was suffering from the shock. The
list O! dead bodies found numbers seven.
The bodies OF John Thompson, negro
81 years OF age, and Frank and Chester
Hill, two children, are added to those
already found. 1t is believed that more
dead will be brought to light as the ex'
CayatiOn proceeds.
The police have driven the tenants
out OF the adjoining house which has
been injured, and is very shaky.
From the platform OF the Elevated
Railroad station, corner OF South Fifth
Avenue and Grand street, the scene was
one OF
Utter Confusion.
Below was presented bricks, timbers,
broken boards and smashed household
goods, mingled with broken buckets
and bottles from the SALOON, and with the
torn and soiled garments OF the tenants.
The largest force OF fireman that
could be put tn work
among the RUNS could make but slow
progress on account OF the necessity OF
working cautiously, and the difficulty OF
dslodgns the twisted laths and TIM
uers.
EIGHT or ten firemen who were en-
gagged in clearing away the ruins from
the place where Mrs. Hill and her two
children were imprisoned, worked ener-
cetically to get them out alive. About
IL, the debris which partly covered
Mrs. HnPs Face
Was removed, but it was found she was
closely pinioned by two beams which
fell across her lega. Water and stimu-
lants were furnished her, and her lace
was covered with veil, which was kept
wet with water that the dust might not
choke her. She was perfectly
sell possessed and lay with
ont murmuring or groaning, while
the tiremen carefully wor ked about her.
She made inquiries for herchildren, one
three wears cd and another one year
Old. The hody OF the youngest child
was discovered shortly before twelve,
living close beside its mother. The little
ones face WAS covered with dust and
mortar. Death had resulted from sutto'
cation. \ brother of Mrs. Hill said that
she
Might Have Escaped.
as she was near the rear window, but she
ran into the bed room 10 save her chill
dren. Her escape from death was al
most miraculous, as the beams OF the
floor above her were only nine or
ten inches from her face. At O'Clock
Mrs. Hill was removed from the runs,
and it was discovered that she had been
seriously injured about the legs ana
lower part OF the body. The work OF
recovering the other child Immediately
began. 4 number OF tiremen are also
at work on the rear OF the plot, where
the Grand street house stood, to re-
cover the
Body of German.
He was a customer Of the beer saloon IN
the basement, and went into the yaru,
where he was caught by the iatiing
walls. He lived for an hour or two, as
some men who were wOrKing to rescue
him talked with him; but he died BE-
fore the ruins covering him could be re-
moved. 1t was sBid, this morning, that
Il number OF customers were III the
lager beer saloon, 55 Grand street, and
were caught in the falling building. AT
frs, 1t was said that there were tw" or
three men in the saloon, but the story
grew by repetition until the number
reached ten or dozen. One OF the oc'
cupants OF the building on the opposite