The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-12
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Two Buildings in New York Fall In. Bury
ing the Occupants Beneath the Kuins-A
List of the Dead and Wounded.

Two Buildings in New York Fall In. Bury
ing the Occupants Beneath the Kuins-A
List of the Dead and Wounded.
New YORK, Nov. 9-Early this morning
three-story tenement house at the corner of
South Fifth avenue and Grand street fell in
burying the occupants in the ruins. The
Fire Department, up to 9 o'clock, with the
assistance of citizens, extricated five victims,
two dead and the others seriously 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 oc-
cupied as store, and the upper portion by
tenants
Mary Bolds and John Rudolph, with his
four children, were taken out of the ruins
slightly injured, ard Mary Saville, probably
fatally injured. All were sent to the Hos
pital. The fremen have taken out the dead
bodies of Frances Knaup and son. Cathar-
inc Bader was also taken out fatally injured.
The whole Fire Department is exploring the
ruins.
The building was three-story brick struc-
ture, with an attic. 1t was owned by
OBrien, who kept liquor saon loon the
ground floor. Two years ago he put up an
extension without strengthening the found
atiuns, and this proved too much height for
the under-structure. Up to ii O'Clock five
dead bodies have been taken from the ruins
They were Mrs. Frances Knaup aud her son,
Mrs. John Rudolf ph and two others whose
names cOulo not be learned.
As the work OF clearing away the wreck OF
the fallen house proceeds, the accident
swells TO the proportions of a terrible calam-
ity. Two houses fell. They were old, built
OF brick, and three stories high. The names
of the dead and wounded, so far as can be
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pied the first floor, severely injured his
wife and three children are yet in the ruins
A woman, believed to be Mrs. Hill, was
heard speaking underneath the ruins. She
hoped she would be taken out alive. Mrs.
Bader and her sons occupied the second
fuor. The mother and one son escaped
with bruises. The other son. Joseph, thirty
four years old, was severely crushed. On
the third floor Mrs. Kraub and John Krana,
her son, were killed. This was at So Grand
street. On the ground floor at 55 Grand
street, the clothing store of Morris & Solo
mon had stock damaged $1,000 On the first
floor Mrs. Rudolph was killed. Her hus-
band and four children escaped with slight
bruises. The second floor, occupied by Mr.
Woeff and four children. Father and
mother escaped. The fate of the children is
not known. On the third floor Mr. Sapphey
wife and child. Latter killed but the par
ents escaped. The loss to the owners, No
So Grand street was $4,000, and No. 55
$4,000
This afternoon firemen rescued Mrs Hill.
She was severely bruised and was suffering
from the shock. The list of dead bodies is
found TO be seven. The bodies of John
Thompson. negro thirty-five years of age,
ana Frank and Chester Hill two children.
are added to those already found. 1t is be-
lieved that more dead will be brought to
light as the excavation proceeds The police
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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, a scene of utter
confusion below Was presented Bricks.
timbers broken boards and smashed house
hold goods mingled with broken baskets and
bottles from the saloon and with torE and
soiIed garments OF the tenants. The large
force of firemen that could be put to work
among the ruins could make but slow
progress on account of the neces-
sity of working cautiously and
difficulty, dislodging twisted laths and
tlmbers. Eight or ten firemen, engaged in
clearing away the ruins from the place
where Mrs Hill and her two children were
imprisoned, worked energetically to get them
out alive. About ii the debris which partly
covered Mrs. Hills face was removed, but it
was found she was closely pinioned by two
beams. which fell across her legs Water
ana stlmuianis were furnished her and her
face was covered with veil which was kept
wet with water, that dust might not choke
her. She was perfectly self-possessed and
lay without murmuring or groaning while
the fireman carefully worked about her. She
made inquiries for her children, one three
years old, the othera year old The body of
the youngest child was discovered shortly
before II, lying close beside its mother. The
little ones face was covered with dust
and mortar. Death resulted from suffoca-
ton. A brother OF Mrs. Hill said
She might have escaped, as she was near the
rear window. but she ran into the bedroom
to save the children. Her escape from death
was almost miraculous, as the beams of the
floor above her were not more than nine or
len inches from her face At once Mrs.
Hill was removed from the ruins. and it was
discovered that she had been seriously in
lured about the legs and lower part of the
body. The work of recovering the body of
the other child was Immediately begun.
A number of firemen are Also ar work on