The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-10
CRUSHED TO DEATH
IN THE RUINS OF a TENEMENT.
ATsrribls DIlutsr ia New York Clty-A Tenement
House Falls, BuryIug Number Of The Tea
AAh-SsISa BOdIsS Removed Thll
hr-CauIs Of the Accident

II NRW YORK, November s'-EAEly tnLl
morning 'three-story tenement on the
corner Of South Fifth avenue and Grand
street fell in, burying the occupants in the
ruins The fire department, up to nine
o'clock, with the assistance Of citizens, ex-
tricated Eve victims, two Of whom were
dead and the others seriously injured.
How many were in the building ut the
time Of the accident is not known. The
ground floor Of the building was occupied
as liquor store and the upper portion by
tenants. .... .tF
Mary Bold and John Rudolph with his
four children were taken out Of the ruins
slightly injured, and May saville, probably
fatally injured. They were all sent to the
hospital. The fremen have taken out the
dead bodies Of Mrs Frances Knaup and
son. Catharine Bader was also taken out
fatally injured, The whole Aredepartment
is exploring the ruins,
The building was q three.story brick
structure with an attic, owned by 0'Brien,
who kept the liquor saloon on the ground
floor. Two years ago he put up an exten-
sion without strengthening the iounda-
tions, and this proved too much weight for
the under structure.
Upto II o'clock FIVE dead bodies were
taken from the ruins, They were Mrs,
Frances Knaup and son, Mrs. John Ru-
dolph, and two others whose names could
not be learned,
AS the work Of clearing away the wreck
OF the fallen house proceeds the accident
swells the proportions Of tho terrible cal
amity. Two houses fell. They were old,
built OF bricks and three stories high. The
names Of the dead and wounded; Us far rs
can be learned, are as follows; Mr.. Hill,
who occupied the first floor severely in
jured; his wife and two Childred arc yet In
the ruins, A woman believed to be Mrs
Hill was heard speaking underneath the
ruins. II Is hoped that she will be taken
out alive, Mrs, Bader and two sons occu-
pied 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
$50 Grand street, On the ground floor, at
55 Grand street, the clothing store of Nor
rls & Solomon, the stock was damaged 10
the extent OF $1,000. On tho first floor Mrs.
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awav the r,,ins from the 6lace where Nirs'
H;iI H;iI and hcr'fwo children were ;tnnrisoned,
worked encrSctically IN oet them ont alive
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coversd Mrs ITiIl's face was removcd, b,it
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hv t,yo Loon,s which feil nrross i,er lpgs
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ard hor ioco sas covcred Will n vail which
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thS othnr nne veor iii Tho hodv n Iha
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{ore { b So'cIock wing close beside la mother.
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and nd mortoT ] and death resnited from sifTo.
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s,ro % NV chiIircn rar Sscnne irom death
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so,nnvoI sen te' trnm % M tbs Rims and Il was dis.
SovCreJ tbat she had been seriorsiy in.
iUseiVh iussd shont I,mhs and lower nSrtS oi tbe
nJ, Wiz "THs P'%a worL % of % rocovSr;np tbS bndy oi
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number Of iiremen were also 1T work In
ihn o sosr n tho boiisei In recnysr lhe hodv oi
w SaSsn,U 1sM liz % wSS n r,,slO,ner nj the bper
S,inon ~, In ;n iho basement @ ard went into the
SasG Stoy ,yhore II I be was Sai,Vbt bv the falling
woiIs Ho lived ior Sn hoIr or two. as
von,s @I u ,ha mon Who ware worting in