Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-10

New YORK, Nov. 9.-Early this morning
three story tenement, corner of Sixth avenue
and Grand street, fell in, buryirg the occu-
pants in the ruins The fire department up
to O'Clock, with the assistance of citizens,
had extracted five victims, two dead, the Others
seriously injured. How many were in the
building at the time of the accident is not now
known. The removal of the debris is being
pushed with all speed.
THE OCCUPANTS.
The ground floor of the building was oe-
cnpied as liquor store and the upper portions
by tenants. Mary Bald and John Rudulph,
with his four children, were taken out of the
ruins slightly injured, and May Saviile proba-
bly, fatally injured. All were sent to a hos
pital The tiremen have taken out the dead
bodies of Francis kraup and bis son. Cath
crime 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, owned by O'Brien, who kept
a liquor saloon on the ground floor. Two
years ago he put up an extension without
strengthening the foundation, and this proved
too much weight for the under works OF the
structure. Up to II O'Clock five dead bodies
had been taken out. They were Mrs. Frances
Knaup and her son, Mrs. John Rudolph, and
two others whose names could not he OBJ
tanned at the time.
GETTING WORSE.
AS the wreck of clearing away the fallen
house proceeds,i it swells the proportions of the
terrible calamity Two houses fell. They
Al ! ~,
The names of the dead and wounded as far as
can be learned, are: Mr.. Hill, who occupied
the first floor, severely injured. His wife and
two children are in the ruins. A woman, be-
lieved to be Mrs. Hill, was heard speaking
underneath the ruins. It is hoped 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 were Mrs. kraub and
Jno. Kraub, her son, both killed. This was
at SO Grand street.
On the ground floor of 55 Grand street was
the clothing store of Moses & Soloman. Their
stock was damaged $4,000. On the first floor
Mrs. Rudolph was killed. Her husband and
four children escaped with slight bruises. The
second floor was occupied by Mr.. Wolff
and four children. The father and mother
escaped. 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. The loss to the owner of
SO Grand street is $4,000, and the owner of
No. 55. $4,000.
MRS. HILL RESCUED.
This afternoon the firemen rescued Mrs.
Hill. She was severely bruised and was suf-
fering from the shock. The list of the dead
bodies found is swelled to seven The bodies
of John Thompson u negro 80 years of age,
and Frank and Chester Hill, two children, be-
ing added to those already found. 1t is be-
lieved more dead will be brought out as the
excavation is proceeding. 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, scene of utter confusion below
was presented. Bricks, timbers, broken boards
and smashed household goods mingled with
baskets and bottles from saloon, and with
torn and soiled garments OF the tenants. The
largest force of firemen that could be put to
work among the ruins could make but
slow progress on account of the necessity
of working cautiously and the difficulty of
dislodging the twisted lathes and timbers.
Eight or ten firemen engaged IN clearing
sway the ruins from the place where Mrs.
Hill and her two children were imprisoned,
worked energetically to get them out alive.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
About IL O'Clock the debris which partially
covered Mrs. Hill 8 face was removed, but it was
found she was closely pinioned by two beams
which fell across her legs. Water and stim-
nlants were furnished her, and her face was
covered with veil which was kept wet with
water, that the dust might not choke her.
She was perfectly self-possessed and
lay without murmuring or groaning
while the fremen carefully worked about her.
She made inquiries for her children, one 3
years, the other year old The body of the
youngest child was discovered shortly before
IL O'Clock, lying close beside its mother. The
little ones face was covered with dust and
mortar. Death had resulted from suffocation.
A brother of Mrs. Hill said she might have
escaped, as she was near the rear
window, but she ran into the bedroom
TO ssve her children. Her escape from death
was almost miraculous, as the beams of the
floor above her were not more than nine or
ten inches from her face. At o'clock Mrs.
Hill was removed from the ruins, and it was
discovered that she had been seriously injured
about the legs and lower part of
ering the body of the other child
was Immediately begun. A number of fire.
men were also at work on the spot where 55
Grand street stood, to recover the body Of 8
German. He was customer of the beer sa-
loon in the basement, and went into the yard,
where he was caught by the falling walls. He
lived for an hour or two, as some men who
were working to rescue him talked
with him, but he died before the ruins cover
ing him could be removed.
THE SALOON.
1t was said this morning that a number of
customers were in the saloon, IS Grand
street, and were caught in the falling build.
ing. At first it was said there were
two or three men in the saloon, but the story
grew by repetition until the number reached a
dozen. One of the occupants of the building
the opposite side OF the street said
he saw three or four people in the saloon
few minutes before the building
fell. The saloon was kept by Mrs. Ward, and
she had very narrow escape. The floor above
the basement is occupied by tailor store, but
there was no one there at the time. On the
floor above lived John Randolph with his wife
and four children. His wife, Louisa r. Ran
dolph, abont S5 years old, was taken out dead,
and Randolph and his four children were taken
to the Chambers street hospital, suffering
from very severe bruises. On the next floor
mau named Sipley lived with
his wife. They both escaped by jumping
from rear window. On top, SaylllR, an arti-