The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-28

unknown number OF persons, occurred al
$3.50 o'clock this morning. The four fam
lilies In Patrick Anderson's four story ten.
ement house, situated on the west side o.
Colgate street, between First and Second
streets, were about their usual avocations
at that hour, when they were startled by
a low roar as OF cannon at a distance.
Then followed the cracking OF timber, and
instant and before the terrified occupants
Of the building could realize what was
happening the building had collapsed. II
sunk down in the center like telescope
and cloud OF dust went up in the air.
THE PARAIYzISd snR1EKs.
The shrieks OF women and the cries Of
children alarmed the neighbors and the
vicinity was soon swarming with human
Iity. Strong hands and willing hearts were
speedily engaged in the work Of dragging
away the timbers, rescling the living and
taking out the dead. The screams Of the
wounded. who were pinioned down aud
crushed beneath the timbers, were agoniz.
ling. Immediately after the disaster oe.
CURED, an alarm was given on the lire
bell, and the fremen quickly got toiwork
and took out the dead, the dying aud those
who had by amiracle escaped Injury. II
has been ascertained at this writing that
four persons have been killed, three chill:
dren OF Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, the owner
OF the building, and a young man named
Hayes, Is years old. Mrs. Anderson, who
lived on the first floor, had gone to neigh
boring grocery to get food for breakfast.
when she returned her house was
wrecked and her three children, compos-
ing her entire family, dead. Her hus:
band, who is the baker OF the Snake Hill
prison, was absent at the time.
The collapsed building was owned by
Patrick Anderson, who, with his wifean
FIVE children, occupied the first floor.
Michael Webb, wife and two children tho
the second; John Coyne. wife and FIVE
children, and Patrick Corbin and five.
children jointly occupied the third floor.
H. @. McGurty and wochildfen occupied
the four floor. Anderson, the father, lad
Just left tho house for kindling wood, and
his wife had preceded him a few moments
TO neighboringgrocery 10 tomakepurchases
for the breakfast. The other victim was
Michael Webb, a lad OF IL year, residing
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THEElLtEp AND INJURED FERsoSs
The killed are,-
R.Rxry Nr1,,r and MARY AyDRnsos,
aged nine and seven years and three
months respectively smothered In bed;
MICHAEL WEgR, aged 10 years heaa
crushed.
The injured, ,as far as can be learned, ,arei
JouS CoYYg, aged 4S years, badly about
the head.
PATRICK CoYSE, aged 0, ankle broken.
MARY CoYSr, aged l2, forehead badly cut.
BslpaEr CorSE, aged SO, badly bruised
about body. @i'f
HpdH M'GpgrY, aged 25, head and face
badly out.
MARY M'GuRrY, aged 20, sli ghtiy injured
about body.
LIZZIE ,s hvsskf, aseo 10 years, pacA oaaiy
MAGGIE Si ASprRsos, aged 70 wears, head.
aRl arm badly hurt
The accident 70 attributed to tbe rottiag
away oi the pi,es upon s s,rsd aGIos os
IN mi he eusur various M city ai hospitals, "A
A better type Of maa.trap than the
Fieketty frame fookery that gave way THIS
morning, could a9t 9e tolna ~ ang
locality me iaet tna. !ne crash sSafsea sSa W.