Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-22

the appalling darkness and the stiffness
which preceded the tempest. The wind
swept madly across Broadway from the west
and seemed to concentrate its force in a de-
scent upon the tower which yielded with
crash and carrying down the heavy bell,
crushed through the floor to the basement.
The main building is
MASS or RUDs.
The shattered walls still stand. The wing
was comparatively uninjured, and the schOl-
airs there were unhurt. In the main build
ing however, the scene was awful. The
falling floors carried terrified children to
the Easements where the masses OF brick and
beams crushed them to the ground and
buried them from view. Persons near hear
ing the crash made their way as best they
could againstths beating storm to the scene.
The gale quickly subsidized. The work of
rescue was undertaken by eager hands.
Owing to the prevailing excitement, the first
work was not very efficient, but the fire de
partment and police soon arrived and an
organized search was commenced. The
dead and wounded were taken ont as quick
ly as possible and carried to the natatOrium
building adjoining, which was turned into a
hospital. Here the parents and friends Of
the little ones gathered each searching for
cries as they recognized in the MANNED and
bleeding forms
THOSE WHOM THEY LOVED.
Among the FIRST taken out of the school
were the dead and one or two who were
manned almost beyond recognition. Their
clothing was torn and the bodies covered
with dust and water, the death palOr show
ing IN painful contrast with the blood stains.
Many heroic scenes were faced during the
rescue. The wounded children, some Of
them5 seemed to have greater control than
their elders. One little girl, buried in the
debris, over whom the men were busy, beg
g6d them to leave her and help a boy be-
cause, she said, he was only five years old.
y
little ones, bleeding and dying, were brought
IN and laid on rudely lmprOVised cots, were
soul stirring and touching IN the extreme.
Willing hands were plentiful, aud all posi-
bic was done to alleviate the sufferings OF
those who still lived.
The dead were placed together upon one
side. The sights were pltiful beyond eE-
preston.
DOZEN DEAD
were taken out during the day and the bodies
sent to their homes. Several of the children
belonging to prominent families of the city.
AT lilo West Fourth street stood a brick
building in the middle of the block the third
floor of which was used as an overall fac
tory. 1t was conducted by Haar Bros. The
first and second floors were occupied by. the
Graham paper company. In the factory were
about twenty employees, chiefly girls. When
the storm broke they started for the cellar.
The building fell with crash. Four have
been taken out dead. A number of others
Laborers are busy tonight, by Pickering
Light, turning the confused mass Of bricks
and timbers.
The county court house stands on Second
and Main street. The building was erected
nearly twenty years ago for hotel purposes
but when completed was purchased by the
county for $50, 900 and turned into a count
house. The building has always been CON
sidered rather unsafe and the roof has un-
fortunately been suffering injury from nigh
ner to-day blowing in the roof and a major
portion of the wall of the third and fourth
stories.
The south wall and east end was blown
into the street and Deputy Sheriff DOugherty
was caught and killed All the others succeed
ed in getting out of the building alive The
Jail is located IN the basement and the prls-
Oners escaped injury. The prisoners were
INTENSELY ALARMED.
but became quietsswhen the crash had passed.
They found themselves unhurt.
Judge Slower had been holding court on
the third floor and had adjourned Just before
the storm descended. A portion OF the roof
IN falling struck the chair the judge had
vacated.
Across the street, on the northwest corner
of Main, stood the tWO-story building erect
ed in 1850, by the santa Fe Stage company
one of the Oldest buildings in the city, from
which the stages formerly left to cross the
plains in the stage coaching days The
building has Of late been occupied by the
United States engineer. Adjoining that on
the west was a one story brick coffee and
spice mill, owned by Smith & MOnett. This
building was demolished, falling over the
adjoining one, and both were completely
wrecked. Frank o. Smith, the second part
uer Of the firm was then taken bleeding
from the ruins, and died in a short time.
THE BRIDGE DEzIoLIsHED.
The bridge across the Missouri river, op-
pozits the city, was blown into the rIVer5 the
piers being left apparently uniniuEsd.
A great number of telegraph wires are
down and the poles are broken.
The bridge is owned by the hannibal q
st. JOe railroad company and was used by
the Wabash, the Rock Island, and the Kan
bridge authorities say they expect to repair
the damages IN ten days Meanwhile the
roads VIII make temporary arrangements
for the transp OrtGtOu OF freight and pas
sengeEs. The Wabash VII send Its trains
over the Missouri Pacific road wa Sedal1a
and MoberlV.
The following is q list of the killed and
Woundedi as far as collected at 10 p. m.
KILLED Al IHE SCHOOL HOUEE:
Josie Mann, aged u years
Bessie Jusooe5 aged . years
Nellie Ellis, aged IL years
Julia ka1ney5 aged y years
Ruth Jamlsons aged 10 years.
j. Evans aged u years
j. Spraguss aged III years
l. ~. Moore, aged u years
r. Terry, aged IL years
Mary Lambert aged - Tears-
Nay Bishop aged 8 years.
Airs. Ida Browns superintendent OF the
second floor, was terribly crushed about the
head and died tonight.
ELII-D Al IEE OYzzALL EAcIoEZs
Jennie Fitzgerald, aged 20 ysarsi hons u
Kansas City.
WilHs Roe. broken akuli home in Kanaai
City.
Hilis Roamans aged Is years; bod
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