The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-12

seemed 10 concentrate It's entire force
in descent upon the tower which yield
ed with q crash and carrying down the
heavy bell, plunged through the interven
ing floors TO the basement. The main
building is q mass OF ruins within shat
tered walls, The wing was comparatively
uninjured and the scholars there unhurt
In the main building, however, thl
effect was awful. The falling door
precipitated the terrified children
into the basement where masses OF brick
and beams crushed them to the grounC
and buried them from view, Personl
near, hearing the crash, made their way
as best they could against the beating
storm to the scene. The gale quickly sub
sided and the work OF resCuing was under
taken by eager hands. The dead ant
wounded were taken out as quickly al
possible and carried to the NataLorlun
adjoining, winch was turned into a hos
pital.
FRANTIC PARENTS,
Here the parents and friends ot the lit
tie ones soon gathered each, searching tol
his or her own and uttering heartrendint
cries IS they were recognized in the
mangled and bleeding forms Of those whom
they loved, Among the first taken out
several were dead, one or two manglet
almost beyond recognition, their clothing
torn and bodies covered with dust and
mortar, the deSthly pallor OF the skin
showing in painful contrast against the
crime and blood stains. Many heroic
scenes were enacted during the rescue
Of the wounded children. Some Of them
seemed to h ave greater con
troll than their elders, One little
girl half buried in the debris over whom
the resCuers were busy begged them tC
leave her and help q boy beside her, be-
cause she said he was only years old
The scene in the Natatortium as the little
ones were brought in aud laid on improYls
I'd cots, tue dead placed together upon
one side were pitiful beyond expression
A dozen dead were taken out during the
day and their bodies sent 10 the houses o.
sorrowing families. Several Of the chill
dren belonged to prominent families In
the city.
CRUSHED IN THE CELLAR.
At No. ITO West Third street, stood 9
three.story brick building in the middle
Of the block. The third floor waB used al
an overall factory, conducted by Haai
Brothers, and the first and second hoolI
by the Graham Paper Company. In the
factory were about twenty-five employees
chiefly girls. When the storm broke out
they started for the cellar. The building
fell with crash, being razed entirely t
the earth, and most OF the aarighted GIRL
were caught In the ruins. Four have beer
taken out dead, a number Of others wound
ed, and some still missing. A force o
laborsrs Is busy tonight, by tliCkerlnl
lantern lights, upturning the confused
masses OF bricks and timbers.
The county Court House stands atSeC
ond and Main streets, on hill exposed Il
the wind from the north and south. The
building hasalwaysb been considered rather
unsatisfactory and the roof frequently
suffered injury from high winds. The
storm struck the northwest corner, blow
ling In the roof and the major portion O.
the walls Of the third and fourth stories
The south wall at the east end was blowr
into the street and Sheriff Dougherty wa
caught and killed. All others succeeded
in getting out OF the building alive. ThC
Jail Is located in the basement Of thu
building and that portion escaped injury
The prisoners were intensely alarmed, bu
became quiet when the crisis had passeC
and they found themselves unhurt. Judg(
Slower had been holding Court on tht
third floor and had adjourned Just beforl
the storm descended. A portion OF thl
roof in falling struck the chair the Judgl
had just vacated.
SPICE MILLS WICKED.
Across the street was three story bricl
coffee and spice mill, owned by Smith 4
Molatt. The building was demolished
falling over upon an adjoining two stof,
brick building erected in 1860 by thI
Santa Fe Stage Company, and both wer,
completely wrecked. Frank Smith, senio
partner OF the firm, was taken bleeding
from the ruins and died in short time
Mr.. MoLfatt was badly hurt and thre
employees were taken out OF the debris.
The second span from the north end O
the bridge across the Missouri opposit,
the city was destroyed, the pieces bein
left apparently uninjnred. A great NUN
ber OF telegraph wires was carried dowr
with the broken span. Workmen ar
busy tonight raising the wires. II |
hoped communication In that direction
will be restored by tomorrow morning
The bridge authorities say they expect 4
repair the damages In ton days. TIL
bridge 10 owned by tho Hannibal 4 81
Joseph Company and is used by that road
the Wabash, Rock Island 4 Kansas CITY
St. Joseph { Council Bluffs.
REVISED LisroT TIE KILLED.
Following Is q list Of the killed AM
wounded as far as ascertsined at 10 o'cloCl
tonight. Killed at the school house;
JOSIE MEARoN, aged 12, Wayandotte, KaG
Bessie 1NssoE, aged 0, Kansas City.
NELLIE ELLIS, aged II, Kansas City.
JpLtE RAiNEY, aged IL, Kansas City.
Ruth JAMESON, aged 10, Kansas City.
EDNA @. EVANS, aged II, Kansas City.
RoDERr SPRAaUE, aged II years, son Of th
superintendent Of the telegraph OF thu
Kansas City, IT. scott and Gulf road.
L. T. Moons, Jr., u years, Kansas City.
RICHARD TERRY, II years, Kansas City.
MARY LAMBERT, IL years, Kansas City.
MARY BisHor, 0 years, Kansas City.
MRs. IDA BowER, superintendent Of sec
ond floor Of the school, was fearful!
crushed.
KILLED AT ovERALL FACTORY.
JENNIE FiTzuERALD, aged 20, skull crushed
neck broken home, Kansas City.
WILLIE EcKMAN, aged 10, chest crushed
and body tnangled, Kansas City.
| NINA CRAIE, aged %, skull broken.
NELLIE OAYANAUGH, aged q head ant
chest crushed, Armourdale.
KATE URERNAN, II years, hole In thl
head near temple, Kansas City.
| WM. X. FoRSEYl 10, face crushed beyonI
recognition.
Killed al Smith and Moffats,
FBANK FAITH, proprietor, 80 years, hol
In the LEFT temple, Kansas City.
JoHN KANE, 2S years, skull broken, Kan
sas City.
fiRNRY JACKSON, colored, head crushet
and badly mashed, Wyandotte, Kansas,
SAMUEL BLOCK, aged lS, neck broken, res
idenCe unknown.
Killed atCopFt house HESRY DousHERrY