New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-10
FALLING WALLS IN PITTSBURG.
MANY PERSONS TAKEN DEAD FROM TIN
RUINS

MANY PERSONS TAKEN DEAD FROM TIN
RUINS
GREAT NUMBERS NJuRLD-AN UNy1NrsHxp
BUILDING BLOWN TO PIEcEe-orHEI
HOUSES CRUSHED BY FRAGMENTS or
THE STRUCTURE.
PttsburR, Penn. Jan. GA terrific storm a
wind and hail the worst known for years. swept
over the city this afternoon carrying with II death
and desolation. The storm came with O sudden
ness that was overwhelming, and. a. the wind, 90
companied by hail and torrents Of rain. swspo
along thu streets. pedestrians were hurled before
it and barely escaped being crushed under vehicles
passing along the thoroughfaes Suddenly In the
centre of tine city there was terrible crash. and
q few minutes later the central fire alarm bell
sounded u call Hundreds Of people hurried 10
the scene when 10 was found that the tornado
had dcm oIished the new building In Diamopdst.
owned by Q. l.. Wiley, covering up two SCOTS %
mangled human bodies. The building was only
partly completed. IL was thirty by eighty feet
in dimensions. and was seven stories high The
front OF the building had not been
put Ia. and the wind seemed TO enter
the huge she'll from the open end. The high
walls Of bricks and undried mortar were parted,
one falling each way, partly wreckins nearly .
dozen surrounding buildngN The greatest OF
these falling masses was thrown against Weldin
g. Co.'S bookstore In Wood-st and the barber
shop of Frcd' Shoemaker, at No. IL Diamond
ST. The rear end of weldins store was crushed
and the front Of the the building was forced
out into Wood-st The barber-shop was COM
plctely demolished The leather store next 10
the Wiley Building. occupied by w. II. Tboma.
was also wrecked. The rear end Of II. Walt 81
Co.'s bookstore was crushed, while some OK
the falling Structure struck Joseph Rchbaum's
building In Fifth-ave, breaking the windows and
inJuring a number Of employees. portion OF
the wall OF millinery store next to Thomas
was driven in, aud the windows and doors In
number of baildings were broken The building
of Res Brothers & Co., sock brokers, at Da-
mond and Wood sts, was partly wreckeas sno
the occupants barely escaped
Within FIVE minutes after the colspse OF the
building, the streets were filed with an excited
crowd, Notwithstanding the fact that the rsin
and hail were pouring down In o perfect delugc.
With the arrival of the fremen, the work OF
rescue was begun Ladders were run up to
the second and third stories Of the Weldin Bu.Id-
ing and the first one taken out was young lady
employed rs = typewriter. who nrsuns~Ay nsn
escaped eer.ous injury. Crowds OF Wiling hs 'ds
eagerly took up the work of rescue NJ the
time Of the disaster about twenty-five men were
at work on the building and NOT ore eso~pSa
uninured. In the barber-shp seven men ven
imprisoned, while hslf-dozen more were opnea
beneath the Weldin Building.
The hospitals sent ambulances. Contractors
Booth and Finn had twenty-five wagons and
carts on the scene inside of an hour and private
expressmen lent their wagons and their help
I'm aiding 10 rescue the victims When poor
unfortunate was found, he was given temporary
relief by the physicians and then carefully ro-
moyed 10 one Of the hospitals. Meantime the
crowd continued 10 increase until finally IL was
found necessary to call out an additional forco
Of police and have the streets cleared Tor .
block each way The streets were ropeN
in and no one was allowed about TIA
ruins but those assisting In the rescue. The work
was continued all the afternoon. and at 10 ocicch
TO -niaht number Of PERSONS were known u %
still in the ruins Up TO that hour forty mangied
and bruised bodies had been taken from the runs.
some were dead. Others were dying. and many
were fatally injured. One or two died on the
way TO the hospitals.
From the best information obtainabie eight
were killed outright or died In short time. ara
tbirty-dye Others were injured. IL Is Deneveo
that the list of dead viii be greatly increased De-
fore morning OF the eight killed, only Two nave
been identified so far. One n little girl
named McGlone. who was walking along the stfees
with her brother when the building fell, and tho
two were huried in the wreck The little girl
was killed instantly and her brother. IL Is thought
vas fatally wounded. The body OF George hirscn,
a barbsr eighteen years old, was found In tho
cellar of the barbershop. DIR. j. Ia Reed.
nrominent physician OF Allegheny, was In Weldns
at the time. and he is still missing. IL Is feared
,h., he is dad. The following is the list OF the
wounded rescued up to 10 o'clock Tonight
INJURED.
COURTNEY DANIEL was badly bruised ana ~
snaerine from coneussion Of the brain
DAVIS. EUGENE r.. printer. was caught between ~
rafers and seriously hurt .
pETTICoBD, CHARLES H.. bookkeeper for Weam q
Co., was seriously injdred.
MASON, WELDON s.. was severely cut about the head'
but will
CARTER ALICE, age sixteen. Was injured slightly.
BIDEOUT, JOHN. carpenter had his back eus ana ha0
injured and leg fractured
)'coNNoR BARNARD. bHcklayer was seriously
bruised about the head and body.
BARRETT FRANK, had hts head and breast crushed
.EMoN, THOMAS. brckisyer. ribs broken. very sem
ousy.
,AMBERT, ALFRED. compositor was seriously hurs
on the head and back. but not fatally.
icCURDY w. A., bricklayer, was badly injured, nus
will not die.
Walt. JAMES q carpenter. seriously hurt
RYAN MICHAEL, bricklayer was badly bruised sbose
back and legs but will recover.
,oNNELLy. JOHN. bricklayer, was blinded By ssnds
and badly bruised.
'AULKNER, HENRY. badly injured about ths
head and hurt internally.
icKE THOMAS, brcklayer legs broken. will recover
NTH. OSCAR r., stepgnphsr. received slight IN
juries.
IcKowN. ELMER. clerk was injured. but nos ser-
ously. 49,
IALLoRAN, MARTIN. engineer. badly bruissd.
but fatally hurt 4
aaron. GEORGE wss vsry seriously injusd abose
the head and body. His life II dsspsired o.
WILLIAM. engineer. WAS badly but ~