Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-11

 slightly injured 15; known missing, ,; total number dead, 14 total number affected, o1; l missing, supposed under ruins, 20; total s7. Sixty-seven persons had been removed from 1 the ruins. The list of dead follows: Thomas |! Jones, aged 20 years, bricklayer, single, AL | legheny; George Mason, skull crushed; John Hill, IS years old, colored boy, employed as bootblack in barber shop; Charles Fritch, It years old, employed in barber shop, found hand; Samuel Stringer, 1G years old, printer in Juergen's office, lived in Allegheny; Dr. James L. Read, Sl years old, lived at Allegheny, en- tombed in the Weldin building; heard grooming ill the afternoon, but 1t was lnpos- sible to save him; William Goettman, 17 years old, employed as clerk in Thomas leather store, imprisoned ill falling walls; Joseph Gehring, 16 years old, Allegheny; John Rodgerson, carpenter. home at Castle shannon; George McGough, single; Samuel Brown, aged 30, carpenter, Allegheny; John Donnelly, bricklayer, Nunnery Hill; Richard Carroll, bricklayer, Allegheny; Leonard Shiffkauer, bricklayer. The body of Samuel Brown, Jr., young carpenter, was taken out of the cellar of the Wiley building. His head was crushed to a jelly, his body doubled, with his hands up to his head A wheelbarrow which he had been using was alongside of him. young man was at the spot where he was killed when the body was taken out Said he, with the tears trickiing down his face: "I just missed what my brother sam got, because l was sick. l wasn't working, and that's how I escaped"
 In addition 1t is stated by Assistant Chief Steel, of the fire department, that as many twenty others may be still under the fallen structures Others express fear that sev- eral ladies who were ill Weldin's book store when the crash came did not escape, while some entertain fear that some unknown men are lying dead in Spencers alley, which is filled with great piles of brick and timber.
 The truth of the matter appears to be that the accident was even more far reaching in its deadly effects than was at first supposed, and that the horrible results will not all be known until the last brick has been removed The scene at the ruins almost bafiies descrip tion Wood street from Fifth avenue to Diamond and Diamond back to the market house was living, breathing mass of hu- manity. All classes were represented. The untiring firemen continue at the work of rescue, removing brick by brick from the i'm mense mass of debris, which will take two more days to clear away.
 The general opinion is that the accident Is due to the fact that the Wiley building, which was seven stories high, was being erected without front wall even tenn porary front. The charge is also made that the brick and mortar were of inferior quality, the mortar particularly. There is a disposition, too, to blame the building in- spectors. Some of these statements, how ever, remain to be substantiated before Coroner Mcdowell
 A Diamond street clerk was smoking and watching the workmen on Willey's building. Presently be turned to another clerk and said: 'Theres an unlucky number" and he pointed to the men on the sixth story. The other clerk counted thirteen While they were talking of it the great wall nearest to the street swayed forward and the great structure came down.
 George Shoenberger's barber shop was completely annihilated but the large mirror escaped unbroken. A customer with half shaven face was killed, but the barber at work upon him was not seriously hurt.
 When the Wiley building fell it wrecked completely or partially demolished seven other buildings, ,-Rea Bros banking house, Weldin & Co.'S book store, Joseph Eich- baum & Co.'S art store, J. A. Gallinger's glass store, J. H. Watts < Co.'S book store, Adams Express company's building Thomas shoe finding establishment and Henrick's Temple of Music The financial loss is about sl5O,OOO
 Dr. James l.. Read, the most distinguished 1 victim of the disaster, whose dead body still ; lies buried under tons of debris was born in 1 Philadelphia in 1908. His father was quite a prominent politician there for many years. | The doctor had two older brothers in the United States army. One was killed in the Mexican, the other one in the Seminole war. The family came to this city in 1S1s but sub. sequently moved to Wheeling, where, in 1880 during revival pr. Read joined the Metho- dist church In 1S40 he came to Pittsbure to take charge of the Methodist Book deposi tory He managed this until about ten years ago Dr. Reads grandfather played an important part at the battle of Bunker Hill during the revolutionary war Two married daughters survive the doctor, one living in Sswickley and the other in St. Louis
 The Gale Drowned Niagara's Roar.
 LoCKPoRT, N. Y., Jan. 1.-The bigges, gale that this part of the country has evsl seen roared along Wednesday night Nea, the great Niagara Falls the rush and fall o the waters was lost in the fierce shrieking ol the tempest as it raced, leaving only fea, and desolation in its track. The suspension bridge, situated nearest the falls, was seized in its embrace in the early morning ant hurled into the river. Only the towers ane the broken cables now remain. It was on. of iron and steel, and was only rebuilt las season. The river all along its banks seemed to be in sympathy with the wind, and i overtiowed and caused much damage at man, points
 Buffalo Wind Swept
 BUFFALO, Jan. 11.-The tornado whicl swept through the town had no parallel il nearly twenty years It tore along at tn rate of sixty miles an hour, obliteratin, and destroying everything that lay within its path. All approaches to the city by wa, of rail were practically barred for hours because of poles and trees and other windfall that had been throwt, across the tracks. Tn "Island" was flooded and the houses of si: fishermen washed away. There are rumor of lives lost, but, fortunately, they have no been verified.
 Feather Workers on Strike.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The girl .feathe workers employed by Harrison & Greene, o Bleecker and Mercer streets, to the numbe of about POO, have gone on strike becaus the firm refused to pay the scale of wage asked by the Feather Workers union. Al work is stopped and there is not an employ to be seen in the establishment The mem bers of the firm refuse to talk on the subject