Oxford eagle., 1889-01-17

A<1%*s <asu1A A rorttou tt tNe AsukeF
Decorative vas anroofcd. Lo~s.
s.na r~o new dwelling houses we're
wrecked. No LIVES lost Many eAiEnnsys
and mill stacks arr dawn.
Those u the injured NJ the non@opsth-
r. Hospital Who are tnuuxhs oy the physs-
clans n be fatally tniur-sl xr-; Courtney.
Barrett. BArb~r. Lemon. McCuryiy, Lam
bert and NcKe~.
II l. generally b~lisT~i that the csu.e
OF the collapse u the new wiley building
Il NJ much attributable 70 the pc-r quail.
ity Of mortar and material used IL tas
construetton of the walls. ss to the force
and power of the wind The contractor
on the work. as weu ss the building IN :
specsorS. come in for condemnation on
all sides.
At this -midnight--she offcials and
ctti,cns srs ssfll hard at work. - IL Is
known positively that there are other per-
sons under the debris. The vusc-s heard
earlier IN the evening have not been
heard for more than an hour. All po--s-
bic Efforts ar. being made 90 reach n.
spur from where the appeals were heard.
ne dangerous condition or the sarrotiud.
ing lettering walls cornp~is the greatest
cars ON the part Of the r-@xuers.
Work will b. continued throughout tho
night by aid ef electric lights that have
been provided The wind 10 again in
crcssing in strength. and the temperature
Is falling rapidly.
Al R~sAAnx.
READING, Pa. Jan "a cyclone struck
this city shortly after ave O'Clock this
/ afternoon. demoSistiug number uf
buildings. including GrirnShaw Brothers.
large stlk-mtil- In the latter were ap-
wards Of two hundred operatives. Who
we're buried IN tho ruins. Many have
beSn killed.
AT half past nine O'Clock to- night about
one hundred parsons hAA been taken out.
many II whom we're leal-It Is inpo<si-
BILE 70 obtain q list ot the injured and
xillcsi At this hour. but IL 10 known that the
killed and injured wili exceed one hun
ssred and ATTY. The storm swept down the
Lebanon Valley railroad. and many barns
and other property are reported wrecked.
The telegraph wires IN the track OF the
storm were badly MIXED up and IL is i'm
possible to get details. but II Is known
that great damage has been Ior~.
When the cyclone Art struck Reading
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
/ Conpauy's paint-shOp was anrnofesi and
IN less than ten minutes the entire str &C.
trrr vas envelopesi In flames.
Several gas chambers underneath pas
Senger ears exploded and four persons
were killed and several other. badly in
injured The killed are:
George Schslfer.
Sheridan Jones.
Alber5 Layg.unberyc-.
John SchoIler.
The storm then continued eastward.
dealing cut destruction in its path. Nine
dwellings on North Eighth and Marion
streets were unroofesi and otherwise
badly damaged
The cyclone cut swafh of about two
hundred and atty feet. and every thin. in
its way was either lewelcti to the ground
or very badly wrecked
The next building in its track was the
immense stIk-mill of Grimshaw Broth
ers. located at Twelfth and Marion
streets This building vas aIled with
several hundred operatives. and not a sin
gle soul escaped uninIur-i- The structure.
which was four stories high and nsrTD
feet IL q mass of ruins. Not single
brick remains Of the beautiful building.
except the stack and engiue-room- The
IRE department was called out. and ten
thousand men. women and children quick
ly assembled about the wrecked mill
The cries Of the wounded and dying aud
their friends were heart reading. willing
hands. however, quickly set tO work. and
At ts:sS P. some seventy persons had been
taken out Most of these were dead. and
many others we're fatally injured. Those
Who were less seriously hurt were taken
to their homes. while those who had re-
e-ived more serious injuries we're taken
to the hospitals. II viii take till morning
befors all the killed and wound.,i can be
gotten our