St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-01-19
John Rober.
Sophia Winkleman.
VIM. Robinson.
Hose klemnler.
Tiliia t4rdh.


Autenbach, Sadie Rhoades, Mary Reese,
Geo. Nieman, Sallie Young, Sallie Has
son. Geo. Grimshaw, Jr., one of the own-
ers; Augustus Frossieys, Kate Aulbach.
Kate Hartman, Sallie Il. Bright. Joanna
Frankenfeld, Kate Fitzpatrick, Miss Mes
kel, Annie and Howard Buckner, Sallie
Savage, Lizzie Ahrens, Buhl A. Hesman,
Carrie Salem, Ella Purefern. These have
been taken out. 1t Will take until six
o'clock in the morning, probably later in
the day, before the debris can be cleared
away and the killed and injured are re-
covered.
The following is list of the killed as
reported at police headquarters up to
eight O'Clock:
Samuel Springer, taken out Of the
wreck, dead; lived in Allegheny.
w, w. McKeon, still in wreck; believed
to be dead.
Samuel Brown, Jr.; lying dead under
steam boiler.
4. Chas. Fritch, apprentice in barber shop;
:, focated.
! .Goettman, still cover ed by debris;
li;o'S ! 1eS@sIy:s E1Isess steRy: uDtD, WI: at the
=, ,es1sas esss ,s to1\r residence unknown; at the
Thomas Jones, single; bricklayer, AL
legheny.
-. Hill, colored, aged fifteen.
An unknown man.
DR.. j. L. Reed, one of the oldest physi-
clans in the city, was on the second floor
of the Weldin building. He was caught
by the falling wall, and is lying dead un.
10. fha al in ha
The elevator boy in Weldin's store is
also pinned beneath the elevator. For a
long time his agonizing cries for relief
could be heard His voice has not been
heard for nearly an hour, and he is
thought to be dead.
At half-past nine O'Clock tonight the
dead body of colored boy name TN.
known, was taken out and removed to the
morgue. A few moments later the eleva-
tor boy, James Garin, employed i'll Well
denis store, was removed. He was un-
conscious, and is probably fatally In.
iured. A rescuing party are low engaged
in tearing away the foundation wall from
under another part of Weldin's building.
Voices calling for assistance are heard at
frequent intervals.
Among the pitiful sights to be seen at
| the ruins are the feet of two MEN sticking
| up through the debris. 1t is impossible
| to get them out until trembling wall
| that appears to be ready to fall has been
secured. The imprisoned victims are un-
| doubtedly dead.
1t is believed that there are three other
persons buried underneath the debrisess
| the same place,
| George L. Holiday, who had an Office in
the rear of Weldin's building, is among
the missing, and it is feared that he has
been killed. Mr.. Holiday was president
of the Pittsburgh Select Council, and one
| of the most prominent citizens of the
city,
The following is complete list Of the
injured, as ascertained up to 9 p. NJ, lat the
| Homeopathic Hospital full descrip'
1 ton of their injuries can not yet be OBJ
| tanned. Many Of them will dies
| Thos. Mckee.
Alfred Lambert; head and back GU
and bruised.
John Downey.'
Geo. Mason; fatally hurt
W. McCurdy.
Chas. Petticord.
Alice Carty.
J. A. Raemer.
A. A. Davis.
Peter Foster.
Oscar P. Smith.
Bernard O'Connor.
Wilber Mason, Jr.
John Redut, colored.
Thos. Lemon.
Mike Ryan.
David Courtney.
Frank Barrett.
Elmer McKeown.
Martin Hitler.
James Wall.
VIM. Springer.
Alice McGlore.
VIM. Wilson.
Chas. Cally, fireman truck A.
Evan Pew, hose cumpany.
Thos. Barker, engine company No. IL.
John NJ. Gaehering, attorney.
Joe Gearing, elevator boy at Weldin's
-. Barber.
The following are at the West Penn
Hospital:
Morris Ryan, fatally injured.
j. a. Herring, fatally injured.
Others injured and assis ted by friend
are Gus Measnor, Geo. Scott, T. e. Mel
vile and Geo. Long, all compositors il
Joseph Euchenbaum's printing house.
Harry Faulkner.
Jerry Huckstein.
VIM. Landon.
John McGlone.
Samuel Brown.
Ernest Reinhardt; was removed to tn
Allegheny General Hospital.
Owen Donnelly; was taken to Nero.
Hospital.
Some of the losses in this city have bee
estimated as follows:
, | Walls 81 Co., books and stationery; loss
$4,000.
J. A. Gallinger, china store; loss, ,0O
j. r. Weldin & Co., stationery an
/ books, wholesale and retail; loss
building and stock, $4,000.
Ii A report has just reached the city ths
t the storm this afternoon struck the shor
, of the Westinghouse Air Brake Compan.
) | q large brick structure, at Wilmerdins
| | fourteen miles from the city, on the liI
{ of the Pennsylvania railroad. One sid
of the foundation was damaged, leavin
, the building in dangerous condition
/ The damage will be very heavy.
8 Train men report more or less damas
$ to property on nearly all fhe RAILROADS eI
tering the city.
At Apollo, on; the West Penn railwa
| considerable damage was uoue, anu oi
s man was killed.
t A number of buildings were destroys
!. at Steubenville, O.
9 Several buildings were blown down
Y Jeanette, on the Penn railroad.
d kilograms to the Times from A1tool
z state that wires are down throughout Il
It central part of the State, but that trai
t men coming into Altoona report damag
t in all the interior towns, which it is g
|. pected will reach several hundred tho
y sand dollars. Several bridges were al
blown down.
q Reports. of a similar nature are comil
in from all points in the western part
the State.