The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-11
THH GREAT TORNADO,
The Number Of the Victims at
Reading and Pittsburgh
MAY REACH A FULL HUNDRED,
The Search For tho Bodies = The
Storm In Other sectIons-Great
loss of Life and Property,
business Interrupted.

READING, Pa, Jan, lO.-The big tower
and the smoke stack at the silk mill and
ten feet Of the western wall remain
standing, all that Is left Of the huge
structure, Charles sChwank, aged IS,
was in the high tower when the accl'
dent occurred, He said to a reporter
~ had gone up for pulleys and was
looking out Of the window when all OF o
sudden l heard q loud noise and was
almost paralyzed to see the building fall
In. Idon't know how ! got down from
the tower"
Following Is a correct list oi the killed
and injured ut the Philadelphia and
Reading paint shop, which was struck
by the cyclone and the men enyeloped
IN flames by the explosion OF the gas
chambers In nine passenger cars.
Killed-Allen Landenberger, head,
legs and arms missing; John Foreman,
crushed to death; John U, Kabler, car.
penter, head crushed; Sheridan Jones,
burned to death George A.. Ohaetier,
legs burned of.
Injured-George Knabb, seriously;
Aaron Dewald, arm broken.
The remains OF Sheridan Jones,
crushed and terribly burned almost be.
yond recognition, were recovered from
the rufus OF the paint shop at mid
night.
The incoming trains this morning con-
tinued pouring into the Cityltheir crowds
Of strangers and at noon 1t was estimat-
cd that ten thousand people surrounded
the scene Of the silk mill disaster. These
greatly interfered with the work OF re-
moving the debris aud taking out the
dead, aud finally the Reading Artiller.
lists, the city's only military organization,
were called out and ordered to'the ruins
to keep buck the crowds. This morning
eight more bodies were taken FROM the
ruins. The confusion is great and a full
list OF the dead aud injured IL not yet In
the hands OF any one. Exactly how
many bodies arc IN the ruins Is a matter
OF conjecture. Considerable money has
been contributed for the relief OF the
sufferers, Benefits are also being arrang.
cd. The latest estimate OF the Killed has
been reduced to fifty, but this Is unCer.
tain us 10 one knows how many human
beings lie buried beneath the mountain
Of bricks, mortar and timber.
THE pEAp AND INJURED.
The following list of casualties at the
silk millis corrected up to this evening;
Dead -sallie saylor, Mary Evans, Har.
ry CroCker, Annie Baudmaner, Mamie
Lees, Ella Ridenhower, Sallie Bucket,
Eva Leeds, Sophie Winkleman, fore.
lady; Katie Leeds, Millie Uhristman,
Barbara Seilheimer, VIM. Snyder, George
Nleman, Lily Shaher, Daisy HeCker,
Emma Nestor, Sallle Harner, Annie
Fisher, Sallie Harrison, Annie
Mary Fitzpatrick, Sallie Faust,
d. X. Becker, Matilda Grow, Sadie
Shade, Emma Blum, John Reber. This
afternoon largely attended meeting OF
citizens was held In the court house 10
devise means for the relief OF the suffer-
ers. Over s., 900 was subscribed on the
instant. Any amonnt needed was prom.
ised and the entire city will be canvass.
ed for funds.
The work Of hunting for the dead con-
tinued all OF to-day, and the scenes
around the mill were buta repetition OF
what ensued during the whole OF last
night. Last night Immediately after
the accident, and after many who es.
capped with severe wounds had been
given up as lost, the number Of killed,
judging from the missing, wasput down
at about 100.
Mr.. Grimshaw, the lessee OF the mill
estimates the number dead at thirty.fiye
to forty. The most complete list Of In
jured places the number at about 130, q
Of whom will die.
Coroner Hoffman has summoned a
Jury and tomorrow will hold an inquest
on the bodies OF the five men roasted TO
death in the Reading railroad paint
shop.