The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11
SAD STATISTICS
Which Tell Of Sorrow in Many DesoIate
Homes.
List Of the Dead and Injured in
Stricken Reading.
Between Thirty and Forty Now Be.
lieVed to be Dead,
Some Of Those Reported Missing HaV.
lng Been Found.
Fourteen Names on the Death Roll
in Pittsburg.
Fall Of One Of The Niagara Suspension
Bridges.
Reports Of Widespread Damage by
the Great Storm.
Fourteen Names on the Death Roll
in PittSburg.
Fall Of One Of The Niagara Suspension
Bridges.
Reports Of Widespread Damage by
the Great Storm.

READING, Pa, Jan. 10.-This afternoon
largely attended meeting Of citizens was
held in the court house to devise means for
the relief of the sufferers. Over $1,000 was
subscribed on the instant and any amount
needed was promised. The entire city will
be canvassed for, funds The work Of hunting
for the dead continued all day, and the
scenes surrounding the silk mill were but a
repetition of what ensued during the whole
Of last night. There were fathers and
mothers waiting and beseeching the rescuers
sons and daughters. 1t has been determined
10 push the work Of rescue all tonight. The
number of deaths is not as large as was at
first feared, but still there are over 30 dead
and number still missing. Probably
dozen or more Of the missing are still be-
meath the debris. Last night, Immediately
after the accident and after many who
escaped with severe wounds had been given
up as lost, the number of killed, judging
from the missing was put down at about 100.
Many Of those injured had been taken to
other houses than their own for temporary
accommodation. This afternoon they turn
ed up, and now more correct idea OF the
Coroner Hoffman has summoned jury
and tomorrow will hold an inquest on the
bodies of the five men roasted to death In the
Reading railroad paint shop. He will hold
no inquest on the silk mill victims until he
is satisfied that all have been taken out
Very little business was done here today,
the city giving itself over almost entirely to
the excitement attending the terrible disas-
ter. Mr.. Grimshaw, lessee of the mill, esti-
mates the number dead at from 35 to 40. A
number are so seriously injured they will
die.
The following list of dead is corrected up
to this evening. The men killed in the
paint shop were:
Allen Landenberger, head, legs and arms
missing.
John Foreman, crushed to death.
John IL. Kalter, carpenter, head crushed
Sheridan Jones, burned to death.
George A. Schaffer, legs burned off.
T0tal-5.
The dead at the silk mill are;
Sallie Saylor,
Mary Evans,
Harry Cr0cker,
Annie Baudmauer,
Mamie Lees,
Ella Ridenh0wer,
Sallie Bicket,
Eva Leeds,
Sophie Winkleman,
Forewoman Katie Leads,
Millie Christman,
Barbara Seilmer,
William Snyder,
George Nieman,
Lily Schaefer,
Daisy Hecker,
Emma NestOr,
Sallie Harner,
Annie Fisher,
Sallie Harrison,
Annie Kerschner,
Mary Fitzpatrick,
Sallie Faust,
ID. X. Becker,
Matilda Grow,
Sadie Shade,
Emma Blum,
John Reber.
Total, 49,
The injured numbered 115, of whom 81 are
females. Four of these are declared fatally
hurt, and 26 have one or limbs broken.
Twenty-eigbt suffer from complication of ex-
ternal and internal injuries. Twenty-seven
are injured about the head and face. Two
had their heads crushed and one had her
breast crushed. Those likely to die are:
Katie Heppler, badly hurt internally and
head crushed from the fall.
Mary Fitzpatrick, breast crashed.
Annie Loveland, injured from falling out
side.
Jennie Stafford, both legs broken.
Lizzie Hawes, cut out from the timbers af-
Ter Delng ScalueQ Dy con uenSeu steam from
the steam beating pipes which were brok-
en-.
Beckie Hoyer, fatally bruised.
Kate and Clara Allsback, badly injured.
Emma Bloom, unconscious.
Lizzie Hast, fatally injured.
Clar Noll, leg broken and injured Internal
ly.
Eta Ebright, head crushed and back
hurt.
Katie Ashback, badly injured in the
back.
Celia Erlacher, fatally injured.
Harry Fetler, head terribly crushed and
arm broke.
Ella Flumhad, internal injuries.
Mamie Kinzy, badly injured.
Dora Dorsch, arm broken and injured in
ternally.
Mary Fitzpatrick, Katie Biekel, Jane
Winklemap, Mary Mellon, leg broken and
internal injuries.
Laura Wright, both legs broken.
Ella Krick, shoulder and ankle broken and
internal injuries.
Bertha Saylor, arm broken and hurt about
head and face.
Mary. Evans. internal injuries and cut
about the head.
Sallie Young, both legs broken and hurt
internally.
Ellie Long, badly injured internally.