Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-10
AsoruER GREAT DISASTER.
Buildings Wrecked IN Pittsburg, Witt
Terrible Loss of Lite

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! PITTsBURG, January 9th.-A terrific storm of
wind and hail, the worst known for many years.
swept over the city shortly after noon to-day.
carrying with it death and destruction The
| storm formed with suddenness that was over
| whelming, and as the wind, accompanied by
hail and torrents of rain, swept along the
! streets pedestrians were hurled before il and
| barely escaped being crushed under tie vehi
cles passing along the thoroughfare Suddenly.
| in the center of the city, there was a terrible
crash, and few minutes later the central fire.
| alarm sounded Gail from the box on the cor
ner of Diamond and Wood streets Hundreds
| of people hurried to toe scene when il was
found that the cyclone had c9usht new build
ing on Diamond street, owned by C. L. WILEY.
and hurled it to the earth covering up two
scores of
MANGLED HUMAN BODIES
The building was in course of erection II
was 40xS0 feet in dimensions and was seven
stories high he frost of the building had not
yet been put in, and the wind seemed to enter
from the open end. The high walls of bricks
and undried mortar were parted, one falling
each way and partly wreakins nearly dozen
surrounding buildings
The main force of the crushing building was
thrown against Welding a. Co.'S bookstor.. ON
Wood street, and the barbershop of Fred Schu-
macker at No. IL Wood street. The rear end Of
Weddings store was crushed in, and the front
OF the building was forced out into Wood street.
lhe barber-shop was completely demolished
leather-store next to the Wiley building oc-
cupied b. W. II. Thomas, was also totally
wrecked. The rear end of H. Watt a n :
bookstore was crushed in. while some o, The
falling structure struck Joseph Richiand's
building, fronting On First Avenue, breaking the
windows and injuring number of the en-
ployes.
portion of the wall OF a 1nillnerv-store net
TO Thomas place was cayed in and the windows
and doors In nnmberof surrounding Buildings
were broken. The building OF Rea Br IS Il co.
ock-brokers, On the corner of Diamond and |
Wood streets, was partly wrecked, and the oc- |
clpants barely escaped.
Within i've minutes after the collapse of the |
building the streets yee FLIED with all excited |
crowd, notwithstanding the fact tha. raln and |
hail were pouring down in perfeci deluge.
REscUING THE VICTIMS.
With the arrival of the fremep The work ut |
rescue was begun. Ladders were rnn up to the /
seconi and third stories of the Weld build |
ing, ana the first one taken out was Young |
lacy employed as typewriter, VINO fortunately !
had scaped serious Injury. AT the time of the !
disaster about twenty-five men were az work on |
the building, and not one escaped without in |
jurs. in the oarber-shop, next door, seven men |
were imprisoned, while half dozen were bur
led beneath the debris of the Welding building, |
Toe hosptals were notified. and Short time |
la er the clang of ambulance bells and patr / |
wagons We're heard. The contractors mad |
twenty-five wagons and carts on tne scene inside |
OF AN hour, and private expr: ssmen W, mt with |
their wagons and lent their cid helping 10 res |
cue the victims.
Meantime the crow continued 10 Increase. |
until finally j! WAS found necessary to call out |
the police snd have the streets cleared For |
square both WAYS the streets were roped in and 1
no one was allowed about the ruins but those
assisting in the rescue. the work was cantin- |
ned al the afternoon, and about 10 O'Clock to- |
still under the debris. Up 10 that hour
FORTY MAsGLEp AND BRUISED BODIES
Had been taken from the ruins some were |
dead, others Gying and many fatally injured |
From the best information obtaiDable eight |
We're xii ed outright or died in a sho I time
and all the others We're injured. 1t is believed |
the list of dead will be greatly increased before
morning.
OF the eight killed, only two have been identi-
fed so far. One was a lit girl named Me- |
Clone, who was walking along the street with 1
her brother when the building fell and TIE two /
were buried in the wreck The little girl was |
killed instantly and her brother fatally Injured
The body OF George Kirsch. q barber was |
found in the cellar of the barber-shop. Five |
unknown men and one boy are now at the |
Morsue awaiting identification.
Dr.. J. Reed, prominent physician of Ale |
gheny. was in Weddings at the time and is sill |
missing. 1t is fea:ed he is dead.
THE INJURED.
Following is list of wounded rescued up to |
=.
Davis, Cherries 4. Pettourd, Weldon 5 Mason
Alex. Cont, Bernard o'Connor, Frank d. Asset, |
Thomas Lemon; Alfred Lambert, wamire |
ardie, Jas. Watt, Michael Ryan, John Donneily
Henry Faulkner, Thomas Mckee, Oscar l. |
Smith, Elmer Metiown. Martin Halloran, Geo
Mason, William springer, William Nearker,
George Thrishler, W " McKown. Samuel
Brown, George scott. George Lang, J. <. Maxim,
Gus N. Essrner, Barley Cooley, Samuel stringer.
Willie McGlone-
II is impossible to say how many of them will
die, but ii is feared the majority OF them will be
unable to survive their wounds. Rev. Father
Canevin, who was helping to rescue victims
narrowly escaped being killed by falling wall
THE WRECKED PROPERTY.
1t is almost impossible tonight to give a reli-
able estimate OF the pecuniary damage. but II
viii probably be SIS. GOO OF 100000 in the imm--
diate vicinity of the wrecked building The
| parts of tue city, and out along the railroads
centering hire. A portion of The foundry OF
Mcintosh, Hem phil 4 Co on Thirteenth street
was wrecked, as vas also house in Allegheny
A, Wallis station. on the Pennsy lvaria Rail.
road 4 large brick bailding owned by the West
| inghouse Air sIake Company, was partially
demolished. and at Wiimerding sea coal
Triple was wrecked.
| Al AeKeesport houses were uuroafed trees
blown down. and windows smashed. Three
hoses In course of erection were blown 20
pieces On the river number OF boats were
loosere6 from their irocrngs and cast Gdsift
like c9rks, but they were secured tsioTe much
| The velocity OF the wind was fifty miles an
hour. the highest record for years /. is still
blowing tonight, but 1t is growing colder, and
the weather is clearing.
TIE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
LaTER-The list of dead identified up to Ii
o'clock was as follows: Samuel StrirgeF. ass1
years, painter.
1houlas Jones, "a bTicklaysr.
I Charles Fritch, aged l6 years
| George Mason a carpenter
A co o-ed boy named Fargge, bootblaok.
George kirscn, q barber, aged is years.
| Toe little girl named McGione is not de al, rs
1 previously states, but IN serious condition.
| The remains OF one msn has not yet been
| identified.