Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17

hours have elapsed since the terrible dis
aster that brought sorrow to 90 many homes
IA this city and the work Of uneovering the
victims has not yet besn completed. For
two days and two nights 100 men and 80
teams have been constantly ct work, end
up to 10 O'Clock this morning tie n1angled
remains OF ii Pei ieoDs had been taken
from the ruins. Four more are known TO
be etill buried under tho debris and six
others ars missing.
or the injured three have died since re-
moval to the hospitals, four others are In o
critical condition and wlli NOT survive. Tue
Remaining "a are all doing wall and will re-
cover. During tho night the bodies OF
| Charles AicEWen and two unknown work.
men were recovered aad at daylight the re-
mains OF the Yererable Rev. DR.. Reed who
| WAS In Weldin's store whsn the accident
| happened were found on the FIRST floor Of
the building ftightfully crushed. DR.. Reed
was 30 years old and prominent resident
OF Allegheny 0itT.
Speaking OF the METEOROLOGICAL phe-
| nomena attached to the storm Of Wodnes.
day, Signal Officer Stewart said: The signal
service fully anticipated tho extent aud
| character OF the storm vis!tattons. The
storm centre Was In Chicago, where the
lowest barometer-nearly 29s-eItsted with
q wind velocity OF miles to the hour.
The wind always blows III the d.
rec:ion OF tho storm centre. The latter,
| however, is Liable TO shift, Whicn
happened on Wednesday. IN no storm
sincs the signal service has been in opera
| ton has the storm centre moved with much
rspidity. The storm was extraordinary.
| The atmosphere Ia most dsuse nc the storm
centre and the humidity of the atmosphere
forces the surface wind upward iust as the
gradients affect the Wind In traveIsing the
country. Thus as the storm centre passed
| GlfNhfltr f1n~fh ~ fhfa al
preston Of tho atmosphere allowed the
4 wind to descend iurioGsly upon us. causing
the accident.
The changes in the Thermometer were
marked. AT II O'Clock Wednesday the
tpnre was $40, at 2 O'Clock 4lo, at 4 O'clock
3So, showing that the cold wave travelled
directly In the track OF the gale. The
barometer fell rapidly elso. At O'Clock
1880 was registered, and at ~ O'Clock II
had dropped TO 20 0S, tho lowest figure ever
Known here. The fall Indicated the ad
vance OF the STORM, which was twice a.
rapid In motion as the wind.
The condition OF our atmosphere was 81
depressed that the wind rushed downwardi
ia the air towards us much as water wonlt
run down declivity. Oar relative position
TO the storm centre was then, the cause D
the great blow as the storm centre was 81
small and moved SO fast that the wind wa
drawn from the southwest with great force
The wind was remarkable for Its suadeI
generation and the rapidity Of its sub
bidence. The violent gale had soms OF tht
characteristics OF q tornado and Its patti
was about two miles wide.
The funerals OF four OF the victim
Thomas Jones, Charles Fritch, Georg
Mason and Samuel Strlnger took place Iron
their late homes tcsday. The others vii
be buried tomorrow. The damage {,
property by the accident ie estimated a
Si75,000. The coroner's jury began its IN
vestigation this morning. A verdict 10 no
expected before tomorrow.