Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-10

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buildings were blown down and many
people were killed.
AIEAGER PARTICULARS.
PrrTsBURG, Pa. Jan. "a terrible
wind and rainstorm passed over this city
about u 80 this afternoon, during which
a large building in course of erection on
Diamond street collapsed, carrying twen
ty workmen to the ground and burying
at least twenty more in the ruins. Twelve
are known to have been killed outright,
six others fatally and about thirty others
seriously injured.
SEARCHING THE RUINS.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 9.-Up to
o o'clock p. m. twenty EIGHT persons had
been taken from the ruins, OF these
four were dead and several so badly in
jured that recovery is almost impossible.
A large number are still buried under the
debris. The building was owned by
Wiley Bros and is a complete wreck.
Martin Hitler, just taken out of the shop,
said there were four more in there and
then became unconscious.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. 9.-The most
frightful catastrophe that Pittsburg has
witnessed for many years occurred at
II 80 noon to-day. at the hour men
toned the new four-story building on
Diamond street, near Wood, and in the
rear of Rea Bros. & Co. IS and j. R.
Weldon's stores on Wood street, fell
with an awful crash, which was heard for
many squares. Although people at a
distance could not understand what was
wrong, the ominous sound sent thrill of
/, @T,oi1. M Of
the falling building was so great that
the rear walls of the two other buildings
mentioned were crushed as if they had
been made Of paper and their front walls
fell upon the pavement on Wood street,
burving several people id the debris and
managing some horribly. Of those two
were a girl and a boy and one man I'M
known, all of whom were taken in a pat
rol wagon to the homeopathy hospital.
A barber shop in the rear was also de-
molished and its six occupants buried in
the ruins The top story in the rear of
Eiehbaum IS building, ON Fifth avenue,
was also knocked in, and three printers
who were working there were injured,
but how severely could not be learned at
present.
The number of killed and injured can
not be definitely stated at this time, as
many are supposed TO be still in the ru-
ms It is believed, however, that
twelve have been killed and thirty eight
injured, six of them fatally.
THE WORK OB RESCUE.
Work was continued all the afternoon,
and OF 10 'clock tonight a number of
persons were known to be still under
meath the debris. Up to that hour forty
mangled and bruised bodies had been
taken from the ruins. Some were dead,
others were dying, and many were fatal
" injured. One or two died on the way
to the hospital. From the best intorma-
ton obtained eight were killed outright
or died in a short time, and thirty-five
others were injured. 1t is believed the
list of dead will be greatly increased be-
fore morning.
THE WOUNDED.
OF the eight killed only two have been
identified so far. One was little girl
named McGleone who was walking along
the street with her brother when the
building fell, and the two were buried in
the wreck. The little girl was killed IN
stantly and her brother, it is thought, is
fatally injured.
The body of George Kireh, barber,
eighteen years old, was found in the eel
lar of the barber shop.
Five unknown men ana one boy are
now at the morgue awaiting Identified
ton.
Dr.. J. L. Reed, a prominent physician
of Allegheny, was in Weldon's at the
time, and ne is still missing. 1t is feared
he is dead.
Following is a list of the wounded res
cued up to 10 o 'clock tonight:
Daniel Courtney, badly bruised and
suffering from conclusion of the brain.
Eugene r. Davis, printer, seriously in
jured.
Charles II. Petticord, bookkeeper for
Weldon & Co., seriously injured.
Weldon Mason, badly cut about the
head.
Alice Carte, sixteen years old.
John Ridout, carpenter, back of head
injured and leg fractured.
Bernard o 'Connor, bricklayer, serious
" bruised, not fatal.
Frank Bassett, head and breast
crushed seriously.
Thomas Heymen, bricklayer, ribs
broken, very serious.
Alfred Lambert, compositor, seriously
hurt.
W. A. McCurdy, bricklayer, badly in
jured.
JomeS hdlb, CdIpcAl0IJ luJuEISS uoI
fatal.
Michael Ryan, bricklayer, blinded by
sand and badly bruised.
Henry Faulkner, badly injured, re-
covery doubtful
Thomas NJ. Kee, brieklayer, legs
broken.
Oscar E. Smith, stenographer, injured
slightly.
Elmer McKeon, clerk, not serious.
Martin Halloran, engineer, badly
bruised.
George Mason, very seriously injured.
William Springer, engineer, badly cut,
not fatally injured.
William Barker, injured internally,
death momentarily expected.
John Cohring, lawyer. severely.
Morris Yint, bricklayer, blown from
the top of building and taken from
Weldon IS cellar, injuries not fatal.
Owen Donnelly, bricklayer, quite
serious.
George ThFisler, barber, serious.
". W. McKeon. both legs broken.