The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-01-11
Tho Storm.

Pr TsBURe, Ian "a terrible wind and
rain storm psssea over this city about 1880
O'Clock this afternoon. Curing which a I<tge
building 10 course OF erection on Diamond
street collapsed. carrying twenty workmen
to the ground ard burfIng at least twenty
more In the ruins. Twelve are known 20
have been killed outright. six others fatally
and about thirty seriously injured.
At tie hour mentioned q new four-story
building on Ciamond street, ueer Wood, and
in the rear OF Rsa Bros. Il Co. and J. r
Weldin 81 Co.'s stores. on Wood street, fell
with sn awful crash which was heard for
many squares, aud although people could
not understand what vas wrong, the omI>
nous sound sent a thrill of horror through
their hearts.
The force OF the falling building was so
great tnat the rear wallis OF the two other
buildings mentioned were crushed rs IL
they bad been made of paper. and their
front walls fell upon the pavement on Wood
street, ourying several people IN the debris
and maneIing some horribly. or these two
were girl aud a boy and one a man, -un-
known, all OF whom were taken 10 the pa
troll wagon to the Homeopathic Hospital
A OarOer shop in the rear was also de-
molished aud its six occupants buried In the
ruins The top story 10 the rear OF Eich-
baum's building on Fifth avenue was also
. knocked in, and three printers who were
/ working there were Injured. but how Sc
Z yerely cannot be learned at present.
! Up to this time. 2:3o O'Clock, twenty per
sons have been taken from the ruins. How
: many mt re are underneath the debris.
] NH q f.,fl
smond street. cannot be stated. but 1t is be
lieved that at least score more are still
held prisoners or perhaps are dead. As fast
J as they are taken from the ruins they are
! Being conveyed to the various hospitals in
/ the city.
4 READING, Pa. January e.-This was the
saddest night in the history OF Reading. A
/ deathlike pail hangs over the city as re.
! suit of the most horrible event in its history,
: hundred households are in morning as a
result OF one OF the greatest calamIties In
Pennsylvsnia. A cyclone swept over the
| northern section OF the city and laid waste
everything within Its reach, and with terri.
ble-ioss of life. and the most reliable com.
putation at 10 O'Clock Tonight is that not
less than sixty Persons have been killed
/ outright and one hundred injured.
Tue storm struck the paint shop Of tn;
Reading Railroad company, one story
Z bulldog about 5sX1 so feet in size vher,
! thirty men are employed in hauling passen
I ger cars. Right or nine new cars whies
were built a. cost of So COO each were
! IN the building. The building was struck
square IN the middle and bricks were scat
tered about as II they were playthings
Ihe cars we're tured tOpsy-turvy, while
the men were buried under the debris
Some OF the bricks were carried square
away. The chamber OF each or the pas
senger cars WAS already flied with gas, a.
they we're ready TO be taken out on tbs
road IN Iew days These exploded VIII
the fearful bang OF cannon. Gasoline iu
the building added fuel to the flames.
Twenty Of the men in the building had q
chance To crawl out of the debris. but
four Of their companions were enveIcpec
IN the flames and though theIr cries wer,
heard their voices were soon hushed II
| death.
The Reading silk MN where 175 GIRL
were working was struck 10 the centre ans
X tei 10 pieces like pile of building blocks
"ris with olackened faces, bruised and bro.
Ken limbs dragged themselves from the
ruins. Probably IS TO 100 esca ped or wers
dragged out, but the rest were lef, in rh,
wreck. The Associated Press represen Ia
tive entered what was once the basement o
the building and, cropping hls way through
the debris, met horrible sight, bodies OF th,
victims being in all sorts OF postures. II
one place five bodies of young girls were Iy
ing close together, pinioned down, ana I
was impossible 20 get them out The,
were dead, and beyond all human aid. UI
to hsit-past 10 O'Clock tonight probably
dozen OF dead have been taken out, Will
the greater portion of the remainder wer
undsr the ruins The work of rescue wi.
be pushed, but II will be far into to- morrow
before all the bodies are taken out Hop-
are entertained that some OF those insId
are ssill living.