The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-17
PITTSBURG.
Terrible Accident In Which a
Number of Lives
Were Lost.
Collapse Of a Building, Burying
the Inmates in the
Ruins.

1890 O'Clock this afternoon, during which
large building in course of erection on
Diamond street collapsed, carrying twenty
workmen to this ground and burying at
least twenty more in the ruins. Twelve
are known to have been killed outright.
Six others we're fatally and about thirty
others seriously injured.
TAKEN OUT OF THE RUINS.
P1TTsBURG, January 9.-Up to o'clock
D. m. twenty-eight persons had been
taken from the ruins. OF these four we're
dead and several so badly injured 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 ruins, said "There
arefour more in there" and then became
unconscious.
| FULL PARTICULARS.
P1TTsBURa, January 9.-The most fright
full catastrophe that PittSburg has wit
messed for many years occurred at 12:00
noon, to-day. At the hour mentioned the
new four. story building on Diamond
street, near Wood, and in the rear of Rea
Bros. d Co's, and j. r. Weldon d Co.'s
stores on Wood street, fell with an awful
crash and was heard for many squares,
aud, although people at distance could
not understand what was wrong, the omin
GUS sound sent thrill of horror through
their hearts. The force 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,
| ha;r Ia fall tho
ment ON Wood street burying several peo-
pie in the debris and mangling some hor-
libIy. OF those, two were girl aud boy
and one an unknown man, all OF whom were
taken in the patrol wagon to the Hom@o-
pathic hospital. The barber shop IN the
rear was also demolished and its six occu-
pants buried in the RUNS.
The top story in the rear Of Eohbaums
building on Fifth avenue was also knocked
iraud three printers who we're working
there were injured, but how severely could
not be learned at present. The number
of killed and injured cannot be definitely
stated at this time, as many are supposed
to be still in ths ruins. It is believed,
however, that twelve have been killed and
thirty eight injured, six of them fatally.
Work WAS continued all the afternoon,
and at 10 O'Clock tonight number of
peraous were known to be stu underneath
the debris. Up to that hour forty man
gled and bruised bodirs had been taken
from the ruins. Some were dead; Others
we're dying, and many were fatally in
jured. One or two died on the way to the
hospital.
From the best information obtained
: eight were killed outright or died in
short time, ana thirty-five others wer'
injured. 1t is believed the lis
? of dead will be greatly increased
before morning. OF the eight killed, onl!
. two have been identified 80 far. One wa
little girl named McGleon, who wal
f walking along the street with her brothe
when the building fell, and the two wer
buried in the wreck. The little girl wa
killed instantly, and her brother, it i
thought, fatally injured. The body o
60. Kiroh, barber, 18 years old, wa
found in the cellar of the barber shop
Five unknown men and one boy are nov
at the morgue awaiting Identification
DR.. j. L. Reed, prominent physician o
q Allegheny, was in Weldon's, and he is still
missing. 1t is feared he is dead.
LIST OF WOUNDED.
;, Following is list of wounded rescued
/. up Co 10 O'Clock tonight:
David Courtney, badly bruised and suf
fering from concussion of the brain.
Eugene R. Davis, printer, seriously in
, jured
Charles II. Petticord, book keeper TO
, Weldon d Co., seriously injured.
! Weldon Mason, badly cut about head.
Alice Carte, 16 years old.
John Bidout, carpenter, back OF hea
. injured and and leg fractured.
Bernard O'Connor, brioklayer, seriousl,
bruised, not fatal.
Frank Bassett, head and breast crushe
seriously.
Thomas Heymen, bricklayer, rib
broken, very serious.
Alfred Lambert, compositor, seriousl
Q hurt.
: W. A. McOarty, bricklsyer, badly in
= jured.
James Watt, carpenter, injuries nc
: fatal.
g Michael Ryan, bricklsyer, blinded b
{ sand and badly bruised.
Il Henry Faulkner, badly injured aud II
! covery doubtful.
: Thomas NJ. Kee, bricklayer, legs broker
; O.car L. Smith, stenographer, injure
h slightly.
i Emer McKeon, clerk, not serious.
g Martin HalIorau, engineer, badly bruised
n George Mason, very seriously injured
4 VIM. Springer, engineer, badly but nc
e fatally injured.
VIM. Barker, injured internally; deaf
momentsrily expected.
John Cohring, lawyer, injured severely
l. Morris Vint, bricklsyer, blown from th
Il top of building and taken from Weldon
cellar; inj aries not fatal.
. Owen Donnely, bricklayer, quite sariou
George Thristler, barber, serious.
3 w. M. McKoon, both legs broken.
# Samuel Thrown, bricklayer, serious.
q George Scott, printer, severely hurt
George Lang, printer, back injured.
a j. e. Melvin, printer, arm dislocated an
head cut.
Gus Meesmer, printer; shoulder blad
and leg broken.
Reverend Father. .Oanevin, badly bruised
but not serious.
: BARLEY Colley, fireman, bruised and Gu
o bat will recover.
: Samuel stringer, boy, very badly hur
Q may die.
Willie McGlone, small boy, badly bruise