Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-11

of the young errand boy who lay buriet
among the ruins of the leather store.
Now the electric light went up. the loco
motive lights were put in their places, Mr.
Finn divided his men among the OF
fcials of the Department of Publ,
Safety. Chief Brown, Commissione
Andrews, Sheriff McCandless, Inspecto
McAleese, Superintendent Gamble Wei
and Detective McKelvey all volunteered
their assistance, and in a few moments tn,
work began in earnest One gang wa
started in the Thoma building, they mum
bered about 12 The largest gang was sen
into the Wiley building, about Is mel
started in the back of Weldin's store and 8
similar number went to the front and cleared
out the books. They were all conveyed tt
Gillespie's store in large wagon.
EVERYTHING went along like clock work
and with a rapiditv that was marvellous
Theenormous iron pillars in theWilley build
ing, the big beams, and the large cornice
stones were hauled out BY the derrick. An
open SPACE was soon made in that part oi
the cellar fronting on Diamond alley, and
now five men armed with shovels began to
pile I'D the dirt behind them, advancing
inch bv inch, step by step, toward the rear.
Here the men were hauling the larges spars
and beams away on their shoulders to pile
it up along the walls of the Germania Bank
Building.
THE SHOCKING DISCOVERY.
The men in the cellar of Thomas store
were working equally hard. AT about 7:3O
o'clock thev struck the bottom, and now a
fresh impetus seemed TO take hold of them,
for they knew that Albert Goettman could
not be far off On and on they worked their
way along the floor of the cellar from the
front toward the back. The bricks, rub
bish and dirt threw up great clouds of dust.
The spades never stopped for a moment.
The men seemed to have lost the feeling of
fatigue. They had no time to breathe it
seemed. Bigger and bigger grew the heap
of debris as they threw it behind, and far
ther and farther they got toward the end of
the cellar.
Several large bales of leather were now
found and thrown out of the hole. Every
time one of these pieces of leather was
struck the men all looked thinking they
had got at a body. But no! Their patience
and endurance was to be tested for a still
longer time.
''I have got foot of him" ut last went
mp the voice of one of the men, and now the
men all stopped to take deep breath. But
not because they were tired. No! 1t was
to increase their courage. That was at 20
minutes to 9 o'clock and within five
minutes the limbs of a corpse were bare.
81 believe there are two people here, "
said one of the men" because look how far
the legs are apart"
Gradually the lower part of the body
was laid bare. and it was found that there
was only one person.
Sheriff McCandless, who had been stand
ing on the wall and watched the men dig
ging the debris away from the body, nov
jumped down, and, requesting the men to
stand aside, went up and taking hold of
the body pulled it out.
There at last lay Albert Goett-
man, the boy after whom
everybody had searched, the child who had
been buried under mass of ruins for
almost Sc hours. He had been supposed to
be cased within some leather, and his voice
was supposed to have been heard on
Wednesday night. There he lay battered
mass OF almost unrecogniZable humanity.
His head was as fat as a cake, his arms
were crossed under his back, and one of his
legs came over his shoulder. 1t was an
awful sight. Everybody shuddered at it.
Even the electric light above went partly
out as if to hide from view the mangled re-
mains of the bov. The police then took
charge of the body, and the patrol wagon
conveyed him to the morgue.
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
Coroner Mcdowell and his assist
ants took charge of the body, which was
taken to the parents home, 160 Ridge
avenue, Allegheny.
The discovery of this body seemed to en-
courage the men in the other places, espe-
cially in the rear of Weldin's, where it was
thought at any moment the dody of DR..
Reed or that of Charles McKeown might
be found
At about halfpast two hats were brought
out Of the rubbish in Weldin's store
''That is the hat of DR.. Reed" cried the
men simultaneously.
But it was mistake. A gentleman who
seemed to know what he was talking about
said:
''No, this is q brown felt hat, and it
looks more like the one of working man.
Dr. Reed wore black felt hat with wide
brim."
Another hat was found with its lining
covered with soft, Shiny substance.
Those are brains!' said a bystander, but
DR.. McCandless, after an examination,
stated that he did not think SO, but be-
lieved the mass to be glue. sand and
mortar.
The Sheriff was also asked BY a reporter
for this paper whether it had been possi
bic for the bow Goettman to have lived
under the ruins until Wednesday night.
NO" he replied, 'that boy was dead
Immediately after the crash took place and
debris fell down on him.
THE PACKERS REMAINS.
About midnight the workmen came upon
the body of Charles McKeown, a packer in
Weldin's book store. He was found among
the ruins Immediately in the rear of the
store. His face was easily recognized,
his head was crushed almost fiat.
The brains protruded out through the top
Of the skull. There was a small hole in
his neck under the chin where piece of
brass collar button had been driven. His
left hand was crushed to jelly and his
right foot was almost torn from the leg. |
His whole appearance was very ghastly and |
caused shudder even from the physicians |
who viewed the body at the morgue. Nc |
keown was about 35 years of age and lived |
With his sister on the Southside. The latter |
vas inquiring for him at the Homeopathic \
Hospital Yesterday. He had brother who |
vas slightly injured in the accident
Contractor Huckenstein said last night |
,ept Galluce, Shifthouse and Blendinrer. |
Il is supposed that the bodies of these work |
men are still in the ruins. Mr.. Shitthouse |
S a young man, and was married about two
months ago to a young lady in Butler
county. He had home on East street.
One of the clerks in Weldin's store in |
ormed a DISPATCH reporter yesterday that |
le was positive that an elegantly dressed
ady was in the store when the crash came,
nd nobody saw her get out. She was
tanding near the elevator at the time, and
he clerk is sure her body will be found in
he cellar. As no inquiry has been made
bout her, it is supposed that she was a
tranger in the CITY,
The search for the body of DR.. Reed was
,ept up all day and last night, but up until
Midnight no trace of it had been discovered.
lis son and daughter-in-law were at the
uins nearly all the time, and tried to buoy
Ip each others spirits with hope 1t is ex-
'ected that the body will be found before
Ioon to-day.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
Two more bodies were found in the ruins
f the Wiley building at 30 this morning.