The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-10

lieved az least q score more are still
held prisoners, or perhaps dead, As
fast as they are taken from the ruins
they are being conveyed to the various
hospitals in the city. The storm lasted
thirty minutes, and was the heaviest
known in this section for years. The
wind blew hurricane, while the rain
and hail fell in torrents. A number of
other buildings were damaged by the
high wind. A portion of the foundry
Of Mcintosh, Hemphill & Co., on
Thirteenth Street, was blown down,
but as far as known no one was killed
or injured. The undrled mortar
parted
ONE WALL FALLING EACH WAY,
partly wrecking nearly dozen sur
rounding buildings. The main force of
the crushed building was thrown
against Welding & Cos brick store, on
Wood Street, and the barber shop OF
Street. The rear end of Weddings store
was crushed in and the front of the
building forced out into Wood Street.
The barber shop vas completely de-
molished. A leather store next to the
Wiley binding, occupied by W.
81. Thomas, was also totally
wrecked. The rear end of H.
Watt & Co.'s book store was crushed
in, while some of the falling structure
struck Joseph Richbaum's building,
fronting on Fifth Avenue, breaking the
windows and injuring number of the
employees. A portion of the wall of
millinery store next to Thomas was
caved in and the windows and doors in
a number ofsurrounding buildings were
broken. The building of Rea Brothers
& Co., stock brokers, on the cor
ner of Diamond aud Wood Streets,
WAS PARTLY WRECKED,
and the occupants barely escaped,
Within five minutes after the collapse
of the building, the street were filled
with an excited crowd, Notwithstanding
the fact that rain and hail were pouring
down in perfect deluge. On the ar
rival of the firemen the work of rescue
was begun. Ladders were run up to the
second and third story of the Welding
building, and the first one taken out
was young lady employed as type
writer, who fortunately had escaped
serious injury. At the time of the dis
aster twenty five men were at work on
the building, and not one escaped in
jury. In the barber shop next door
seven men were imprisoned, while half
a dozen more we're buried beneath the
debris of the Welding building. The
hospitals were notified. and a short
time later the clang of ambulances and
patrol wagons were heard, Contractors
had twenty-five wagons and cars on
the scene inside of an hour, and private
expressmen went with their wagons and
lent their aid in
THE RESCUE OF THE VICTIMS.
Meantime the crowd continued to in
crease until finally it was found neces-
sary to Call on the police and have the
street cleared for square both WAYS.
The streets were roped in and no one
was allowed about the ruins excepting
those assisting. The work continued
all the afternoon. Up to 10 o'clock
p. m. forty mangled and bruised bodies
were taxed from the ruins; some were
dead, othere dying, and many were
fatally injured. From the best infor-
nation obtainable, eight were killed
outright or died ia a short time, and
twenty-five others were injured. The
length of the list of the dead will be
greatly increased before morning OF
the eight killed only two have been
identified so far; one was
little girl named McLong, who
was walking along the street,
with her brother when The building
fell, and
TIE TWO WERE BURIED
underneath. The little girl was id
stantly killed and her brother fatally
wounded. The body of George Kir-
scher barber, was found in the cellar
OF barber shop. Five men are now at
the Morgue awaiting Identification. Dr..
J l.. Reem, prominent physician of
Allegheny was in Weldins' at the time,
and is still missing. 1t is feared he is
dead. Following is list of The
wounded rescued up to 10 O'Clock to-
night:
The list of dead, as identified up to IL
o'clock, was Samuel Stringer, aged 16, q
painter; Thomas Jones, bricklayer;
Charles Fritch, aged 16; George Mason,
carpenter; colored boy named
Fargo, bootblack George Kirsch. a
barber. aged 18years the little girl Nc
Long is not dead as previously stated,
but in conscious condition; also the
remains of one man not yet identife ed.
The inspector of police stated, at late
hour tonight, that he was of the opin-
ion that from fifteen to twenty persons
are
YET IN THE RUIN
and would not be surprised if the
death list would be increased to fifteen
or twenty. Up to midnight no more
news has been received. At 4.45 Pm.
the voice OF a boy named Gottman,
was heard, but the rescuers could not
locate him. He said he was all right if
they could get at him. At II O'Clock,
however, he had not been reached and
no sound could be heard Ii is feared
he died of exhaustion. The body of
coiored boy was taken out of the ruins
at II o'clock. He wa J terribly crushed
and his entrails we're protudipg. A
number of narrow escapes are reported.
seven men were thrown from the
seventh story to the ground and escaped
with slight injuries. 1t is learned that
the factory of Bontregan & Go. Seven
teenth Street, was blown down during
the storm and man named Linsk was
killed.
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