Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-11
PITTsBURG's DEAD AND DYING.
A Probability that the List Of the
Killed will Reach Tweuty.four.

Killed will Reach Twenty-four.
PrrrsBuRo, Jan ll.--Forty-eight hours have
elapsed since the terrible disaster that brought
sorrow TO 30 many homes in this city and the
work OF uncovering the victims has not vet
been completed. For two days and two nights
100 men and 50 teams have been constantly at
work, and up 10 10 O'Clock this morning the
mangled remains OF fourteen persons had been
taken from the ruins. -Four more are known
70 be still buried under the debris, and six
others are missing. OF the injured three have
died since removal 10 the hospitals, four others
are In a critical condition and will not survive.
The remaining thirty-two are all doing well
and will recover.
OLD DIR. REEDS BODY RECOVERED.
During the night the bodies Of Charles Mo-
Even and two unknown workmen were recov.
cred, and at daylight the remains Of the vener-
able Rev. DIR. Reed, who was in weldou's store
when the accident happened. were found on
the first floor of the building frightfully
crushed. DIR. Reed was eighty years old, and
prominent resident of Allegheny City.
EXTRAORDINARY METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
Speaking Of the meteorological phenomena
connected with the storm Of Wednesday, Sig
nal Officer Stewart said: ''The signal service
fully indicated the extent and character Of the
storm visltations. The storm center was in
Chicago, where the lowest barometer-nearly
29 degrees-existed, with a wind velocity OF
eight miles TO the hour. The wind always
blows in the direction of the storm center. The
latter. however. Is liable to shift, which hap
pened on Wednesday In no storm since the
| signal service has been in operation has the
storm center moved with such rapidity. The
storm was extraordinary. The atmosphere is
most dense at the storm center and the hu-
| midlty of the atmosphere forced the surface
/ wind upward just as the gradients affect the
| wind in traversing the country. Thus, as the
storm center passed slightly north of this city,
the unusual depression Of the atmosphere al
| lowed
THE WIND To DESCEND FURIoUsIY uPoN Us.
causing the accident. The changes in the ther-
mometer were marked. At 10 O'Clock, wednes-
day, the figure was 81; at 2 O'Clock, Al; at
| O'Clock. 3s-showing that the cold wave trav-
| eled directly in the track of the gale. The ba-
! rometer fell rapidly also. At 8 o'clock 2s 80
wasregistered, andat 12 o'clock il had dropped
| TO 29.Os. the lowest figure ever known here.
| The fall indicated the advance Of the storm,
which was twice as rapid in motion the wind.
! The condition of our atmosphere was so de-
pressed that the wind rushed downward in the
| air toward us. much water would run down
| decliyity. Our relative position TO the storm
| center was, then. the cause of the great blow,
/ as the storm-center so small and moved so
/ fast that the wind was drawn from the south
west with great force. The wind was remark
| able for Its sudden generation and the rapidity
Vi lts suosluehce. Inc Nlolent gaze nad some
of the characteristics OF tornado, and its path
was about two miles wide"
FUNERALS OF FoUR VICTIMS.
The funerals of four of the victims, Thomas
Jones, Charles Fritch, George Mason and
Samuel Stringer, took place from their late
homes to-day. The others will be buried to-
morrow. The damage TO property by the acci-
dent is estimated at Sl25. 900.
The coroner's jury began its investigation at
10 O'Clock this morning A verdict is not ex-
pected before tomorrow.