The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-11
DIGGING OUT THE DEAD
The Pennsylvania Horrors as
Bad as First Reported.
Pittsburg's Corpses Apt to
Number "a.


Paint Shop Blaze at Reading-The
Dead Victims of the Silk Mill Crash
May Number lOO-The City Full of
Lamentation and Suffering-Mone.
tary Aid for Surviving Families.
READING, PA, Jan. 10.-There is mourn
ing and sorrow in many households in
Reading to-day. A pail Of death hangs
over the city. Fathers and mothers, broth
ers and sisters, relatives ard friends are
Orief-stricken over the work of last night
Over 100 spirits are hushed forever in death
MS a result of the wreck and ruin wrought
in this city by the storm. The cyclone left
the entire city in darkness, which was only
relieved by the electric lights and huge bon
fires which shed their lurid glare on the
scene of death. All night long brave and
willing hands assisted iu the work Of remov-
ing the dead. The disaster is fully as bad
as reported In these dispatches last night.
The list of fatal cases will fully reach 100,
and may be more. The hospitals and under
takers establishments are filed with vic
tins The physicians are all busy, and
many private houses have been opened for
the accommodation OF injured.
DAwNING OF THE DAY.
When the first gray streaks of early
morning appeared it portended beautiful
and happy day, but not for the grief
stricken residents of Reading. The smiling
sun appeared and everything was directly
in contrast with the fury of last night
Then everything was dark, dismal and fore
boding, and finally wound up in the sacri-
fee of 100 lives. To-day all is again bright
and glorious in the heavens, as though
mocking the work of last night
The ruined silk mill presents a scene of
desolation. The Polish church disaster,
several months ago, was one of the most
terrible accidents that had started the COM
munity, but the loss of life by
that fatal cave in of the floor when the
dedication ceremonies were being CON
Quoted oD a quiet Sunday afternoon sinks
into comparative inSignifcance when placed
in parallel with the awful visitation of last
evening. Words of sympathy and heartfelt
tokens of coincidence will, doubtless, not be
wanting. but they will be meaningless ex-
pressions if unaccompanied with some sub
stantial offer of assistance TO some of the
families who have been so suddenly and
heavily stricken.
CALL FOR HELP.
For the purpose Of offering this needed
aid, Mayor Kenney, at o'clock this morn
ing, issued the following proclamation:
earnestly appeal to professional, business
and other citizens, who may be able to
favorably respond, to meet at the court
devise ways and means to aid the in
Jured and assist the families of those who
pershed last night in the fall of the silk mill
and at the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
pant shop. The fearful cyclone that struck
this city at $50 O'Clock last evening has brought
sorrow and want to many of our people, who
are 10 such circumstances as TO be unable to
meet the emergency, and the occasion calls
Ioldly for immediate action. Quick to respond
to others in distress, let not fail to do speedy
justice to our own gref-stricken people.
THE WORK OF RESCUE SLOW.
The work Of rescue was greatly retarded
from the singular manner in which the silk
mill collapsed. 1t did not blow over as
might have been expected from the terrible
force Of the wind, but was bodily crushed
down. falling in upon itself in one mass not
veshge of the walls remaining
standing about the stone fouuda-
tlon. Rafters and the timbers of the
noormg project in all directions. AS
the building was steam heated, most
fortunately the ruins did not take fire
otherwise not one of the unfortunates could
nave escaped death in its most appalling
form. The only eye witness to the disaster
50 lar as Is known was Mrs. Gemmel, resid-
ing at No. 1850 Mulberry street. "At about
21O O'Clock, said she to the Associated
freSS reporter, | heard the awful crash,
ana thinking it was new house which is
teeing put up alongside of US, ran to the
front door.
HIDDEN IN CLOUD OF DUST
"A great cloud of dust hung over the silk
NH, aud | could hear the crashing of tim
oers and the roar of the falling walls. The
beaO aO moment nc saw the whole mill great
nsap oil ruins, from the midst of which
ir. Such awful moaning and groan-
layer 1eSer want to bear again. Not a soul
,nae ~ eee come out of the mill, and it seemed
many minutes to me before anybody came
" tne spot. | stood there in the door like
r1 Une struck dumb until my husband came
iumTnlng from his work.
f,,InS teaInS OF every description, omnibuses.
anS eIai RAJ coaches, fire wagons, hospital vans
VIC =, p ~ aVe vehicles were pressed into SER
tbo NV ana were running rapidly to and from
;r no sgehe Of the disaster ali night long. bear
das ds sle bodies Of the wounded, dying and
pltaL. u W '''o uiiAe Vi en' uoS-
WENT DOWN IN AN INSTANT.
eec.,,ai 'o1 The statement Of some of those who
baapeu from the building it appears to
lopd sue uoWn IN an instant. There was a
perso,l viash OF breaking timber, and the
main a. 80 Vuo Hill all rushed I ward the
rsodaS li, SGoors. A good many of them sue
tba1neaiin ia getting out, while four girls saved
windo,use by jumping from second-story
/. Iowa. ! me first rambling noise was fol
inc i'1 tL instantly by the falling of The build
Il bpmasru suI upper story going first, with its
tbat load. Had 1t not been for the fact
the ,EuD a Few OF the hands were on
\ scor.Iird 1qIrd and fourth floor at tho time
Gay a life would have been saved
Of rse Grlmshaw, one Of the proprietors
tina IN. nl who was in the Office at the
ing roa onu barely escaped with his life. hav-
bessd 'otelVed several severe wounds On tbe
4 his troad 'oaIed that there we're, t. the best of
pallv vo,Gu%'ledge, about 275 persons. princi-
the inn SaS ana boys, in the establishment at
a this raC,.. ! the occurrence. Up to S So'clock
4 tins io.lourhing large majority of the vic
NJ Just 49, sun in the ruins. Mr. Grimshaw
Fl killed lore daylight gave out a list Of the
un ~ injured and missing reported 70 him
e6pnt.5 a few hours before. The lst ac'
t'F about 200 of the employees.
r,N SAW THE FALL FROM THE Towrp
mil Dig tower and smokestack at the sitk
main alu .. ten feet Of the western wall ra
huge sanding and are all that is left Of the
high tow tow S,'cinwanke, PEI aged 1s, was in the
tad 70 " ". When the accident occurred He
:" reporter; II had gone mn for Su. mi nj