The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24
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Terrible E6scts ~ = violent wine stern
~ Tacoma. W. T.-severai Persons Killed
and inlnred by Frustrated Buildings
TACOMA, w. T., May IA strong
windstorm. almost . cyclone. from tho
southwest passed over this city last even-
inc, resulting in a terrible disaster. A
large frame hotel. G5xl2O feet four stories
in height, under process OF construction.
was blown to the ground. In which there
were fifteen or twenty persons. eleven
OF whom we're workmen. and other citi-
gems who had stepped in the building 70
get rid OF a blindix storm Of dust aud
rain. The structure fell with a loud
crash, which was heard all over
the city. and thought to be .
thunder clap. The rain soon be-
gan pouring in torrents. An alarm
was quickly sounded on the fre-bells, aud
soon several thousand people were al the
scene tearing away the debris.
The building wa rooted in and every
thing ready for la'hing. The wind struck
II fully on the west front. where the WIN
dows had not yet been put IN. W.. ~
Smell, who was recently elected county
attorney. and his brother in-law, walter
Bates, Sr.. were the owners. Both were
in the building.
Mr.. Bates was killed outright.
Mr.. Smell was injured internally ana
can not recover.
Walter Bates. Jr. son OF the owner.
was standing alongside OF his father
when killed, aud escaped nninlured.
The painters who were on the roof came
down with the building N their lives
were miraculously saved.
Rev. W. A. Mackery, pastor 81 the
First Presbyterian Church. who was seek
ing shelter from the storm. was badly IN
jured and taken "a his house.
The groans Of those beneath the debris
could be heard from time 70 time, and as
the dead and dying We're reached "A
taken ont cheers went out from the great
crowd OF ~onlookers.
Shortly after the fall Of the hotel build
ing another large three -story frame store
on L street. near Eleventh. succumbed
to the WIND. md was firttened to the
ground. the workmcn escaping by being
thrown into the cellar through the joisis.
Three Of the cad workmcn from the
hotel structure have been identified rs
Frank Mcconnell. a carpenter, aged abou
fifty; has a wife aud two sons at Law.
renee. Kas.
Thomas Bell, carpenter. aged about
thirty; a single man; has a brother Al
Whatcom.
Stanislaus Jarvais. a Canadian French
man from Ottawa. Ont; anne here las
March from DulutL; aged about thirty
FIVE.
The clouds presented a tcrribly-blacl
appearance in the southwest fully ten
minutes before the wind reached the city
passing over ii quickly and going dowi
the Sound ia the direction Of Seattle. The
clouds Of dust were so dense hen tn
wind began to how through the streets o
the billy portion Of the city that nothin:
could be seen for a distance Of thirt,
feet.
The steamboats, coming from Seattle
rounded Brown Point, three miles from
the city. just as the storm struck III
ground and they were fully al hour II
reaching the wharves. There was almos
q panic among the passengers as the Sc
was running high. II had not been yer,
warm in the afternoon preceding III
storm. and such q heavy wind j. almos
unprecedented in the Puget Sound c"un
try.
All Of the dead bodies thus far recov
cred show marks Of terrible brui>e
around the head and shoulders. but "on
Of them were disfi cared in the face.