The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-01-11
HUNTING THE DEAD.
Sad Scenes at Reading and Pittsburg
While the Search for the Cy-
clones Victims Continues.
KILLED, INJURED, MISSING
Reading Reports Two Hundred Either
as Victims or unaccounted tor,
While the Pittsburg List Will
Exceed Score.


and sorrow In many households in Read
ing to-day. The pail OF death hangs over
the city. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sis
ters, relatives and friends are griefstricken
over the wreck Of last night over one
hundred spirits are hushed forever In death,
as the result Of the wreck and ruin
wrought in this city by the storm. The
cyclone left the entire city in darkness. re-
lieyed subsequently by electric lights and
huge bonflres which shed lurid glare on
the scene Of death. All night long brave
and willing hands assisted In the work OF
rescue. The disaster is fully as bad as re-
ported last night The list OF fatal
cases will fully reach one hundred and
may be more. The hospitals and under
takers establishments are filled with vic
Tins, and the physicians are all busy.
Many private houses have been opened for
the accommodation OF the injured. This
morning everything was directly In con-
trast with the fury of last night. All is
again bright and glorious 10 the heavens as
though mocking the work of last night
The Polish church disaster OF several
months ago, one Of the most horrible acci-
dents that ever startled this community,
sinks into comparative insignifcance when
compared with the awful visitation OF last
evening. Mayor Ken nedy at O'Clock this
morning issued
THE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION:
"a hereby earnestly appeal TO profession
al, business and other citizens who may be
able to favorably respond 10 meet at the
court house this afternoon at 80 o'clock
10 devise ways and means TO aid the in
iured and assist the families of those who
perished last night In the fall Of the silk
mill, and at the Philadelphia a Reading
railroad paint shops. The fearful cyclone
that struck this city at $50 last evening has
brought sorrow and want 10 many of our
people, who are In such circumstances as
to be unable 10 meet the emergency, and
the occasion calls loudly for Immediate
action. Quick 20 respond TO Others in dis
tress, do not fail 10 do speedy justice TO our
own griefstricken people"
The work Of rescue has been greatly re-
tarded from the singular manner In which
the silk mill collapsed, IL did not fall, but
was bodily crushed down, turning In upon
itself in one mass. Not a vestige of the
walls remain standing above the stone
foundation, and the rafters and timbers Of
the flooring project in all directions. AS
the building was steam heated the ruins
didn't take FIRE, otherwise not one of the
unfortunates could possibly have escaped
death In most lis appalling form.
THE ONLY EYE WITNESS
10 the disaster, as far AS known, was Mrs.
Grimmell, residing near the mill. She said
to an Associated Press reporter: ~ heard
the ~ mi Qrash and Thin linn N NJ n n IA
house being put up alongside side OF us, l
ran 10 the front door. A great cloud Of
dust hung over the silk mill and | could
hear the crashing Of timbers and the roar
OF falling walls. The next moment saw
the mill great heap Of ruins, from the
midst of which came such awful moaning
and groaniDg and terrible cries as | never
want 10 hear again. Not soul did | see
come out Of the mill, and IL seemed many
minutes 10 me before anybody came 10 the
spot"
Teams OF every description, omnibuses,
funeral coaches, fire wagons, hospital vans,
and private vehicles, were pressed into ser
vice and were running rapidly TO and from
the scene OF the disaster all night. bearing
the bodies OF the wounded, dying and dead
10 homes or hospitals From the statement
Of some Of those who escaped from the
building II appears TO have come In an In
breaking timber, and persons In the mill
all rushed toward the main doors. A good
many succeeded In getting out -Four girls
saved themselves by jumping from the
second story windows. The first rumbling
noise was followed instantly by the falling
OF the building. the upper stories going
first, with its human load. Had IL not been
for the fact that there were but few OF the
hands on the third and fourth floors at the
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George Grimshaw, one of the proprietors
OF the mill, who barely escaped with his
life, having received several severe wounds,
says there were about 2I5 persons, princl-
pally girls and boys, In the establishment
at the time OF the occurrence Up 10 y
o'clock this morning large majority Of the
victims were still In the ruins. GrImshaw
gives the following list Of killed, Injured
and missing, reported 10 him. The list ac-
counts for about 200.
The KILLED ARE
EVA Iced,
4. HARRY KROCKER,
WILLIAM SNYDER.
SOPHIA WINKLEMAN,
CARRIE KERslINER.
INJURED.
Annie Leeds, Annie Fry, Augustus
Roscup, John Reber. Annie Loyeland,
AuUlt l1lltuts r. lbItUtt IUlIAutht l4lEIlt
Haws, Becky Hayer. Harry Brickner, Os-
man Staah, Becky Pounds, Mary Evans,
Sallie Savage. Sarah Evans, Ella Kress.
Ella Plum. Agnes Savage, Nora SAylor,
Annie Bricker, Ella ReitnOur, Mary Fifz.
patrick. Lottie Ssylor, Katie Fitzpatrlck,
Katie Bowman, Sallie +. Bright. Laura
Wright, Ida Schaefer, Amanda Schaefer,
Fila Krlck. Ella Carl, Bertha Taylor,
Clara Nell, Katie Hartman.
THE MISSING.
Katie Alspacb, Celia Rltner, Clara Ais
pach. Mildred LANCER. lizzie Rowland,
Katie Yneger, Lizzie Owens, Sallie Baum.
Sallie O'Neill, Ella Bncher Laura Gehrit,
Carrie Hartman, Barbara Seilhelmer,
Emma Deems, Sallle Beckle. Lizzie Mar.
tin, Mary WooltOn, Irene Dickson, Emma
Presser, DOllie Haines. Laura Hoffman,
Mary Hartman, Sallie Hasson, Amelia
Christman, Ida Miller, Annie SAylor
Harry Hoifmaster, Charles HOyer, Hester
Snyder, Wellington Leugle, James Ham.
mOnd, James Finn, Charles Dahier, Fred
erick Ken, Edward Brock way, james
Neyin, Charles Finn, Harry Fisher, How
ard shader, Harry Templin, Amelia Boss
s5 spoeE lena Emma PaSs ssf sophie RT frsps s.
John NeyiD, Philip Sidil, Clayton
Ludwig, Frank Mshon, George Herman
VIM. Grow, Harry Fiddler, Jacob Seldel
Benton Fidler, Carrie Meyer, Annie Rowe
Mary Fay, Chas Hedef, Howard Lee
Gerty Bickel. Mary All, Alice LOnd. Glars
Fox, Annie Dreibel, Mary Reiser, DAISY
Hecker, Sallie Young, Pauline Ait, Ida
Rallmar, Ella Lamb. Minnie Merkle, ANN
Kline, Clara Cloud, Maggie Nangis. Min
ME Dekirk, Emma C0nOn, Abbie Rlss
miller, Harry LAsher, Minerva Gifi, Jenni'
Hartman. Nellie salmon, Tillie Grow
Mary Mllon. Mile Schaffer. Bertha Ham
mer. Kate Luender. Celia Erlaeker, Lizzi'
Barrett, Alice Eisenhauser, Cliff Flerstein
Dora netch, Sallie Faust, Katie HepleT
| Aggie H0verter, Annie and Mary BurstleI
Bertha Kuser, Hannah Cleayer, Salli
Berstler, Emma Nestor, Mamie Kinsey
Kate Leba. Some Of those now missln
may be safe.
AT THE PAINT MILL.
The following Is sc0rrect list OF the kille'
and Injured at the Philadelphia q Readin
point chop. which was struck by the cJ
clone The killed are:
ALLEN LANDENBu RGER, head, leg
and arms missing.
JOHN FOREMAN, crushed 10 death.
JOHN NJ. KAHLER, head crushed.
SHERIDAN JONES. burned 10 death.
GEORGE SCHAFFER. legs burned OF
! The injured are: Geo. Knabb, seriousl,