The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-16
CATASTROPHE AT PITTsBURG.
buildings Wrecked-Seven Killed Out
right, and Nearly Forty Wounded.
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righi, ana Nearly Eorty wounded.
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A terrible wind and rain storm passed
over this city about 1890 o'clock
on the 9Th inst, during which q
large building in course of erection
on Diamond street collapsed, carrying
twenty workmen TO the ground and bury.
ing at least twenty more in the ruins.
Twelve are known to have been killed out
right. Six others are fatally injured and
about thirty others seriously hurt.
The force of the falling building was so
great that the rear walls of two other
adjoining buildings were crushed az if they
had been made of paper and tteir front
walls fell upon the pavement on Wood
street, burying several people in the debris
and managing some others horribly. OF
these, two were a girl and boy and one
man, who Is unknown, all of whom were
taken in the patrol wagon to the III omeo-
pathic hospital. A larber shop in the
rear was also demolished, and its
six occupants hurled in the ruins
The top story ia the rear ot Eichbaum's
building on Fifth avenue, was also knocked
ill., and three printers who were working
there were injured, but how severely can
not be learned at present. The number of
killed and injured can not be definitely
stated at this time, as many are supposed
TO be still in the ruins. 1t is believed how
ever that twelve have been killed and
thirty eight injured, six of them fatally.
Already forty mangled and bruised
bodies have been taken from the ruins.
Some were dead, others were dying, and
many were fatally injured. One or two
died on the way 10 the hospital From the
best information obtainable seven were
killed outright or died in short time and
thirtysix others were injured. 1t is be-
ieved that the list of dead will be greatly
increased The following have been
identified:
SAMUEL STRINGEN, aged l6. printer
THOMAS JONES. "A brick layer.
CHARLES FRITCH, aged IL.
GEORGE MASON. a carpenter.
TERGGE colored bootblack.
GEORGE kIRSCH. "A barber aged ls. a.
THE INJURED.
JOHN III. GEARING, fatally hurt
Miss WHITE, school teacher fatally hurt
JERRY HoKENsTINE. very serious in
tIries
WILLIAM SANDoN. leg and thigh frac-
tured.
SAMUEL BRowN, very serious injuries.
Rose MCCARTNEY, little girl badly out
and bruised,
RICHARD A. DABNEY, cut about the head
and body, seriously.
WELDON MASON, very seriously hurt
CHARLES PETTICoRD, badly bruised
DENIS MCCARTNEY. probably fatally hurt
OWEN DoNNELLY serious injuries.
ELMER MCkoEoN, probably fatal.
Two unknown laborers seriously injured.
A boy. unknown. body bruised.
The falling walls crushed in the buildin gs
on Diamond street occupied by George
Trexter, barber, and w. G. Thomas, dealer
in shoe findings, and badly damaged por-
lions of the buildings occupied by Joseph
Elchbaun, printer, on Fifth avenue; j. K
Weldon a. Co., booksellers, and Rea
Brothers, stock brokers. on Wood street.
The wounded already rescued number
thirty-fve, OF whom six will probably die
All kinds OF theories have been advanced
for the collapse of the building In some
instances the responsibility is placed on the
cont actors, while in others the building
inspectors are blamed. Nothing definite
can be known, however, until an investi-
cation is made. 1t is hard To estimate the
damage done at this time, but it will ex-
coed $4,000
The cyclone wrought terrible destruc-
ton in other parts of the city and out
along the railroads centering here. Dor
ton of the foundry of Mcintosh, Hemphill
q Co., ON Thirteenth street, was wrecked.
as was also house in Allegheny. At
Wallis station, on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, large brick building, owned by the
Westinghouse Air-Brake company. was
partially demolished, and at Wilmerding.
Pa coal tipple was wrecked. AT
Mckeesport houses were unroofed. trees
blown down and windows smashed. Three
houses In course of erection were blown TO
pieces On the rivers a number of boats
were torn from their mornings and cast
about bike corks, but they were secured be-
fore much damage was done. The velocity
of the wind was fifty miles an hour. the
highest recorded for years.
number of narrow escapes are re-
ported. Seven men were thrown from the
seventh story TO the ground and escaped
with slight injuries. Adolph Herman
caught ON the telegraph wires and was
rescued uninjured. IL has Just been
learned that nut factory owned by Bon
TRIGGER az Co., in the Eleventh ward. was
blown down during the storm and man
namad Hines killed The loss was S13. 600
Forty members OF the Carpenters union
volunteered their services and are at work
trying to save their unfortunate brethren.