Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-11

ton. A large addition was made to the
working force and come twelve addi
tional bodies have been removed. About
thirty bodies have been taken out, and
it is thought that at least sixty are still
in the ruins. The dwellings in the track
of the storm present a terrible sight.
The storm did considerable damage in
the northern part of the county, but the
wires are down and it is impossible to
furnish details.
DESTRUCTION AT PlTTSBuRG.
A Sevcn-story Building Demolished, with
Awful Results Attending.
PITTsBURa, Jan. 10. There was an
awful catastrophe at 1890 Wednesday
afternoon. The high wind that struck
the city at that hour completely demol- |
ished the large building in process of
construction IN Diamond alley, near the
corner of Wood street. Immediately
in the rear of Wilder 81 Co.'S
store. The building was as
far up as the seventh floor,
and is a complete wreck, and as it went
down it crushed in its fall the barber
shop next door. The force of the crush
ing building WIGS thrown against Well
der & CO. IS store and pushed the front
into Wood street. The whole street
in front Of Wilder's is full of debris.
AT 9:30 the dead body of a coiored boy,
name unknown. was taken out and re-
moved to the mergue. A few moments
later the elevator boy, James Caring,
employed in Wilder's store was re-
moved. He was unconscious and is
probably fatally injured.
A rescuing party is engaged tearing
away the foundation wall from under
another part of Wilder's building.
Voices calling for assistance are heard at
| frequent intervals.
The following is a list of the killed as
reported at police headquarters up to .
| o'clock:
Samuel Springer, taken out of the
wreck dead.
w. w. McKeon, still in the wreck, be-
lieved to be dead.
Samuel Brown, Jr., lying dead under
steam boiler. |
Charles Fiitch, apprentice in barber
shop, suffocated.
debris.
Three men, names unknown.
George Mason, residence unknown.
Thomas Jones, single, bricklayer.
A. Hill (coloredl aged 10.
DIR. j. l.. Reed, one of the Oldest
physicians in the city, was on the sec.
ond floor of the Wilder building. He
was caught by the falling wall and is
lying dead under the elevator a & in
thecellar.
The elevator DO. in Wilder's store is
also pinned beneath the elevator. For q
long time his agonizing cries for relief
could be heard. His voice has not been
heard for nearly. an hour, and he is
hought to be dead.
Among the pitiful sights TO be seen at
the ruins are the feet of the two men
sticking up through the debris. 1t is
impossible to get to them until a trem-
bling wall that appears to be ready to
fall has been secured. The imprisoned
victims are undoubtedly dead. 1t is be-
ilevess there are three other persons
buried near the same place.
George u Holiday, who had an office
IN the rear OF the Wilder building, IS
among che missing, it is feared that
he has been killed. Mr.. Holiday is
president OF the Plttsburg Select Council
and one OF the most prominent citizens
OF the city.
The following is a complete list OF the
injured up tos P. M, at the M
pathic hospital. MANY OF them viii die:
Albert Lambert, head and back cut
bruised; John Downey and George
Mason, fatally hurt; w. McCurdy, Chas
Pettlcord, Allce Carely, ). a. Reimer,
=. n, laws, feser roster oscar =.
9hiitn, bernard 9lohheI, Weldph Ma
son u, 9olln Teaut lGolorea]; llonas
Lemon; Aiike IVAN, Dayld Courtney,
rEank paIrets' I 1Ilm Mgaso"n MARTIN
i1iiler, 5an1es wan, Wilnam springer,
alice MceloSe Waillana wilson, Gharles
LAZY foreman OK truck a., wan rev
uiose oolnpany1' anu thoiias Iafhet
enSil's Ioilpaiiy ny. e,
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Pitd1i MOTIFS r.han, ia.aiiy in5urea' D.
-. ileIri1g, la.aiiy lnlufeu others M
luieu anu assls,ea py Irlenas were: Sus
s,easHer, George Scout, =. y. MelVllle,
anu Ieorge Long, an conlPositors IN
ypsepn EsuSilesoauin pruning mousse
II,nTry fauikher' Jerry huckenstein
MIlIlain Lanuen enn Mculohe, samuel
ptoWh; Erhest heIhnarL, was removed
70 ~ general nospltal. owen
Donneiiy was TAKEN 70 Mercy hospital.
some Oh Ine losses IN ms Guy ave
peen ss.inalea as loioWs; snn a yes 20,
and stationery loss $oo y .: A.
naierihsefs emma store, ioss SosVooi :, I.
Wndef * 70, stationefy ana DOCKS,
Whoiesaie z retail, loss on puiidinS
anu STOCK 9t9'ooo.
nose Oh the INJURED az the Homeo
path.c hospltal Who are thought oy the
physicians 10 be fatally injured are;
Courtney, Barret, Barber, Lemon, Nc
ICurdy, Lambert and Mckee. 1t is gem
orally believed the cause of the collapse