The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-11
THE PIrrSBURG DISASTER.
Iodies Recovered From the Debris
There Yesterday.


and will be vigorously continued until the
debris is all cleared away. This will prob.
ably take several days, and the exact num-
Der of victims will not be known until the
work is completed. No bodies were dis
covered from midnight till q o'clock this
morning, when the mangled remains OF
two men were found close together under
portion of one OF the walls of the Weldon
building. They were so horribly mutilated
as TO be unrecognizable, but were finally
identified rs the bodies OF John +. Roger
son and Thomas Jones They were en-
ployed rs bricklayers on the Inflated Wiley
building, and lived at Castle shannon, Pa.
Rogerson leaves wife and three children.
Joseph Goehring, the brave sixteen
ycar-old lad who was rescued last night
after being kept alive for several hours by
means OF gum hose, through which
whisky and beef tea Mere fed TO him, died
at Mercy Hospital this morning The
death list now foots up eleven; the
wounded and the missing eight. num-
Der OF the wounded are in critical condi-
ton and their deaths are momentlrily en-
pccted. There are all kinds Of rumors in
regard to the number still in the ruins
One oil the men working on the building
Yesterday said he was certain they would
find nj least twelve more, but this is be-
lieved 10 be too high an estimate.
None Of the men reported missing have
been heard from and il is believed that az
least eight persons are still buried in the
debris There is no hope OF any now in
the ruins being alive, 81 that il is safe 10
say that the death rate will exceed score.
The streets in the vicinity Of the work
are still full Of people, but the terrible
excitement Of Yesterday has given way 10
woe and pity. The morgnc was bcsicged
with callers all day, and many heartrcnd-
ing scenes were enacted a. anxious visitors
discovered in the bruised and distorted
features OF the dead the wcll.known ica.
lures Of loved ONES OF friends. The bodies
lay ON cots covered with sheets. only the
faces being visible, and, unless for the
purpose vi identification, not further eN-
posed.
The wall Of the Wiley building. which
had been left standing, was no shaky this
morning that Il endangered the hives Of
the pscuers, and about noon
IT WAS TORN down.
The rescuing party numbers fully 100
men, but they are not making much head
way. The police aud county officials arc
satisfied that at least twenty persons are
still in the wreck. Many eye witnesses
have come To the front, who state that
they are positive, when the inst shock
occurred, that a number Oi persons were
in the alley back OF the Weldon and adj
jacent stores.
III have no doubt" said Coroner Me.
Dowcll, after consultation with DIR. SUIT
ton, that twenty-five or thirty more pco.
pie lie buried In the ruins No person
knows Who were In the road OF danger aud
who were not Several persons have in.
formed me they stw a large crowd Of men
run into the alley, which was at tie next
moment filed with heap IT debris TWEEN.
ty-hyc feet deep. believe such was the
case, for u was eXempliiied when these
people rushed into the barber shop to get
out Of danger. In their cndcayor Ia -.
cape they rushed right into the Jaws Of
death. But another evidence and more
significant than heanay ~ the fact II the
hundreds OF inquiries being made NJ the
morgue Relatives, friends, aud persons
in every walk in lie called at the inorguc
and inquired for father. brother aud
cousin. I very much fear that many more
deaths than arr thus far reported will be
the final result II may be- late tomorrow
afternoon before the entire ruins are eN-
plorcd and cHrtcd away"
On the strength Of Coroner McDowelrs
statement. backed by Dr. sutton, the
police authorities have issued an order
telling all persons Who have friends or
relatives missing 10 report them ~ early ~
possible 10 the police headquarters
LIST or DEAD INCREASED.
AZ / o'clock this afternoon The llst Of
dead had increased 10 fourteen. Their
names a. corrected are:
Thomas Jones John illll,
inmcs Mrsough, George Mason.
charles Fitrh. john 4 NuHrfann.
San ucl sifugrr, lu-rph Gpohuug
Thomas Mckee john uuuurly.
hirhHul tutrll, lguunni -hinunuef
samuel Bfuau, d, ~ james 1. Head.
Willie Oucitnan
The bottles Of the last five have not been
recovered, but u i known positively tlat
they are IN the ruins.
A tour oi the hospitals this morning
found all the wounded doing well hut
WIN. Springer, Bernard O'CUnnor, bar.
Der, colorcd: Michael RYAN. Thomas
Lemon, Ernest Rinchnrl aud Alfred Lam.
bert The seven named are In critical
condition. and at noon RYAN, Barber and
O'Connor were reported 10 be- dying.
tnE coroNEn's INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Mcdowell was on the 90 all day
busiiy engaged making investigation into
the cause u yesterday serious accident,
and trying 10 gather enough evidence 10
see II the blnmo Of the accident WIS not
due 90 the negligence OF some person con.
ncclnd with the erection VI the building.
From the energy which the Coroner has
shown In the matter, u may be Inferred
he will leave no stone unturnsd In his
efforts To iudiciously aud intclligcnlly
place the responsibility. When he was
met by a reporter this morning be was
about 10 leave for Mercy Hospital 10 learn
what the injured might have TO say con-
corning the accident and atho partially
completed building.
81 will not impancl a jury until I have
made few more personal Investigations
aud learn al can about the sad affair, T"
said the Coroner. ''Oi course | am ~ vet
unable 30 say what our line of inycstiga.
ton will be-. but | think VIC will have
plenty Of information by the time ! i'm.
panel Jury The police arc aiding me In
every manner possible, and ] expect much
from them"
From whatthc Coroner says there can be
little doubt Of his intention 10 hold a thor.
ough and satisfactory investigation.
Ate o'clock this afternoon the bodies Of
Samuel Brown, Jr., and an unknown man
were found. They were taken 10 the
morguc.
Al HARRIsBt R., ~.