Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16
FIyE INSTANTLY hILLED.
Falling Church walls cause Death
mud nestritctiOn in KFDDklyn.

ana DestructiOm ia bEOOHtyhs
New yoRK, Jan. 9.-An appalling dis.
aster occurred in Brooklyn this morning.
The heavy winds Of last night shook the
nov Presbyterian Church, at No. 296
phroop avenue, to its foundation and at
43l o'clock this morning ope OF thu
walls fell with crash On the three story
frame building adjoining and brought
with it death and destruction.
The ruined building was tenanted by
the Mott and Purdy families. They num-
bersd nine persons. Five of them are re-
ported deRd. Two were carried ont Of
the rulns so seriously injured that their
death is only question OF few hours.
Following ia the list OF those reported
dead David Purdy, aged IA; Caroline
Purdy, aged lGi May Puidy, aged IS;
Mrs. Caroline Mott, aged IS; Sarah Mott,
aged Sc.
The injured are; Emma J. Purdy, aged
40 Robert Poole, aged G5.
Dr., Lewis Il Fuete IS pastor of the
church. The tenants in the little frame
house adjoining were alarmed last night
by the manner in which the church
shook and ratified. Their own dwelling
was considerably shaken, and it was with
fear and trembling that they retired.
Twice during The night the inmates were
aroused by the roaring wind, but
everyone was in bed and aaleep
when the disaster occurred Ills
morning. The heavy brick wall OF the
church foil suddenly with crash and in
heap that bore through the cookleshell
structure adjoining like bnttering ram.
The dwelling seemed to part in twain and
ais -,
iujGred startled the residents for blocks
about. The nose OF the falling wall at.
trRcted the attention of policeman ami
be ssnt IN fire alarm and summoned the
reserve from npolice station near at hand.
q great crowd gathered gazing blRukly
at the ruined dwelling and the shattered
church The house had been torn in
sven manner that the bed room WAS ex-
posed and in the bed within plain view
81 those in the street lay thu dead body
OF Miss Mary Pnrdy, borne down beneath
! d mass Of Uebrs. The fearful spectacle
seemed 10 stun those who saw it and Tor u
few momcnts nothing wa9 doue to render
assistance to those within. Then the 20.
lice and tiremen arrived and started in to
| the rescna.
I they first found Mrs. Elnma Purdy
\ lying beneath ulsS OF tiinbeEa and
brio5a, 80 seriously injured that she
/ conld not speak or move, even when they
had carried her Ont Of tbs charnel house
into the street Robert Poole WAS tbs
neEt one found alive. lie is also so seri.
1 ouslY injured that no hope is entertained
Of his recovery. As FIR rs known at this
1 wiring nuns Of the inmatc7 Of the house
escaped death or injury Fhe crowd about
the Hcene numbers several thousand, and
the search tcl the bodies is being hurried
/ on,
Miss nary Purdy's body, eruahed ard
mRupled ia o fearful wsy, was brought
on: aud laid on the sidewalk under the
pleukets in which sine slept last hight
She was beautiful young woman. Il il
reported that she was engaged to be mar
ii, 4 soon. 'Ihe church Itself is rendsrsd
useless and will have to be replaced Dy
new one.
EEyIsID LIST ONLY TWO KILLED.
EFw YoEK, Jpn. 9.-.Lates intelligence
gives tna casualties at the Brooklyn
chuioh dinsster to day as follows; Killat
David lurdy, sged 16 years; Mamie
Purdy, aged 10 yeRrg. tbs injured are
MIS-. putdy, Mrs. sarah De Mott. Mis-
Carrie Purdy, eyed IL years and Richar'
Poole, aged years.