Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

whose Office extended from No. 40 TO 76.
Libler & Maqss, lithographers, occu-
pied the upper part Of the building.
The building was said to be owned by
Mr.. Craze, who recently bought 1t, and
was said to be insured for SIS. 900. The
property in the building was said to be
worth not less than Sl95, 900.
RUINS COOL OFF.
AT o'clock, when the ruins had been
cooled of and the flames deadened,
Assistant Fireman M. IL. Steven. and
William Gergin, taking two lanterns
with them, managed TO effect an en-
trance through a small opening into the
cellar. Among the overhanging tim
bers and iron pipes they discovered two
bodies few feet from the line OF build
ings. In their attempt to tear away
some OF the obstruction they found that
such course would result in bringing
down upon their own heads the i'm
mense mass of brick above and possibly
result ia their death.
AT nine o'clock red glare emanating
from the depths of theruinS proved that
the fire was still burning In the rear
part of the cellar.
Michael Sullivan made a second de-
scent into the cellar of the building at
9:3O. When he Ieappeared he reported
seeing three bodies, two men, and a
boy apparently of seventeen years Of
age, but pinned down by timberS and
iron girderS made 10 q dangerous thing
10 remove them.
Again a third time, with two TO ac-
company him, Slavin went down. The
party were gone but few minutes be-
fore they reappeared with the mangled
and inanimate form of body in their
arms In life the victim had been a
man between 45 and 80 years, heavily
built, and standing probably six feet.
His appearance indicated that he was
German. Up 70. late hour nine bodies
had been dug out of the ruins.
DEAD AND INJURED.
The list of dead was as follows:
Patrick Slattesy subway laborer,
Park avenue and Eighty-ninth street.
Annie Heagney, three years old, 61
Park Place.
John Gibbs. seventy years, 237 Green
wlch street.
An unknown woman charred beyond
recognition.
William Berry, forty-fve, carpenter
employed by the Southern Publishing
Company.
Four other bodies have not been iden-
titled. The list Of the injured is as fol-
lows:
NJ. f. Barnett, of Johnson City,
Tenn, compound depressed fracture OF
the skull.
William Sims, Brooklyn, thirty
wounds in cheek and head.
John WelOG, 81, of 239 Madison
street, this city, wound in arm.
Louis Bernard, "a, OF So West Elev-
enth street, lacerated wound of elbow
and scalp.
Morris Gottleib, II, OF 27O West
Fourth street, fracture of clavicle.
John Link, 27, foreman OF Engine
Company, lacerated wound OF hand.
Four others, with wounds on face and
head.
All Of the bodies recovered tonight
were dug out Of the debris which COW
cred the sidewalk I'm front OF the ruins.
There are many theories as to the cause
of the disaster.
The most plausible theory Of all, is
that the wreck was caused by the shaky
condition Of the building and the vibra-
tion Of the heavy presses running in
the lithOgraphing and printing estab-
lishments on the upper floor. 1t is
generally admitted that there was an
explosion of some kind. But the col
lapse is accounted for in no other way
than the one mentioned, when it Is
taken into consideration that the build
ing was condemned fifteen years
ago. There was practically
no mortar between the bricks, and
when they were looked at after the
smoke and FIRE had subsided, they were
as bare as a board.