Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-02
THERE WE'RE THIRTEEN
At the Supper Table When the House
Was Suddenly Crushed,
AND THREEOF THEM WEREKILLED
A Terrible Accident in Chicago Last Night-A
Ssyen-StOry House Blown Down Upon a
Smaller House AlOngsils-Three Killed
and Others PiniOned in the Ruin.

CHICAGO, April 1,-At about half-past
six o'clock this evening, the sky which
had been threatening all afternoon, be-
came black as night, and in another
minute terrible cloud d-burst occurred.
The wind blew at hurricane rate and
drove the rain in sheets along the
streets, sweeping every movable object
before il. The wind was OF cyclone
force and at the corner of Halstead and
Pearce streets tore down a house and
killed three people. Serious damage is
reported in various parts of the city
but it is not yet known II other casul-
ties have occurred.
The building at Hasted and Pearce
street was seven-stocy brick structure.
1t was surrounded by one and two-story
frame aud brick buildings, the homes
Of humble laborers, and crashing upon
them, Instantly crushed out the lives of
three unfortunates and fatally or Sc
riously injured many others.
Those instantly killed are:
DAVID HULLETT, aged months.
HORACE MOTT, aged ) years.
EDDIE MOTT, aged 2 years.
Fatally injured:
ALICE HULLETT, aged eight years,
crushed about the head and shoulders.
Mrs. ADA KEowN, buried beneath
mass of bricks which crushed her
through the chair in which she was sit
ting.
HORACE WIGANT, whole body fear
fully bruised.
MARY WIGANT, arms broken and
body badly crushed.
JAMES MORT, head crushed.
MRS. JAMES Morn, head and shoul
derS crushed.
JAMES MORT, JR., Eack strained and
injured internally.
MAMIE MoTT, badly wounded about
face, head and shoulders.
James McGowan, his wife, son Will
lam and Mary Walsh are missing and
supposed to be in the uins, and there is
but little hope that they are alive.
Gus Dich teamster, while driving
along one of the streets in the path OF
the storm was strucl by a falling tree
and severely bruised ABOUT the head and
shoulders.
Charles A. Peisler, u work on new
and sustained severe internal injuries,
which may result fatally.
Thomas Hullest fFed t,nmediately IN
rear of the ruined seven-story building.
He and his family, together with his
two guests, Mrs. Emma Hope and Mrs.
Ada Keown, were at supper.
When the immense mass Of brick,
iron, wood and plaster, composing the
larger building, fell, its force seemed to
be directed TO the rear, Immediately
upon the Hullett House. A DaSser by,
as soon as the accident occurred, turn
ed in a fire alarm and a police and am
bulance call. Citizens who heard the
crash and the cries and means OF the in
jured also rushed to the scene, and the
work of rescue was at once begun.
The dead and injured were at once
removed to the residences near by. The
Hullett family occupied only one side OF
their dwelling, and on this the ruined
building descended like an avalanche.
The six-months-old baby, David HUI
lett, was instantly crushed into shape
less mass. OF the thirteen people seat
ed at the table, the infant was the only
one instantly killed.
The others, who were pinioned under
broken timbers and brick, were soon
released by the hundreds OF tiremen,
police, and citizens who came to the
rescue. A number of physicians were
soon at the scene Of the disaster to care
for the wounded as fast as they were
removed.
In the two-stOry residence adjoining
the demolished structure lived the fam
lilies of Horace Wigant, James Mott and
James McGowan. All were in the
building except eight-year-old Lizzie
Mott, and none escaped serious injury.
James McGowan, his invalid wife and
Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. McGowan's nurse, are
believed to be buried in the ruins. Up
to this hour, II p. m, no trace OF them
has been discovered, and 1t is feared all
are dead.
An unknown man employed as a
watchman in the ruined building is
missing, and is suppoeed to be buried
in the ruins. The loss from the de-
struction of the building is about
$50, 900.
"a. NJ, April 2.-The following are now
known 10 be buried in the ruins of the
Gowau House, and are undoubtedly dead;
Mrs. Sarah Gowan, VIM. Gowan, Mrs.
Mary Walsh, and Samuel Evisdale, OF
Joliet, Ill.