The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-02
CHICAGO'S CALAMITY
Many Persons Killed and
Injured.
A CYCLONES TERRIBLE WORK.
Buildings Crushed Like Bggsholls Beneath
the Weight of Heavier Structure

The Cries and Screams 'Of the Unfor-
tunates Buried Beneath the Debris
Were AwTul-Aid Came from All Quar-
ters-willing Hands Went TO Work to
Rescue the Poor People from the
Ruins.
CHICAGO, April 2-The terrific wind
and thunder storm which passed over
the city early in the night, wrecked
buildings and demolished outhouses and
prostrated telegraph wires. The seven
story brick building at Nos. IA and 10
Pearce street, on the West Side, was
struck by the wind and crushed like an
eggshell. The building was surrounded
by one and two-story frame and brick
buildings, the homes of laboring men,
which were also wrecked, killing and
injuring the occupants.
The killed are as follows
David Hulett, months old, living at
Is ~ Pearce street.
Horace Mott, years old, living at IL
Pearce street
Eddie Mott, 2 years old, living at ~
Pearce street.
Those fatally injured are:
Alice Hulett, years old, crushed
about the legs, body and head.
Mrs Ada Keown, living at 3l2 West
Harrison street, visiting at the residence
of Thomas Hulett, buried beneath a
mass of bricks and fatally hurt.
Mary Wigant, of No. - Pearce street,
crushed terribly about the legs and
body.
Horace Wigant, an infant, badly
crushed about the head
James Mott, of 12 Pearce street, crushed
about the head
Mrs. James Mott, badly bruised and
mangled.
James Mott, 12 years old, back hurt
and otherwise injured
Mamie Mott 10 years old, bad wound
on the head.
James MCGOWAN, his wife and son
William, 10 years old, are supposed to
be buried in the ruins.
The building, 7-story brick, fronted
on No. IA and 10 Pearce street, and was
11S feet long by 80 feet wide. 1t had
just been erected by Young g. Kent
manufacturers of brass work, and was
practically completed, the roof having
been finished this week. 1t was the
centre of a mass of one a1d two story
frame buildings, nearly all of which
were occupied by poor people. Imme-
diately In the rear of the building was a
two story brick house, the home of
Thomas Hulett, who lives there with his
wife and nine children. They were at
supper, and were entertaining as guests
Miss Emma Hope, relative, and her
friend, Mrs. Ada Keown When the
building fell the force of the terrible
mass Of brick and iron, wood and plaster
seemed to be directed rearward, COM
pletely burying the structure. Allthe
inmates were killed or injured.
Frank Dilleny, who happened to be
passing on the street and was an eye
witness to the disaster said that he first
noticed the rear wall bulging out. The
rain was driving in torrents and there
had Just been a fearful gust of wind
There was a lound crash and he was
conscious of a deafening noise, which
continued for some time as the masses o
debris piled on the smaller structures.
Then arose cries and screams Of thos'
buried unfortunates who were not dead
or unconscious beneath the tons of falleI
walls. An alarm of fire was turned in
and as soon as the nature of the calamit!
was appreciated assistance began to ar
rive from ali directions, and the work o
tearing away the wreckage was promptl.
begun.