The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-11
A LOSS OF Sl,5OO,OOO
THERE WAS INSURANCE OF
ABOUT $1,O0O,OOO.
MRS. MFADDEN AND 8 CHINOREN BURIED
Jacob Booth and Four Companions Also Crush
ed Under the WalIs--MayOr Ford in
Public Letter Suggests Subscrip-
ton Frsm the Citizens,

ton Frsm the Citizens.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 10.-Eleven peo-
pie dead, twenty six missing and nine
teen injured and property loss of ST.,
100000, with about S1,OOO,OOO insur-
ance. is the awful record of the big fire
Of last night.
The following is a revised list of the
dead, injured and missing:
DEAD.
Police Lieutenant 4. J. Berry.
John McHanna.
VIM. Scott, Jr.
Stanley Stitz.
John 'Dwyer.
George Ioveless.
VIM. Smith.
Albert A Wolf.
Thomas Claffey.
William l.. Wallchabenstein, and an
unknown. supposed to be John Scott, the
Youngest son Of the President of the
Chautauqua Ice Company.
THE INJURED.
Robert RosamOnd, single, aged 40
wears. lieutenant of Engine Company No.
>. right foot crushed Leg amputated
below the knee, at Homeopathic Hospi-
tai. He was also bruised about the
body.
Owen X. Fielder. aged Is, compound
fracture of the right leg.
George Douglass, 30 years, of Belle
vne. unconscious. 1t is thought he re-
,eiKed internal injuries.
Owen MuIlehan, married, so years old,
lacerated scalp.
Wm. Fleming, 81 years old, single,
confusion of body and scalp wound.
Joseph Headley. aged 50 years, bruis-
ed about body and head.
Kit Wilson, 36 years, of Paducah,
Ky, received injuries about the head.
not fatal.
Robert Dobson, 35 years, badly injur-
cd about head and body.
captain j. A. A. Brown, Superintcn-
dent of the Bureau of Building Inspec-
ton, right leg cut and bruised.
Peter Malone, aged % years, slightly
injured about legs.
Davis Stewart, aged %, badly cut by
falling bricks.
VIM. Desmuke, aged 33 years, injured
about the head and shoulders.
Charles Wilson, struck by falling
bricks and seriously hurt.
Peter Malone, leg broken.
Police Officer Rogers, cut and bruised
and injured internally.
Mrs. Mary Desmuke aged 33,cut about
head and arms and hurt internally.
Charles Simon, aged 20, travelling
salesman of Cincinnati, badly cut on
head by brick.
George King, Engineer, No. Z Engine
Company, scalp wound and bruises.
John Hunter. Stoker, No. Engine
Company, bruised and both ankles
sprained.
TILE MISSING.
George Newman, Fire Inspector of
Philadelphia Gas Company.
William Doran.
William Finch.
Edward DOnnelly.
Chris Schriver.
james r. Morrison.
Prof. James Moxan, Organist Evan
sclical Lutheran church, BrushtOn, Pa.
ID. Il. Weckerly.
John Gerry.
George Mcdonald.
Jack Farrel.
Samuel Mclaughlin.
Jacob Booth and Il party of four COM
panions who were i'll a saloon on Penn
sylvania avenue when the wall crushed
the building are missing and are sup
posed to he under the debris.
Mrs Mary McFadden, with her fami-
ly Of eight children are also supposed
to he under the fallen wall. They lived
in house on Mulberry Alley, which
was crushed. Nothing has been seen of
them since the explosion last night and
it is believed all are dead.
All day long fremcn, policemen and
other city employees have been working
at the risk of their lives, but up to right
fall little progress had been made in
clearing away the debris. The work will
he continued without cessation until it
is known that no bodies Temain buried.
Rlackened walls tower from the midst
of heaps Of smOuldering rubbish, threat
ening to tOpple over at any minute
Twenty streams are constantly playing
on the still burning ruins.
Mayor Ford this afternoon, realizing
that some of the worst features of the
calamity are yet TO come, so far as the
dood and heads of families are concern
cd and that many will he in need of
nromnt aid. issued a public letter, sug-
,esting subscriptions from the citizens
for distribution among the needy vic
tins.
T'bere is no reason to change last
nights estimate of the aggregate loss
tn n,,operty. 1t is difficult TO get figures
but insurance experts say that it will be
at leaet 81. 100000 and may he more.
Some of the individual losses known
11P.