The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-12
plTTsBuRCIl'S DISASTER.
Eleven Known Dead, and the Number
Placsd a, siis,inEis 3s-ono More fiody
lttcovered Last Might.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
work OF searching for bodies In the ruins
OF Wednesday nights awful fire was
continued through last night by 200
men, but no more bodies were found
until midnight. The debris is still piled
ten feet high. however, and as moro
than a score OF people are siill missing,
the work will be continued without ces-
sallon until II Is positively known that
no more dead are buried underneath the
debris.
Thn, more people were killed Chiet
Humphr!es, OF the fire department., says
there can be no doubt. He saw the
walls 10 down In the midst OF q great
mass OF humanity huddlcd together In
u small space, and while hc did not care
to estimate the number killed. he says
II will be largely In excess OF any est!.
mate yet made. 3t#
The search for the bodies Is attended
by great danger. not molly from weak
cned walls, but from 12j tanks of AMY
drade known to be still in the smoul-
dering ruins. Anlydrade IL ammonia In
Its most powerful state, md Its ignl-
tion would result in an explosion which
would cause lncalculablc disaster. The
llremen are keeping number of
streams constantly playing on this part
of the building. II Is thought that pre-.
cautionary methods Will avert further
disaster.
Mrs. McFaddcn and her family OF
eight children. who were believed to
have been buried under the walls, are
safe. They were found living II short
distance from the scene OF the disaster,
having moved from Mulberry alley only
few days before
Michael O'Hearn, OF Oil City, and
James Bcrerly. OF Grafton, who were
among the missing. have also turned
up. O'Hearn was visiting friends In AL
legheny. and Bercrly was taken sud-
denly III and is In Mercy hospital.
As result OF the catastrophe move
ment to prevent the storage in quantl-
ties OF bonded liquor or ammonia with
In the corporate limits OF the city have
been commenced. Safety Director ]. o.
Brown has promised the people 10 see
to 1t that tho city councils will have n
chance TO pass on an Intended piece of
legislation TO this effect at the first
meeting held ut the municipal hall.
Most Of the Victims will he buried to-
morrow. The coroner's inquest will be-
gin on Monday. q,
The record Of the fire at this time Is:
Known dead. IL: missing. IS; injured,
IS; property loss, sl.6O0.00O; insurance
about sl.000.0UO.
Up to midnight one more body had
been recovered from the ruins. 1t was
that Of William Walrabcnstein. u milk
man. His body was badly mutilated,
but easily recognized by his clothing
The list OF missing is rapidly swelling.
the latest number being placed at IS.
The department Of public works has
advertised for additional men TO supple
ment the force already at work clearing
away the ruins. and by Tomorrow as
many men as can be put to work will
be employed and speedy clearing up
Is expected.
The body OF William Doran. one OF
the victims. awaits the disposition OF
his friends. who na yet have not c4ne
forward TO claim Tue remains. Doran's
brother. Edward J.. is in Chicago. but
eddderssHis unknown 10 the authori-
Ties here.