Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-17
MANY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
Occupants Pinned in Debris Res
cued by Police and Am
bulance Corps.
Hope Is Seen, However, in Cold Wca-
Their, Which Lessons Flow of Water
But Brings Much Suffering.

Pittshurg, Feb. 17.--with a great roar,
two brick dwelling houses, Nos. % and
"a Fem avenue. in the district mum
dated by the flood waters. collapsed
early today and fell into the street.
A score of occupants. warned by the
cracking walls. barely had time to
reach the streets before tons of brick
and plaster tumbled into the streets.
U. S. Anderson was cut and bruised
by flying debris and IS other persons
--'.iiV"ly -ses'r,a N-i-,e crushed to
death All but Anderson rushed to
the street in their night clor.es inst
moment before the building fell in a
heap.
For some time great excitement pre-
vailed as 1t was reported many per-
sons had been burid. Hurried calls for
police reserves. ambulances and fire.
men We're sent in and search of the
ruins begun.
SEARCH REVEALS VICTIM.
Anderson's voice could be heard call
ing for help and frantic efforts were
made to release him, 1t was found the
man was wedged between heavy tim
bers in the basement and over him
were tons of brick and plaster braced
IN such manner however, that he
was entombed but not seriously in
jrred
After several hours work he was re-
leased and sent to hospital where il
was later stated he would recover.
The escape of the other occupants was
miraculous. The loud cracking of the
walls u few minutes before the houses
collapsed served as warning and saw
ed all from being crushed. The passing
Hood was responsible for the accident.
The foundations of both dwellings
which were old, had been weakened
by the high water. causing them 10
collapse.
OTHER BUILDINGS IN DANGER.
Other buildings in the vicinity are
IN like condition and building In
spectors are making thorough exam
NATION OF the places today
Az ~ o'clock this morning the rivers
hau tailen TO about 24Ia feet. They
continued TO recede slowly and by early
TINS afternoon the water will be below
the danger mark of % feet.
SuHring among the food victims is
intense today owing to the cold wealth.
er. All charitable organizations are en-
gagged IN alternating the misery RE-
ports are being received showing the
damage to be widespread and heavy.
scenes OF activity are In evidence
AS the water recedes. hundreds OF men
are put to work pumping water from
cellars and cleaning the debris from tha
streets A'StiIs
On the north side patroimen in skins
are distributing food and coal to the
imprisoned families. For this purpose
1000 leaves OF bread and 1000 pounds OF
the manufacturing district a general
cleaning up is in progress. The mills
were not as seriously crippled as In
past floods and majority OF them are
IN operation today.
Great amounts of goods have been
iestroyed by water In the basement
u business houses down town bur
stocks valued at hundreds of thousands
n dollars we're removed to places OF
SAFETY and the loss in this respect Ia
much smaller than in previous years.
NAMED HIM ROBINSON cRUsoE
At western Pennsylvania points
Lboye the city the water has rece led
rom the loWlRnds and n restoration
Il normal conditions Is under way.
The body of one man was found
Ioatng in the river today and two
theirs are missing. Two houses In
'enn avenue collapsed and ono man
'as badly Injured.
over 10000 men are temporarily
brown out Of work and this great num-
er so suddenly added TO the army
I the unemployed is resulting In wide-
pread suffering Thousands OF per-
ons are living in the second noors OF
heir homes and patrolmen in skins
re distributing the necessaries OF
10.
In ono of the homes woman gave
%, gl,l
AIMED Robinso Crusoe. To reach the
ouse the physician had 20 use a skin
nd ladder