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 Nvea-
ther, Which Lessons Flow of Water
But Brings Much Suffering.

Pittshurs, Feb. l7.-Wlth great roar,
two brick dwelling houses, Nos. 90 and
"a Penn 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 nylng debris and is other persons
'''NiE esv''rSa s~.-o crushed 40
death, All but Anderson ,,,a,,e, =.
the street in their night clorl.erl ,,,s,
moment before the building fell in Il
heaa.
For some time great excitement pre-
Vallea as 1t was reported many per-
sons son. had been burid. Hurried calls for
ponce reserves, ambulances and fire.
men were sent in and search of the
ruins begun.
SEARCH REVEALS VICTIM.
Anderson's voice could be heard cali
ing for help and frantic efforts we're
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
jEred.
AFTER several hours work he was re-
leased and sent to a hospital where it
WAS later stated he would recover.
Inc escape OF the other occupants was
miraculous. The loud cracking of TIN,
walls few minutes before the houxes
collapsed served as a warning and say
ed all from being crushed. The passing
HOOD was responsible for the accident
The foundations OF both dwellings
which We're old. had been weakened
oy the high water. causing them 10
COLLAPSE.
K OTHER BUILDINGS IN DANGER.
other buildings in the vicinity are
IN a axe condition and building in
sPectors are making a thorough exan
ihaton OF the places today.
Al ~ o'clock this morning the rivers
,, s lanen TO about 24Ia feet They
continued to recede slowly and by ea,.l,,
this afternoon the water will be below
me daflger mark of % feet.
SuHrihs among the flood yictins ia
n'eiisa To-Day owing to the cold wealth
n All charitable organizations are An
sased IN alleviating the misery. Re-
~ 70 afe pelng received showing the
itIilaee TO be widespread and heavy.
..Verywhere in the flood district to5ss,
AS the water recedes, hundreds Of na,,
IRE put TO work pumping water fron,
'silals ana cleaning the debris from ~,
ON Tho ,or,,, la s6HB
-, 20 uistrlputins food and coal to the
imprisoned families For this pIrnosa
200 ioayes OF bread and 1000 mounds ~
bologna were secured last night ~
ne manufacturing district q general
ieahing up is in progress The mills
we're not as seriously crippled as In
ast MOODS ana majority OF them ara
n operation today.
Great amounts OF eooSs ba,a 49,
estroyed by water In the hasene,,t
business houses down town hut
locks valued at hundreds OF thousands
I dollars were removed TO places az
Niety and the loss in this respect "a
'nch smaller than in previous years.
HIM ROBINSON cRUsoE.
AT western Pennsylvania uoints
oove the city tho water has receded
ON the lowlnnds and a restoration
normal conditions Is under way.
Inc bouy or one man was found
oanng In the river today and two
hers are missing. Two houses In
as badly injured.
over 10000 men are Temporarily
rown out OF work and this great mum.
u so suddenly added to the army
the unemployed is resulting in wide
read suffering. Thousands OF per
ms are living in the second floors OF
cir homes and patrolmen In skins
9 distributing the necessarles OF
IN ono OF the homes a woman eaye
'th 10 child today and II has bean
med Robinso Crusoe To reach the
use the physician had 20 use q skin
d ladder.