Nature's Giant Point Injury Report at West Penn Hospital
A partially legible accident note lists injuries including scalp wounds and bruises. Names appear with ages around 35 and connections to Charles McEwen Weldin's offices, Pennsylvania Company, and Jesienor Allegheny. One worker identified as Philip Gemmel was seen near the building before the incident but not employed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn Hopital
Mathicn Ras
Golpex
Charles McEwex
Weldin's
Pennsylvania
Jesiienor
Allegheny
Philip Gemmel
Forty Eighth Street
Samce
Brows
Allerhen
Was There Negligence Behind the Building Collapse
The Mason family questions whether negligence or the new building’s weak construction caused the crash. Officials and builders debate mortar quality, winter curing, wind force, and proper bracing as causes, with experts noting the open front and alleged inadequate supports may have contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Mason
Weldin
Diamond Alley
Walsh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Smithford
Water Streets
Contractor’s Reflections After Building Collapse and Missing Men
Contractor John Huckenstein returns from Greensburg amid a cyclone wreck at a Willey building site. He defends materials and design, cites strong walls, and notes his son John Jr and other workers missing or injured, while Dixon endorses work quality and weather impacts on mortar set.
Frightful Cyclone Visit Shocked Pittsburg City
A Weather Bureau chief explains a sudden cyclone that struck Pittsburg yesterday. The storm, centered near Chicago, reached the city in about four hours with gusts around 40 to 49 miles per hour and a predicted hurricane, illustrating the rapid travel of cyclone centers and their powerful air currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Stewart
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Washington
Stuart
Narrow escape in Weldin's store collapse
H. B. Brinkman of Weldin and Co. tells of a sudden rear wall failure that buried four employees and two boys while eight customers and staff scrambled for the door. The front of the store then collapsed, and dust and timber crashed as a cyclone of wind and rain roared outside. Birney narrowly avoided death by turning away from the washstand just before the catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Brinkman
Birney
Weldin & Co
Brinkman
Weldin
Goehring
H. Lee Mason
St. Charles
Winans
Hall
Pittsburg Weather Turmoil and Predicted Blizzard Warnings
A dramatic weather event in Pittsburg saw temperatures drop from 54 to 41 with a record low barometer of 29.08 signaling a severe wind storm and imminent blizzard. Dr. W J Holland, noted meteorologist, linked the blast to unusually high Ohio and Western Pennsylvania temperatures creating a polar air influx and destructive winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
W. J. Holland
Oakland
Holland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fortunate Escape At Weldin's Store Collapse
Howard Ralph recalls the Weldin's store accident at 12:20 with 25 to 30 present. A dust cloud and debris filled the rear, rescuers pulled out Charles Petticord and Weldin S Mason, both severely injured. Several others were trapped or missing, with staff not present during the disaster and the building's upper floors ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Ralph
Weldin
Dispatch
Miss Metcalf
Store Accident Hurts Customer. Doctor Responds Quickly
A store accident left a customer badly hurt and another slightly injured while all victims faced delays in medical help. Crowds of willing bystanders aided the injured as doctors were hard to summon, with Backofen's telephoning for aid and Dr. King arriving promptly to treat a boy with a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut
Backofen’s
Dr. King
The Oakland Storm Causes Widespread Destruction
In Oakland a fierce gale along Fifth avenue from Sobo hill uprooted trees and damaged structures. At Bellefield schoolroom No 14 windows and desks were destroyed. pupil Blanche Hazlett and Miss Louisa Hill were briefly injured. A brick house under construction and several others suffered major damage as fences and chimneys collapsed. Trees fell near Oakland power plant and on Oakland avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Fifth Avenue
Sobo Hill
Bellefield School
Louisa Hill
Blanche Hazlett
John Hazlett
The
Leader
Smith
Miss Hazlett
Campbell Express Company
Meyran Avenue
Oakland Avenue
Oakland Park
Mr. Dick
H. Colwes
Forbes and
Atwood Streets
Dr. Holland
McGinness, Herleby & Co
Soho Hill
Bellefield Church
Power House
Severe Southside Wind Destroys Roofs and Damages Telephones
The storm tore the roof from the Twelfth Street Market House front and toppled wires at the Southside telephone station causing citywide outages for days. Wires hung perilously as crews repaired lines and replaced the office to the First National Bank building. At Republican Iron Works a crane mishap injured Israel Clark, a 23 year old English worker, who was taken to Mercy Hospital with a severe head injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Street Market House
Medzgar
First National Bank
Republican Iron Works
Twenty Fifth Street
Israel Clark
Wolverhampton
Mercy Hospital
Severe storm leaves chimney tops broken and houses damaged
The Mount Washington and Mount Oliver areas along Boggs Avenue Southern Avenue and Grandview Avenue report widespread storm damage with toppled chimneys broken windows and structures uprooted from foundations. Allentown St Clair Township and Brownsville Road areas also suffer significant effects with fragile buildings damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Washington
Mount Oliver
Allentown
Soda. Clair
Boggs Avenue
Southern Avenue
Grandview Avenue
St. Clair Township
Brownsville Road
Two Victims Hospitalized After Mercy Visit
A reporter found two injured men in Mercy Hospital's surgical ward. Dr J C Hierholzer said Owen Donnelly a 23 year old bricklayer from Allegheny and Joe Genring a 16 year old Weldin Co worker were bruised and internal injuries were suspected but not life threatening. Genring was found around 7 pm and told rescuers of his imprisonment before being taken to the hospital just before 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Petticord
Weldin S. Mason
Drs. King
Thomas McKennan
Mason
Elmer E. McKeown
Allegheny
Chane Mele Packer
McKeown
Joe Gearing
Mercy Hospital
J. C. Hierholzer
Owen Donnelly
Joe Genring
Weldin & Co's
Donnelly
Gearing
Purchasers In Weldin's Praise the Clerks for Courage
Miss Metcalf daughter of Mr William Metcalf and her cousin were in Weldins store during the accident They pressed handkerchiefs to their mouths as dust cleared and were moved to Backofens store then home Both deny being injured and commend the clerks courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Metcalf
William Metcalf
Weldin
Backofen
Indies
Cyclone Leaves Laughter Amidst Ruin in City Misfortune
A drizzly day ends with a playful yet violent cyclone that scatters umbrellas hats and even knocks a scaffolding board on a fashionably dressed passerby. Painter Ben Graham humorously laments his sign missing after the storm while claims of a personal paint shop rise in jest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street
Westinghouse
Torren
Ben Graham
Penn Avenue
The Southside Storm Damages Streets and Buildings
A Southside cyclone caused scattered damage with no loss of life. Browns Town sheds at Lanz & Co. were blown away and Cook & Graham’s sawmill was hurled across the river. Stretches of Carson Street suffered chimney and window damage. a church turret toppled. Kummler’s awning ripped free and raced down the block, spooking a horse that was later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Lanz & Co
Cook & Graham
South Thirty Second Street
Hela
Jones & Laughlins
American Iron Works
St. Peter’ Roman Catholic Church
Sarah and
South Twenty-eighth Street
Carson Street
Squire Hartman
le Murphy
Kummler
Warson
Nineteenth Street
Temporary Stoppage of Western Union Business Amid Cyclone Storm
The Western Union Telegraph building faced hours of confusion as all lines failed during a cyclone. Wire chiefs Mays and Bjuemiller quickly reestablished circuits to major cities while crack operators rushed news of the storm and possible disaster. Observation from Markle near the Diamond noted a brick wall topple and a dust cloud resembling a fire outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Mays
Bjuemiller
Windy cyclone damages on Penn Avenue cause loss and one death
A cyclone tore through Out Penn Avenue with roofs ripped from Shoenberger's mill on Sixteenth Street and tin stripped from house roofs. The Union Nut and Bolt Company's new building on Forty-seventh Street collapsed, killing a carpenter named William Hein who was inside. Damage estimated at $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue
Shoenberger
Sixteenth Street
Nut and Bolt
Forty-seventh Street
McIntosh, Hemphill & Co
Union Nut and Bolt Company
William Hein
Was James Gamel of Brooklyn Buried in the Ruins
At about 10 p m a group sought James Gamel who lived in Brooklyn and boarded on Forty eighth street They followed a search to near the catastrophe ruins but the trail was lost and station staff had no further information about his fate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Huckenstein
Greensburg
John Hackenstein, Jr
DisPatch
Fairmount Street
Allegheny
Barney O'Connor
O'Connor
Central Station
James Gamel
Brooklyn
Forty Eighth Street
Wind damages Westinghouse Airbrake Works at Wilmerding
Wind damaged two 500 foot long buildings at the Westinghouse Airbrake Works in Wilmerding near Turtle Creek. One width is 80 feet and the other is unknown. Ends blew down about 1 o'clock, leaving remaining walls exposed and the total loss estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Wilmerding Station
Turtle Creek
Office walls collapse at Fort Pitt factory
A portion of the Fort Pitt foundry at McIntosh, Hemphill & Co. in the Thirteenth and Etna streets area fell in causing a loss of 5000 dollars to the firm. The debris struck Zag & Co.'s office, smashing it, but remarkably no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Pitt
McIntosh, Hemphill & Co
Thirteenth
Etna Streets
Zag & Co
Reckless Storm Wrecks Glenfield and East End Structures
A ferocious windstorm toppled two Glenfield oil derricks and ripped tin roofs from the Zug & Co mill and Rush House. Widespread damage followed through Liberty Street, U P Church, fences, signs, and wires. A patrol box, billboard, and a chimney collapsed. a packet ship grounded briefly. children sheltered in schools as chaos spread. Two notable locals, J. E. Williams and Al Scandrett, narrowly escaped harm as debris flew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenfield
Zug & Co
Rush House
Liberty Street
U.P
Egoram
Wilmot Street Bridge
Mercy Hospital
Keystone Salt Works
West End
Stevenson
Katie Stockdale
Jons Campbell
Postal
Sixth Street
Grant Street
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Twenty-ninth Street
Yester
Smith
Lacock Street
Allegheny
Shadyside
Mubeeray
Wabash Avenue
Thirty-sixth Ward
Wilmot Street
Negrey and
Stanton Avenues
J. B. Williams
Weldin
Reine- Swan
Chamber of Commerce
Pate
Williams
Brace Boycott Case Hears Testimony on K of L Proposition
In Brace Bros equity hearing, laundryman W C Fisher testified about a January 7 meeting in the District Assembly of the K of L on Wood Street. He said the aim was to win Brace Bros. custom through K of L support, with a committee to distribute work among other laundrymen. The testimony continues as court adjourns to next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brace Bros. Equity
M. A. Woodward
W.C. Fisher
District Assembly of the
K. of L
Wood Street
Brace
Phillips
Kinits
Brace Bros
Mohn
Bruce ‘Bros
Pfeifer
Pittsburg Coal Operators Name Delegates for Indy Meeting
Pittsburg coal operators met at the Monongahela House to elect delegates to the Inter State Convention of miners and operators in Indianapolis next month. Alexander Patterson presided with forty delegates present. L Robbins of Jumbo Coal and W P De Armitt of New York on Cleveland Gas Coal were chosen as delegates with two alternates each. George Schleuderburg and John Blythe named to the Inter State Board. Delegates are expected to seek continuance of current mining rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Monongahela House
Indianapolis
Alexander Patterson
L. Robbins
Jumbo Coal Company
W. P. de Armitt
New York
Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Delega
Messrs
U Andrews
Anderson
I Reisinger
John M. Risher
George W. Schleuderburg
John Blythe
Inter- State Board
River Improvement Bids for Monongahela and Red Bank Dike
Bids for dam number 8 on the Monongahela and the Red Bank dike on the Allegheny were opened by Colonel W.E. Merrill in Cincinnati on January 1889. Bidders include C. J. McDonald and Andrew W. McDonald of Penn Avenue, and John J. Stripman of Washington DC with $313,683.35 as the low bid for Red Bank dike and P. J. Mack and G. A. Mack of Kittanning with $42,288.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela River
Colonel WE. Merrill
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. J. McDonald
Penn Avenue
Andrew W. McDonald
Kittanning
December Mortality in Pittsburg Reported by Health Bureau
Health Bureau Superintendent McKelvy reports Pittsburg saw 259 deaths in December with a 15 per 1000 annual rate. Among decedents 63 were under one year old, 149 native Americans, 15 colored. Diphtheria caused 8 deaths, typhoid 20, consumption 25, and 2 from violent causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKelvy
Health Bureau
Pittsburg
Land Sreara
Great Cutting Contest At Busy Bee Hive
Prices sliced across winter goods with wide sacri fice. Ladies markets jackets jerseys hoods shawls cashmere flannel wraps and more offered at cut prices this week at Busy Bee Hive corner Sixth and Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth
Liberty
The Cloakroom Bargains To Day and Winter Sales
The ad touts markdowns on colored cloth jackets, plush wraps, and longcloths at $19. It mentions Jos Horne Co on Penn Avenue resuming business Thursday January 10 after accident damage. Rosalia flour from Whitmyre Co. is advertised. The Turn of the Year sale converts winter goods to cash with marked down dresses, velvets, black dress goods, and silk bargains drawing many buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenner
Jos
Dr. Harry S. McKennan Dies in Washington PA
The son of Hon. William S. McKennan of the U S Court, Dr. Harry S. McKennan was found dead by asphyxiation in his room in Washington Pennsylvania. He previously served as physician at West Penn Hospital and was highly regarded for his modest demeanor and scientific skill. His death is mourned by many in social and professional circles in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. S. McKennan
U.S. Court
Harry S. McKennan
Washington
Harry McKennan
West Penn Hospital
Young English crane man fatally injured at mill
Israel Clark, a crane hand at the Republican Iron Works on the Southside, was probably fatally injured yesterday when the crane swung and struck him in the face and head as four men attempted to wind iron casting. Dr. Scott attended and sent him to the seer Hospital. the doctor said he is likely to die. Clark had recently arrived from England and had worked at the mill since last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Clark
Republican Iron Works
Clark
Scott
Seer
Wind Damage Blows Down Fences and Smokestacks in Allegheny
A wind storm caused minor damage in Allegheny with several fences and trees blown down. The limehouse smokestack owned by James Hunter collapsed and a two foot fence on Marion avenue was scattered along the sidewalk. The Government building fence also fell about 7 30 PM injuring six passersby lightly as the Chronicle Telegraph building billboard was toppled earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murrysville
Philadelphia Company
Tris
Amend’s
West Carson Street
Penn Avenue
Smithfield Street
Weldin's
The
Register’s Office
Allegheny
James Hunter
Limehouse
Marion Avenue
Chronicle-Telegraph
Bear trap project at Davis Island dam halted after amounts spent
Congress appropriated 23000 for a bear trap at the Ohio Davis Island dam. The funds are exhausted and work is suspended indefinitely. An official said river and arbor pass duties remain, with a possible new appropriation of unknown size. completion would require far more. About 100 men lose jobs due to the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ohio
Davis Island
Arbor Pass
Missing man James Hughes Feared Diamond Street Disaster Victim
Report from the Twenty eighth ward station house states James Hughes of South Seventeenth Street is missing since last night and is feared to be among those harmed in the Diamond street disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-eighth Ward
James Hughes
South Seventeenth Street
Diamond Street
Benefit Performance for Accident Sufferers at Casino Museum
The Casino Museum hosts a benefit on Friday morning and afternoon to aid those harmed by the accident. Local patrons gather to support the relief effort and contribute to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casino Museum
Canada to Be Electrified with 3000 Light Plant
The Westinghouse Electric Company won a contract to light Toronto, Canada, with 3,000 electric lights. The plant will be operated by the Toronto Gas and will rival Pittsburg in size and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric Company
Toronto
Conthus
Pittabusg
Fine pianos and organs on display at Fifth Avenue shop
Grand display of pianos and organs shows a Knabe upright in a Fifth Avenue window priced at 1000 dollars. The store offers many designs from 175 dollars with convenient payment terms as part of a continuing Christmas stock display at 8 Hamiltony, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knabe & Co
Fifth Avenue
Roabe & Co
Cam
HaMiLtoy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nature
Herery Lee Mason, Sr
Frank
Diamond Aller
Hugh Ferguson
Ferguson
A. C. Douthitt
Douthitt Bros
Hackestine
Meenaberg
Lust Aight
Dixon
Huckenstein
Willey
Huck Fe
Jobricklavers
Joan Huckenstein, Jr
John Donnelly
Harry Faulkner
Maurice Ryan
Leonard Shifthouse
Thomas Lemon
Ernest Reinhart
George Blendinger
Michael Ryan
Thomas McKee
Richard Carroll
David Courtney
John Q. Barber
W. Springer
Jacob Galuce
John Rideout
Thomas Jones
Thomas
FP Cronnell
Shuthouse
Blendinger
Carroll
Courtney
Barber
Springer
Galluce
Jones
Chris G. Dixon
Sas
Hockenstein
Kare
Weldin’s
Common Council
Professor Lackey
Charles Reisfar
Br. J. J. Read
Fourth Avenue
Charles Little
Fred Smith
Builictia
Monongakela River
Bbrooklyn
Wilmerding
Samuel Slinger
RGU Ne Teeee
Resaca
Alleghen Lambert
Wylie Avenue
Vincents Perry
Pall IY
Fort Pitt
Monongahhela Dam
Red Bank Dike
the Health Bureau
Watch Daily Papers
P.C. C.C
Cor. Grant and
Diamond Sts
New Court House
Whitmyre & Co
Thirty-eighth Street
Ancey Valley Railroad
Newmarket
Cape
Heard, Biber & Easton
Market Street
Jss
Trseu
Horne
Penn Ave
Janu
Ornt
Derwear
Mark Downs
JOS. Horne & CO
Harry
Wrennan
SiDess
Dis Patch
New Building
Hamilton
Thirty-eighth Street and
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Laptes
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