The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-27 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY.

This melancholy catastrophe, we regret to state,
has not been unattended with fatal consequences.
The name of the sufferer to whom the injuries re-
ceived proved fatal is Miss Adelaide Fallen, the
matron of the Milbank Penitentiary, who expired
this morning, at half-past 11, in the Westminster
Hospital, despite the greatest exertions of the me-
dical attendants. Another inmate of the institu-
tion, an aged female, whose name is unknown, lies
in such a hopeless state, that Mr. St. Albin Hawkin,
the house surgeon, despairs of her recovery.
The number, of sufferers at present in Westmin-
ster Hospital amounts to 26, 16 of whom were ad-
mitted last night and nine this morning, most of
whom, with the exception we have stated, are doing
well.

Superintendent Gibbs and Inspector Hawkins,
with several constables, aided by a body of labourers,
have turned over the whole of the ruins ; and
although it was strongly reported that at least three
bodies were buried beneath, we are happy to say
such is not the case, at least nothing has been dis-
covered after the most minute search. The heap of
torn wearing apparel, such as shawls, bonnets,
boots, shoes, &c., presents a very melancholy spec-
tacle, especially as relatives come up to make in-
quiries respecting many of their friends now from
home.

Intelligence of the death of Miss Fallen has been
forwarded to the coroner, so a full and searching
inquiry will be made into the whole of the circum-
stances connected with the calamity.

The following is a list of the persons most severely
injured at present lying at the Westminster Hos-
pital :
Mary Ansbury, fractured arm, fractured ribs, and con-
cussion of the brain; this is a very serious case.
A woman whose name is unknown, and who has not yet
been identified in any way, has fractured ribs, severe
comminuted fracture of the leg, and fractured arm. She
has been insensible ever since she was brought into the
hospital, and no hopes whatever can be reasonably enter-
tained of her recovery.
Ann Keeley has sustained a compound comminuted
fracture on the nasal and maxilliary bones, and severe
lacerated wound in the face. This is also a chse which
is also hopeless.
Eliza Shaw has also a lacerated wound on the forehead,
a fracture on the frontal bone and concussion on the brain.
The surgeon gives but very little hope of this case.
Mary Neil has fractured ribs and lacerated wound on
the face.
Mary Cooper has comminuted fracture of the clavicle,
fractured ribs, and lacerated wound on the forehead.
Agnes Magrath, a little girl, hus fractured ribs and frac-
tured humerus.

James Magrath, father of the above-mentioned patient,
has fractured scapula, and his foot has sustained severe

injuries.

Margaret Downing has compound fracture of the arm
and concussion of the spine ; this is another' case which
it is much to be feared will have a fatal termination.
Ellen Shaw, sister of the previously mentioned inmate
of the hospital, has severe lacerated wound in the arm and
concussion of the spine, injuries which, like those of her
sister, have but slight hopes of a favourable result.
Bridget Lench has fractured femur and severe contusions
of her back and side.
Kate Scammerton has fractured clavicle, fractured arm,
and severe contusions of the leg and foot.
Michael Murphy, fracture at the base of the brain and
fractured ribs.
Robert Howell, concussion of the spine and other in-
juries.

We are requested to state that subscriptions for the re-
lief of the more destitute sufferers by this terrible occur-
rence are being received at the Charing-cross branch of the
National Bank.

After a perusal of the foregoing account of this very
lamentable catastrophe of last evening, our readers
will be interested to glance at the following extract,
taken from a book which is but just published, the
third and concluding volume of Mr. Charles
Knight's Autobiography. The passage refers to an
incident in one of the provincial theatrical expedi-
tions undertaken by Mr. Charles Dickens and his
amateur company of comedians. Speaking of
Sunderland, Mr. Knight says :

We had arrived there from Newcastle in the middle of the
day, and found that Charles Dickens, who had started early to
walk, was busied at the Musical Hall making the necessary
arrangements. It had been recently erected ; had never
been used; and was in some parts not completely finished.
Our manager was a long while absent, but at length he
came to the inn, looking jaded and anxious, and, what was
very unusual, depressed in spirits. He called me aside and
told me that there was a notion amongst some people in the
town that the place would fall down. The recollection of
the catastrophe in the Brunswick theatre was full upon his
mind ; but he had done all that man could do save stopping
the performances. He had gone over the building with a
surveyor, who had assured him that all was safe. Several
of us went with him early to the Hall, examined under his
advice all the modes of getting out connected with the
stage, and at the same time were urged not to talk about
about our fears so that the ladies might be alarmed. The
place was crowded. The performances went on, Our
manager struggled with his nerves, and kept them under ;
but I saw upon him all night the effect of the apprehension.
There were at least a thousand people present, and when
they huzzaed and stamped their feet till the roof shook
again, we turned to each other, and heartily wished the
night was over. Between the fear and the excitement of

the popular demon§tration, everybody had a racking head•
ache.