New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-24
Distressing Casualty Mt Newark-fos'-
ponement OF the Wing Mass Meeting

ponement OF the Wing Mass Meeting
The Wing Mass Meeting at Newark on satu'-
day afternoon having been adjourned to The Court
House in consequence OF the lowering weather
was suddenly dispersed oy the falling OF the tenn
porary staging, at the moment that the Speaker
the Clay Club Committee. &c &c. were ABOUT
to take possession Of 1t, and the crushing TO death
Of little boy who was under one corner OF 1t as
il fell. The meeting would have bean very
large one, Notwithstanding the ram, winch lei! At
frequent intervals. At about four o'clock The
main procession extended from Broad-stFeet to the
Court House, and numbered probably from three
10 four thousand Shortly after the Orange Del
epston arrived in great numbers, and then the
very large Delegation from Elizabethtown' win
banners and music. Al this moment Messrs.
J,RN.c,S, HARDIN, and other speakers, escoFed
By Inc Clay Club, arrived on the ground from the
residence OF Gov. Pennington IN High street, and
were about 20 mount the platform, upon winch
were already stationed severa! reporters and
band of music, when !, 'ell. The only vcum Of
the accden. was the poor lutte fellow we have
alluded TO. lie was very interesting little boy,
a-oa, eleven years old, The son Of Iir. SIMON Pass
more, currier. 80 9 Calnarne-sireet, { very ~or
Inv and respectable cltzen Of Newark. Ills mead
was horribly crushed and mzngcd, aud ne Died
instantly.
THIS sad catastrophe threw sndden gloom oyer
the vast concourse WHO were Sill rapidly assemb
linz. and every one seemed to feel that this was
not an appropriate time for political gathering or
FOR the expression OF those feelings Of triumph
ant enthusiasm with which every bosom had been
rife. Silently the crowd dispersed and subsc-
cuen,ly portion of them collected again IN front
Of the Park House, where joins P. JACKSON Esq
informed them in a few words that the gentlemen
who had intended to address them were SO greatly
depressed by the sad accident that had occurred
as to totally unf. them for speaking, and they
begged the meeting to receive their excuses. Nh
Jackson continued, that, such was the desire OF
the citizens of New. Jersey to hear these gentle
men-and especially M. Jarnagn, concern
ing the political career and sentiments Of MI
Polk-that he had consented to remain until
Tuesday evening, when he would speak OF these
points at the Park House, at o'clock. Ii was
hoped that Mr.. Hardin also would find itPossib!e
TO remain. There will doubtless be a glorious
gathering on this occasion; as the Wings of
Newark, Orange and Elizabcthtown have evinccd
AN unmistakable determination to make demon
stra,ion whose influence will be felt throughout
the State and Union. Tonight Mr.. Jarnagln
| ,ho NTI,;r- Hu-linUion.
The accident which 50 sadly dispersed this
meeting was entirely the result Of the grosscst
and most inexcusabc careessness on the part OF
whoever was entrusted with the duty OF erecting
the platform. At the time it fell there were not
more than twenty individuals upon 1t, whose
weight, it would seem, should have made no I'M
preston whatever upon platform erected large
enough to have accommodated easily two hun
dred men, One minute bcforcit fell there were at
least thirty and probably fifty boys under 1t, and
running in and out. The music of the Eliza
BEETHOVEN procession attracted them outside, and
the little fellow who was killed was running out
after the others, when lie was caught Just at the
corner by 2 falling timber, and his head and face
damned into shapeieSs mass-hs brains lying
upon the ground, aud one of the bones of his skull
splitting off and rolling several feet away. The
name Of the person who constructed the wretched
piece of work which caused this calamity, we
were informed by a gentleman Of Newark, is
Luther Tucker. We feel it an imperative duty
10 admnisterto him the punishment Of thus CIV
ing his lame to the public.
We enireat those who have the charge of get
ting up Public Meetings to see that no platform
or staging is erected which is not abundanlly
strong, and that 30 person is engaged to con.
sruct one whose fidelity and capacity may not
be implicitly relied on.
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