The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-14

the C~lszHisy ~. P~rkasss ssA.sI-t.s-.
Supposng thai the public would like 10 hear the mar
and happened 10 be present and xnessed the whole
catastrophe have concluded to give description Of the
my own signature as being convenient
form for the narrative than If were 10 publish Il In the
On Wednesday evening, list Maya the young ladies'
Of the school had prepared 10 celebrate the occasion with
parents and other friends to the exhibition The school
is in the second story Of The building with straight
stairway leading up from Fifth street. At the head OF
the stairs is door opening upon the right into the school,
room, where the exhibition was 10 take place. just to
the left OF the door, upon enering stage had been
ed the west end OF the room. being the end
remote from the street About eight O'Clock, the
young ladies' OF the school-Hear hundred in number
had assembled and were ranged in seats in front Of
the stage. In front OF the pupils were the audience
consisting OF perhaps hundred and fifty persons,
about one half owhom were ladies The exercises hal
progressed Tor about one hour, ana me Young ladies'
chiefly standings and having pressed up as near pos
sible TO the stage, when suddenly there a sharp
al the moment was that the stage was falling
But the there terrible crashing noise
and Immediately n front OF where was standing with
my wife, saw the floor crack and sink within two feet
OF us and instantly the whole floor IN front OF u.s. nclu
ding the stage, fell in with dreadful crash, and men,
women and children disappeared IRON our sight in the
winkng OF eye, mingled with the falling hmbers,
chairs book cases, and other furniture. knew that
two OF my childrena daughter Of sixteen, and son
a WIZ Me
whelmed in that terrible moment may be imagined, but
cannot be described Fortunately. marrow strip Of the
floor leading 10 the door remained 6rm, by which
were enabled to reach tae stairway We hurried down
TO the street, and l was amongst the inst who
Witnessed the terrible spectacle below On entering
the lower story, found that the falling mass had
crushed in the floor below and that the whole had been
precipitaied into the cellar, which discovered
partially filled with water There saw, mingled with
The fallen .mbers. OF al least one hundred human
beings-men, women, and misunderstanding, writing,
and struggling. whilst a the Time the most appalling
screams heard from those outside the building
mothers calling their children, husbands and brothers
uerng, in the most despairng accents, the names Of
their wives and sisters pray il may never be my for
tune 10 witness again such OF horror and anguish
To my great relief. however OF the hrst persons
whom recognised by the dim light on entering was my
daughter who had extrcated herself and was endeavor
ing to Chamber the fallen tiInbers. She was
taken out not seriously injured Vi the Tale Of my son
wholly ignorant tor more than an hour appeared
afterwards that he had fallen partially into the water
with several persons lying across his body but niracu
lousy escaped, without the slightest injury refer to
these details relating TO my own family only as an illus
tration OF many similar cases.
Gradually and hy the aid OF our gallant fremen the
dead the dying and the MANNED were removed from the
ruins and then came the recognition OF friends the re-
others sad and heart rendng beyond measure In
ring the scene, with all its attendant horrors, can
scarcely imagine how 50 many escaped with their lives
dred who thus buried amongst the fallen timbers,
SO few were seriously injured
The ST. Louis Intelgencer gives the following add.
,iona details OF the melancholy accident:
Some little exhibition which had been prepared before.
hand had commenced and young lady was the floor,
delivering an address, when suddenly loud, creaking
noise heard the rafers of The floor at the north end
OF the room gave way. and simultaneously the joists
parted the centre, and flooring josls, and the null
hude OF human beings precpilaed upon the floor
underneath The catastrophe did moi end here The
immense and sudden weight upon the second floor started
it, and in another instant the crowd thrown into the
cellar underneath The said TO have been
appalling Men. women, and children grasping at every
object, shrekipg and imporng hurried down, pel
neil together The cellar happened TO be filled with about
four feet of waiera sad circumstance, lady, Mrs
Pomeroy, who had been stunned in the TALL was thereby
drowned.
those who had suffered least Immediately commenced to
drag out the who had been stunned and otherwise
wounded.
We are enabled this morning lay before readers
complete list Of the persons injured, and to give full
account OF the damage sustained.
| Mrs. John Beakey, killed.
Mrs Pomeroy, wle Of Mr. Chester w Pomeroy, killed.
Miss Mary Abo, dangerously Injured, aud expected %
Miss Gum. niece OF Mr.. Jos Ridgley, slightly wounded
MI Chester Pomeroy badly wounded but not dangerous
He viii have entirely recovered IN the course OF Two
Miss Johnson teacher badly injured but fast recovering
Mr. r. A. Lsdue, slightly bruised
Mrs Maloy, mlliner, much bruised, but not danger
/ Mis-. Mary Pomeroy, eighty hurt.
| Miss sullivan, Two ribs on the right side broken.
Mrs Emanuel Block both legs fracturcd-one of them
two places Ds Mcdowell and Moore them twice yes
ierday morning Il was believed that they would have =
SCI them third time.
One man, name not known, supposed to have bis
back broken.
One child, known, said to have been drowned
Mr. Emanuel Block, slightly injured and recovering.
Miss Augusta Stuart step daughter OF Captain Paynef
was injured severely about the head and face.
niece Of Mrs. Mslloy, mill nsr, slightly bruised.
Ms Reed vile Of surveyor general Reed Of Iowa e
ing the other side, and slightly traciuring, Is be-
evcd the bone in s progress Miss Virginia Clark badly
bruised Mr.. Henry N. ohe.yen.. severely bruised; Miss
Barlow. also severely hurt Tue following persons have all
sustained some Sigh, injay. Ms 4. Carr; WHY
young slave Of Mr.. Isabel Silss Williams Miss Sarah
Knox; Mrs. Tucker; Dr. sykes; Miss Ann Atwood Mis-
Anna Wait; Miss Helen White Miss Loring Mas Elzr
beth Adams; VIM. Waters Mss Garter; Miss Kate CLARK
Mrs. Myron Leslie, daughter and niece young daushsr
OF Mr.. Willis l. Williams; Master James Lorng; Miss NJ
Bsenen Dr. Christopher; Miss Holmes; Mr. =. Warren;
Mr. and Miss sawyer; Miss orlla Howard Miss Jane
Targee Mr. Parku, principal o. the school Mrs y D
Chambs pertain Mrs. Edwin Ellis VIM. A. Mitchell George
Hart; Noah Wslker little girl OF J. y. Crocketts; John
Harrison Miss Jones Mrs French VIM. Putnam Mr.
n. Bridge Miss Julia Holland; Miss Helen Holland Miss
Marg sret Mckee. 10 ALL dead, and sixty one wound
ed. .l sd sEEt @M astf
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