The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-10-08
Terrible Accident at Nashville.
From the Nashville Press, Oct. A..

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One Of the most startling and fatal acct
dents occurred in our city yesterday that we
have ever been called upon to chronicle.-
The scene of the sad disaster, so frsught
with human suffering, was the unfinished
building situated on the corner of Church
and Cherry streets, known as the Maxwell
House, which is used as barracks for our
soldiers. At the time of the accident, about
600 Confederate prisoners were confined
there, in the upper or fifth story. At the
signal for breakfast, the prisoners rushed 10
the head of the stairs. Cd their way to the
dining room, all gaiety and thoughtlessness.
The rush was so sudden and their weight
so great that the stairs gave way with a loud
crash, and one hundred of the prisoners
were suddenly precipitated. with perfect
avalanche of broken and scattering tim bers,
through two sets Of hooriBg to the third
floor, where they landed one quiveriug mass
of bleeding, mapgled humanity. Two
(whose names we have been unable to learn)
were instantly killed, and the whole of them
were frightfully dis6gured, having their
legs, arms or heads broken.
The news of the accident spread rapidly
through the city, and In short time the
streets in the vicinity were crowded with
persons anxious to learn the extent of the
terrible affair.
Guards were Immediately, thrown around
the building to prevent the unfortunate suf-
ferers, who were now being removed from
the wreck, from being crowded. Ambu-
lsnces were hurried to the spot and themis
guided and suffering Confederates, who had
braved the dangers of many a hard fought
battle to be inclined for life by an accident,
were taken to the prison hospital. Here
they were attended by our surgeons and
nurses with all the kind and tender care that
could have been shown a Federal soldier
wounded under the Stars and Stripes fight
il g for the Union. The secesh ladies also
waited Oh them with an untiring devotion
that would reflect honor on a more righteous
cause. One of the injured prisoners, a mere
who has been captured several
times before, remarked that be would not
care half so mnch if he had taken his break
Fast"
In another part of the building were some
Union refugees lately arrived from Northern
Georgia. Upon the occurrence of the fatal
accident, some of the men rushed to the |
-escue among the foremost. One of them
'ound among the sufferers three of his neigh
oors from Georgia, who had long since left |
heir homes for the rebel service. Another
-efugee found his son, who had been con-
cripted, and Of whom be had not heard in |
sixteen months. A third encountered a |
BROTHER from Texas, from whom he had |
'een separated eight years. Such are the
ad and impressive scenes, which can
carcely be called strange in this unn atuTal
var.
Though many OF the prisoners are badly
urt and will be crippled for life, we are to Id
hat not more than four or FIVE are likely to
lie from the effects of their injuries.
We will here remark that the present eff
lent com mander of the barracks, Captain
akin of the Seth Ohio, is in no way to
lame for the accident, for he had frequent
? warned the inmates of the barracks against
Rowling around the stairways.
THE majority of the persons injured were
'om the Cotton States. We 6Dd, however,
10 following names of Kentuckians in the
st:]
j. W. Burcb, CO. F, 5th KY; A. Griffin,
} G. I'd KY; John Tay lor, CO. -, I'd Ky.
llValry, g w. Monfort, CO. X. Sd KY; G.
7. Hoffner, CO. E, I'd Kentucky.