The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-22


BILE crash that shook the very earth
for several squares in the vicini-
ty of the corner of Sycamore
and First Streets, and which at first
was mistaken by many for an earth
quake. 1t proved to be, however,
the falling of the walls of Mat. Hen
ning's new marble-front four-story
building on First Street, below Syea
more-a building which has excited
universal admiration, but is now a
mass of nnsightly ruins,
The building was up, ready for the
last tier of joists, and presented a
front not excelled by any building in
the city, being fronted with species
of elegant white lime stone, or Green
River marble, susceptible of high
and beautiful polish, and made whittier
by the bleaching process of storms
and time. The building was Is feet
front and $50 feet deep, with cellar
throughout, and solid stone founda-
tons.
AT the time of the heavy rains about
the 25th of September the waters
made their way into the cellar and
weakened the inner wall somewhat,
and caused a slight sag or bulge in the
wall, but after examination il was be-
lieved it had suffered no serious dam
age, and the work went on, and the
building would have been under roof
by the end of this week had the dis
aster of yesterday not occurred. The
whole building fell, except portion
of the rear end, which is terribly
shattered and will no doubt fall.
The building fortunately fell inward
towards Sonntag's new building, ex-
cept small portion towards the back
part. We never saw a more ragged
ruin. The joists broken and shiVered
are projecting from amid the choas of
brick and mortar, presenting fright
fulappearance. The beautiful and mas
sive iron fronts and the marble shat
tered and ruined, are commingled in
one unsightly mass. The loss will
probably reach $4,000, the principal
part of which will, we presume, fall
upon Mr.. Henning. In the excite,
ment and vast crowd that was col
lected around the ruins, it was impos-
sible TO ascertain any positive know
ledge of the immediate cause of the
disaster. The wind had bIowed a stiff
breeze about the time the building
fell, but not with sufficient force, we
should think, to have had much
agency in the catastrophe. Whether
the work will be recommended this
Fall or not, is doubtful, as the season
is so far advanced, and much time
will be required to remove the rub
bish. This is, we believe, the first
disaster of the kind that has ever oc-
Cured in this city, and it is fortunate
that it occurred on Sunday, thereby
involving no loss of life.
NEW ALBANY HORSES AHEAD.-At the
Evansville Fair, the New Albany horses
Belle Collins and Flora May beat every
thing on the time track, carrying on the
premiums. The Evansville horses We're
nowhere, they even being beaten by the
Henderson horses. No more out of you,
Silver, about fast horses.-Nep Albany
Ledger. a,tIa ha uis,f - ~.
The less the Ledger says about the
New Albany horses that were at the
Fair here the greater the favor it will
confer on the owners of Belle Col
Inns and Flora May. We have treated
the matter courteously, and gave due
'redit to the span made up between
The two great cities of Louisville and
New Albany. They appeared twice
IN the ring, and then prudently with
irew, having received one red rib
bon over span of Evansville horses
that will sell in any market for three
lines the sum that can be btained
for Belle and Flora, whose best time,
We believe, was 2:56. a
The WEATHER-There has been
quite change in the weather since
saturday, and clouds, and rain, and
Wind, have prevailed, and the atmos-
1here was much cooler last night.
Considerable rain fell yesterday and
asst night, and the wind for time
vas quite vehement, and at night
around the cornices and
'aves IN manner highly indicative of
winter. The Autumn is advancing,
md the sere and yellow leaves come
ustling in showers to the ground,