The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-10-13
ANOTmER HORROIIM

LIADAO8EOuH OF a HBOHASr III the EnOES
annapolis state Fa -Ni4eIeen
Persons Killed and Nearly One
Hundred NVOIIn(1ed-AHII Infant
Killed in its Fathers AE-9RSs
While the. Father Escaped
miraculous Escapes--sLzSt of
Killed and Wounded! I l-af
INDIANAPOLIS, October Ia ter.
Tible accident occurred at the State
Fair this afternoon. The boiler OF
Sinker & Co., of this city, exploded
a few nlinutes before four O'Clock
There was an immense crowd on the
ground atthe time of the accident
and it is difficult to get particulars.
1t is known that twelve persons were
instantly killed, and the number of
wounded would probably reach one
hundred. ~ -s 4 s1
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The accident at the Fair grounds,
this afternoon, is the most heart
rending that has ever occurred in
this vicinity, and has cast a gloom
over the entire city. The explosion
occurred few minutes before four
o'clock this afternoon, when the
grounds were crowded with visitors.
The boiler was attached to asaWs
mill of Messrs. Sinker & Co., of this
city, ard had just been fixed sup for
test of speed with anot her saving
machine. Arrangements "A were made
TO take it up as soon as the trial Was
over. So far as can be aseertained
tonight there were nineteen persons
killed. The excitement and confu-
sion to night is SO great that it is diff
ficult to obtain "a correct list of the
wounded, but it is thought the NUM-
Der will reach nearly one hundred.
The following are among the kill
ed: p 8 Davis, Indianapolis; A Nj
Burton, Fort Wayne; John Gould
ing, Indianapolis; Daniel Long,
Fayetteville, Ind; Lewis Wilson,
Indianapolis; Mr. kOsster, Indianap>
OILS Reull Beverly, Paragon, Ind. !;
II B McVey, student OF Ashbury
University, Greencastle; John Viii
son, IndianaDoIis; Mr. Jackson, Mem
phis, Ind. ; Peter Keilzer, Indiansp-
oils; lady unknown, and little
girl seven OF. eight years of age, and
tive men, names unknown. Most OF
| the dead were removed to w w
WeaVer's undertaker's Office. where
an inquest will PROBABLY be held to-
morrow. Many of the bodies are
terribly mutilated and burned, and
in some cases it will be almost i'm:
possible for their friends to recognize
them.
Many of the most severely woun-
ded were conveyed to the Indiana
Surgical Institution, the prOprietors
of which, as soon as they heard OF
| the accident, rendered the use of the
Institute for the wounded and have
been untiring in their efforts to alle-
Viate the SufferingS OF the wounded.
The following is partial list of the
wounded: II 3 Cox, Randolph
county, Indiana, slightly injured; J
B Legs, Wabash county, Indiana,
slightly; Gideon Marts, Cicero, Ind.
leg broken and injured in the head
I Henry Coleman, Governor Bak ker'E
eoachman, badly cut in the head;
A McVey, dangerously wounded in
ternallyi John White, injured SO.
verely on the head; VIM Pearson,
DAnville, Ind, very badly wounded;
Nathan Arbison, Plainfield, Indiana,
severely injured; Gilman Sloan. In.
IdianapOlis, leg broken and severely
injured internally; Mrs. Caroline
| Weaver, Hamilton county, Indiana,
| arm fractured and Otherwise serious,
ly injured; Mrs Sarah Williams
johnson county, badly injured on
the. back; N II Evans, leg broken and
injured on the head Isaac Long and
sister. Fayetteville, Indiana, both
badly injured Mr. and Mrs Taylor
and daughter, of indianapolis, al
we're seriously wounded; Mr. and
Mrs e L Sinker,- of Indianapolis,
both We're seriously but not danger
ously wounded. Mrs Staley and
daughter, of Indianapolis, were Sc
riOusly wounded. DR. Keightly, oi
GleenCastIe, has since died. A little
babe was killed in its fathers arms
ana the father escaped without in,
Jury. R s-,
Governor Baker Wason the ground
at the time of the explosion. A por
tiOn of the boiler passed over his
head and struck his cOachman, a few
feet in his rear, injuring him BE-
Verely. - b. --+e...-r 49,. 80. +.
The scene at the Fair Grounds
i after the accident was most hear
rendering. Many of the killed were
torn to fragments, one family, moth
er and three children, the mother
was killed and the two oldest child
rem badly scalded, the youngest was
luphurt. While gentleman and
lady were walking together the gen
tleman was killed, aud the lady un
hurt. The receipts Of the fair to
lInorrow will be given for the beneh
of the wounded. The following lis
4 of additional killed are reported
VIM Dunning, ,IndienapOIis,f formerly
of Rochester, New York Kennedy
indianapolis, wounded; Mrs Bull
lock, Shelby county; Geo Wright
St Paul. Indiana; Lucinda FL Smith
Indianapolis, badly wounded; MI
Loring, Franklin, Indiana, badly
seaIded and arm broken. The exhl'
bitlon and fair, financially, has beer
a complete sucHess. Over seventy
4 Ave thousand gate tickets were sold
The receipts foot up tonight twenty
thousand dollars. 90 'si f'