The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-28
RICHMOND.
A Frightrul Accident.
Two Hundred Persons Supposed to
be Killed and Wounded.


A largo crowd assembled this morning
in the upper portion Of the Capitol build
ing, where the Supreme Court OF Appeals
Is located, to hear the discussion In the
SLayoralty case. At about II o'clock the
floor gave way beneath the dense weight,
prccinitating tho crowd 10 the floor be-
low. which was that OF the House OF
Delegates. 1t Is hard 10 ascertain lt pres
cnt the extent of the injuries, so great Is
the excitement, but some are killed and u
large number severely injured. Many es'
capped the terrible fall by jumping INTO the
windows when the floor gavo way. The
wounded are now being attended to.
SECOND DISPATCH.
1t IS impossible 10 ascertain the extent
Of the injuries ut this hour. Among the
killed arc p. II. Aylett, distinguished
lnwyerY DR.. J. b. Brock, reporter Of the
ER1uirer and Examiner; Samuel Eaton,
clerk Of Mayor ChahOOn; Capt, VIM. A.
CHARTERS, Chief OF Fire Department; n.
p. Howard, lawyer; Ash Levy, a Rich
mond merchant Charles Watson, OF the
DanvilIe railroad; Hugh HutChison and
Luvisct Webb, of this city; SChOheld, u
brother Of Gen. SchOfeld; Il. II. Maury,
Jr.; Senator Bland, cOlbred, and Pow
haitian Roberts. It Is supposed that
twenty members OF the State Legislature
arc killed and wounded The Judges Of
the Court OF Appeals all escaped unhurt.
Ex.Gov. Wells was badly injured. L. II.
Chandler, counsel for ChahOOn on the
mayoralty case, was injured. Jas. NeesOn
and Judge Meredith, counsel for Ellison,
were also badly hurt. About two hun
drcd persons were hurt by the accident.
The greatest excitement prevails; hun
dreds Of persons arc on Capitol Square,
weeping and wailing as tho dead and dy-
Ing are brought from the building. Gov.
Walker escaped unhurt, though on the
court room floor at the time.
LATER.
The Court Of Appeals Of Virginia was
crowded this morning with eminent citi-
zens, many local politicians and q great
number Of the public Mt large, drawn
there by curiosity to hear the discussion
upon the question Of mayoralty. Among
the many prominent men present were
eX.Gov. Wells, cx.Congressman Nelson,
Judge John A. Meredith, Patrick II. Oy-
lett, L. II. Chandler, and others. At II
o'clock the gallery Of the court room,
which was crowded, fell in. The floor
followed, and descended thirty feet to the
floor of the House Of Delegates Of Virgin
ia, on which some few members were
meeting in caucus. There was general
crash oftimbers and falling Of inside walls
The following were killed: P. H. Oylett,
Can't, Carter, chief of the Fire Brigade; f.
N. SchOhcld, city assessor and brother Of
Gen. Schoield; Dr.. J. B. Brooks, editor Of
the Enquirer; Junius A. HObson, city col.
lcctor; s. Dugger, member OF House OF
Delegates; T. A. Brewis, commission mcr.
chant Of Alexandria; Samuel Eaton, of
Boston, formerly theatrical manager;
Powhattan Roberts, commissioner in
chancery Of the Court Of Common Plcas;
James A. Bl0nire, OF Berlin, Prussia; S.
L. Burnham, Syracuse, N. Y; N. P. How.
artl, lawyer; Ash Levy, merchant; j. W..
D. Bland, the colorel Senator from
Prince Edward, and n merchant Of
Danville; Thos. II. Wilcox, cx.Contede-
atc General; s. II. HOerston, wealthy
IandholdCr Of Henry county; Charles j..
Grammar, of Washington, D. G.; Robert
II. AIaury, Jr., land agent; Edward Ward,
o. England; VIM. II. Davis, coNl merchant;
.John Robertson, colorcd Baptist minister;
Col. Pickigncw, Voolfolk; T. II. Foley,
Deputy U. s. Marshal; ". E. Randolph,
of New York; r. Z. Bradshaw, grocer,
and 33 others. Among them are one
Captain, one Sergeant and nine privates
of tho police on duty in the
building. Among the wounded were
Ex.GOv. Wells, ribs broken and otherwise
internally injured; Hon. ThOs. S. BocoCk,
Ex.Spcakcr U. S. House Of Representa-
tives, leg amputatcd; and about one hun
drcd others. Directly after the disaster a
fire alarm was raised and the hook and
ladder companies Of the city repaired to
the rescue. A Gordon OF police was
drawn around the building and ladders
thrown up to,the windows. For three
hours the scene was full Of horror. Min.
ute after minute there appeared swung
out by rope tied around the mid
die, the body Of some popular favor.
itc, who, after being swung on the
shoulders Of one of the fro brigade,
manglcd md dead, was brought down the
ladder into the green OF the public park,
where it was instantly surrounded by
1000 or 5000 Of those who gathered tG
recognize tho slain. The park was filled
with weeping women and anxious men
until 9 o'clock. when the last victim was
drawn from the buildidg. After this, the
police closed the park and refused admit.
innrr IN nnv ono. the bodies of the dead
having been sent out, "
All the stores in the city were closed.
and placards put upon the doors, Closed
in consequence Of the disaster at the Cap.
it0I." No more business was done during
the day. ,ry
Tonight meeting was held Of mem
hers of Tie Press Association, the lNte mill.
itary organizations, the bar, and citizens
generally, Tomorrow will be observed
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