The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-05-05
Terrible Tragedy at Richmond Va.

TerrlDlG Tragedy al RlClmOld va.
FAILING OF THE FLOOR OF A CoURT
ROOM.
Over Sixty Persons Killed and goo
Wounded.
kilograms to the associated press
furnish the details of a most horrible,
tragedy which occurred at Richmond,
Virginia, on Wednesday of last weel-
occasioned by the falling of the fooc
in the upper portion of the Capitol
building, where an immense crowd
had assembled to hear the decision or
she Supreme Court of appeals in the
famous Mayoralty case. AT about
eleven o'clock the floor gave way un-
der its dense weight, precipitating the
crowd to the floor below, which was
that of the House of Delegates, by
which over 60 persons were killed and
over 200lwounde,l, among them some
of the most prominent and distin-
guished citizens of the State.
The following partial list of the
killed and wounded is given:
Patrick FL. Aylett.
/ Capt. CHARTERS, Chief of the Fire
Brigade. -
E. N. Schofeld. City Assessor, and
brother of General Schofeld.
Dr.. j. B. Brook, editor of the En-
quires'. 5E.-.-,5,,a
Julius A. Hobson, City Collector.
S..Dugger, member of the House of
Delegates. s.qefeHa. ae sss
I. IA. Brewis, commission merchant
of Alexandria. h s
Samuel Eaton. of Boston, former
theatrical manager. s
Powhattan Rob.rts, Commissioner
of Chancery of the Court of Common
Pleas. -sfnsasr 81,
James A. Blamire, of Berlin Prussia.
S. E. Burnham, of Syracuse, n. Y.
n. p. Howari, lawyer.
Ash Levy, merchant.
J. w. Bland, eolored Senator from
Prince Edward, aud merchant of Dan
vile. .4s5.,g.f.. f..t.. .,s5.5- :.
Thomas III. Wilcox, eN-Cenfederatc
General 1r.3aa m. 5a .,sf.l.,,H
Samuel III. Hairs ston, a wealthy land
holder of Henry county.
Thomas j. Grulnan, of Washington.
Robert III. Maury, jr., land agent.
Edward Ward, of England.
Thomas I'll. Davis, coal merchant.
John Robertson. cOlored Baptist
minister. ~ ~
Colonel Richengnew, of Norfolk.
T. FL. Foley, Deputy U. S. Marshal.
w. E. Randolph, of New York.
| Il. e. Bradshaw, grocer &.
And thirty-three others.
Among the latter are one Captain,
one Sergeant and nine privates of po-
lice ON duty in the building.
Among the wounded were
Ex-Governor Wells, ribs broken
and otherwise internally injured.
Major HI. KeHeyson, slightly.
L.. I'll. Chandler.
Judge John A. Meredith
James .Neeman. ..a
John Howard. a.
Rush Burgess, Collector of the Dis
trict. .I-ta5;=a
- William &. Durham, agent of the
Virginia and N. Y. Steamship Line.
Thomas G. Boeock, eX-Speaker OF
the United States House OF Repre-
sentatives, leg anlputated. ~.
General M. ID. Corse, eX-MayOr and
General of the Confederate army.
George w. Brent, of Alexandria.
Capt. Geo. w. Allen, port warden
W. G. Elam, newspaper correspond
ent, and brother. f4aIE .a
Thomas E. Baldwin, merchant,
from Newark, n. j:
/ W.D.s Chesterman, of the Peters
burg, Virginia, IsnleS. "a l.nr
Nm- =. Sopper, merchant of Bal
timore. ,-l sgE- t5asea-
And about one hundred others. .-
/ Directly after the disaster q fire
alarm was raised. and the hook and
ladder companies of the city repaired
to the rescue. n Gordon of police
was drawn around the building, and
ladders thrown up to the. windows.
For three hours the scene, was full OF
horror. Minute after minnie there
appeared, swung out by rope tied
around the middle, the body of some
popular favorite, who, after being
swung on the shoulders of one of the
fire brigade, mangled and dead alike,
was brought down the ladder into the
green of she public park, where it
was instantly surrounded by two OF
three thousand of those who gathered
to recognize the slain. The park was
filled with weeping women and anx-
ious men until two O'Clock, when the
last victim was drawn from the build
ing. After this the police closed the
park and refused admittance to any
one, 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 conse-
quence of the disaster at the capitol"
No more business was done during
the day. AT night meetings were
held of members of the Press Associ-
alton, late military associations, bar
and citizens generally. The next day
was observed as day of general
mourning. The Court was about to
deliver all opinion in favor OF Ellison
/ one of the Judges dissenting, as the
d floor fell. 80 5c1 17fa. frsl ..t.t .#
We copy the following additional
particulars of this terrible disaster
from the dispatches of the 2Sth ult:
To-day all the houses of business
closed in consequence of the calamity
at the capitol, The streets are filled
with funeral corteges. In those o.
the dead policemen both sets of police
Joined. All the late political feeling
is forgotten, the bells tolled all day
and the streets look like Sunday
About seven thousand people assem-.
bled in the park, hearing addresses oil
condolance from Governor Walker
Judge Crpmp, Governor Wise and
others Thomas g Ra]dvUin ono n.