The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-04
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Terrible Accident in Richmond.

The particulars of the late terrible ac-
cident which occurred inNRehmoad on
the 9th, III which large number of
epersonsyere killed and injured We;gi Wes;ggiFe
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( About IL o'clock zti.c Supreme Court
oGA apeaiS5of Elrsinia wasScrewded with
f5,lfi, eminent eitizens and many loeaE politi.
cans, and great many ofthe public at
large, who were drawn there By curiosity
to hear the result OF the late hearing of
! the question of the Moyoralty Of Rich
mond. The friends of MeSSrs. Ellyson
and Chahoon, who, comprise, the prom:
incnt Itepnb!icans and Consel vatlves Of
the city, had assembled to, hear the de.
ciSion whicil it was expected would be
given to-day. At II O'Clock the gallery
of the Courtroom which was crowded,
fell in, the floor followed, and thereon de-
secnded thirty feet to the floor below,
which was the floor Of the House Of Dele
gates Of Virginia, on which some few OF
the members Of caucus were waiting
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There was a general crash Of all the
limberS, and the falling Of The iusidc. wall,
in which were killed: Patrick H. Aylett,
Captain Charles, Chief Of. the Fire, Brig
aac; Il. NJ. Sc:oticld, City Assessor and
brother Of Gen S.:holicld, late Secretary
Of War ; Dr. }. u. Brock, Editor Rich
luond Enquirer; Julius \. lIobson, City
Collector S. DuSgrr, Member House Of
Delegates T. A. Brewi$, Commission
Merchant Of Alexandria; Samuel Eaton,
Boston, Mass, and former Theatrical
Manager Of the Boston Theatre; Pow.
hatan Roberts, ComlniSsonerin Chanccry
Of tue. Court of Common Pleas James \.
D.amirr, Of Berlin, Prussia S. +. Burn.
ham, Syracuse, New York; n. ?. Howard,
Lawyer; ASH Levy, Mcrchant.;,J. ". d.
Bland, colorcd Senator from Prince Ed
ward j. Watson, Merchant Of Danville;
Thomas W. Wilcox, cx. Confederate Gen.
eral; Samuel II. HaiFSton, wealthy land
holder of Henry County; Charles j.
Grennan. Of Washington, D. c.; Robert
H. Many, Jr., Lard Agent Edward
Ward. Of England Wm. Ii. Davis, Coal
Merchant John Robertson, colored Bap.
list Minister; Colonel pichcgrew Wool.
hoax; I. P. Foley, Deputy United States
MARSHALL; W. F Randolph, of New York
r. f. Bradshaw, Grocer; and thirty-threc
others amongst them one Captain, one
Sergeant, and nine Piirates Of the Po-
lice, who were on duty in the building.
Amongst the wounded We're Ex Gov
.rnor Wells ribs broken and otherwise
internally inj 'rcd; Major H. X. E'lyson,
slightly ;;Major George Caboon, slightly
l.. II. Chandler, Judge John y. Meredith,
Jas. Nelson, John Howard, Rush Burgess,
Collector of District; Wm. G. Duncan,
Agent Of Virginia and New York Steam
ship Line; Hon. Thos. S. Bocock, Of
Virginia. Ex.Spcaker ofthe United States
House of Representatives, leg amputatcd;
General NJ. D. Corse, Ex.Mnjor General
Confederate Army, Colonel Geo. ".
Brnnt, Of Alexandria,, Captain Geo. ".
Allen, Postmaster, W: G. Eliom, News
paper Correspondent and Broker Thos.
S. BalGrom, Merchant, from Newark, \.
J. W. D. Cnesterman, of the Petersburg
Index, Vim. II. Saper. Merchant, of Bal
timore, and about one numbered others.
Directly after the disaster occurred the
fire alarm gave notice and the Hook and
Ladder Companies Of the city repaired
at once TO the scene.
For three hours after that the scene |
was full of horror Minute after minute
there appeared swung out by rope, tied !!
around the middle Of the body Of some
popular favorite, who after being swung
81 the top Of the shoulders of one
Of the fire brigade, mangled and
dead, were brought down the ladder
tsso the green Of the public Inrk, where
it was instantly surrounded by two or
three thousand ofthoSe who had gathered.
to recognize the slain. The park was
Iilled with anxious, weeping men until
D'clock, when the last victim was drawn
(: ON the building. after this the police
closed the park, refusing entrance to any
one, the bodies Of the. dead having been
sent ont.
The 2Sth xas day of funerals, and in
some Of the churches three or four bodies
were before the altar at one time. =.