Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-29
Terrible Disastcr in Rici,mond.

An appalling anu aWIui caiallty
occurred in Richmond on Wednesday.
The floor of the room of the Court of
Appeals fell into the hall of the House
of Delegates, killing seventy-fve and
wounding over ere hundred. The
Court room is directly over the hall
Of the House in the Capital and the
occasion was one of great popular in
tcrest, being the first session of the
new court and the Cahoon-E lyson case
being doubtless first to receive atten-
ton. Whether any portion of the
walls of the building fell VIC are left
I to ceaieeaaEo. Some of the dispatches
| say that one end of the building fell
in. Probably no disaster of similar
proportion has startled the popular
ear since the burning of the Rich
mond theatre in 1911. The list OF
mortality is one representing many
names at.cqdy eminent in the State
! and seems confined largely to that
class of men now in public life. The
south west lost none of its members
or citizens, though a number of them
were rounded. Among the latter is
the Junior Editor of the Neirs Mr..
d.
Il. Fowler, who was first reported
as among the killed. Senator Geo.
III. Kindrick Of Scott was wounded
badly, but not dangerously; Chase OF
of Wise, slightly; Bowen of Tazwell,
slightly; RonOld, of Montgomery,
badly. We append a list embracing
all the casualties received up to the
hour of going to press on Thursday
evening. None of the details have
yet reached us by the mails.
We are indebted to Mr.. NJ. L. Co
mann for copy of the Lynchbur1
Republican, Extra, in advance of tho
mail, from which we copy the follow
ing:
RIcHMoND, April PA terrible
calamity occurred here this morning
The floor OF the Court of Appeals
gave way, and precipitated the hund.
reds there assembled to hear the de
cision in the mayorality case of ELY
son and Chahoon, upon the conserva
tive caucus, then sitting in the Hall o
the House of Delegates below.
Ii is impossible to ascertain the eX
tent of the injuries at this hour.
Among the Killed arc
PHI. Aylett, a distinguished lawyer
DIR. j. b. Brock, reporter of the En-
quirer and Examiner;
Samuel Eaton clerk of Mayor Cha
Capt. Charters Chief Fire Depart
5 ment;
N. p. Howard, lawyer;
Ash Levy, Richmond merchant;
Charles Watson, of Danville Rail
road; -
Hugh Hutchison, and l.. N. Webb
of Richmond;
Col. Schofeld, brother of Genera
Schofeld;
II. III. Naury, Jr., Richmond;
Senator Bland, (colored,) and Pow
haitian Roberts, of Richmond.
Hon. Thos. S. Bocock's leg is broker
and he is otherwise injured.
Mr.. Neeson, Of Richmond, and Mr.
Fowler, of Bristol, are among the in
jured.
1t is supposed that twenty member
of the State Legislature are killed anC
wounded.
The Judges of the Court OF Appeals
/ all escaped unhurt.
Elk Gov. Wells was badly injured.
l.. II, Chandler, counsel for Cha
hoon, in the mayorality case, was in
; jured.
James Neeson and Judge Meredith
counsel for Ellyson, were also badlt
hurt.
About two hundred persons wer
hurt by the accident.
The greatest excitement prevails.
Hundreds of persons arc on the cap
itol square, weeping and wailing, a
the dead and dying are brought out q
a the building.
Gov. Walker escaped unhurt, though
on the courtroom floor Mt the time.
f.. LATER.
Great excitement prevails. Cessation
a from business. Men, women an
children arc on the square looking u
> their killed and wounded.
p. Among the killed are: Captain an
Sergeant of Police; Durham, of tn
I Steam Line; Thomas Wilcox, Charlie
- City; - Turner, page of House of De
+ egates David Donnen, Ghas. J. Grin
and, Thomas ID. Quarles, j. A. Blan
isc' druggist, John Newman, Rici
mond; u. Voolfolk, Caroline; Co
Folly, u. S. Deputy Marshal; Maj.
C Hairston, of Henry; II. A. Bruis, {
e Alexandria b. +, Robertson, of Gun
- Der1auu.
!. There are Others whose bodies hay
: not yet been identified. Many of I'll
: wounded will die.
t DELEGATES WOUNDED.
, ]. s. Stubhs, Gloucester
J. A. Kelley, fredericksburg;
IS II. Nj. Bell of Augusta, arm broker
Bell, of Matthews;
j. w. Daniel, Lynchburg, slight!
Bowen, of Tazewell, PeatrOss, I
: Caroline, Matthews, Of LoudOun, an
Strother, of Cuipepper, all slight
wounded.
MJor Burgess, of Petersburg, badl
RI Injured,
: CITIZENS WoUNDED.
Julius Hobson, Richmond, life de
, paired of.
# Col. Charles Ronald, Montgomcr,
y badly hurt.
: John Finney, fireman, badly inju
I ed.
Q Colonel Fitzhugh, Fredericksburg
badly hurt.
c Colonel G. w. Boiling, Petersburg
r hurt.
Senator Kendrick, and w. II. CAM
I bell, of Scott, badly Injured.
: Hon. ThOa. :. Bocock, pronounce
out of danger by physicians.
q o,,n n,o,,moun ,rrrrn