The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-28

we nave the following names DuG cOul(
not ascertain the extent or the nature
Henry Cannon; ~, e,-.,. :,
3. Fl. Beekmar 49,
A. d. Leffew, severely;
Thomas E. Wilson Es rg
William Mothern;
NJ. T. Anderson;
- Antilotti ~
Daniel Wren; 49,. --,.s..,y
Peachy r. Grattan, Esq, attorney at law,
was hurt, but we have not ascertained the
extent aa 1.<i,.f5@
Captain Charles Epps, hurt badly in the
head es ~ w.
. Isaac Fl. Hunter, (colored,) messenger for
city council, slightly hurt;
Daniel Bradford, Jr.. conclusion OF brain;
William T. Richardson, printer, wound
ed in head !; -
RI. Howard, wounded in neck and left
leg; ~. " :.
L. NJ. Porter, severe bruise on the left
shoulder; ----.-.- --.-----...
John T. Holt, internal injuries;
S. Sc.hleisher, Broad street, injured about
head, ~
Thomas Cullingsworth, severely bruised
about body;
; Senator ,Kendrick, right shoulder injured
IlU UIUhcu
J. T. Chase, slightly wounded in chest;
John Hart, OF Rockets, injured inter-
nally; -- ,z...-
Thomas Carroll, bruised in left side
w. Tompkins, injured slightly in back;
w. B. Whsely, left shoulder bruised;
Policeman W. 4. Williams, seriously
hurt;
Charles W. Gentry, seriously hurt.
Among the wounded, we regret to state
that Moses P. Handy, of the Dispatch, was
painfully hurt, though not seriously. Mr..
Handy was injured about the throat and
bruised about the body, but his wounds
will not confne him for many days.
ATTENTIONS TO THE WOUNDED.
Under this head too much could not be
said in praise OF many who labored nara 60
relieve the sufferers. We cannot partlcu-
larize, as there are too many 70 De men.
toned separately, but we will only say That
the members of the Fire Brigade, the police
force. and many Of our citizens, white and
colored, labored untiringly in their efforts
to alleviate suffering and to render all aid
in removing the dead and wounded from
the ground.
INCIDENTS.
When the accident first occurred Mr.. W.
II. Grant was Just entering the courtroom.
With great presence OF mind he rushed to
the Dollhouse and had the alarm rung in an
incredibly short time.
Mr.. Thomas Joyncs fell together with DR..
J. B. Brock, and his mouth rested against
the Doctors cheek. lie asked who it was
near him. He told him his name, and lie
asked him in case he survived to carry many
messages of affection to his family. With
words of eudearment and love for those he
left behind he died.
MIR. Rush Burgess fell on top of IA gentle.
man whose name he could not learn. lie
asked, "My friend, can you not move
little?" Mr.. Burgess replied, "No, | can
not STIR" "Well," said he, 81 must die.
Goodbye"
During the time in which Hon. George
William Brent, of Alexandria, was covered
in the ruins, Mr. Chandler, who WAS be-
tween the window and Mr.. Brent, was en-
deayoring to get away when Mr.. Brent
caught him by the arm and begged him, for
Gods sake. to let him get some air, but in
Mr.. Chandler's position it was impossible
for him to move until assistance was rem
dered. In a short time, however, he was
taken out and his life saved.
We learn from Mr.. Chandler who was
doing well late last evening, that Mr.: Samuel
A. Eaten was sitting on the back of his
chair when the floor fell through. Eaton
was killed and Mr.. Chandler not seriously
iniured-such escapes are most remarkable.
The Conservative caucus which had met
in the hall of the House Of Delegates adj
journed not many minutes before the ca
hmity. Fortunately there had been dis.
pute about the judgeship OF Henry county,
and an adjournment was necessary. Had
this not been the case more than hall OF the
r I,+, hau orr
DR., Thompson, member Of the House OF
Delegates from Hanover, was caught under
two men who were instantly killed by q
heavy falling beam. he himself was slightly
injured.
Mr.. p. n. Keenan, was buried beneath
the ruins for three-quarters OF IN hour, and
was found nearly suffocated under the dead
bodies. He has almost entirely recovered.
Among the killed was Mr.. Burnham, OF
New York. Mr.. R. G. Burkholder, one oil
the members Of the House from Lynch
burg, hearing that Mr.. Burnham was q
relative of one of his constituents, we'll
known builder Of Lynchburg, at once
sought out the body, which had been tenn
porarily deposited for Identification in the
City Hall, and had it placed in splendid
metallic case, and made arrangements TO
have it deposited in private vault at Hol'
lywood until called for by friends.
THE THEORY OF THE ACCIDENT.
From conversations with several who
were in the courtroom at the time OF the
fall we learn the following rs the true the.
DRY Of the accident !: The large girdeE
which was under the partition between the
clerks office and the courtroom snapped
in twain, and Immediately afterwards the
floor commenced to cave. The support OF
the crowded gallery having given away, the
gallery parted from the wall and fell over
into the centre of the courtroom, crushing
through the floor and precipitating the
mass Of human beings and rubbish into the
hall below. We examined the girder and
found that it had broken off just in the cen
tire. It was hewn timber, and just where i,
broke was q cut, as if the workmen in hew
ing had made mis>lick and driven his adzt
into the wood about quarter OF an inch.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
The most terrible feature about this Who'll.
affair is the heart-vending manner OF dealt
in the majority of instances. Many Of tn
dead, when brought out, were found to b.
without serious bodily injury but had eyi
IDENTIFY died from suffocation. The mer
contemplation OF such thing Is sickenin2
Hard, indeed, was the fate of those who hut
escaped death from the falling timber In tn
end to die from the untold agonies OF suffo
cation.
AN OLD RELIC GONE.
If we may be pardoned for any conside
ration of loss other than that of human life
we will mention the smash-up of an old ant
much honored relic of bye-gons days, tn
Speakers chair. of the House of Delegates
which was formerly used in the House O
Burgesses, decorated with the royal arms o
Great Britain. It was subsequently moVet
here from Williamsburg, and has been uset
In the House OF Delegates ever since. 4
,,ya.. hurled and hrnkon In fh a3RasiDq Of YES