The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-09

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tious with an eloquent and touching ad-
dress, during the delivery Of which, it is
said, strong men weptlike women. Judge
Robert Ould SAID ho felt as if the tongue
Of an angel could not express the horrors
of the calamity half rs forcibly as the
sight Of dead and dying did to those who
wore present. He spoke of tho horrid
pit where silver hairs and dswuy cheeks,
the illustrieus and the hnmblo, natives
and strangers, white and black, mingled
in horrors which made all equal for time,
He coptrasted tho beauty Of the day with
the dsep gtief Of the people, who were,
like Rachael, weeping for her children,
and would not be comforted because they
were not. Appropriate addresses were
also delivered by Ex-Goyorner Wise and
Mr.. Kelly. The meeting closed, and
the vast crowd left slowly for their homes
locking for all tho world as # each had
lost dear relation. ststr
;st lNcIDEsTs. se,.as. ss,
Ono Of the most remarkable escapes
was that Of D. H. White, member ofthe
Legislature from Elizabeth City. Ho
fell through the floor With tho rest, but
did not receive scratch. He did not
leave the spot, but despite the suaocasing
dust, remained and worked vigorously to
get out the wounded and dead. .ez.
|, Mr.. Jayncs tells tho following touch
ing incident concerning Dr. Brock:
! II was sitting behind DR.. Brock, and
foil under him; Hay with my mouth to
his cheek, and could feel him growing
cold. He asked my name; ! told him
wLo.I was. He said, 4 am dying. Tell
my poor wife how msch ! loved her and
thought Of her in my last moments" I'd,
! 4, the STORY oH A VICTIM. ,gr5
A member oftho Legislature descaibes
his full as. follows: II, 5, -.o
~ heard q low rumbling sound, and
fol. myself sinking rapidly. I was ia
cling the gallery, and saw it falling rapid
y towards me. Fortunately il did not
reach me. l saw the men scrambliDg
over each other in tic gallery, and heard
wha. seemed to be ono uncarthlyy yell Of
agony. Then came the crash and I
sank into darkness. / found myself IN.
der mass Of rubbish, with dead body
over me, q wounded man under mo, and
another at my side. The poor fellow un-
der me said, Oh ne /! But if | could
only fear God always % ! do row! How
wicked | have tecn all my days! Oh,
God forgive mo, and I will be . true fol-
lower Of. Jesus Tho man at my side
exclaimed, oh death, where is thy
sting! Oh, grave, where is thy victory !!
I heard a number Of cries all about me,
some were speaking about their wives,
others Of their children, while others wore
begging for air. ! believe many Of them
died from suffocation, for, although but
little hurt myself, I should have died
from suffocation had l not been removed
when 1 was" ".tN -5=a D
+l CAUSE or TIE DISASTER. Il
An experienced architect, who has re-
viewed tho plan Of tho Capitol building,
says that thc girdcr which gave way was
composed Of two pieces Of timbc, bolted
together, making. when combined, an
area Of Is BY 90 iuches. It was former
" supported BY columns, which were
subsequently removed to improve the ap-
pearaucc Of the Hall Of the House sl
Delegates. In The center Of the girdel
was mortisc, which reduced the ayaila'
blc strength to u by 20 inches. Tht
fatal error was in making interior chan
gcs without examining the girders will
rof,rence N tbeir canacity 10 endure th,