Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-30
A Frightfdl Calamity.
Terrible Accident and Loss OF
Life in Richmond, Va.

upon Political CaucuS-H NuW-
der of Persons Killed and Hundreds
Injured Details Of the shocking
Seene-Lisis Of Killed and Hound
ed. Etc.
Richmond, Va. April 27.-There was Q ter
rbie accideLi in this city to-day, caused ~ the
| falling in Of the floor Of the chamber Of the
| Court Of Appeals in the Stale Capitol, where
hundreds Of persons had gathered to hear the
decision Of the court in the contested mayoral'
| ily case. The court room was Immediately
over the hall of the House Of Delegates. The
floor gave way at ~ A. NJ. falling in with
frshiful crash, precipi,aling the denssly paeaed
MACS Of people TO the floor below, upon eau
| Gus meeting Of Conservative members Of the
Legislature. which was then in session IN The
Legislative chamber. s,...-.
About 200 persons were hurt BY the accident
The greatest excitement, prevails. Hundreds
or persons are on the Capital Square weeping
and waiting as the dead and dying are brought
| out of the building: Gov. w alker escaped IN
hurt, though on the court room aoor 81 the time.
Many others. equally fortunate,- managed TO
escape the terrible fall by jumping into The win.
dows when the floor gave way. Ills supposed
twenty members Of The Legislature are killed
and wounded. The judge. Of the Court ofAp.
peals all escaped unhuh.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Ri hnond, Va, April II, evening.-Ths fol.
lowing 10 in addition 10 the particulars iele-
graphrd ills morning:
The court room was filled with the prominent
republican. and conservatives Of the city. The
gallery Of the court room, which was crowded,
fell first, and the floor followed, and descended
thirty ieei TO the floor below, which VAS the
6oor Of the House Of Delegates Of Virginia, on
which some few of The members # 6 caucus
were waiting around. There was q general
crash Of all the limbers, and the falling Of the
inside walls, ip which were killed the follow.
ing
LIST or THE KILLED.
Patrick Henry AyIe,t, a prominent lawyer
and writer Cgpt. Charters, chief Of fro de-
partment; E. NJ. Scho6elL, city assessor, and
bro,he. or Gen. Schofeld; DR.. ]. b. Brock. ed.
tor Of the Richmond Enquirer and Examiner ;
julius A. HJbson, city collector 8. Dugser,
member Of the House Of Delegates +. A. Bre.
wis, commission merchant Of Alexandria Sam
uel Eaton, of Boston, Mass. and the former
theatrical manager Of the Boston Theatre !;
Powhatan Roberts; commissioner in chsncery
of the court Of Common Pleas; Jtmes A. B!a.
mlre, Of Berlin, Prussia +; 8. l.. Burnhsm, Of
Syracuse, NY; p. Howard, lawyer; Ash
Levy, merchant; J. w. d. Bland, colored Sen.
a,or from Prince Edward; J. Watson, merchant
from Danville; Thos. H. Wilcox, ex.Confed.
crate general; Samuel H. Hsirston, a wealthy
landholder Of Henry County Chas. J. Gilman.
of Washington, d. G.; Robert II. Marry, IT,,
land agent; Edward Wood, Of England VIM.
H. Davis, coal merchant; John Robertson,
colored, Baptist minister; Col. Pichegrew, Wool
folk p. Tally, deputy United States marshal !;
W. +. Randolph. Of New York X. E Bad
shaw, grocer, and thirty three others, amongst
,bem one captain, one sergeant and nine pr.
Yates OF the police who were on duty in the
b, ldlng. The total killed 10 fihy-nine.
THE WOUNDED.
Amongst the wounded were ex-Gov Wells,
ribs broken and otherwise internally injured
MayorH X. Ellyson, slightly; Mayor Cha
hoon, slightly L. u. Chandler, Judge John A.
Meredith. James Neeson, John Howard, Rush
Burgess, ~. G.. Durham, Hon. Thomas s. Be.
cock, ex member of the United States Congress,
lee smputstej, Gen. NJ. ID. Core, OF AleIsndrla,
e1.trigadier general Confederate army Col. u.
w. BCent, OF AloIandria, Capt. Geo. w. Alien,
port warden. w. Z. Elan. newspaper CORES
pondent and broker, Thomas y. Baldwin.
merchant, from NswaIk, N. j., w. d. Chester.
man, Of the Petersburg Index, w. H. Soper
merch,n, Of Baltimore, and about one hundred
others. Total wounded III. '"7'' ..|'
SCENES OF HoKnoR.
Directly the disaster occurred the fire alarm
was used TO give notice, and the hook and lad
der companies Of the city repaired =, once 10
the scene. A Gordon Of police was drawn a.
round the buildings, and the ladders were
thrown up to the windows. For three hours
after that the scene was full OF horror. Minute
after minute there appeared, swung out by Il
rope tied around the middle, the body Of some
popular favorite, who. after being swung on
Top Of the shoulders of one Of the FIRE brigade.
mangled and dead, was brought down the lad
der, into the green Of the public park. whore it
sand OF those who had gathered to recognize
the slain.
The park was filled with anxious, weeping
women and men until two O'Clock, VIXEN the
last victim was drawn from the building. After
this the police closed the park, refusing admit
lance TO any one, the bodies Of the dead having
been sent out. All tho stores in the city were
closed and placards put up on the doors, which
read as follows: "C,osed in conse quenoe Of the
disaster at the capitol" No more business was
done during the day. To night meetings were
held by the members Of the Press Assoc iations,
members Of the late military Isssocisiion, aud
| member of The bar and Of the citizens generally
| Tomorrow will be observed As q day Of gene.
raj mourning
| r. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
WisaiscfoN, April 27.-A gentlemen OF
Richmond, now here, gives the following par
ticulars Of some Of the persons who were killed
in the cslamIty:
Patrick Henry AyIeu was formerly Coincide
rate States District attorney and since the war
has been one Of the editors Of The Examiner
! and Enquirer. He was q great grandson Of
Patrick Henry, Of revolutionary fame. Edwin
| NJ. Schofeid is the youngest brother OF Major
Gen Schofieh lie was United States army
officlr during the war, and was appointed ~
the military commander as assessor Of The city
Of Richmond. julius A. Hobbs was an old cit
izcn Of Richmond, and for the past ten years
city collector. Samuel a. Eaten, formerly OF
! Boston, was an old membdr Of the Boston press
some lima attached to The Herald Of that city
He was once theatrical m anager, and has been
|. mayors clerk since the war. rowatan Roberts
a native Of Virginia, was ono Of the leading
! members Of the bar. J. W. d. Bland. colored
Senator from Prince Edwafd COUNTY. was a
man Of much ability and loading man among
his race. He was before the reconstruction
committee in connection Nth the reconsiruc.
ton Of Virginia. s. Digger was republican
member Of the House Of Delegates from Bruins