Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-05-06
FEARFUL DISASTER .

The Court House at
Richmond, Va, Falls.
Forty eight Killed and One Hun
dred and Seventeen Wounded.
RICHMOND, VA, April 27.--The
Court of Appeals of Virginia, was
crowded this morning with eminent
citizens, many local politicians and
a great many of the public at large,
drawn there by curiosity to hear the
discussion upon the question of
Mayorality. Among the many
prominent persons present were ex-
Governor Wells, OK Congressman
Nelson, Judge Jno. A Meredith,
Patrick II. Aylett, L. II. Chandler
and others. AT IL o'clock the gal
leries of the Court Room, which
were crowded, fell in; the floor fol-
lowed and descended thirty feet to
the floor below, which was the floor
of the House of Delegates of Vir-
ginia, on which some few of the
members of the caucus were wait
ing. There was a general crash of
timbers and falling of the inside
wall. The following persons were
killed: Patrick H. Aylett, Captain
Charters, Chief of the Fire Brigade !;
E. M. Schofield, City Assessor and
brother of Gen. Schofield DIR. J. B.
Brook, Editor of the Enquirer Jul
ius A. Hobson, City Collector: S.
Dugger, Commission Merchant of
Alexandria; Samuel Eaton, of Bos-
ton, formerly Theatrical Manager
Powhattan Roberts, Commissioner
of the Court of Common Pleas
James A. Blamire, of Berlin, Prus-
sia; S. E. Burnam, of Syracuse, New
l ork !; N. p. Howard, Ash Levy,
merchant; j. w. D. Bland. colored
Senator from Prince Edward and
merchant of Danville, Thomas H.
Wilcox ex-Confederate General -
Samuel H. Hairstone. a wealthy land
holder of Henry county; Charles j
Gruman, of Washington, D. G.. /;
Robt. Fl. Maury, Jr, land agent
Edward Ward, of England VIM. H
Davis, coal merchant; John Robert,
son, colored Baptist minister; Col
Pichignew, of Norfolk; T. H. Fo-
ley, Deputy United States Marshal
W. E. Randolph, of New York; r.
E. Bradshaw, grocer, and 33 others
among them one captain, one ser
geant and nine privates, of the po-
lice on duty in the building.
Among the wounded were ex-
Gov. Wells, ribs broken, and other
wise in ernally injured; Major H
Kelleyson, slightly ; Mayor Calhoun
slightly; L. H. Chandler, Judge
John A. Meredith, James Neeson
John Howard, Rush Burgess, Col
lector Of the district; William c.
Dunham, agent of the Virginia and
New York steamship Lucea; Hon
Thomas S. Bocock, ex-Speaker o.
the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, leg amputated; Genera
M. D. Corse, ex-Mgor General o.
the Confederate army; ColoneI
| George W. Brent, of Alexandria
Captain George W. Allen, Por
Warden; w. C. Elom, newspaper
correspondent and broker; Thomas
| E. Baldwin, merchant, from New
ark, N. j.; W. D. Chesterman, O
the Petersburg Index; William II
Sapper, merchant, of Baltimore, ant
about one hundred others.
Directly after the disaster the fire
alarm was used, and the hook anc
ladder companies of the city re
paired to the rescue. A Gordon O
|police was drawn around the build
ing, and ladders thrown up to tht
windows. For three hours tn.
scene was full of horror. Minute
after minute there appeared tc
swing out, by a rope tied around
the middle, the body of some popu
lar favorite, who, after being swung
on the shoulders OF one Of the fire
brigade, were brought down the lad
der into the green of the public
park, where it was instantly sur.
rounded by two Or three thousand
OF those who gathered to recognize
the slain. The Eark was filed with
weeping women and anxious men.
until two o'clock, when the last vic
tim was drawn from the building.
After this the police closed the park
and refused admittance to any one,
the bodies of the dead having been
sent out. All the stores in the city
were closed, and placards put upon
the doors, "Closed in consequence
of the disaster at the Capitol" No
more business was done during the
day. Tonight, meetings were held
by members of the Press Associa-
ton, the late military organizations,
the bar and citizens generally. To-
morrow will be observed as day of
general mourning.
RICHMOND, April 2S.-Last night
agreat meeting Of the Cahoon and
Ellison police was held, at which
resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of their deceased brothers were
adopted, and it was agreed that both
parties should join in and partici-
pate in the funeral ceremonies.
Apparently the calamity is much
greater than yet reported. The
number of killed will reach over six
ty, and the wounded is known to
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