The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-05-06
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO; FRIDAY MAY g. 1870
THE RICHMOND HORROR.

THE RICHMOND HORROR.
Fall Pa1icuIars-Statem of sur,
yivOrs-Scenes In Capital Sqnars
Funerals of the Dead-Wives
I ..Tnsane over the Loss Of Husbands
Woo and anguish FIJI the City.
RIcuMoND, April 28.-To-day all
1.-THE houses of business closed in con-
sequence of the calamity at the Cap
itol. The streets are filed with
funeral corteges. In those OF the
dead policemen, both sets Of police
Joined. All the late political feeling
is forgotten, the bells tolled all day,
land the streets look like Sunday.
( About seven thousand people as
sembled in the park, hearing adj
dresses Of coincidence from Gov
iernor Walker, Judge Orr, Judge
Crump, Governor Wise and others.
Thomas S. Baldwin, one of the in
iured, died to-day. He was from
Newark, New Jersey.
! Both Houses of the Legislature
held an informal meeting andagreed
to unite with the citizens in any gen
eral funeral procedure. The body
of Senator Bland, colored, was sent
home this morning, the hearse be-
ing followed by the white and col
ored members of the Senate to the
depot. Ex-Governor Wells is bet
ter to-day.
LATER.
Business is almost entirely sus-
pended. The day is one Of general
mourning The citizens are nearly
all attending the funerals of victims
of the disaster. Those of Thomas
H. Guarles, Captain Voolfolk, n.
P Howard, Policeman Cox, Patrick
Henry Axtell, Powhattan Roberts,
Samuel A. Eaton, R. A. Maury, Jr.,
and John Ruaner, have already tax
en- place. Thomas S. Baldwin died
this morning. Hopes are entertain
ed for the recovery of Mr.Dunham.
Ex-Governor Wells is better, but
his condition is still critical. The
point of one of the broken ribs en-
tered his left lung, which causes
much splitting Of blood.
One of the most remarkable es-
capes of yesterday was that of D. B.
White, member of the legislature
from Elizabeth City. He fell through
the floor and did notreceive'a scratch
He remained and worked vigorously
to get out the wounded and dead.
Major Kelly, Of Fredericksburgh,
was converSing with Mr.. Aylett when
the crash commenced, and says Mr..
Aylett was killed by beam from
the gallery. The larger number of
deaths occurred among those stand
ing under the gallery.
DR.. Brook was just in reach Of it,
sitting at his table writing, when the
same beam that struck Aylett struck
him. When he was brought out
from the ruins he was breathing. but
expired in a few minutes. The
scenes in Capital Square cannot be
described. In several instances
wives came upon husbands. One of
them was so shocked that it is scar
cely hoped that she can live through
the day. Another is insane, with
little hope of recovery.
A member of the legislature de
scribes his fall as follows: Il heard
low rumbling sound, and felt my
self sinking rapidly. I was facing
the gallery and saw it falling toward
me; fortunately it did not reach me.
1 saw men scrambling over each
other in the gallery, and heard what
seemed an unearthly yell of agony,
then came a crash, and l sunk down
into darkness. I found myself IN
der mass Of rubbish, a wounded
man under me, and another at my
side. The poor fellow under me
said; ooh me, if 1 could only fear
God always as 1 do now-how wick
ed l have been all my days. Oh,
God, forgive me, spare me, and I
will be a true follower of Jesus"
The man at my side exclaimed: "0h
death, where is thy sting! Oh grave
where is thy victory" I heard
number of cries upon every side of
me, Some were speaking about
their wives, others of their children,
while others were begging for air.
I believe many of them died from
sufocation. for although little hurt
myself, I should have died from suf-
location if not removed when 1 was"
Mr.. Jaynes tells the following
touching incident concerning DR..
Brock: 81 was sitting behind DR..
Brock, and fell under him. I lay
with my mouth to lis check, and
could feel him growing cold. He
asked my name. 1 told him. He
said, I am dying; tell my poor wife
how much 1 loved her, and thought
other in my last moments, "
kilograms of sympathy aud offer
ings ofaid for the afflicted are com
ing from ali parts of the country.
A citizen of New York has given
authority to a gentleman here to
draw on him for $1,000.
An experienced architect who
has viewed the plan of the Capitol
building, says the girder which gave
way was composed of two pieces Of |
timber bolted together, making,
when combined, an area Of thirteen |
by twenty inches. 1t was formerly |
by columns which were |
subsequently removed to improve |
the appearance Of the hall of dele |
gates. In the center of the girder
was a mortice which reduced the /
available strength to nine and one
half by twenty inches. The fatal
error was in making the interchang-
es without examining the girders /
with reference to her capacity to en-
drre the new strain placed upon
them.
LATEST,
There has been about twenty five.
additional funerals this evening.
Hearses could not be obtained for
all Of them, and furniture wagons,
draped, had TO be
used. The funeral Of John II,
Turner page in the house of dele
gates, was attended by the general as
sembly in a body, The pages of the
house acted as pail bearers and the
scene was very affecting.