The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-30

In addition 70 what appeared in oul
issue ofyesterdAy, the following partie'
ulsrs Of the appalling disaster ., Rich
mosd, Virginia, ere furnished By tele
graph:
RicHnosD, April 9th.
The accident 10 the Courtroom Of
the Court OF Appeals to-day resulted in
the killing Of 6fiy three Persoas. 'nciud
ing many prominent ci,izens; among
them, in ADDITION 10 those sen, yester-
day, are DR.. J. b Blood, editor IF The
Enquirer; Charles e Thurman, Of WASH
ingtOn Colouei e. r. Voolfolk, Z. +.
Foley, Deputy United States Marshal (;
also . Captain, . Sergeant and nine
privates, ON police duty Ia tue Guiding.
A bout one hundred and twenty are
wounded; among them Ex Governor
Wells, RIOS broken aud otherwise inter
ualiy injured; Thomas s. BOcOck, ex-.
Speaker Of the Uni,sd States House OF
Representatives, leg amputsted; Judge
Meredith; both Mayors (Cstoou and
Eiiison), Slightly injured.
Directly after the disaster the hook
and ladder cOwpauy came to the rescue.
Ladders were thrown up to the wiud"ws,
aud for three hours the stairway aud
park were filled With weeping ~omen
and anxious men until two clock, w0eu
the last victim was drawn from the
building.
After this the police closed the park
and refused Ambulance to any one. All
the CITY is closed 10 consequence Of The
NJ more bu,iness was done
during the day. Tonixh, . meeting
was held BY members of he Press As.
soci.tion, military organizations, and
The citizens generally Tomorrow will
BE- observed A. a day Of general mOuro-
ing.
WAsBISeroS, April 9th
A private Telegram from Richmond |
sa, the Court was about to deliver an
opinion in favor of Ellison, one Of the |
Judges dissenting, ~ the floor tell
through.
RlcBMOHD, April 2Sth.
Last nigh, . great Dee'lng of the
Cahoon and ElIis"a police was held.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory OF
heir deceased brethren we're adopted.
md it was agreed that both parties
hould participate in the funeral eere-
Monies.
All day yesterday kilograms were be-
ng received from every portion OF the
state and country inquiring after the
gelfare of Trends and relatives in this
lily; and with the press reports. inces-
mt messages we're sent and received.
rhe operators here were taxed 10 their
Utmost capacity To-day business wili
re suspended, 30 every citizen can de.
ole himself to The memory Of the dead.
Il is needless to say that no decision
as been rendered in the Mnyoraliy case.
nd it is now doubtful when it will be
elivered.
Both branches of the General Assem- ,
ly held a session at the Exchange
Ioiel, merely meeting and adjourningI
niil 10. day noon, to avoid aoy inter-
upton of the proceedings. F.,
II is believed the Capitol will nov be {
bandoned AS a public institution. 1t
as built in 1892. q
The burning of the theater in 1911, I
hen large numbers Of persons. inciud- a
g many ladies, persisted, is the only @
Isasrer in the history Of the city that b
fo.ds the slightest parallel to this &
,rrible calamity Of yesterday. p
LArER-It is apparent The calamity i
as much greater thao yet reported. q
be number Of killed will reach over =.
KY. The wounded ere known to be
'er two hundred. The scenes of de-
air and anguish in the vicinity are =
art-rrnd,ng beyond description. Dark 7
Durning covers the whole city.