Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-29

citizens and many locs! politicians, and a great
maLy OF the public at large, who were drawn
there by curiosity to hear the result Of the late
hearing of the question OF the Mavora!ty
OF Richmond. he friends OF aiessrs ElIyscn
an Chah0on, who comprise tho prominent Re-
publicsns and Conservatives Of the CITY tad as
sembIed to hear the deciaion which it was ex-
pected would b. given TO day. Among the many
prominent men weTe Elk Gov. Wells ex-' 'ongress-
man Nelson, Judge Jno. A. Mef edith, Patrick II.
Aylett, limited Stat Dl=trict Attorney for
this district, Fx-Unite1 States Attorney l. II
Chandler and Others. AZ IL o'clock the gallery
of the 1urt room. which was crowded, fell, and
the floor followed, aud thereon descended 80 feet
to the flor below, hich was the floor OF the
House OF Delegates Virginia, on which some
few OF the members of caucus were waiting
arnnnd. There was general crush of all the
timbers and the falling of the inside wall in
which were killed:
Patrick H. Aylett, Capt. Charters Chief of the
Fire Brigade, +. III. SchofeId City Assessor
and brother of Gen. Schofieid and late Secretary
OF War, DR.. j. b. Brock, Editor of the Richmond
Enquirer julius a. Hobson, city Collector: T.
Digger, member of the House of Delegates r.
A. Bre~is, u commission merchant of A!eysntria;
Samuel Esston of Boston aud former theatrical
manager Of the Boston Theatre Powhatan Rob
erts. Commissioner in Ohancery of the Curt OF
Common Pleas James A. BIamire of Berlin,
Prussia; s. h. Durham OF Syracuse, New York ;
N. b. Howard, lawyer and Assistant Levy Mer-
chant; j. W. II. Bland tcoOreJ), Senator from
Prince Edward comfy; j. Watson, merchant OF
Danvilie Thos. ". Wiloox ex Confederate Gen
orai Samuel Ii. Hairston, wealthy landhoider
OF Henry c0anty Chas. j. Grnnaul OF Wash
ihgtoh' y. q. Robert r. Madry, DR., Land
Az mt ; Edward Ward OF England; Nm, = DS-
Wis, coal merchant; John Loberts0n a cClor ed
Baptist Minister; Col Pick egrew Voolfolk T.
r Foley, Deputy L s. Malehan W. E. Ran
dolph of New York; r. Z. Bradshaw, grocer, and
thrty-ihree others. Amongst them was one
Captain, one Sergeant and nine privates Of the
Police, who were on Guty in the building.
Among the wounded were:
Ex-Gov. Wells ribs broken ana otherwise in
jured; Mayor Fl. K. Ellyson, slightly; Mayor
George Chahoon, slightly; L. II Chan
der, Judge John 4. Meredith,
Jas. Neeson, Jno Howard, Rush Burgess, Co.
lector OF District; VIM. C. Durham, Agent Viz
GINA and New York Steamship Line Hon. Thos
8. Bococb, the ex-speaker of the United
States house If Representatives, leg am
putated Gen. NJ. D. Corse, ex-Major General
Of the Confederate army Col Geo. W. Brent, of
Alexandria apt. Geo. w. Allen, Port Warden
W. =. ELAN, Newspaper Correspondent and Bro
ker Thos. s. Baldwin. Merchant from Newark.
n. j.; W. d. Chesterman, Of Petersburg Index
VIM. II. Hasser, Merchant of L sltimore and about
100 others.
Directly the dis aster occurred the fire alarm
was used to give notice, and the Hook and Lad
der Companies of the city repaired at once to the
scene. A Gordon of police was drawn around the
building and the ladders were thrown up to the
windows. For three hours after that, the scene
full of horror-minute after minute, there
appeared swung out by rope tied around the
middle of the body of some popular favorite, who
after being swung on the top of the shoulders OF
one of the fire brigade, mangled AMI dead, were
brought down the ladder into the green of the
public park, when it instantly sur
rounded by two or three thousand o.
those who had gathered to recognize the
slain. The park was nlled with anxious, weep
ing women, and anxious mon until O'clock
when the last victim was drawn from the build
ing. After this the police closed the park, re
fnsing admittance to any one, the bodies Of the
dead having be On sent out.