The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-28

Large Number Killed, IRCIudIn,
Several Prominent Men - Grea
Number WOunded-HeartFendIn:
Affair.
RICHMOND. April pa larg,
crowd assembled this morning, in th,
upper portion of the capitol building
where the Supreme Court of Appea
is located, to hear the discussion il
the Mayoralty case. At about clever
o'clock, the floor gave way beneath
the dense weight, precipitating the
crowd to the floor below. which was
that of the House Of Delegates. It is
hard to ascertain, at the present time.
the extent of the injury, so great is
the excitement; but some are killed,
and large number severely injured
Many escaped terrible fall by Jump
ing into windows when the floor gave
way. The wounded are now being
attended to.
SECOND DISPATCH.
1t is impossible to ascertain the
extent of injuries at this hour.
Among the killed, are, p. Fl. Aylett,
a distinguished lawyer; DR.. J. b.
Brock. reporter of the Enquirer and
Examiner; Samuel Eaton, clerk to
Mayor Cahoon; Capt. VIM. A. Char
ters. Chief of the Fire Department; /;
N. j. Howard, lawyer; Ash Levy, a
Richmond merchant; Charles Wat
son, of the Danville Railroad; Hugh
Hutchison, and Luviset Webb, Of
this city; = Scofeld, a brother of
Gen. ScofeId r. II. Maury, Jr.. SEN
ator Bland, eolored, and Powhattan
Roberts.
1t is supposed that twenty members
of the State Legislature are killed
and wounded. The Judges Of the
Court of Appeal all escaped unhurt.
Ex Gov. Wells was badly Injured. L.
II. Chandler, counsel for Cahoon, on
the Mayoralty case, was injured.
Jas. Mesom and Judge Meredith,
counsel for Ellison, was also badly
hurt.
About two hunde persons were
hurt by tho accident, and the greatest
excitement prevails. Hundreds of
persons are on the Capitol Square,
weeping and Wailing as the dead and
dying are brought from the building.
Governor Walker escaped unhurt,
though on the court room floor at the
time.
THIRD DIsPATCH-sIXTY PERSONS
KILLED.
At11 o'clock the galleries of the
Court room, which was crowded, fell
in; the floor followed and descended
thirty feet to the floor of the House of
Delegates of Virginia, on which some
lew of the members of a caucus were
There was a general crush
Of timbers and falling of inside walls.
The following persons were killed:
Patrick III. Aylett, Capt. Charters,
Chief of Fire Brigade, Il. NJ. Scho.
field, City Assessor and brother Of
Gen. Schofield, DIR. j. B. Brooks edi-
tor of the Enquirer, Julius A. Hob
son, City Collector, S. Dugger, mem
Der of the House of Delegates, Il. A.
Brewis, commission merchant of
Alexandria, Samuel Eaton, of Boston,
late theatrical manager, Powhattan
Commissioner In Chancery
of the Court of Common Pleas; Jas.
a. Bla.Ctre, of Berlin, Prussia; s. E.
Burrone, of Syracuse, N. Y; N. p.
Howard; Ash Levy, merchant; j.
w. ID. Blond, colored Senator from
Prince Edwards, and merchant of
Danville; Thos. III. Wilcox. ex-Con.
federate General; Samuel II. Hair
stone, wealthy land holder of Henry
County; Charles j. Grumau, of
Washington, ID. c.; Robt. II. Maury,
Jr., land agent; Edward, of England;
VIM. I'll. Davis, coal merchant; John
Robertson, oolored Baptist minister:
Col. Pichigrew, Voolfolk; 7. IL. Fo-
ley. Deputy United States Marshal;
w. E. Randolph, of New York; RE.
Bradshaw, grocer, and thirty-three
others; among them, one captain, one
seargeant, and nine private police on
duty in the building.
Among the wounded were ex- Gov
ernor Wells, ribs broken and other
wise internally injured; Mai. III. Kel-
Tyson, slight tly; Mayor Cahoon, slight
ly; l.. II. Chandler, Judge John A.
Meredith, Jas. Neeson, John How
ard, Rush Burgess, Collector of the
District; VIM. @. Dunham, agent Of
the Virginia & New York Steamship
line; Hon. Thos. S. Booock, ex-
Speaker of the United States House
of Representatives-leg amputated;
Gen. M. ID. Corse, ex Major General
of the Confederate army; Col. Geo.
w. Brent, of Alexandria; Capt. Geo.
w. Allen, Port Warden; w. G. Elom,
correspondent and broker;
Thos. b. Baldwin, merchant from
Newark, N. j.; w. d. Chesterman,
of the Petersburg Inde1;; VIM. III.
Sapper, merchant of Baltimore, and
about 100 others.
Directly after the disaster, the fire
alarm was used, and the Hook aud
Ladder Companies of the city repair
ed to the rescue. A Gordon of police
was drawn around the building and
the ladders thrown up to the windows,
and for three hours there was a scene
full of horror. Minute after minute,
shere appeared, swung out by rope
tied around the middle, the body of
some popular favorite, who after be-
ing swung on the shoulders of one of
the Fire Brigade, mangled and dead,
were brought down the ladders into
the green of the public park, where il
was instantly surrounded by two or
three thousand to recognize the slain.
The park was filled with weeping
women, and anxious men, until 2
o'clock, when the last victim was
drawn from the building.
After this the police cleared the
Park, and refused admittance to any
one, the bodies of the dead having
been sent out. All tho stores in the
city are closed, and placards put upon,
Doors closed in consequence of the
disaster at the Capitol" " No more
business done during the day." To-
night meetings are held by the mem
bers of the Press Association, late
military organizations, bar and citi-
zens generally. Tomorrow will be
observed as day of general mourn
ing.
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