, 1870-04-28
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Falling in Of the Crowded Floor
of a Court Room In
Richmond.
Fnty-eight Persons Killed and
Over One Hundred Badly
Injured.
The Entire City in Mourning.

RICHMOND, April S1.-Thc Court Of Appeals, Of
TiIyinia, wsa crowded this morning with eminent
citizens, many local politicians, and great many
Of the public At large, dfsWn there By curiosity TO
.heAt the decision upon the question Of the Mayor
altJ. Among the many prominent persons present
were Ex-Governor Wells, e1-CongzesGnaa Mel
Ecu, Judge John 4. Meredith, Patrick r.
Aylctt, L Il Chandler, md Others, At II O'Clock
the galleries Of the courtroom, which were
crowded, fell In. The door followed, AMI DE-
scended thirty feet to the door below, which ras
the roo1 OF the House Of Delegates Of Virginia in
which aome feM Of the membcts Of the court
bers and falling Of tnkide wstx. 'N-A1'
rro-,f fEKsoNs niLkn
Atlcrt, Captain chastcEn, Chief Of tho Fire Brig
atle: E n. Schoneld, City Assessor, and brother
q General seheneld; DE !. u Brook, ed!tor Of
s. DugEer, member Of the House Of DeleK1tas; r.
4 BrrWta, commission merchant, OF Aiet1ndi14; ;
Samuel Eaton, OF Boston. former theatrical 1nxnx
ceJ Of the Court Of Common PlcAs; Jas. 4. Biz
mirr, q Berlin, Prussia; 8 !. BuFuaIn. Of syta-
fo,s n.ot Msr aott II + nqMs %.sa noGr s. x4a
asor from Prince EdxAru, and merchant
Of DanElne Thomas 2. Wilcox, ::e1-confedtazte
Folder Of 1en1J County; Charles j. Truman, Of
sss1t; fdTEd WIa. q Eagisad: william i:
Baptht minister: Colonel PlchIgrew, T. Il. Foley,
Deputy United states Marsha1; ". E Randolph,
ot New York; R E. hradahaw, grocer. and thirty
three othefs-amnng them one captain, one BeI-
geant, and nine pr1Tatea Of the police On duty IN
the building
woCEpEp,
Among the wounded we're er-Gortrnor Wells,
ribs brnken, and otherwise internally Injured !;
l.s. Aa5oE u; I; EsJson. si'Eh;lJ; A.yoF Chaaoon,
sgas Gatnn Jnsn sS 5sSn IA
lector Of the District; VII c. Dunh&u, Agent OF
the Virginia and Sew YORK Steamship Lne; Hon
n@a os. II Of sas mnsd stsse
cEM u. 2. Corse, e1-Matof General Confederate
Amy: Colonel George ". Brent, Of Alexandra; !;
Esp,an S,d,I George y: allen, Pet arden; r c
{. Baldwin, merchant from Newark, y. j.; " b.
Chcsternan, Of the Petersburg IndtF; wnlixm II.
SorpeF. merchant OF baltimore, and About one
hundred otheEt.
THE sckSx OF TIE DISASTER.
Directly after the disaster y nrr alarm Wac
| The city repaired to the rescue. corlon Of DO
| ice WIS draTn around the building. and ladders
the scene was {ull q horror Mlnn,s afsef minute
the middle, The body Of some popular faso1ite,
Dr. Sde %s0ae aaa esa one
trought down TIC laader into he grrea
ct t1e public park, where T. was
ihose who gatherei to recognize Inc dead. The
rark was nled with weeping women and anxious
men until O'Clock. when the last victim MS
Hl&HN 1TOIU l2G
1HI CTIf III MOURNING.
After this the police closed the park and refused
1dnItt1nce to anyone. The bodies at the dead
having been sent out, ill the stores in the city
closed, and pIAc&rt5 Eerc put upon the DOOR,
Closed III consequence Of the disaster" At the
Capitol no more bustness WIS done during the
day. To night meetings wcse held by ncmbcT1
Of the Press Association, late military orxnnlEa-
lions, and citizens ecncrai1y. Tomorrow xtu be
ohscEEed A. day Of general mourning.
NAsuISGIoN, April xs.-A private telegram from
Richmond says the Court VIA about TO deliver N
ttn!on In fa1ol Of E1lytou. one Of the Judges dis
ttntIrG, ~ the door fell