The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-28
DAY OF GLOOM FOR VIRGINIA
RICHMOND, April q.

gave way, and the crowd were precipitated II
the hall Of the House Of Delegates. Many per
sons escaped BY jumping into the windows wher
the noor gave way. 1t is impossible, at this hour
to ascertain the number Of persons injured, but il
is supposed that twenty members OF the State LIE
gislature are killed or wounded.
Among the killed are: Patrick Henry Aylett a
distinguished lawyer and the former editor Of the
Richmond Times; Dr.. J. B. Brock, formerly q
surgeon in the Confederate army,) reporter 70,
the Enquirer and Examiner; Samnel Eaton, clerk
OF Mr.. Chahoon. the military Mayor Of Richmond
Captain VIM. A Charters, chief engineer Of the
fire department; N. P, Howard, a member Of the
Richmond Bar; Ash Levy, Richmond merchant:
Charles Watson, Of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad; E. Schoneld, brother OF General Scho-
1eld;R q. Maury, Jr., Rugh Hutchinson, Major
Lewis n Webb, Of Richmond; Senator Bland,
colorel; Powhatan Roberts, Richmond mer-
chant.
Ex-Governor Wells was badly injured. James n.
Neeson and General Meredith, counsel for Mayor
EDyson, were also badly hurt.
The judges OF the Court Of Appeals all escaped
without injury.
Governor Walker was on the floor of the court
at the time Of the accident, but was not hurt.
About two hundred persons were moro or less
hurt by the accident.
The greatest excitement prevails. Hundreds Of
persons are collected on the Capitol square, weep
ing and wailing as the dead and dying are
brought out OF the building.
SECOND DISPATCH.
In addition to the particulars before sent, the
following are given:
Aeout II O'Clock this morning, the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, Of Virginia, was crowded with
eminent citizens, many local politicians andla
great many Of the public at large, who were
drawn there by curiosity TO hear the result OF the
late hearing Of the question OF the mayoralty OF
Richmond. The friends OF Messrs. Hlyson and
Chahoon, comprising the prominent Republi-
cans and Conservatives Of the city, had assembled
to hear the decision which it was expected
would be given today. Among the many pro-
minent persons present were: Ex-Governor
Wells, ex.congressman Nelson, Judge JohnA Mere
dith, Patrick q. Aylett, ex-United States District
Attorney for this district; ex-United States
District Attorney L. H. Chandler, and others.
At eleven O'Clock the gallery OF the court t-room,
which was crowded, fell in and the moor followed.
The tmbers and the struggling crowd fell thirty
feet to the floor below, which was the hall OF the
House OF Delegates Of Virginia In this hall were
some few Of the members Of caucus, who were
waiting around. There was a general crash Of
all the timbers and the wall fell.
The following were killed.. Patrick H. Ayett; Z.
NJ Schofeld, city assessor, and brother Of General
Schoaeld, late Secretary OF War; DR.. ]. B. Brock,
editor Richmond Enquirer; julius A. Hobson,
city collector; S. Dugsin, member OF the
sion merchant or Alexandria; Samuel Eaton,
Boston, Massachusetts, and former theatrical
manager Of the Boston Theatre; Powhatan Rob
erts, commissioner in chancery Of the Court OF
Common Pleas; James A. Bamter, Of Berlin,
Prussia; S. E. Burnham, Of Syracuse, N. y; n P.
Howard, lawyer; Ash Levy, merchant;J ]. W. D.
Bland, colored, senator from Prince Edward; ].
Watson, merchant Of Danvhle; Thomas W. VIII
cox, ex-Confederate general; Samuel H. Harrison,
wealthy landhelder Of Henry County; Charles j.
Grennan, Of Washington, D. c.; Robert Il. Maury,
Jr, land agent; Edward Ward, Of England; VIM.
II. Davis, coal merchant; John Robertson, colored
Baptist minister; Colonel Plchegrew voolfolk,
T. P. Foley, deputy United States marshal; ". E.
Randolph, OF New York; R E. Bradshaw, grocer,
and thirty.three others. Amongst them are one
captain, one sergeant, and nine privates OF the
police, who were on duty in the building.
Amongst the wounded were Ex-Governor Wells,
ribs broken and otherwise internally injured;
Mayor q. R. Elyson slightly hurt; Mayor George
Chahoon, slightly hurt; b h. Chandler, Judge
John A. Meredith, James Nelson, John Howard;
Rush Burgess, collector Of this district; Wm c.
Duncan, agent of the virginia and New York
Steamship line; Hon. Thos. S. Bocock, of Virginia,
ex.Speaker of the United States House OF Repre-
sentatiyes, leg amputa:ed; General NJ. D. Corse,
ex.majer- general Confederate army; Colonel Geo.
W. Brent Of Alexandria; Captain Geo. W. Allan,
postmaster;W C. Elan, newspaper correspon-
dent and broker; Thos. S. Baldwin, merchant
from Newark, N. J.;W. D. Chesterman, Of the
Petersburg Iadex; VIM. H. soper, merchant Of
Baltimore, and about hun lred Others.
Directly the. disaster occurred the fire alarm
was sounded, and the hook. and ladder compa-
nies OF the city repaired at once to the scene A
corlon Of police was drawn around the building,
and the ladders were thrown up to windows.
For three hours afterward the scene was full OF
hort2, Minute after minute there appeared,
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