The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-05-04
The FAIRFIELD HERALD
Published Every Wednesday at
WXNNtSBORO, s. O.,
DesporteS, Williams & Co.
TERMS-lN ADVANCE.
Terrible Accident,


crowd was collected in the uppor por-
tion of the Capitol building, this
morning, where the Supreme Court of
Appeals is located, to hear the doois-
ion in the mayorality case of Ellyson
ys. Cahoon. About IL a. M, the
floor gave way beneath the dense
weight, preoipitating the crowd to tho
floor below, upon the conservative eau
GUS then sitting in tho hall of the
House of Delegates. 1t is impossible
to ascertain the extent Of tho Injuries.
ut this hour. Among the killed are
p. II. Aylett, Esq , distinguished
lawyer of this city; DR.. j. B. Brook.
o reporter for the Enquirer and Er.
anainer;: Sam. Eaton, Clerk of Mayor
Cahoon; Capt. VIM. A. Charters,
Chief Of Fire Department. N. p.
Howard, lawyer; Ash. Levey, o
meohant; Chas. Watson, Of the Dan.
vile Railroad; Hugh Hutchinson and
Lewis N. Webb, of this city; Soho
field, brother Of Gen. Sohofcld; r..
II. Maury, Jr.,; Senator Bland, (col.
ored,) and Powhattan Roberts. 1t is
supposed that twenty members Of tho
State Legislature are killed and
wounded. The Judges Of the Court
of Appeals all escaped unhurt. Ex-
Governor Wells was badly injured j;
J.. IL. Chandler, counsel for Cahoon,
on tho mayorality case, was injured |;
James Meson and George Meredith,
council for Ellyson, wore also badly
hurt. About 200 hundred persons
wore hurt by the accident. The great
est excitement prevails; hundreds of
persons arc on the Capitol Square,
weeping and wailing as tho dead and
dying are brought out of the building.
Governor Walker escaped unhurt,
though on the court room floor at tho
timo. Richmond is famous for ter
rible accidents. Among the principal
may be mentioned the destruction of
tho thoatro--the site of which is now
occupied by the Monumental Church
10 December, 1871, whom moro than
100 persons lost their lives. The
breaking down of bridge leading to
one of the islands in James River,
last spring; and the present disastrous
event.
The following additional arsons
are among the killed: julius A. Hob
son, City Collector; 8. Dugger, mem
Der Of the House of Delegates L. A.
Brewis, commission merchant, of AL.
exandrin Sames A. Blainier, of Ber-
lin, Prussia; s. u. Burnham, Syra-
cuse, N. Y. il. Watson, merohaut of
Dansille; Thos. II. Wilcox, ex.Con-
foderate General; Samuel II. Hairs
ton, wealthy land holder, of Henry
County; Charles j. Grenan, Of Wash
ington, D. G.. Edward Ward, of Eng
land; William IL. Jarvis, coal mer-
chant; John Robertson, oolored Bap.
tist minister; Col. p. Voolfolk r..
p. Foley, Deputy United States Mar.
shal, of Now York II. i. Bradshaw,
grocer, and thirty-three others among
them one captain, ono sergeant and
nine privates of the police, who wore
on duty in the building.
Directly the disaster occurred, the
fire alarm was used to give notice, and
the Hook and Ladder Companies of
ths 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 aftor that, the scene was full of
horror. The wounded and dead we're
brought down on ladders and laid on
the green in the public park, where
it was instantly surrounded by 1000
or 5000 Of chose who had gathered
to recognize tho slain. The park was
flied with anxious weeping men until
2o'clook, when the last victim was
drawn from tho building. After this,
the police closed the park, refusing
entrance to any one, tho bodies of the
dead having been sent out. All tbe
stores in the city were closed and
plaoards placed on tho doors--"C Closed
in consequence of the disaster at tho
Capitol" ,laW Il s-1.v
RIcuMoND, April 28.--To. day, all
the houses of business have been clos.
cd, having crape on the doors, and tho
inscription: "Olosed in oonseoucnoo
Of tho calamity AZ the Capitai." The
strcets are filed with funeral oortcRes.
In tbe funeral cortcges of the dead
policemen, both sets of policemen
Joined. All late political feelina
seems to have been forgotten. The
bells of the city have tolled all day,
and the streets look like Sunday. -
LATER.-This afternoon has been
one of funerals. In somo Of the
churches three or four bodies were be.
fore the altar at tho samo time. All
Hha nawanaper n{eco. ,,o.~ >.