Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-04-30
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN
RICHMOND.

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TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN
RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, April 81
A terrible calamity occurred here
this morning. The floor OF the
Court Of Appeals in the State capi-
tai gave way and precipitated the
hundreds therein assembled to hear
the decision in the Mayoralty case
Of Ellison and Cahoon, upon the
Conservative caucus then sitting in
the Hall of the House Of Delegates
below.
1t Is impossible to ascertain the
extent Of the injuries at this hour.
Among the killed are P. II. Aylett
e distinguished lawyer, d. j.
Brock (Reporter Of the Enquirer
and Examiner), Samuel Eaton
/, (Clerk), Mayor Cahoon, Capt. WIN.
A. Charles (Chief Fire Depart
menD, N, p. Howard (lawyer),
Ashley Richmond (merchant), Chas.
Watson Of DanVille Railroad, Hugh
HutchesOn, Lewis N. Webb of this
city, Schofeld (brother of General
scho6old), Il. II. Maury, Jr., SEN
ator Bland (colored), Powhattan
Roberts.
tits supposed that twenty mem
bers Of the State Legislature are
killed and wounded. The Judges
ofthe Court Of Appeals all escaped
unhnrt. Governor Wells was bad.
ly injured. L. II. Chandler, counsel
for Cahoon, in the Mayoralty case,
was injured; James Mason and
Judge Merrith, counsel for Ellison,
also badly hurt. About two hun
dred persons were hurt by the ac-
cident. The greatest excitement
prevails. Hundreds Of people have
assembled on the capitol square
weeping and waiting as the dead !
and dying are brought out OF the
building. Governor Walker es-
capped uuhurt, though on the Court
room floor at the time OF the acci-
dent.
RICHMOND, Va, April 27-In
addition TO the particulars before
sent, the following are given:
About ii o'clock the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia was
crowded with eminent citizens and !
many local politicians. and a great
many of the public at large, who
we're drawn there by curiosity 10
hear result OF the late hearing Of
the question of the Mayora!ty Of
Richmond. The friends of Me-, .rs.
Ellison and CahoOn, who compose
the prominent Republicans and
Conservatives Of the city, had AS.
sembled to hear the decision, which
il was expected would be given to.
day. Among the many prominent
persons were Ex-Governor Wells.
Ex-Congressman Nelson, Judge j.
A. Meredith, Patrick A. Haylett,
Ex-U. 5. District Attorney for this
district, EX.U. S. Distric, Attorney
L. II. handler and others. AT
o'clock the gallery OF the court
room, which was crowded,
TELL, the floor followed, and
thereon descended thirty feet
to the floor below, which
was the door of the House
OF delegates Of Virginia, on which
some members OF a caucus were
around.
There was general crash Of all
the timbers and the falling of the
inside wall, by which were killed
Patrick IL. AgleIt, Capt. Chatlers,
chief OF the Fire Brigade; L. VI.
City Assessor, brother
Of Gen. SchOtield, late Secretary
of War; DR., j. u Brock, editor OF
the Richmond Enquirer Julius A.
Hobson, City Collector S. Dugger
member OF the House of delegates
I. A. Beckwig, commission mer-
chant of Alexandria; sam1 Eaton,
OF Boston, Mass, and former thea.
trical manager of the Boston
Theatre; POwhattOn Roberts,
commissioner In the Chancery
Court Of Common Pleas J. A.
Bhmere, of Berlin, Prussia; S. 4.
Bnrnham, Syracuse, n. Y; p.
Howard, lawyer; Ash. Levy, mer-
chant; j. W. Bland, colored, Sena-
tor from Prince Edward county
J. Watson, merchant, OF Danville
z. W. Wilcox, an ex. Confederate &
6cneral Samuel II. Hairston. a
wealthy land holder of Henry 3
county; Chas. J. Grinan, of Wash I
lngt0n, d. c.; Edward Ward, of l
England VIM. H. Davis, coal mer-
chant; John Robertson, colored Q
Baptist minister; Col. Pichegrew
Voolfolk ; I. 2. Foley, deputy U.
s. Marshal.
A captain, one sergeant and
nine privates Of the police who Z
were on duty in the building at .
the time are amongst the wound
ed. Ex-Governor Wells, ribs {
broken and otherwise internally Z
injured; Mayor H. K. Ellison. '
slightly; Mayor George Cahoon' !
slightly; I. II. Chandler, Judge r
Geo. A. Aeridith, James Nelson. /
john Howard, Rush Burgess, Col. {
lector Of District, William q. Dun 4
can, Agent Of the Virginia and ! !
New York Steamship line Hon.
Thomas .: BosocOok, ex-Speaker Of I
the United States House Of Rspre. =
sentaives, leg ampdtased Gen. N. 4
D. Corse, ex-MajOF General Con- | r
Iederate army; Colonel Georra
Brent Of Alexandria, Captain Geo, a
ALLEN, Port Warden, w. G. Ellam, i
aeWspaper correspondent and bro. Z
EeE Thomas s. Baldwin, merchant .