Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-05
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
TWO PERSONS CRUSHED 70 DEATH,
Falling Walls Of the Northern Market
EXCITEMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.



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As 70 "eh AuONn' 'Ao WIZ U, u'uOis'ns
the northern markell house created considerable
Abatement among tho different dealers, aud
d,,,in,, an, d,v many ,T than cana about and
uutinB tuo uay .lH W 49,. s-,..
Ous'eu tnemsoiSos WI" NV ,no ~
tsarI,y down the building prouressinR all the
While a null posse on Isillce, under charge Of
Lieutenant Eokioii, we're on the ground, and
win the vorkmen, cautloninE hrst one thea
another Of the danger OF getting too close
~ Ibs rims IA IA nsuai in sueb eases. there
was a large crowd OF men and boys enjoying the
snort az EiiInH rata And 10 these Two causes
cpS bs sssrIbed the terrible and suddsn ieSIh Of
two human belngs-John widmcyef and willard
A A matler Of course In such cases the ex.
cite msnt Is 50 great that IL is next 70 Impossible
a. ~ coaiS he cleaned ihey are abJut az E5I.
lows. MIR. WIdmeyer, who Il a we'll DOWN bacon
butcher, arrived on the spot about midday, and
the q one S5 began
while thus Engaged the wall tell In and he was
hurled under Inc Tuins az was the boy Bates,
who was with his dog after the rats. The work.
cIdcntSi ana nniooEsd Tor; lhst they did not sx. |
nest ths wall 10 taII At ali As soon as tho dust
tro,n tho ruin had cleared away the alarm was
giysn. and OniceTs Roth and smith with gang
III men bspnn 10 clear away the debris which
mad covered the bodies, and 10 about fifteen mlu.
MES they WeTs reached Doth being dead The
SSIy Of WIimeyST was removed 10 The under
taEsF's estabIIshInont Of Mr Frless, No. lO2l
seventh street II was terribly mAnRled and
bruised the features being distorted the back
OF the heal mashed To-, on5 arm aud both legs
brohep--ln fact a perfect mass Of Jelly.
The body Of young Bates was taken to the
station. house. and Ii was discovered that his
necE ami back were broken, besides which there
was a terrible cash on the aide Of his heal. In
about half an hour tho father Of the boy, MT. L.
a5op tSs IieIssS BODY il dr.crISsi as hsSrtseod.
lug Tho youth was about 1rleon years Of age,
and Is spoken Of BY those who knew him a. be-
Ing a bright and vel. hammered lad. rhe boy
who was with hun at the time ran home en-.
tlrely uuharmed.
widmeyor Is a German, about forty.two years
Of age, and we'll to do, He has been 10 this city
twenty. one years, and lived on the Seventh street
road iuSt beyond the SchuetEen Park He
leaves a vile and six children, most Of them
Young,
About halLpnst tive o'clock the coroner, d.
Patterson arrived and SANITARY Otlcer Sulli.
van summoned Jury ~ iullUNs: \. 4. L. Reese,
| John Kessler, ] l.. Stanley, A. n. Young
L Julius ElsenbeIss q. .. Behrens, W. II. Hoover,
HoratlO Moran, q, J. King Ello Giant 0eo.
| LantIer, and VIM. Wolf
| The witnesses were then sworn, aud testified
| as follows:
| Hiram Blackford sworn and testified that he
was with Mr.. widmeyer setting his bench out
| Of The way when the north wall OF the market
| ieIl. Sone one called 10 him TO look out, and
| inst then the wall fell and Widmoyer and hates
who we're near together, were buried under the
lanes I,sod sworn. and testlaed that he was
| crossIny up through the butehoTb' market, saw
the boy Batss Standing near Mr.. WI heard
| INC wall falling There was 10 time between
/ Inc cali and the falling of the wall for any one
| 10 got out Of the Wnyi only "a two persons
| Joseph HeFToV sworn, and tsstIheJ that he
| was s,andInR on Seventh street about the mid.
| die; saw Mr.W 70 into the market with an az
| or nick In three or four minutes the wall fell
| but not ali Al one tIme-pleoe by niece
| Ilfiicer Andrew Roth sWpTn, aud IsstIaol that
at about i:2O he and his partner were standing
/ ono saw some men were buried under the WALL
| ASsistsd I'M removing the rubbish, and found
| Mr.. vi and me boT Under tho bTicsG and wood.
oficet w. m West, sworn md testIiicd that
ab1pt o'cl1cE his SiisntIon was oSIIsi To boT =
| TscIn,, toward the TaiL He oSileI Ibem hasi,
most Of them came back. The man WIdmeyer
| StaTted ID run hut was caught under the RIM
bish, lid no, KNOW those on The Ton OF the
| vail. was about fity feet from the wall, IL was
| the cross wall OF the south 'front.' Don't think
| ID was Inc resuIt OF DeuIIVsnoe on the mari Of
| any one. Ii tho man mad OF mad any notice 10
| remove his stand This accident mIyht nat have
| occurred. so lar as This man ia e1noefnsd' in
case of lie nov il WouII have made no Inference,
IleorTe HlackyCIl was sworn. and testined thai
he was with MI. W d; when he nrst saw WItness
he caIlei to him, and said :. Come on, " and com.
mencei tearing down Ms stall and carving Out
portions VI IL; the third time they went out and
started back the wall fell; heard the wall iaII,
but saw nothing but dust; there wero men al
work on the roof; there was a boy with him
named Anisrso0 SeoIt w '''l MN
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