The New York herald., 1872-12-27
Terrible Slaughter in a Bap-
:. tist CHURCH.
THE ROOF AND FLOOR GIVE WAY.
Three Hundred Persons Buried,
Bruised and Burned.
Fifteen KILLED AND FIFTY WOUNDED.
A List of the UnfOrtu-
nate Victims.

WILLIAMsPORT Pa, Dec. 90 1872.
Last evening the Sabbath school attached to the
Baptist church at Newberry, in the Seventh ward
OF this city, assembled to participate in the cere-
monies Of Christmas night Some three hundred
men, women and children were present. The
ceremonies OF the occasion had been inau-
gurated and Mr.. Kinsoe, OF this city, proceeded
to address the children when peculiar shake and
quverng OF timbers was felt that denoted sud-
den downfall OF the building. No sooner had the
impression taken firm hold upon those present
than the moor gave way, precipitatng the whole
assemblage into the cellar below.
THE CHURCH
was constructed with an upper audience room,
and 1t was in this that the congregation had as
sembled. The interior dimensions OF the door are
twenty-sx feet In width and forty feet in length.
There was q centre girth with joists thickly
placed on each side, and through the centre
from above were two bolts connecting
with this main girth Evidently the weight
OF those assembled sprung the truss bearers, and
the supports slipping out of their places caused the
terrible catastrophe. This is evident from the fact
that the timbers were not broken. The gaspipe,
two inches in diameter. which was beneath the
centre girth, was bent double by the immense
weight.
WHEN THE CRASH CAME
there went up heart-rending wall or
mangled humanity. Children wildly shricked for
their parents and the gr0ans of the wounded and
dying filed the air. TO add to the horror the Oil
lamps of the edice ignited and bade fair to destroy
all in o general coniagraton. Those outside
worked with will and used every possible effort
TO rescue the living. The church was
now on fire, but pr0videntiay the flames could be
reached and were speedily extinguished Before
fioor of fhOco wit xvar oh
to reach the windows and leaped to the ground q
distance OF fifteen feet In the panic several were
wounded by being run over.
THE DEAD.
At eleven O'Clock p. M. the dead bodies vera re-
moved and were identified as folows.-
John Richie.
Boyd Mehafy.
Mrs. Duncan Campbell and two children.
A child OF c. v. s. McGnnls.
Miss Ladie Mofntt.
Miss Mary Fisher.
Miss Lizzie Boskin.
Miss Grace Seaman.
Miss Iillie.
A boy named shuman, child Of John Bubb and
Mrs. John Wilkinson.
THE WOUNDED.
There were some Iorty or fifty wounded, among
whom were the ollowng:-
Mrs. Thomas Ames, badly bruised.
Miss Sechnof, slightly burned.
Mrs. Moffltt, badly bruised.
Miss Fessler, leg broken.
Daniel Newcomer, leg broken.
Mrs. Abraham Berry, leg broken.
Robert MONT, slightly bruised.
Howard Reeder, jaw fractured.
Lewis Reeder, badly bruised.
Mrs. Jonathan Fisher, leg broken.
Miss Barkns, arm broken.
Mrs. L. B. Campbell, badly injured
John Antes, head cut
Miss Thomas, limb broken.
Miss Toner, limb broken.
Andrew Mentler, ribs broken.
Sadie Ramsay, ankle spraiued
Gertie Ramsay, wounded.
Second daughter of James Toner ankle sprained.
James McFeshler, badly bruised. having had his
scalp torn loose.
George Shook, bruised.
Carrie Bushy.
Mr.. and Mrs. McMinn, badly bruised
Alice Newcomer.
Emma Brown.
Lewis Hartman.
william Houck.
Miss X. JacOby.
Miss Annie Shaw.
Alice Mcbride and father.
Sarah Waltz, Amanda Waltz and William Waltz
were injured.
Lewis Cupp had his nose broken In four places
and others were more or less injured, among whom
are
Jackson Newcomer.
LOttie Adams.
Edward and Jennie Kinlcy.
Lizzie FleXir.
George Boskins.
william Hcllumworthy.
JN. G. Connolly and child OF Mr. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. G. KinslOe.
Some OF the injured will probably die. 1t Is i'm
possible to give the names of any more or the
wounded at this time, as many OF them were imme-
diately removed to their houses In different parts
Of the city.