Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-02

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 22.-A An APP
palling catastrophe occurred here to-
night. A strawberry festival was being
neld at the parlors of the Central
Baptist Church when, without any
premonition, the floor gave way about
half past nine o'clock, precipitating
the room full into the story below.
The parlor was on the second floor
and the room underneath was also full
of people.
The fire alarm was Immediately given,
and the fremen hurried to the scene.
Soon ten thousand people were there,
and tremendous excitement prevailed.
1t is impossible to give particulars at
this hour
Five dead bodies were taken out,
and the work has hardly commenced.
Probably a hundred persons are more
or less injured, many very seriously.
The following are among the dead
bodies recovered:
DR.. 0. E. wainwright. Mrs. VAIN.
right, Miss Minnie Thomas, "a child
named Ostrander, little girl named
Leonard, a little girl named Horton,
Miss Theodore Holmes, and a little
girl named Winnie Collins. The Rev.
George T. Bowling, pastor of the
church, is dangerously injured; also his
wife, who is not expected to live. The
Rev. HI. Eddy is seriously injured.
Two hundred persons are injured. some
dangerously.
SECOND DESPATCH.
SYRACUSE N. Y, June 23-Midnight
The following named were taken out
dead:
DR.. 0. Wainwright.
Mrs E. Austin Barnes.
Mrs. James M. Grow.
Mrs. j. E. Karr.
Miss Gussie Carpenter.
Mrs. AbIah Veeder of Utica.
Miss Oracle Holmes.
Miss Winnie Collins, aged ID, to day.
Hattie Leonard; five or six years old
John Austin.
Ostrander, boy about nine years old.
Miss Minnie Thomas
Frank Collins, aged IA.
Lula Horton, aged IL.
The snumber of injured will probably
reach 100 Mrs Dr.. Wainwright will
undoubtedly die. Ex-Alderman Aus
tin Barnes is very seriously injured
The Rev. DR.. H. J. Eddy is slightly
injured. The bodies are supposed to
be all recovered now.
About hundred persons are woun
ded, but it is impossible to get the
names to night. The excitement is
very great. The city is filled with
lamentations
The scene in the streets around the
church battles description. Thousands
are gathered there asking after friends,
waiting for the dead and attending to
the injured
The entire police force and fire de-
partment of the city were called out
and took charge of the work of re-
covering the dead and wounded.
the broken timber was hoisted up
with difficulty. The walls of the
church did not fall in but are seriously
damaged. The church is comparative
ly new one.
A few minutes before the floor gave
way it trembled SO that many persons
left the room; fearing an accident,
which had been predicted by many.
The accident was caused by the Civ
ing way of the joist that supported the
floor
The joist ran from both sides of the
room to cross stringer, the middle of
which was supported by iron rods from
the roof The stringers gave way,
pulling the ceiling and roof down upon
the people, and precipating them into
the room below.
HI. N. White was architect of the
building. Dickinson & Coleman did
the carpenter work The work of re
covery was exceedingly slow, as it had
to be done in the dark, and it was
feared every moment that the walls
would fall in.