, 1874-06-25
CASUALTIES.
Further Reports from the Syracuse
Horror,
Fourteen Persons Killed by the Fall
ing 0huroh-.-l00 Wounded.
Three Lives Lost by a Fire in Green
County, Ky.

SYnAousE, N. T., June 24.-Furthor search
this morning In tho runE of tho Central Bnptist
Church failed to find any moro bodies. Tile liat Ut
killed numbers thirteen. Last night's lint iB
correct, except In the case Of tho reported doath
OF the boy Ostranaer.
THE NuMDEn or WOUNDED
foots up 100. Of whom twenty aro seriously In
turedv There hnve boon no doasha today. A
squad of police have possession Of Tho building,
pending tho Coronor'a inquent.
Tho ocoaslon Of tho gathering last night was a
festival, given by tho ladtcs Of tho church, and
concert BY the Little Old Folks." At the rom
Of tho church are sunday-achool rooms, occupy
Ing the first hoor, and tho church parlora occupy
hayc1 ny tho second sss f. floor Thi" part t Of tho
tiyal and concert ut tho timo Of the accident.
SUPPER WAS BEING SERVED
In tho central pailor, which had been prepared
for tue occasion with tab'es, etc. Ths room,
the session room below being deserted savo BY q
few persons. The number In the Rtppor-room
is variousy cstimxted at from 250 to 500, mostly
grown peraons. At tho time tho floor gavo way
tloaute-r rooms, boing pfeparoti Tor tho Ancient
Concert" But for this fact the list Of dead mlHt
havo been worry much latger, ~ mauY OF tho
lelposB little oneB would have been crushed to
death in tho maaa of humanity,
CROWDED INTO THE "V" SHAPED VORTEX
fo1mod bv the falling timbors. At tho moment
Of the failing Of the floor, tho acono within tho
parior was one Of happy enjoyment. While nll
were pleasantly engaged, without single sign
Of wRrninE.
and in III instnnt all wero burod in q nlaaH Of
struggling humanity, intern,ixed with falling
timbors, furniture, etc., and i'll utter larkneBH
the gas having been extinguished by Tho break
lug Of tho gas pipes. An instant after the fear-
fnI descent had boon made, all was Rllens as tho
grave, bnt immediately after
HEAn1nENplNo APrEALB FOR nELr
were to DO heard from hundreds Of those who
we're In agony. immediately after persons woro
Seen Issuing from the doors and Windows
and an alarm was sounded. Tho uuinjarad
within tho church who wolo abie to free thenl-
aetves from tlla masa, begau at onco to aAast in
roacnnR othera. The flremen aud police woro
qutckly at hand, aud labored nobly In tho work
OF reHcuo.
TIE SCENE WITHIN TEE BUILDING
was tovriblo in its details, hnd that without tho
et1,lico heu,troudn9 indead. Fathers aud
naothtrs hcarchlng for thcir children,
Hofng for vss wv1s snd d2qng
for their parents OF whose fate all wore uncer-
tain aud in dread. Quickly md rapidly ths work
Of oxtricatinR the people was carried On by aid
Of lanterna. As fast % tho living, and dead
windows and doors whero ready hands assisted
to convey tho dangerously injured mud doad to
tho plyaiciana' ofllcoB and nsighboring houses.
Tho oxcitement without the church was terri
bio. and as each pody MAS bong carr,ed to ad-
joining bousos the n,ass sureod back aud forth,
all terribly anxious TO ASCERTAIN who 1t was, and
whether dead OF alivo. At the heighth OF the
excitement not less thnu ton thousand people
woro crowded into Montgomery and Jof1osson
atreots aud in adjoining premises.
DIVERS TlIEonIEs OF THE CAUSE.
The floor which fell was suspended by iron
rods from wooden truss under the roof These
rods wen4 throughths lower, but not through tht
been Hplioed the wrong aide up, and that point
was first to civo way Tho floor having no props
beneath 1t, sunk in The form Of letter V. The
most of thu doathH wero oauaod by failing
timbers Of tho truss !; aolno how
ever, were suiothered by pasterng
THO floors Of tho church wero supported orig1
church Building Couanaittoo, with the consent, q
they aay, OF tls architect removed the IRON pill
lara. Tic truss Was worry iuperEectly construct
cd, besides being Bpllceu. Tho most pi osninoui
builders in tho city declare TINT it was rotten
1t waa put in green, mud han the dry rot:
The wounded arc doing we'll. The Coron SRI
inquest will be held tomorrow.