The New York herald., 1879-03-13
CAUSE OF HIS FAILURE.
Regarded With Distrust by Some and
Pity by Others.
ENNIS HOLDING HIS OWN.

OLenry had retired from the track and
the great contest in Gilmore's Garden
only few hours when an accident hap
pened at the Madison avenue end
Of the building, which caused the
greatest excitement and might have
been attended by frightful results,
which were almost miraculously averted.
A gallery fell and several people were hurt.
Their names are given below. 1t was shortly
after eight o'clock in the evening when this
terrible mishap occurred. There were nearly
one hundred people in the frail struc-
ture, which collapsed under their weight
and of these, all of whom nearly were pre-
cipitated with falling timbers and beams
upon the heads of the dense masses of
spectators eighteen feet below, not more
than FIVE were at all seriously hurt. Of
these none were believed to have sustained
mortal injuries.
THE INJURED.
BATES. MARIA. No. 247 East Twenty-ntth street.
aged A; slightly injured Taken home by friends.
DEFENCE E. E.. No. "a State street. Brooklyn. 40
years of ages severely injured in the back. Sent to
Bellevue Hospital.
FOLEY. JOHN. No. 2l4 East Thirty-ffth street;
bruised about the head and face, cut the left
eye. Sent to Bellevue Hospital
HARRIGEN. WARREN. No. sol Lorrimer street.
vue Hospital.
LEWIS. MARIA, aged 80; injuries slight; residence
unknown. Taken home by friends.
MOSEHEN. FRANK. No. 2l3 East Thirty-cighth
street, injured in the back. Taken home by friends
MOHLER, JOHN, residence unknown, 30 years Of
age; born in England; leg broken. Sent to Bellevue
Hospital.
RING. DANIEL. No. $40 First avenue; injured
about the head. Sent to Bellevue Hospital.
aow THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED
Such . scene of wild and indescribable confusion
and alarm followed the accident has rarely been
witnessed inside of public building. II was
about quarter past eight and the three
pedestrians were on the track. cheered by
m immense multitude. which must have num-
bered fully eight thousand people. Rowell was
continuing on his jog trot, rolling up lap after lap
and mile on mile He was being closely followed by
Hartman. who maintained his long. rapid stride.
Ennis was ploddng along behind. occasionally
squirting into short run. The large
dience had manifested great enthusiasm
while general rcgrot was expressed
OLeary's untoward defeat. tho band playing
: lively air. and the vast audience crowded and
crushed from all sides and sections of the building
to keep the walkers within sight when the crash
came The galleries particularly crowded il a
distinction be made in the matter of numbers,
seeing that the house filled to the utmost capa
city. The gallery at the Madison avenue entrance
considered the most eligible ste IL commanded
uninterrupted view of the pedestrian arena below
Hero . throng Of ladies' and gentlemen found lodg-
ment. crowding every available inch Of the place.
some seated and many perchcd upon chairs and
tables. The gallery at this point. particularly that
portion OF it which gave way-that is. the southeast
entrance-was a frail structure. made to tenn
porary purpose. 1t was subdivided into boxes, tho
latter being intended to hold but select few. The
boards. beams and flooring wero held together by
the himsiest materials. Back OF tho boxes was
erected q boarded partition. about eight feet in
height. The gallery parted few feet outside OF this
partition. carrying with IL the large number Of
people there assembled Among the sightscers tho
ladies. who were largely represented. accorded
what supposed to be the most eligible positions
but which unfortunately proved to b, the most
dangerous. There was large sprinklng of ladies
in tho front of seats. and when tho crash camo
they the first to be preciptated forward those
in less advanced position being hurled upon them
HERALD reporter was afforded practical opportu-
nifty personally realize the sensations of the un
fortunate multitude which crushed and bruised
in one tangled mass when the gallery gave
way. Tho first intimation of the danger
was the gradual settling Of the flooring;
then load creaking noise, and away went section
of fifteen yards of tho gallery. carrying with IL
one hundred people The frail structure broke into
small pieces in the descent. and the unfortunate
people who were precptatcd with it were jammed
between the debris. several Of them being seriously
injured.
DIAGRAM OF THE GALLERY