Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-24

UOtcemel VINO were III Tue uooSC a. VIZ sAA.'~
went through the d$or leading into the dane
ing hall and raised huge piece OF the ceiling
that had fallen upon the floor just inside
Amer some difficulty the mass was raised, and
a Young man named Leonard Dater. who
lives at No. IA West Forty-sixth-st., was tax
en- ont and carried down to the Office below
| He was conscious, through in great pain and
| said he was sure that there were others yet
under the ruins.
| By this time the firemen had arrived and
were examining the ruins in search Of any
who might be under the great mass Of TIM
beers and plaster that lay on the floor. Near
the north side young man and woman were
found. They had been sitting side by SIDE
at the time of the accident. The young man
was apparently unhurt and persisted IN car
rying the young woman down the STAIRS III
| his arms. She was taken into room under
the tier of seats on the south side. When
asked if she was badly hurt. she said that she
| had severe pain in her chest There was
red mark on her cheek, where piece OF the
falling ceiling had cut the flesh. The young
mans name was s. J. Hyde, but he refused
| to give the name Of the young lady. Within
few moments she was taken out OF the
building at the Fourth Ave-, entrance and
driven home.
Mr.. HYDE was too much excited to give
any version of the disaster further than TO
to say that almost without warning they
were overwhelmed and borne down into
darkness Leonard Dater, the first person
rescued was taken into the Office. Although
he was able to sit upright his left leg appear
ed to be seriously injured. and it was feared
that it was mangled or broken. surgeon
was Immediately sent for and the injured
Young man removed from the building.
/ x~sI.1 no. nod VcIf
! les were Albert Hilton and Earnest Thomp-
son, both young men.
After the extent of the disaster became
known through the building the crowd inside
began to disperse. Those who had friends.
about whose safety they were uncertain look
ed anxiousy for them. and others moved out
of the building. 1t was now generally known
| that large part of the outside wall OF the
second story had fallen out upon the side
walk and the roof extending from near the
centre Of the Madison Ave. end of the build
| ing TO Twenty-seventh St. had fallen in up
on the floors of the rooms.
THE SCENE on The OUTSIDE.
| People were passing in and out of the Mad
ison avenue entrance and along the street
when the wall fell out. Several hacks were
| drawn up near the curbstOne adjoining the
| building. A young man who was In the act
of entering the door with several companions
said the first intmation they had Of the dan
ger was the rafting of some Of the falling
bricks upon the pavement. Clutching his
| companion he fled from the entrance toward
| Twenty-sixth street. Had they gone the other
way, he added, they would have been buried
| in an instant under the ruins. There were
several others who were about entering, all
| of whom tried to make their escape. One
young man--whose name he did not ascertain
was taken into the carriage Office 1t the
corner of the building. where he was found
to have leg broken. William NJ. TilestOn
and Walter Webb were just leaving the Gar
den at the time the wall fell. Both were
borne down by the debris to the pavement
When the firemen came to the rescue they
found that Mr.. Tileston had suffered severe
injuries, and he sent to st. Luke's Hos
pital in an ambulance. Mr.. Webb was also
seriously hurt, but was driven home.
The wall had fallen almost straight out and
reached the hacks that were standing by the
| curbstone, completely demOlishing two of
them and killing one or two horses. On the
| alarm of fire being given four hook and lad
der companies hurried to the spot. Some of
the firemen were sent to the rooms inside TO
| look for bodies, and others were set at work
removing the debris on the pavement below
| They had not got far when they found the
body of woman. Afterward two other
| bodies were found and removed 10 Bellevue
Hospital Mrs. Hegeman's body was found
near the entrance and taken inside. Mr..
Hegeman, moment after, came up from the
eastern end of the building, and remarked to
friend that it was a terrible disaster. A
moment later he passed into the room and
found his wife dead upon the floor.
Worry nuictlv after tho fall Of fhp wall n
large crowd assembled in the streets which
surround the Garden. Lines were formed by
the police at Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets, aud the throng was kept
back from the men engaged in searching the
ruins. Now and then the dense line was
parted to allow an ambulance to pass through
or to let one pass out with the injured.