National Republican., 1880-04-22
A SERIOUS DISASTER.
A Shocking Occurrence at Madison
Square Garden.
Half OF the Front Walls Fall ina Number
ofPersons Injurod-severai Kiled-Ex-
element In the City-PoIice and
Fircmen Rush to tho Rescue
--latest Details of tho
Fatal Accident.
ran Of Tho walls at Madison square Garden.

Fall OF tho Walls at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-10:30 p. ma seri-
ous disaster has occurred at Madison Suuare
garden. dispatch received at police head
quarters says; The western or Madison
avenue end Of the building fell in The police
iircmen and ambulance corps are ut work re-
moving the debris and taking out the injured
Tho iair in aid of the Hanneman hospital was
| In progress at tho time. large number of
people have been carried out Of the building
me neigh borhood is thronged with the ex-
cited people.
II y. m.-There were about 500 people in
the building at $3.50 o'clock, when half the
front Of the building facing on Madison
avenue gave way, the wall falling outward.
Fart OF the roof adjoining also fell in with q
crash and caused intense alarm inside the
building. This portion of the building was
used as the dancing hall and picture gallery
OF the fair. 1t is not at this time known how
many persons were killed, but one lady has SO
far been taken out Of the building dead. Scv.
eral hack drivers were injured. A large de-
tachment Of the fire department and police
were promptly on the spot and rendered every
| assistance. The news Of the accident spread
rapidly aud large crowd quickly collected.
leu p. m.-Iiegeman is the name of the
woman who was killed. She was in the art
gallery ut the time of the accident Three
others arc known to be wounded. 1t is
ruhortu OH the street that from eight to
twelve persons arc injured.
11:3Q p. m.-Tho Killed and wounded will
number at least ten, the killed already found
being three aud the wounded seven. Mrs W.
a. ogden Hcgcman, prominent lady man
ager of the fair, aud the wife of ono of tho
directors Of the United States Life insurance
Company, was the first person taken out of tho
debris She was supposed TO be dead, but
como signs of life being discovered, she was
taken to Bellevue Hospital William f. Tiles
ton, OF New York, had u leg broken; Mrs.
James Smith, of Flushing, had an arm broken
aud received other injuries.
The part of the building which fell was
mainly occupied as an art gallery. Pictures
were loaned and insured for Sl5O,OO0 agpinst
hrc alone, but SO fur rs known not against
othor accidents. 1t is likely these pictures
have been so much injured us to DO almost
worthless. Several persons were rescued from
the ruins in II fainting condition and carried
to neighboring houses before their names or
the extent of their injuries could be learned.
William II. Tileston is believed to be fatally
injured. The damage TO the building is
ghly estimated at from s25, 600 to $4,000.
At late hour 1t was learned that one OF the
persons killed was Mrs. Anna Willett, Of No.
80 East Thirty first street. Among the women
who were seriously injured was Miss Josie
Strcoter of No.7 West Thirty. second street.
She received internal injuries, and was taken
HviDS " IllcIuSs
Tho following Is list Of the killed and
wounded: Killed-Mrs ucgoman, Miss II.
l.. Willett, Marie, nurse.maid 10 Mrs Hegc-
man. lniured-Colonel Bruised about body;
Leonard Dator, No. Ii West Forty-sixth street,
! right leg fractured; E. l.. Davies. No. 22
Wavcrly Place, left hand crushed aud suiIt red
slight contuslons; II. IL. Herricl, arm broken;
Albert Hilton, slight bruises; s. J. Hyde, iu-
lurcd slightly; A. Montgomery, slightly in
jurcd; Ann Scov!lle, of Twenty.second
street, slight injuries Silvermam Light.
bodily injuries; Miss Josie Streeter No.
West Thirty ty-second street, severe internal n-
jurieS; j. W. Swan slightly Injured; Ernest
A. Thompson, No. POS Madison avonnc slight
cuts about the head; William NJ. Tilestou,
compound cOmminuted fracture of both legs.
fracture OF left arm and hceIatCd wounds OF
the head Walter Webb, No. II West Thirty.
eighth street seriously injured, left log broken.
Four ladies were taken from the dancing
room, all OF whom were injured slightly.
dispatch was received at police headquar-
tiers from Bellevue Hospital shortly before
o'clock this morning stating that tho body cfa
woman, supposed to be0 servant in the employ
of Mrs. Hegomam had been sent 10 tho
Morgue Name unknown.