The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-22
Terrible Calamity at Madi-
son Square Garden.
A Canadian Town Swept
Away by Fire.
further Reports From the Tor.
nadO's Track.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New YORK, April pa terrible acci-
dent occurred at Madison Square Garden
last evening" by which three persons were
killed and several seriously injured. I'M
meaiately after the last sx-days' pedestrian
contest the Garden was elaborately fitted
up for fair in aid of Hahnemann Hospital
and was opened for that charity on the
18th inst. Crowds of visitors have been in
daily attendance, and the receipts have
been larger than was anticipated. Last
were in the building and hundreds were
hocking In through the main entrance on
Madison avenue. Suddenly and without
warning almost the entire corner of the
northwestern portion of the building on
! Twenty-seventh street and Madison avenue
| caved in above the first floor, and fell with
terrible crash across the street to the op-
pssite sidewalk.
The falling debris shook the building to
its foundation, while the noise sounded
\ like clap of thunder and struck terror
among the spectators, and causing gen.
, eral panic. For several minutes the scene
% .,.o' MI n. .'ml. ns Woo ","U'' n,s ue'o.''
/ hoie' Flnal'y alter aoout nan an hour OF
terror and fright the excitement became
somewhat abated. In the meantime sew
/ eral alarms had been given from outside,
!, and in a few minutes several fire engine,
and dozen ambulances were at the scene
1 of accident. The Seventh Regiment, which
1 was Messing on parade about a block awav
.t tho TINA was ordered to ..hreaku bu Coi
ClsrL Ths m,on Of nnco Stoctsd ,,,nsL ats
nnllad off their coats and sat to u,orL With
fha freman and noI;ca,non .ssr"h;n. tha
debris for dead and wounded
Wtar a few m;nntas SEARCH an a,ec.rt,v-
dressed ladv was fonnd dead she was ~
onca removad in an ambnIanco to Rellevra
Hosr;tal Close hv was a l;ttls o;rl tarr;.
hlv brnissd VIM M. Tilston mana,er of
ths hanch show was next rescned He
had both legs and one arm broLen He
WAS taken fo Roosevelt Hosn;taI Tho
ladies who were rescued from tha ;nterior
n ths building refnsed tn pive thor nsmes
and were taken home in carriages The
I;lIad and won nded are 90 foIows K;,,ad"
Mrs Annie Willetts of M "a Fast sist
street. Mrs Herman of M Wsst a Of
straet: an unknown woman dressed in
hlack silk and wearing diamond iewelrv
WoundedwWm RI 'rilston botb lays
ana on arm broken. II R natar ID Vast
Forty h street. four ladies' who refused
names we're slightly injured. several other
PERSONS were severely injured and ware
faken home by friends. N
HULL, QUEBEC, April PA fire, which
has laid the greater portion O. this city in
ruins, broke out last evening in wooden
house on Bridge street. and was caused by
pile of burning rubbish in the back yard
being scattered about by the high winds.
Owing to the inadequacy OF the water sup
ply the fire soon spread to adjoining
houses, and speedily the whole street was in
flames.
The Ottawa Fire Department sent the
Steam Engine Conqueror with all the men
of No. 4 Station over to assist in subduing
the flames. BY this time the fire had
spread to adjoining streets and soon two
thirds of the city were in flames. The peo-
pleTAre POOR, for it was in quarter in
which their residences were, that the fire
took place. Meanwhile, they were rushing
up and down frantically looking for father,
mother, husband, wife, child or relation;
Others were making frantic attempts to
save their furniture or part tnereOl from
the devourlng element. Reports are in
I onoulIon - ~. ia IS. ~ A"1e "i0
A poor blind man, who was put into a
house for safety, is now missing Another
half demented mother is 10 King for her
three little children. who. it is feared. are
burned TO death: and many little children
are to he met CRYING and pitifully asking
+, for their parents. The scene Ihro,Iebout is
). one Of most asouizing description. Some
! OOO neople are left houseless and home
I less. while some 1000 houses are burned to
q the ground. The fire was got under con-
n troll about 9 o'clock. and all danger of fur
thsr confagration is now over. The Mar
ouis of Lorne and Princess Louise and
suite 80 soon as they heard of the fire, or
\, dered out their carriage and proceeded to
~ the scene OF the contia. ration. Hi, Excel
M iency has promised to send over assistance
Film the sha,e of provisions, clothes, etc.
VI Mayor LeDuc has used every effort and
4 has summoned the Council to meet, in
! order to devise means for the assistance OF
" the people. The City Hall has been thrown
n open 20 the use Of the poor people, and the
AZ Principal OF the Christian Brothers School