Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-06
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Falling of K-street Balcony-A Score and
More Persons Injured.

More Persons Injured.
Shortly after the +" Horribles' procession
passed up K street yesterdays 4:30 P.
IA balcony at the southwest corner of K
and Eighth streets fell, and precipitated a
number of people upon it some fifteen feet to
the sidewalk below and upon the cobbles of
the street. The balcony gave way from be-
ing overweighted for SO aged struc.
ture. 1t was old, warped and INSULT
cient to sustain weight which its size
would naturally invite upon it, how
ever strong it might have been originally.
The section which fell was the corner from
the line of the east wall to the building out
to the line of the K-street sidewalk and from
the line of the south wall of the house TO the
Eighth-street sidewalk, or a section about
twelve or fifteen feet square. The property
Is owned by A. Coolot, stationer and tobac-
conist, ] street, between Eighth and Ninth.
AS nearly as can now be ascertained there
were on the balcony some twenty-five people.
adults and children, and few others scat
tered along its extension westward ON x
street. Something attracted the attention OF
these people up X street, and most OF them
moved up to the corner of the balcony, where
upon it suddenly gave way and precipltated
the crowd to the street below. Beneath the
balcony stood nearly as great a crowd as that
above. Upon these people the timbers fell,
and many were severely bruised. The
scene at the time of the fall was
heartrending. The cries of women, the
screams of children, the groans of the
wounded, the cries for help, the impreca-
lions of the men, all went to make up
scene full of tragic interest, and which APP
pealed to even the coolest heart. A hundred
strong men instantly responded to the cry for
aid the broken timbers were speedily cleared
away, and the wounded ones carried into ad-
jacent apartments and physicians summoned.
An immense crowd gathered, and the efforts
of the police and several military men were
necessary to keep back the people and AFFORD
room for the treatment OF the sufferers. As
nearly as can now be ascertained the sufferers
were
Mrs. Job Webb, Nineteenth and n streets,
severely bruised in the side and head fell
from the balcony The little boy of Mrs.
Webb, ankle and foot badly hurt fell from
the balcony. Another and elder child of Mrs.
Webb fell from the balcony and was slightly
bruised
Mrs. James Murray, Nineteenth and n
streets. Precipitated from the balcony; badly
bruised on the right knee and foot and in the
back.
Mrs. Annie Blake, an invalid, resides in
the building was thrown from the balcony
into the broken mass of lumber and was badly
hurt in the right side and is hurt internally
badly.
Mrs. Mollie jackson fell with the wreck
lives in the building severely injured inter-
nally.
Mrs. C. E. Clark lives in the building
fell from the balcony hurt in the head and
back but, not seriously.
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was thrown with her child in arms from the
balcony and both were considerably bruised.
Ida Gerry, child, slightly bruised by fall
ing timber; lives at 1923 G street.
w. w. Smith, 1923 g street, was beneath
the balony and was badly hurt on the back
by falling beam.
May johnson, child, living on G street
near 1923, was severely bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nellis, living on Eighth
street, between K and L, were beneath the
balcony. The old gentleman was cut in the
hand and wrist and the old lady was bruised
in the shoulder and back.
A young man named Vandemark and his
sister, living in the country, were beneath
the balcony and were both severely bruised
but not seriously so.
A. o. Campbell, Eldred House, hurt by
falling timbers injury mainly in the hips
not serious.
VIM. Mckenzie, lives at the American
Eagle Hotel; crushed by a falling beam
from conclusion and from internal
injuries.
Seven or eight persons were slightly
bruised, who left for their homes before their
names could be ascertained. The balcony
was along its horizontals all out of line,
and few of the posts were at perfect perpen-
dicular. The supports were six by six inches.
nine feet apart and probably strong enough
if perfectly upright and on unyielding founda-
lions, which appearances indicate may not
have been the case. 1t seems that the inner
corner sank first. 1t was held upon cleats
resting on iron clamps set into the wall and
keyed to the wall by Y shaped iron, which
pulled out. Mr.. Coolot had contemplated
soon building new balcony. The place was
loaded with fower-boxes full of earth, wood,
ETC., but most of these weights
were not upon the corner that fell, though
some were.