Daily Republican., 1882-10-25
FOURTAEDlTLON
Fatal Accident.

Among the tens OF thousands OF specta
tors there was little thought Of danger
and the great majority returned t.
their homes without knowing that any
thing of serious nature had occurred
and yet six persons were almost instant
ly killed, three others 20 badly injured
that no hopes are entertained Of thei
recovery, and number of others wer'
more or less wounded.
1t appears that about twenty minutes
before nine O'Clock, while the display
OF fire works was in progress at tn,
Lincoln monument, q large iron mortal
used for prof citing the bombs tilleC
with various-coiored lights, burst with
terrific force. AT the time there were
about Eve thousand people gather ed Oh
the high embankment on the east side
Of the Reading railroad, between 9Th
and 2Sth streets, a distance OF about a
square from the locality Of the fire
works, and among these the pieces Of
the exploded mortar fell, carrying with
them death and suffering. The only
wonder is that, in such compact mass
Of human beings AS we're collected on
the hill, more persons were not killed
and injured, out the list is already toe
great.
Among the victims was Mrs. Davis
COaklee, aged 26 years, who resided al
Forty second and Woodland avenue,
W'at Ph'l2delpbia. She was standing
VIZ er nue band, gazing at che fire
wol is when piece of the explod ed
mortar, weighing about thirty pounds,
struck her and killed her instantly.
She was manged in terrible manner.
The whole upper part of her head
above the eyebrows was carried away,
and her brain aud pieces of flesh scat
tered over the ground. Portions of one
OF her arms we're found at least fifty
feet way. Her husband, who was
close to her side, was thrown do vn by
the force of the conclusion, but, be.
yond a few bruises, escaped serious In
jury.
Two MEN who had been standing by
were struck with the flying pieces Of
the boMb and were Instantly kill ed.
The face Of one was beaten into such
a shapeless mass that not even his age
could be asCertained. The other was a
young man about % years old. Across
his face, atOut the middle of the nose,
WAS transverse cut nearly two inches
deep. Park Guard Thomas W. Harri.
son, who was standing nearest to the
building, was picked up senseless about
80 feet from his station. His injuries,
although severe, did not appear to be
dangerous and he was Immediately re-
moved to his boarding place, 2343 Fair
mount avenue. Mr.. Harrison was a
soldier under Major Reno in the Indian
baltic at Big Horn River in which Gen.
Custer was slain.
Kate Bowen, aged "a years, the wife
of the former, was extensively injured
about the breast and body. She was
also taken to the German Hospital, but
her injuries are not considered of seri.
Gus nature.
A man named Albert Sellers, whose
home could not be ascertained, had an
arm SO badly shattered that tauputation
will be necessary. He is now at the
German Hospital, and at midnight was
in dangerous condition.
Dorothea Louisa Moler, aged Z years,
who resided at No. 1923 Poplar street,
was SO badly hurt about the head, that
there is hardly a possibility of her re-
coVery. A large number of persons in
quired anxiously about her at the hos
pital.
James Chahan. aged 26 years, and re.
siding at No. 1247 North Twenty sixth
street, was removed to the same hospi-
tai with several painful wounds about
the head, but his condition is not at all
dangerous.
In addition to these eight persons
whose names are given, quite number
of others were injured, but they were
not, as far as is known, of a serious
character. Some of the spectators were
seen 10 leave the scene Of the calamity
with their heads bandaged, and it was
rumored that several who were fatally
hnrt we're taken away in wagons, but
inquiry failed tC substantiate this
Sergeant 0. R. Shank, of the Ninth
Police District, was moving through the
crowd on the hill when the accidest oc.
CARED, and ran to the station-house, a
quarter of mile distant, and summon.
Ell assistance. A stretCher was procur.
ed, and the body of Mrs. Ceaklee, &C.
companied by her stricken husband,
was carried to the station house TO a.
" dlb tlV dbbluu OL bbC SOiOhCls " hkOub
were also pressed into service, and the
other victims were this taken to the
German Hospital. Miss MCCairns was
standing in Twepty-seventh street,
which is a cut twenty feet below the
embankment, when she was struck.
The occurrence caused great excite
ment among tao a standing on the hill.
Women and children screamed and
r2|, 9"d, for a tine, q regular panic
eusued. The po.co and male specta-
tors did all il their power for the un.
fOrtunates and ehdeavored to prevent
anyone being injured in the rush that
followed.
Those who were separated from their
friends in the confusion did not know
but what they were among the victims,
and hence great anxiety was depicted
on many countenances.
Several of the larger pieces OF the
burst mortar are now ut the Ninth
District station house,
The complete list of the dead and
wounded is as follows:
Mrs, Davis Coakley, 80 years old,
Forty-sec)nd and Woodland avenue.
Instantly killed by piece of cast-iron
mortar weighing forty pounds and is
terribly mangled.
Mrs. Isabella Scudder, colored 27
years old, Bainbridge street, above Six.
teeLth. Face torn by bomb. Instant
ly killed.
Howard Scudder, 8 years old, son.
Died in a few minutes alter receiving
Injuries.
John NJ. Canning, 40 years old, Phila-
delphia, died at German Hospital few
minutes after being taken there.
Two unknown men, instantly killed
by wounds in face. Removed to MOI
que.
THE WOUNDED.
Dorothea L. Moeller, years old, liv-
ing at 1923 Poplar street, fatally injur'
cd, taken to German Hospital.
Albert Sellers, aged 50, residence
Twenty Fourth and Meredith streets,
RIGHT arm amputated at the shoulder,