Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-10
CRIMINAL CARELBSSNESSS
THE CAUSE OF THE FILL OF THE
CAPITOL WING 1T MGDIS0N
One of the Victims. Responsible for the
Disaster-An Inquest in Progress-A
Building Blown Down and Five PersoDs
KiIIed-Fires and other Casualties.
THE MADISON DISASTER.

THE MADISON DISASTER.
MADISON, Wis, Nov, 9.-The coroner's
jury viewed the bodies of the men killed
in the capitol disaster yesterday and pro-
ceeded to the investigation at 2 o'clock, p.
m, which is in charge of the district at
torney who intends to make the examina-
ton rigid and complete. 1t will probably
continue four or five days. The capitol
commission, Gov. Rusk, chairman, held
meeting this forenoon. The architects
and contractors were before the board and
expressed desire to have full 1nvestiga-
ton. They asked to be allowed to bring
forward testimony of experts from other
states not in any way interested in the
affair. The request will be granted. This
afternoon the'governor with the balance of
the board visited the injured to see they
are properly cared for. Three of the in
jured, it is feared, will die.
TIE CAUSE OF TIE MADISON DISASTER.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. "a mechanic,
named Bohn, who was at work on the ex-
tension of the capitol at Madison when it
fell, has privately told the secret of the
downfall to parties in this city, who will
produce him at the coroner's jury to locate
says he saw defects IN the brick pier sup
porting the iron column of the third floor
at the southwest corner, and cracks we're SO
plainly visible the day before the accident
that fireman Jones, now dead, screwed
girders with jacks and caused the brick
pier to be rebuilt. On the following
morning, however, Bohn says Jones took
he aaIyc oor1yT -hJ 46o& {Ho
public in general should know of the
trouble. Bonn was at work on the third
floor when the accident occurred, and saw
this pillar give way. Masons say the
mortar was green, and was squeezsd out
by taking away the jacks SO early, causing
the pier to settle. Hence the fall.
DISASTROUS COLLAPSE.
RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. AT Lawrence
burg, while q gathering of colored peo-
pie was in McLean's hall, the floor gave
way followed by the walls tumbling down.
A wild scene of excitement ensued. After
all had been extricated from the ruins,
eight were found injured, two mortally.
scAFFoID ACCIDENT,
NEWCASTLE, Pa, Nov. 9.--This forenoon
a scafold, seventy eight feet from the
ground, at Refs Bros. blast furnace gave
way. James Eagan was instantly killed
| and VIM. Troy and Mcbride badly in
| jured. Martin Burliston fell twelve feet
and then caught hold of a projecting beam
| and was saved.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, Nov. 9.---This morning
while James Egan, Andrew Mcbride, VIM.
| Froy and Martin Ballister were working
on 2 scafold at Refs Bros furnace the sup
ports gave away and the men were pre-
cipitated to the ground, eighty feet be-
i low. Egan was instantly killed. while
| Mcbride and Froy received serious inter
nal injuries, which probably will result
fatally. Bellister broke his fall by catch
ing to cross-bars and escaped with slight
bruises.
PANIC IN a THEATER.
| NEW YORK, Nov. "a panic was caus-
| ed by false alarm of fire as the audience
were leaving the Twenty-third street thea
ter. Many were bruised but mono
| seriously.
BUFFALO, Nov. "a gale this afternoon
J blew down a four story building being
: constructed by Jacob Dold. Twelve men
| HcIO OuIieO III Inc ruins. Inc K1ll6Q are
Jacob Schoenthal, VIM. Eckert, Joseph
Grodel, carpenters, and John Otto, Iaborer
| Charles FIntner and seven others were
seriously injured.
KILLED BIZ THECARs.
CAIRO, H., Nov. 9.-John Lally, car re-
| pairer on the Illinois Central, was run over
this morning and died in an hour.
VESSEL BURNED.
New YoBK, Nov. S.-Bark Margarita.
laden with 1875 barrels of naptha and
2,100 barrels of refined oil, burned.
TUG BOAT EXPLOSION.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-An explosion on a
tug boat early to-day sank the boat and
killed four men.
The boat was blown to fragments, and
the flying pieces killed the helmsman of
on one of the schooners. Seven persons
were on the tug, and the killed are Captain
Cards and wife, John Kelly, cook, and
Charles Corners, deckhand. Charles Kel-
II, the engineer, was picked up with broken
limbs. Two other men on the tug were
blown into the river.
STRANGE CASUALTIES.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. at Ogle station, or
! Tho Coiro ChOrt Tina