Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-16
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WISCONSIN CAPITOL.

the Capitol Extension at Madison
Tumble Down.-Fuur Men Killed
and IA Score Wounaed-An Arch
ireorural Blnnder Evidently the
Cause. 49,.
A ftiyntfnl accident occurred On Thurs
ay afternoon, at Madison, Wisconsin when
IL ,,riy the. entire second story Of the south
wall Of the south wing of the capitol ex
tension fell with crash, followed immeai-
lily by the entire roof of the structure
The wing was 100 rect long, 80 feet wide and
" Ieet high, OF solid stone and fire proof
All the external work on it had bven COM
pleted win the exception OF a small por-
ton of lining upon the roof, gang Of men
being employed at the time Of the acciden.
upon this work. Tne terrific and awful crash
was heard in the reurtes. portion OF the
Tnnus NOS OF excited people Immediately
rushed to the scene OF the disaster,
frum which a great cloud of dust sros
and groans could be heard issulrg
rom within the broken walls
as men suffs IN, untold agony
of body eudeavored to call
isis ance to themselves from without tn.
building. Two men could be seen 70 ty
Tea rom tle ground waving t,eir kands
wildly f IF aid, while they hung head down
ward and BILE to move their legs, which
were ctusned securely between heavy titn-
bers. About fifty men were working upon
the wing at the time Of the casualty, and
af'er all the dead and injured that could bs
found had been removed from tae debris,
Contractor Nolan got his men together and
caiie'5 tbs roll, which showed that all were
accounted for. when the ~earch was aban-
dnnet. The following is list of the killed:
B r. ard Higgins, laborer, fifty years old,
ID Il son.
Williams Edgpr; mason, Madison; buried
U 4-r re d urls and horribly crushed.
Micheal Z"ank, masJn, Madison; died
al er lie .A., 'anen out.
William g. Jones, mason, milwaukee:
skull rnc'ured; died sinca taken ous.
Appearances indicate that the whole
Cause .. The accident is attributable to the
secs,nd story balcony pillars, which Wtre
directly al ths center of the south wing,
sinking in the wooden planks upon which,
they rested. The sagging drew the upper
Wall out ward and the whole thing came
down with crash, followed imMediat ely
by the crashing in of the entire root, which
was thus relieved Of one of its main
supports Another theory is that the rain
OF Tuesday ran from the roof upon the wall
which gave away, dampening and weak
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able to bear the heavy strain of the roof
q II hence gave Way " II. Still another
theory is that the rocf " rot Eel support
ing AMI spread to such an ex All as to-
bulge the wall outward. Oscar Nuw]an o
GAINESVILLE, and John Bentley, sheriff Of
Milwaukee county, are the contractors,
while D. E Jones OF Madison is the aach,-
to t. TIE extension has been in course Of
const' uctlon tor nearly TWO years, and was
to bave been completed b., Jan. 1. The
etary loss is heavy, probably in the
nei shborhoeA of $50, 900, and, OF course de.
voIv,ng upon the contractor.
The Next Republican Committee Meeting
ATcE1soN, Nov. 7.-OoL john A. Martin,
secretary Of the National r publican commit
m,ttee, sent out to-day the following cali:
meeting OF the Republican National committee
will be he'd at the Arlington house, Washington,
D. c., Wednesday. Dee. IL. 1883. at IL O'Clock.
for the purpose Of deciding the date and place for
The committee will also elect chairman, vice
Gov Marshall Jewell, deceased. At meeting Of
the committee held in Washington on the 18th OF
January last, the following resolution was
Resolved: That the cali for the next Republic
can National convention shall be SO broad aud
liberal as to unite the corporation without impos.
Ing any other tests Of featy of all citizens who are
labor, protecting and extending home industries,
giving free popular education to the masses of the
people, securing free suffrage and honest count of
the ballots, and efectua'iy protecting all hums n
rights in every section Of our common country.
and who are willing to support tho nominees of tbs
convention"
The committee also fixed basis Of representa-
ton In the next National convention, and manner
Of eectirg delegates by the adoption Of the follow
Ing order: The Republican National convention
Of 1854 shall CONSIST of four delegates at
large from each State. and two delegates
from each congressional district The delegates at
large shall be chosen by popular delegate State
conventions, called not less than twenty days
published uotics and held not than sixty days
before the time fixed for the meeting of the national
convention Republicans OF various congression al
districts shall have the option of escting thsir dele.
gates at separate popular delegate conventions
called OH similar notice and held in districts at any
time within fifteen days next prior to the meeting
OF the State convention, by subdivisions of State
conventions into district conventions: and such
delegates shall be chosen in tho latter method, il
not elected previous to the meeting of the ST ate
conventions. all district delegates to be accorded BY
the officers of such district convention. Two dele
gates shall be allowed from each territory and from
the District OF Columbia, similarly chosen Notices
OF contests shall be given to the national committee
accompanied, by full printed statements of grounds
Of contest, which also shalt be- made public: and
preference In the order of hearing and determining
contests shall be given by the convention according
to dates OF the reception of such notices and state
ments by the national committee. full attend.
Ance Of members Is earnestly requested
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