McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
The Festivities at Fremont Temporarily
Suspended Because Of q Catas.
trophe.
trophe.
The Grand Stand Collapses During
the Sham Battle With Fearful
Results.
4 Large Number Wounded, Some Of Whom
WI Die.

! CAMP MCPHERSON, FREMONT. Neb., septem
Der 4.-This has been the iveliest day of the
reunion in camp. The immense attendance
OF yesterday has been trebled by arrivals
from every direction. Every train came in
loaded to the utmost capacity, and wagons
come in from the country loaded with scam
pers" camping materials until there were al
least thousand wagons and vehicles of all
| kinds corralled on the east side of the camp,
and the view over this place alone presented
an interesting view. Hundreds of buses and
carriages and passenger wagons of all kinds
were doing an immense business, carrying
people f rom the city and depots to and from
the camp.
The rousing camp fire in the evening was
attended by an immense crowd, and the big
pavilion was jammed and packed to its ut
most capacity. The meeting started off with
the jolliest and most enthusiastic singing ever
heard. During the evening speeches were made
by Judge Sears, of Council BLUFFS, Captain
Henry, General Henderson and Others Lots
OF funny and pathetic stories were told and
songs were sung.
General Thayer made the announcements,
pavilion at 10 O'Clock Thursday morning, and
that al state organizations are requested to
meet at their respective headquarters at the
same hour. He requested that all soldiers in
the camp fall in to line and march to the sham
battle at 2 o'clock this afternoon and thanked
the comrades for the great interest taken in
the proceedings of the reunion, and the COM
| mendable spirit manifested throughout.
The campfire broke up rather early that
| every body might be able to witness the exhi-
bition by the Capital City Flambeau club.
Soon an immense multitude had gathered at
| the parade ground, and they all witnessed a
| most magnificent pyrotechnic display. They
on rockets and Roman candles While
| going through their evOlutions. In the I'M
| earthly light of cOlOred fires, with the sky
| flied with fire and smoke the members of the
| club appeared like veritable spectreS, and the
! scene will long be remembered by all who
| witnessed it.
At 2:2O this afternoon, while the grand stand
was crowded with spectators to witness the
| sham battle, almost without warning the
| structure collapsed and fell under the i'm
mense weight, topping towards the river,
| 1900 spectators down under the wreck of the
broken timberS in a struggling and shrleking
| mass. As soon as the wreck could be cleared
| the result of the disaster was aScertaned to be
as follows:
w. s. Abbott, member of the fambeau club,
and printer in the Democrat office, Lincoln,
ankle and knee Sprained.
A lady named Ella is unconscious, and the
extent of her injuries are not known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings, of Dodge county,
slightly hurt.
Mrs. Bancroft, of Springfield, Nebraska,
badly hurt.
Frank Purcell. of North Bend, ankle badly
Mrs. W. A. Mulliken, of Dodge county, in
v. n. Norton, of St: Paul, hip injured:
Peter w. Olson, of Maple Creek, hip and
shoulder crushed and helpless.
Judge Langdon, of Papillion, badly bruised
about the head and face.
Mr.. E. Smith, of Cedar Rapids. Neb., right
arm broken. Mrs. E. Smith, his wife, both
legs crushed.
Russie Maydole, IL years old, of North Bend,
foot CT shed.
Mrs Hagedorn, of Lowell, internal inju-
Mrs. Bent, of Lowell, internal injuries.
Bette Smith, of Fremont, ankle sprained.
VIM. Morgan, member OF the Bennett band,
back injured.
Mrs, John schriver, of Pleasant Valley,
broken ankle.
Miss Lucy Griswold, of Fremont, limbs
bruised.
Henry Gardner, of Humbolt, back and left
arm badly bruised.
David 1kenberg, of North Bend, hip bruised.
Mrs. c. b. Jones, of Fremont. hip fractured. |
Mrs. Oscar Griblan, of Bennett, ankle |
Mrs L. varney, of Bennett, back hurt
DIR. Piper, of Bennett, back badly injured.
Mamie Blazier, of kennard, Neb., badly |
bruised all over.
Laura Blazier, her sister, severe internal in
juries.
Mrs: \: Pursington. right ankle disloeated.
Aurilla I. Dickerson, North Bend, ankle
Bonnie Dickerson, 9-year-old brother of
the above, ankle bruised.
Mrs. 7. L. Barnes, North Bend, slight in
juries in the back and side.
Nusa Nichols, North Bend, ankle sprsined.
Mrs. d. Carpenter, Springfield, Neb., inter-
nal injuries thought to be fatal.
Mrs. Charles Stewart, of Papillion, badly
bruised about the head.
A little girl from Tecumseh probably fatally
injured.
The above list was prepared as carefully as
possible in the rush and confusion, and al
it is believed to be very nearly correct. Many
covered. Surgical attention is needed, though |
all that can be done to relieve the sufferers |
The responsibility for the accident cannot, of
course, be fully determined at this writing, |
but it would seem attributable to the imper-
feet construction of the stand or bracing, or
both.
This evening the body of boy about four
years old was taken out from the wreck. He |
is frightfully crushed about the head and
chest, and will probably die before morning. |
No clue can be found to the child's identity.
An unknown woman with her skull frac- |
tured was also found tonight. She is insen- |
sible, and, the doctors fear, fatally injured. |
The total number of injured will be nearly
forty.
There was wild rumor about town tonight | .
that Tom Lee, the builder of the stand had |
run away to escape being lynched. There is
not a word of truth in it. Lee Is here, assist
ng in clearing the wreck and taking care of I
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