Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-25
AgREwi NDOUS CRASH.
A shower Of PIaie-Giess fn Men Eork
city.
philadelphia Bulletin }

-Four children three girls and hoy were
very seriously hurt lat evening by TIE
breaking OF a large plate OF glass IN the
show-Nind of George 4. llearn's dry
goods store, No. 80 west Fourteenth street,
New York city. The little ones were Mel
lie Edgerton, aged seven years, school
oirI. living at No. 22l Sixth avenue. ana
her sister Adele. aged eleven years; Mary
Thomson. aged ten years, living nj No.62
west Fifteenth street; and Augustus Don.
nelly, aged twelve, living at No. 40 Grand
street, New York.
In The east window Of the great store
thcrc were as Christmas attractions figures
of Santa Clause and Uncle sam. About
1880 O'Clock the sidewalk in front OF the
store was crowded, many people beng
messed close against the window. SuJ-
denly there was n scream and then a ire
mcndOus crash OF breaking glass, when
WAS followed bv cries and shouts OF the
crowd. The window.pane was seven feet
wide and twelve feet high and almost
Quarter Of an inch thick. The fragments,
most Of which fell outward, were showered
over the heads Of those nearest the WINDOW.
The screams caused slight panic within
the store for few moments. The custom
ers and clerks ran out Of the store, aud the
crowd around the shattered window and
bleeding victims was quickly swelled to
several thousands.
Officer Blanch. OF the Fifteenth precinct,
assisted by several lookers-ou, carried the
CRYING and blood stained children into the
knickerbocker Pharmacy, where MIR.
Adams, one Of the firm, applied compress
sion to their wounds and made them a
comfortable as possible until the arrival OF
AN ambulance. Little Nellie EdgertOn,
| who was the most seriously hurt, and her
| sister were taken TO the New York liospi-
| tai In the ambulance, and Mary
| Thompson walked there with her father.
| The boy Augustus, who only received a
| few slight cuts, was taken home. Mel.
lie received a severe lacerated wound on
the scalp aud several local cuts about the
face, meek, and shoulders. She suffered
from the loss Of blood aud shock, and was
kept in the hospital all night. Her s'ster
Adele had some cuts on her left temple
and slight scalp wound and was allowed
TO go home. Mary Thompson was suffer-
ing from scalp wound and a few slight
scratches by flying glass. Another little
girl was also cut on the head and hand, but
She was at once removed TO her home by
her mother. Several grown people, among
them two ladies, were slightly cut.
Just bow the accident occurred is diff
cult TO discover. Those outside are divided
in opinion, some declaring that the pane
was pushed in by the throng, some saying
that the boys who occupied the window,
While froiicklng in their narrow contlnes,
fell against IL and pushed II out. The boys
names are Charles Miller, aged eighteen, and
John Lathier, seventeen wears old. Both
| Of these were firm In their declaration that
the glass was pushed in.
IL was absolutely impossible for those in
the store 10 observe what the boys were do
Ing, since the store side Of the window Is
composed OF woodwork reaching almost TO
the ceiling. The window forms triangle,
the plate OF glass In the side OF a small YES
tibule leading into the store being OF the
same size as that in front. The falling
fragments OF the front pane also broke the
bottom portion OF the side pane and
smashed small showcase on the sidewalk
In front OF the adjoining store. The pecu.
mary loss by the breaking OF the glass is
about 5000. Immediately after the accident
Mr.. George A. Hearn visited the little SUI
ferers at the hospital, and expressed great
concern for their welfare. He declared be
would do anything I'm his power to help
them. Dir. Thompson Is tailor.