The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-02
Partial List OF Casnalties.

Mrs. VIM. Williams jumped from second
story of her residence, at the corner of Went
worth and Meeting streets; injured her spine
badly.
Mrs. E. Galiott. colored, was struck by brick
| opposite the Pavilion Hotel and her head badly
injured; her daughter was also badly hurt in the
same way.
Mrs. Robert Martin, wife of shoe merchant
in Market street, near King, was badly hurt
NJ. J. Lynch was desperately hurt in front of
his sons store, in Meeting street A stone of
great weight fell on him aud broke one of his
legs, if not both. He was taken to place of
safety in what was thought to be dying con-
dition. Walter Duffy was with him.
! DR.. Chase informed reporter that he had
been called away to attend to the persons who
had been injured at the house of Mrs. Lazarus
at No. Ga Hazel street No particulars could be
had
| A colored woman in an unconscious condition
was found ia front of the market on Meeting
street, while policeman said he had seen two
dead bodies in King street, south of Broad
DR.. Buist informed reporter that there were
in the City Park, at the corner of Wentworth
and Meeting Streets no less than twelve wounded
| persons who had already received professional
attention. Among them was young girl, whose
| leg was broken.
| colored man named Charles Rivers, living
at No. King street, struck by falling
wall near the corner of King street and the Bat
| terry, and his left leg was broken below the
knee. His wife, Sarah Rivers, was also badly
| wounded at the same time.
| Moses Brown colored, was badly wounded on
King street by falling bricks
| One of the sons of Mrs. j. N Robson, living
have been badly hurt by the falling of piazza
A very sad case was that of Mr. r. Alexander,
| young chemist, who was crushed to death at
boarding house on Meeting street He had just
bought small steam pleasure yacht and took
| his first and last trip in it last evening.
| Mr.. Hammond, brother Of Mr.. Isaac Ham
mond, is thought to be fatally wounded, both his
| hips and legs being broken, and also his left
arm He said to Mr.. Poulnot that he did not
| know whether he jumped from the three-story
window on Broad street or was thrown. He
crawled from the sidewalk to the middle of the
road. and on being removed uttered tho most
| heartrending shrieks.
A colored woman in Beausain street was
killed r sS
Isabella Howard of Ravena Court, was serious
| ly injured
Mr.. Heidi, of Chalmers street, is seriously in
jured.
It is reported that one of the factory girls liv
ing at the boarding house at the corner of Amer
lea and Blake streets, was killed
A colored woman living in the yard of Captain
Small's house, in Bull street, was instantly
Ill 1od ;,,D
street.
Th house of Mrs Annie Torieke, on Second
street, fell in and wounded her, it is thought,
fatally. A young girl named Jessen was also
injured at the same place. Upon being taken
home, she commenced bleeding internally. It is
thought she will die. Miss Matte Palmer, resi-
dence IL John street. received dangerous internal
injuries by falling chimney.
Mr. Ainsley Robson was killed by the falling
of piazza.
Juda Smalls colored infant. was killed
Lavnia jackson, colored of Chalmers street,
was killed
Mr. j. G. Erchardson, living at II Friend
street, was seriously injured in the head by his
house falling upon him. His condition is very
critical His colored servant was likewise
dangerously hurt, several of her limbs being
broken.
Mr. Edmund Lively, Of Richmond, Va, who
boards at No. 9O5 Fifth street, in that city, was
walking in front of the City Hospital, when the
side of house fell or him and badly injured
him. He crawled from under the debris, and
saw some men at the store on tho corner of
Mazyick and Queen streets, whom he supposed
to have been killed, as he left them lying on
the sidewalk. He staggered on as far as the
City Hail park. and there FELL completely over
come.
A mulatto man was hit on the head with
brick at ITO Tradd street and killed.
Olive Nckleby. lnuatto girl eleven years
old, was killed at Judge Bryan's yard, on Church
street
Isaac Jenkins, colored had wall fall on him
in Cow alley, and he was seriously hurt
w. Pratt jumped out of window at 155 Cal
houn street; leg broken.
| Capt H. A. Dessaurer was painfully injured
in the head while at his Office
| Ellen Mitchell, mulatto, has serious internal
injuries received at her residence, in Judge Bry
| ans yard.
Mrs. Baynard, of St Phillips street, near the
public school, fell down the steps and dislodged
her hip bone.
| colored girl in the yard of j. ". Williams,
jr., Atlantic street, is seriously injured.
| Susan Days seriously injured, at No. 6
Philadelphia street.
| Mary Ann Drayoran 81 Philadelphia street,
received painful injuries on her body and lower
limbs.
Kate Hamilton. colored, Of Philadelphia
street. received painful injuries in the head from
falling bricks.
Middleton, colored and another colored woman,