New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-08
NEW WALLS GAVE WAY.
HALF A HUNDRED PEOPLE BADLY HURT.
THE CORNERSTONE LAYING OF A POLISH cArho'
Lie CHURCH MARRIED BY AN ACCIDENT

THE CORNERSTONE LAYING OF POLISH oArho'
Lie CHURCH MARRIED BY AN ACCIDENT
SOME OF THE INJURED EXPECTED TO DIE
Reading Penn, Oct THE cornerstone OF inc
Polish Catholic Church was lald thls afternoon.
During the ceremony the door on which al sa'O
1000 men, women and children were s'ahdhs
gave way, precipitating several huhureu p'
to the basement, q distance OF hfteeh Zee" o'''
one hundred men and women were thrown IN
heap and all were injured, some seriousiy al.
Others fatally. The widest excitement followed
and tho 900 SPECTATORS became panic-strcken.
Men. women and children ran in every direc"on'
while the cooler heads went to the rescue OF the
fniured The scene after the accident peggars
description The cries of the injured coulo oe
heard a block away The injured were taken ln.o
neahboring dwellings and physicians summohco
The wounded were subsequently remoVeu " INC
hospitals and TO their homes. large eNcurSion
from Lancaster came over this morning to attend
the ceremonies and number of the excurslonls's
pre among the injured Among the victims were
BowLERs MRS. JOSEPH. seriously hurt Her Two
children slightly hurt
BgISSF. JOSEPHINE injured In the BACK.
BARLOW MAMIE. age fve bit her tongue in two ana
was injured internally ,,,
BROATMAN, CATHERINE, received internal INJURIES
iBoRosKI, MRS. JOHN was hurt internally
RREEDY, THEODORE, had his back hurt.
posCFOWsKI ANTHON had leg broken and was
severely about the head ,,..
BRoADHAM CATHERINE, received m'erna, r n.y. nnS hts
powASKI Joseph, had both arms broken anu MS
legs badly hurt . o.s,o, ,vas
BIssINGER, JOHN D., hotelkeeper OF Lanc'se'' WIS
cut the head ,s
p,rrINC. Lille had her and head injured
nopN PETER and wife, both had their legs broken
npInFGAIN MATTHEW. had his legs badly hur'
DOLL FREDERICK, and Wife received n'''"N ~
jurles and the former may die.
FRANCISCO PHILIP had his left leg orOAen. ,
had
hurt internally. .o. Rod
GUERR1ME WILLIAM, an italian, Of Lancaster Id"
,,r,Ny MpS JOSEPHINE. was hurt in the head
rp,cII IrGrsr WAS injured internally so that he
will die. , a .os ,.a,v
HALEY r. w. received internal injuries and was oaaiy
cut about the face ,u A.,
HARP. HENRY, had his back broken lie VIII ue
HICKMAN, MRS KEbEOOh' was '
A1pp GEORGE had his leg badly spraned
UIBsKI sTANIsLAUS, had his spine ln!ufeu' MS ''''
bruised and arm broken ,... -,
.rpTz IOHN Of Lancaster suffered severe bruises on
his leg.
upITZ HENRY had his leg sprained
1JrINRFCKFR JOHN, slightly hurt
yrNNy yANFs R. was injured on the leg and race
KERsIINER A. p, OF Lancaster hao MS leg in!ue
KERsHNER MARCUS was injured IN. IN 'he ns.S S''A
KoENIG, WILLIAM, was cut ABOUT 'ne , no@ ,,,os
LENNIG AMBROSE. received severe 'h'ern'i i"'N''N'
His hip disocaed
MARTIN. JOSEPHINE, had one Of her legs broken
MARTIN WILLIAM was cut about the nean anu "a, "a
MENING SAMUEL, had his head cut and his legs oaay
bruised
NrwMEYER. WILLIAM, had his foot crushed
NEIpEs GEORGE, and his brother John' each haa
leg broken. x. ..o h,rs
o,RoURKE, HUGH, was seriously hurt aoou' 'he "'P'
PoLUsH JOSEPH. had his arm broken A..
REIssINGER EMANUEL, was badly cut ABOUT 'ne
head.
REX. WILSON, was hurt in the back
RATz JOHN. had his ankle broken
B..
SEGFRIED GEORGE, had his leg broken.
sTANDT GEORGE. had his leg broken W.T., Ia,
sTAPLEToN, JAMES d., was badly oruseu A I've
was broken
sEuI CHARLES had his leg broken.
sCuRAID FREDERICK, q hotelkeeper OF Lancaster
was cut the head and injured internally,
cuANCIEE OHM of Lancaster was badly pruiseo
about tb lad and was injured internally.
SMITH JOHN L., hurt internally
suIDE John Of Lancaster. had his leg crushed so that
It was amputated ,,.s
suIpE. VALENTINE Of Lancaster. was badly bruised
and had a leg broken
crINTON RICHARD had his knee injured
sIEMER GOTTLIEB. had his leg broken
WALTERS RUDOLPH. OF Lancaster, was Slehuy hui'
wFIs AUGUST suffered broken Jaw
WELLS, AARON, received internal injuries
The Lancaster people who were unable TO
ro,,rn homo were taken to st. JCsephs Hospital.
Owing 10 the confusion, it was impossible 10
obtain n complete list of the injured The acci-
dent was caused by the walls, which had only
heen completed on Saturday, spreading. lhe
Rev Father Libec)si had just begun his sermon
when the colapse occurred and the services were
brourht 10 sudden termination three oahds
NJ music occupied positions ON the main noor' put
only one of the members, Wilson heK' Oh ule
Ringgold Band, of this city, was injured aithouen
many of their instruments were crushed IL "as
reported late tonight that several CT those IN
jured had died.