Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-18
THREE HUNDRED HURT.
The Falling OF a Grand Stand mt Quincy
Ill, Injuries Many People.

AAisS AhJehoS NANNY COPACs
(Quincy Qn) speciall
The terrible calamity at the fireworks amphi-
theater in this city was OF a most appalling
character. There were several thousand men,
wome and children ON the stand viewing the
fireworks when the structure gave way. Three
hundred persons were caught beneath the fall
ing timbers. Several of the more seriously in
jursd will die. The following is a list Of those
most dangerously wounded:
DIR. Bowman. Andalusia, ILL., probably fatally
injured internally.
A. W.Wells, Represen tative to the Legislature
nom this district; RIB broken and knee fract-
w, J.. Anderson, hurt on head and badly in
jured internally.
Mrs. Irwin, mother Of Cashier J. M. Irwin, OF
the Quincy National Bs nix hip severely injured.
J: b. Boyd, druggist ankle crushed.
Mrs. Gum, Canton, Mo. seriously hurt.
Ed Wheeler, West Liberty; ankle broken.
Ed Gay, son Of Ticket Agent Gay; leg broken.
Ferd o. Reed, chief clerk In the 20" general
Office; ankle sprain d.
Mrs. +. o. Reed, both ankles broken.
Frank b. Webber eye gouged.
Miss Rose Harper Carthage, Mo-, a student
at the Gem City Business College spine injured.
DIR. Margaret Anderson, formerly matron Of
the Blessing Hospital; ankle badly cut and
Mrs. Emil Koch, badly hurs cash in the fore
head
Mrs. John Bamber, hurt internally, leg and
Milton Smith, Hannibal, Mo-; foot badly
bruised.
Mrs Theodore Herr leg broken.
George J. Fields. editor Of the Versailles qll.l
Enterprise; badly bruised.
Thomas McWare or McWade Versailles. Ill.
ribs broken.
Mrs. suspero OF Lewis County Missouri spine
injured.
Mrs. Jacob Roth. spike driven through her
arm, and hip cut open.
Charles Colburn left leg seriously injured.
j. w. Stewart, serious internal injuries.
Mrs. Fred b. Nichols, leg broken and bruised.
Mrs A. Wharton, an aged lady OF Payson; leg
j. w. Hutchinson of Keokuk, Iowa; shoulder
broken and severely bruised.
Miss Florence Neal, shoulder dislocated.
Hiram Seltzer Of Hunnewell, Mo. leg broken,
and seriously injured otherwise.
Mrs. Lawrence French, leg broken.
Mamie Waldhaus, foot crushed.
Rosa jansen arm broken.
Conrad Kronenberg both feet crushed.
Mrs Charles Wyckoh both ankles sprained.
George Kellar was nailed fast to the wreck by
heavy spike driven through his foot; condition
serious.
Ernest Henderson, left foot badly crushed and
lg6 Grated.
4E EtsAsla beth t feet end back back hurt @ t ...,.
breast.
Mamie Wayne, ankle sprained and other in
juries.
Miss Georgia Berry, daughter OF Col. w. w.
G. NJ. Levi, Superintendent OF the st. Louis,
Keokuk and Northwestern Railway; badly
bruised.
Mrs. Col. w. H. D1BLlu, Dhuly Dfulbeu
Laura Herring, Denver, Ill. leg broken and
internally injured.
John Merrill, Perry. Ill. leg broken.
Otis Cady, nose broken.
ii. II. Bowen, leg broken.
George Bartels, druggist, Crown Point head
T.Nv. winiree, wife. and daughter. injured In
ternally.
G. U. Colburn, sister, and mother. all badly
hurt
r. H. Kuhn, knee crushed.
alH n hall No 1Nokh
Mrs. Criswell, Fowler, two ribs broken and
hurt internally.
Mrs. Charles Horne, Mendon. trampled on and
Judge John A. Allen, both ankles sprained.
Mrs. +. $. Pratt and daughter, serious sprains
end bruises
DIR. and Mrs. Edgar Schmidt legs broken.
Mrs. Franks, Pittsheld severely hurt,
Prof. Honbeck Of Chaddock College, ankle
Mrs. w. H. Hoffman, leg broken and otherwise
seriously injured.
MRS. Garden, Colchester; leg badly sprained.
Mrs. Albert johnson, ankle sprained and back
hurt.
Ella Vandenboom, bad fracture Of the leg.
- King a son of G.. Il. King; leg broken.
Mrs. Grosh, left leg broken.
Mrs A. M. Warner, left leg fractured.
s. @. Lucas, internally hurt; in bad condition.
Mrs. Boecke, leg broken.
Mrs. Mills, Colchester badly sprained back.
Mrs. Joseph Sohnl, ankle sprained.
Miss Cora Bicklehaupt, severe sprain Of the
ankle.
Miss Lille Hirsch, hip broken and injured In
| ternally.
Charles Nichols both ankles sprained.
| A. McMurray, leg broken.
Child about years old was crushed under q
| heavy timber and had its skull fractured.
Mrs. Griswold, serious injury to the spine
Miss Ada Taylor, ankle sprained and hip In
| jured.
| hurt
s. G. Lucas serious II not fatal internal inju'
| ries.
ID. t. DAVIS, Green City. NO.. left leg broker
and badly bruised.
Mrs. Vansteenburg and daughter of California
| both had ankles broken.
Mrs. Joseph Esterly, severely bruised.
Miss Emma Esterly, spine severely hurt.
Mrs Florence, OF Missouri spine hurt.
Mrs DIR. Hatch, ankle sprained.
John Jacobs, Canton, NO. foot and ankle
/ crushed.
Miss Ida Stewart. knee badly sprained
| Augusta Boeckey, spine hurt.
Miss Vie Goodson, chest and leg hurt.
Mrs. Chntten, spine injured
Mrs. L. Trush, left leg broken.
AL Oschnan spine hurt an1 internal injuries
| will probably die.
| H. Brown. head and arm smashed
Mrs. II. Prante left side and hip hurt.
i John Gordon foot crushed.
| The fact that n majority Of the victims were
| hurt below the knees is explained by the fact
/ that the seats were open and at the time OF thu
| crash the victims had their legs hanging dowr
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