Telegram-herald., 1888-10-08
KILLED AND MAhGLED
s.o CLOSE or a CHURCH CEREMONY
The fioor Gives Way sud Fr~eipit.tes .
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RKADIsG. Pa, oci The oernsr stsne
Of the Polish Catholic church corner Of
Twelfth aud spsucs sts-. in this city was
laid this afternoon. DuI Jag The Ceremony
the floor. on which fully Zoo men. women
and children were siAn ding gave way. pre-
cipitating several hundred persons TO the
basement, = distance Of fifteen feet. over
one hundred men and women were thrown
into heap and all were more or iess in-
jured some seriously and others fatally.
The widest eIcitsment followed and the
5000 spectators became pssic stricken.
Cooler heads, however. went 20 the rescue
og the unfortunate and the injured were
taken into neigh boring dwellings and
phys icisns hastily summoned. Later the
wou ndso were removed 10 their homes and
to the various hospitals by ambulAnces.
Among the Injured were
Mrs. Joseph Bowers seriously, and her
two children slightly injured. Mrs Jennie
Henry, head njured, Augustus Helirich,
injured internally. cannot live Mia. jose
phine Martin, leg broken; August Weis,
Jaw broken. August Is Selling. leg broken;
George Siegfried. ler broken; Fred Wboley,
internally injured and badly cut sbout the
face: Emanuel Reisinger head badly cut;
Mayor J. X. ksnnev. injured about the leg
and face. George Standt. leg broken; viii
b. Martin, cut about the head and limbs;
Sammy Mining. head cut and legs badly
bruised; Wilson Elk. back badly hurt; Am
erese Lennig, serious internal injuries Mrs.
Lille Biting arms and head in
lured: Miss Josephine Heinsy. leg
broken aud badly cut about the head,
Josephine Brisse. back injured; Henry
Harp, back broken, will die: las. ID. Staple
ton leg broken and badly bauIsed: Mrs
Rebecca Hickman. cut about head; Wilson
Eek, mem Der klnggold band. back sprained;
Chss. Zahl. boy, leg broken; Wm. koeing,
seriously cut about head; Mamie Barlow
aged 5. tongue bitten of aud very seriously
injured internally; Aaron Neltis, internally
injured: CathGfine Brostman,. seriously
hurt internally; Augustus Helfrich, fatally
Injured, Peter Born aud wife legs broken;
Jos. Poluch. arm broken. Fred Doll and
wife. internally injured, the former may
die; Hugh O'Rourks. injured about hips;
George and John Nedis. broken legs;
Patrick AcDonough. leg broken; Ambrose
Lenig, hips dislocsted; Mrs. John Boroski.
internally injured; William koenig, injured
internally. gnsy die; George Neidert. inter
nally injured; Catharine Broadham hurt
internally; Mrs. c. A. Brosdhsm. terribly
cut about the head and arms. Phillip Fran
cisco. leg broken. John l.. Smith, hurt in
ternally: Lewis Reisinger. hurt internally;
Eva Shade, severe internal injuries Mrs.
Joseph Bower, both legs broken; John
Felix, leg broken and seriously injured in
ternslly; Joseph BOweski, both arms
broken and legs badly cut; Theodore
Breedy, back injured; Anthony Boceowoski,
broken leg and cut about the head, in a
critical condition; stanishlaus Hibski.
spine injured face crushed and arm broken d.
The above are from this city. The
following persons from Lancaster
we're also injured: Frederick Shroid.
proprietor OF the Continental hotel,
head cut and injured internally, John
Spangler, badly bruised about the head and
injured internally; John Shide, leg crushed,
smputstion necessary; Valentine Shide, leg
broken and badly bruised; Gottleib Steiner
leg broken; A. l.. Kerchmer, legs injured;
Marcus Kerchmer back injured; Randolph
Walters and John Heinbecker. slightly
hurt.
The Lancaster people who were unable
10 return home were taken TO ST. Joseph
Hospital. The accident was caused by the
walls which had only been completed on
Saturday, spreading. Rev Father beibicki
had Just commenced his sermon when the
collapse came, and the ceremonies were
brought 10 a sudden close. Three bands of
music were stationed on the main floor.
but only one Of the members was injured.
IL is reported that several OF the injured
have died. but owing to the wounded being
sea ttered over the whole city, ii Is difficult
TO ascertain the facts.