The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-07-07
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT,
FALL OF THE GRAND STAND AT
THE WATER VALLEY FAIR,
Hundreds Hurled to the Earth.
Scenes OF IndeseribabIe Anguish.
Names OF the Injured, Etc,

| Special Dispatch TO the Avalanche.
Water Valley, July 4.--This, which
promised to be one of the graudest and
| most enjoy hle days to the psople of this
section, has changed to one of sadness
and mourning The grand stand at tie
grounds of the Yalobusha County Fail
Association fell at 1'3O o'clock, carrying
with it the 400 or 500 people, mostly laS
dies and children, seated within it. With
mighty crash the entire structure fell
as if crushed by some terrible blow. The
scene was one OF indescribable horror.
Men, women and children were impris-
oned or crushed under the heap of debris
and were screaming piteously for re-
lease. The immense crowd present, esti-
mated at 1900, worked heroically in tear
Ing away the wreck. and soon all the
wounded and imprisoned we're released
Strange to relate not one was killed out
right, though many are horribly crushed
and have limbs broken.
The following is as complete a list of
the injured as can be gathered in the
prevailing excitement: Mrs. J. R. Maud>
lin, leg badly broken; John Ray, leg bro.
ken; Knox Polk, arm broken; Frank
Trainer, arm broken; Miss Lena Hatton,
shoulder broken; Miss: Maud Hughes,
badly bruised about the face and chest;
Mrs. S. J. Weatherly, horribly cut on the
forehead and badly bruised about the
neck and shoulders; Mrs. Mollie Dickey,
of Paris. Lafayette county, badly crushed
from waist down; Mrs, Henry, lower
limbs badly bruised; Miss Stella Smith.
dangerously crushed about the chest; Mr..
W. H. Brister, cut on the head and
bruised in the chest; Capt. Goodwin, bad
cut on the head; DR.. and Miss Clyde
Bryant. Cotieevllle, considerably bruised;
,': ,.:"~"a Connie Mavs. CLYDE Alter, Ollie
Pegues and May Weatherly are uau.s
bruised. but not considered dangerous;
little Frank Taylor, arm broken. Num-
bers of others are more or less seriously
hurt, but the above are the most serious:
TIE building which fell was hand
some, new grand stand, and had not been
finished more than month, and was
considered perfectly safe. The members
of the Fair Association are Mortified at
the catastrophe, and did all in their
power to relieve the wounded and soothe
the frightened. The days racing pro-
gramme was cancelled and all other fes-
tivities stopped. Division Snperinten-
dent H. W. Clarke and Trahmaster n.
D. Virgins were on the grounds at the
time Of the accident and they did all they
could to convey the crowd back to town
quickly, Alspecial train was sent to Ok
ford for d.. Isom and other physicians.
1t made the round trip of thirty-six
miles in forty minutes.
All the wounded are resting easy at
this hour, though many are dangerously
and seriously wounded, it is hoped none
are fatally hurt. The Water Valley
Mechanics Brass Band was in the band
stand in the building at the time. Many
of the members were injured, and all oil
their instruments wereiuined. The loss
is heavy one to them as we'll as the
Fair Association. The ball and other
entertainments. for tonight have been
given up and the entire town is filled
with grief.