Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23

Visible Evidence of Insecure
WaIis-Coro er McGIumphy
ana Els ury at Work.
The Asylum Crash.

action Get in and, contrary to the ex.
pectatlon OF his physicians, he rallied
somewla. from the fearful shock. To-
day he has been IN 8 s~emi-eonscious
condition, f~earfuily bruised and frac-
bat still with a shadow of hope
his ultimate recovery.
NATURE OF THE 1NJURIEs.
Christopher Thompson. who was taken
from the ruins dead, had his breast bone
and ribs crushed in upon the left SIDE
so that the jagged points penetrated the
neart. Death was instantaneous.
When found there was a heavy stone
window sill lying across his breast,
which had fallen with and upon HIM q
distance of over twenty feet.
Jacob Lees chest is crushed in and
several ribs broken. Then also severe
head, face and neck injuries. 1t is prob.
able that there are no skull fractures
The fractures OF ribs and sternum must
have lsceEated his lungs. His CHANCES
for recovery are very slight.
D. Fl. Kean is confused and lacersted
upon the head, face, hands and body.
One rib is torn from the sternum and
n short rib fractured. There is no
serious internal trouble and probabili-
ties favor his recovery. There ie danger
from Inflammation and pneumonia.
Michael Curry is bruised about the
head, face, chest and arm. His injuries,
though painful, are not deemed dam
gerous.
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Lse are resi-
deuts of Yaaktou. Mr.. Kean resides In
Canton, Dakota. Mr.. Onrry's home is
In 81 James, Minnesota.
LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT.
In describing the s,ene of the accident
1t Is necessary to first give sn idea of the
general Surroundings The insane hos
pital is q massive btlck pile long in its
easteriy and westerly direction and mar
row ia its nor herIy and southerly di.
reosion. Two additions to this building
ere under construction, both OF brick
resting upon foundations of Sioux Falls
stone. One Of these additions is being
attached to the extreme eastern end oil
the structure and the other to the ex.
treme western end. These additions
are called respectively the esst wing and
the west wing, II is with the east wing
that our business lies. There the ACCT
dent occurred.
THE EAST WING
The east wing 10 projected AND
partially constructed eastward from the
old building and attached to it. On the
east end of this wing @ trar sverae wing
is being COZ s%iructed, which
has q northetly extension of abou
fifty feet and an east and west widti
of about thirty feet. Il is to be threI
stories high when completed. II was il
the northwest corner of this transverse
wing that the castrophe of yesterday CO
| CURED. The corner and sdhering por
| tlops OF the side and end walls bulget
outward, loosening some interior brio
arches and letting them down to the frs
floor, carrying their
UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS
| with them, g distance Of about twent,
feet, and buryipg them in the debris o
! the arches. Evidence OF this exists !
two large cracks on either side of the COL
ner extending from about the top OF tn
first story down through the brick wa
and three feet into the stone foundation
Further evidence is the leaning posisio
OF that portion OF the corner wall whic
did not fall
THE INTERIOR.
The interior of this transverse win
consists upon each floor of q center Co
sidor twelve fest wide and q row OF sma
rooms(which we will call cells, as they 81
about that eize) on either side OF th
corridor. These cells are Sxl0 feet !
size and ten feet high. The ceiling G
the corridor is o brick arch and OF eac
cell is q brick arch. These are the archt
so frequently mentioned in connectio
With this accident. Each floor is o du
~plicate of the other, corridors and Gel
being over and under each other. Tt
partition walls are ell Of brick.
THE ACCIDENT.
Yesterday afternoon. shortly after OF
O'Clock Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Kean al
Mr., Lee we're at work on top the secor
tier of arched cells putting in windo
frames in the northwest corner for tt
third story. They were 9 the frs
second snd third cells, numbering fro
the north, on the west side. Mr.. Cur
came that way with a bod full OF brio
As he WIS passing over tie fourth o.
the disaster occurred. The corner OF q
; building bulged outward, loosening 4
hold OF the first cell arch and it we
: down. The partition below went vi
/ IL and this let fall the second arch.
the sane manner the thirl and four
/ cell arches were let down. This ms
! falling upon the arches of the cells on
e. ,or below crushed them in and Cd
feil, together With their partition wal
The entire mass OF brick, mortar, simb'
and men was precipitatei . distance
III OVER TWENTY FrET.
v landing on the first floor above the foul
t. alton, where j: halted because tn
vere no more arches to crush in. All