The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-05
Nearly One Hundred Persons More or Less In.
jured in the Crash, but Only One Death
Reported, Though Others May Die.
Unusually Large Number of Fatalities
ChrOnicled Throughout the Country.
An Immense Brewing Plant Destroyed by Fire
at Milwaukee, Entailing a Loss of Over
$70O,0OO-Fires at other Places.
A DAYS CASUALTIES.


Many Persons Injured by the Fall Of
Stand at Oklahoma City-One Death.
OKLAHOMA, Ind. T., July 4.-The Fourth of
July festivities were brought to q sad end
ing at p. NJ. by the fall of the grand-stand,
with its living load of human beings.
Nearly 1000 people had secured seats to
witness the races, when, without warning,
the structure fell. burying the mass of peo-
pie beneath it. The cries and groans of the
injured soon filled the air. and it was
feared that scores of lives had been
lost. Almost as soon as the
accident occurred, the militia, under COM
mand of Captain Stiles, were ordered to
the scene. and rendered valuable services
preventing unnecessary confusion. In
credible as it may seem, it was found when
the victims had all been taken out, that
none were dead. though several were per-
haps fatally, and many badly injured. The
only death thus far is that of the eighteen
mOnths-Old child Of DR.. J. A. Ryan, of JIM
town, Ind T., which died short time after
the accident. One Of the most seriously in.
jured is Mrs. d. III. Martindale, of Howe.
Tex. Mrs. M. Campbell of PEARLS Valley, l.
t.. also received serious internal injuries,
which, it is feared, will prove fatal. Her
ably die. Much indignation is expressed
against the architect who superintended
the building of the grand-stand. Follow
ing is q list of the victims of the accident:
Killed-Child of DR.. Ryan, Jimtown.
Ind. Il.
Injured-Mrs. ]. A. RYAN and two chill.
Ii n Mr
Frisco, Ind. T., leg broken; = Rafferty,.
Wichita, Kan, leg broken; Newt Annis.
Kan head Sat saFs Of pPh Pfhc
head; Frank Nipple. Augusta, " Kan, v
indian hsdG fesritory fen w. Minsus Harrsos
Ind. T.. dangerously. Mrs; Clendenning,
Oklahoma; ;,S a: =. S@rawfoTId, Crawl Wichita. Kan;
Mrs. Mills, Oklahoma; Ella Vance. Okla
Kirby, Chickasaw Nation; Charles Cottell,
Pauls Valley, Ind. t., fatally; .Reddy'
Abott; Judge Green. Center Point, Ark;
Carl LaTsH applh eGGnwh SR1nsi nassSn
Oklahoma: Treasurer Quinton, Oklahoma
City; Clinton Jarboe. Oklahoma; w.
c.. Arnold, Kansas City; Mrs Ma
Mr shs Nane1 an9 MT sGi Cy Nation Ksn
William Long. Conway. Mo-; Mrs: j. Z:
Adams. Newton, Kan; Misses AIDA and
Nora Anderson, OklahUrna; w. s. Grant.
Pittsburg. Tex; Horace Winn, Oklahoma;
N. +. Martin. Cherokee Nation; Tom Rey-
nolds and j. T. VanZandt. Oklahoma. seri-
Gus; Z. Gordlyn, Warner, Tex, serious; j.
S. Vance. Fargo, Tex; Dan'l Smith. .Deni-
son. Tex; Marshall McNein, Oklahoma,
arm torn Off; Mrs. N II. Sampey.
Pennsylvania; John Stanley, Cincinnati;
/ p. L. Young. Kentucky: Mel Beaver, Sui
phur Springs, Mo-; ID. ID. Kernes. Kansas
City; Ed Bird. Edward, Ind. T.; j. b.
Jones. Madison. Kan; j. T.. Wallace, To-
Peka, Kan; Mrs; Matt l.. johnson, Fort
Worth, Tex: G. p. Smith, Purcell. Ind. r.:
J. II. Tucker. Baltimore; NJ. Conley, Ind
T.; VIM. Haywood, PauPs Valley, Ind. T.
Another dispatch says: At the grand cell
ebration here to-day, large crowd from
the neighboring States, as we'll as from the
Territory, was present. The grand-stand,
containing 1900 people. fell. killing one.
fatally injuring 100. and slightly injuring
many more.