Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04

one OF MS friends. IL was enormously re-
ported that II had been stolen.
All distinctions Of color were levelled.
The body Of Senator Bland waslaid ont be-
tween the corpses OF two white men.
The strctchers and ambulanees belonging
70 the medical department of headquarters
were sent 20 the scene by direction Of Gen
eral Candy. DrS. Rose and King, of the
army. administered to the wounded.
ONLY ONE LADY PRESENT.
IL was fortunate thing that at the time
OF the accident there was but one lady
about the building. Miss rockingham,
lady from Brooklyn. n. Y, with her escort.
was being shown TO the top Of the building;
Ivy Walker Oliver. one OF the colored pur-
tcrs. To got NJ they had TO pass up the
stairway that led to the gallery OF the court
room. They had passed up, and were be-
tween the roof andt the ceiling OF the court
room. They had no means Of getting out,
as tho stairway had been precipitatod into
the ruins. II was finally necessary for
walker 10 cut his way through tho ceiling
INTO the library. In this way be managed
20 save the lady and her escort from a very
unpleasant predicament.
MAJOR j. s. Calvert who bad his left leg
oatlY broken, was standing IN the CLERK
once near the door. Immediately under the
gallery. He was looking through the win
dow into the courtroom. He was conyers-
ING, with K. II. Maury, Jr., beyond whom
and on line were standing POwhaian
Roberts and Thomas s. Baldwin. He heard
me crash and nearly made ms escape. but
ms lett SHE was caught. and he was borne
down INTO the ruins AID covered. lie
tound his right arm free and with this ne
managed 20 get the rubbish from over MS
head and to breathe. BE was under the
ruins over half an hour.
Mr.. Adoiphus Morris started 20 enter the
4 NOV no cox o g.
marked. 1T is safer outside than II - IN
here and went out. lie had scarcely
gotten outside the door when the accident
occurred.
AN awful EXPEBIENCR.
From gentleman who went down we
get tho following: &" ! was standing in the
courtroom some distance beyond the cen-
tire. heard a low. Tumbling sound. and
the floor gave a sort of lump; / felt nv
self sinking, and turned and saw the gal
lcrv falling over: | thought II would eaten
me: fortunately II missed me; could see
the men scrambling over each other III the
gallery. and / heard an unearthly yell II
ANGUISH that seemed 30 60 up from one
mouth: then, with dreadful crash, tel
into the darkness below; | found dead
body Iyipg on me. wounded man under
me. and another ut nv side; / heard the
mal under me say: Oh Death where 10
thy sting. oh. gave where is thy victory
! heard cries Of pain. supphcations 81
mercy. and such express. iOus Of On. my
poor wife Nv poor children around me,
and in one instant heard distinctly q
sound which ] am convinced proceeded
from some poor fellow diving from sunoea-
ton: many died from sunocation. aud
am sure that ] would have suiocated had |
not been taken ont when was"
PERSONAL POINTS.
II ILL.,. e Tr.lcricir 10 urtr
was c0nvcrsng with Patrick Henry Avlttt
when the floor tell in. He received no
bruises except about the RIGHT ieg. These
are of a very severe aud painful nature.
Tho various railroad trans arriving n
the city were drapCd in mourning, and the
carts and other street vehicles were also
Appropriately decorated with badges OF
the same character.
Nj. Thomas JOynce fol together with
DR.. J. Il. Brock. end his mouth res 81
AGAINST the Doctors check. He asked who
nj was near him. He told his name and
he asked him in case he survived to carry
many messages of affection TO ms family.
With words Of eudoamcnt and love Tor
those he left behind he died.
Nj Rush Burgess fell or top Ola gentle
man whose name NE could not lenru. Tie
asked: My friend. can YOU mo- move
Gttle?n MIR. Burgess replied; NO, can
not stir" Well, sad me, Il must due.
Good-by.'
Durluc the time in Which Hon. George
William Brent. of Alexandria. was covered
in the ruins Mr.. Chandler. who was he
tween the window and Alr. Brent, Wa en-
dpayoring TO get away. when MI Brent
cauOht him bv the arm ard begged nam,
for Gods sake, TO leu him ret some ar, bit
in Mr.. Chandler position u vac impos'i-
bic tor him t. move until assistance vas
rendered In a short time, however, ne
was taken out and his lie saved.
We learn from Mr. Chlndlc- That Mr.
Samuel A. Eaton was sitting on the oack OF
his chair when the floor fell tlroJ h.
Eaton was killed, and Mr.. Chandler not
seriously injured. Such escapes are most
remarkable.
Tho Conservative caucus which had met
ii$tbe hall OF the House IF Delegates al
iourned not manv minutes before the ca
lar1ity. Fortunately there bad been u Dis
puie about the iudgeslnp OF Henry county;
and an adjournment was necessary; 90
this not been the case more IMAM nan 81
tbe LEGISLATURE would nave been crushed.
DR.. Thompson. member OF the House 81
DELEGATES from Hanover, was caught I'M
der two men who were instantly khi"u 10y
a heavy falling beam. lie himself was
slightly injured.
Mr.. +. Il. Keenan, was buried beneath
the ruins for three quarters of on hoUf, aH1
b"Jirs
AMONG the killed was Mr.. Burnham. ot
New York. Mr. X. g. BurkhoiGcr, one OF
tho members Of the House from lynch
, nV "' bearirg Tint Mr. Durham was .
oYl. 80 ~. "a ms constituents a well
I '"'..n ~ Inl%or &c Lrnrbbure. al once
A ,n,,hi on1 't'SS e holy when Lad been ;em-
S sui, oJe cnn,,tnl Tor identification ~ the
i3 ST. uSl and had il nlaccd in 4 splendid
metalic case. and made arrangement 10
nayS .. uIPu nt; LIED for Nv friends.
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