The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-28
4 GRAND STAND FALLS.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE LANDED
INA SHRIEKING MASS.

No One Killed and Only One in
Danger of Dying-The Structure
Revular Death Trap.
RRooKLYY, n. Y, Nov. pa terrible
,,,dent occurred on the foot ball grounds
:, Eastern Park, Brooklyn, to-day. A few
a,in,res after IL o'clock, and before the
v.la-Princton game, which Yale won by a
:, re- Of 81 to 0, began, the big free stand on
tbs eastern side of the grounds furthest from
,1s Grand stand, suddenly collapsed, carry
~, down with it its entire load of human
beings. The crash came without any warning
whatever, and at the time the long rows of
blsachers were closely packed with specta-
tors Il is estimated that there were more
than 1000 people on the structure at the
time A scene of indescribable confusion
and panic followed the crash, which was
hoard in all parts of the grounds. The
oc,upants were mostly men, a great major
itv of them students from Yale and Prince
ron There were also many women in the
crowd.
A AsHRIEKING AND STRUGGLING MASS.
They all lay in a confused and struggling
mass upon the ground. Many of them were
completely buried under the wreckage of
hanks and joists of which the rickety
structure was built. The screams and
shrieks and groans which came from the
nnfortuu ates were heartrending TO hear
MANY tainted from the injuries they re-
ceived.
In au instant there was general rush for
that part of the field, and a score or more
Of fpolicemen were soon engaged in pulling
the manned and wounded from the wreck
Others lent their assistance, and within ten
minutes the whole place had been cleared.
At first it was feared that some
might have been killed, out this fear proved
unfounded, A great many persons, how
ever. were very seriously hurt, and broken
limbs and bruised heads and bodies were
numerous. Many friends of the wounded
people had them carried at once off the
grounds and placed in hacks, which took
them away before their names could be
learned. In this way great many cases
we're not reported to the police.
A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL
The big dressing room under the grand
stand was turned into a hospital, and sur
geons from the Brooklyn hospital had their
hands full with patients. Among those
who were treated on the grounds and after
ward taken away were:
CHARLES WILSON, of No. 4O3 Downy
street. Brooklyn, ankle dislocated.
CADETS JOHN AQUILLAR and PERM
DALNEY of the Military institute, Peeks-
kill two young lads, backs badly sprained
and bruised
EMERY B. REMINGTON of No: :3OS Clinton
street, Brooklyn; Princeton, @3, leg
Ioken
hg from coDcua sion of the spine.
Two RUTGERS college students, heads
bruised and cut
JoHn MONROE of Princeton; broken
ankle.
GEORGE A. WYLIE of the hotel Norman
die; thigh broken.
JAMES MoGLoNg of Brooklyn; internal
injuries.
f. S. keller, Columbia, '91; broken
wrist.
JOHN WEED, Yale student, injured in
ternally ard taken out unconscious.
S, P. SPEAR, a Yale STUDENT arm
broken.
JOHN CARUTHERS, a Wesleyan student,
badly cut about the head.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE, Princeton '94, both legs
badly jammed.
Mr.. CURLEY, another '94 Princeton stu
dent knocked unconscious by blow on the
head. His case is deemed very serious.
Mr. LANARD, a resident on Fifth avenue,
New York, middle-aged man, right leg
broken.
EDWARD MORGAN, a Y ale student, leg
broken.
Mr.. MCKEAN, a Princeton theological
student, compound fracture Of the left
leg.
Mr.. BRADLEY, 1872 Princeton, both legs
badly hurt.
A. WE'LL of No. 326 East One Hundre d
and Thirteenth street, New York, fracture
ofthe collar bone.
c. TURNER of Troy, leg hurt.
Il. W. FULLER of Bayonne, N. j., scalp
wound
GEORGE A. JOHNSON of the Hotel Nor
mandle, confusion of the spine.
FELL FROM THE TOP ROW.
lot of boys, a dozen or more, whose
names were not learned and who stood upon
the iop row of the bleachers, were badly
bruised and cut
Inc only ladies who were hurt were two
brooklyn women, one of whom had foot
crushed and the other her leg bruised. They
We're first taken to the managers office,
near the main entrance, and were after
friends.
Some of those who were buried beneath
tue Wreckage, and who were taken out un
eo1cious afterwards, recovered and declined
W3e treated. They went on the field again
ana found other places to view the game,
Inc lowest estimates place the number of
people injured at fifty, while others place it
@nlgh as sixty or more.
THE STAND A DEATH TRAP.
Inc stand was evidently in most unsafe
eVuultlon, for the broken timbers showed
.Aal many Of them were nearly rotted in
Mo, while the whole structure was the
most hlmsy affair imaginable. When it
Segan to fill with spectators the joists were
neard to crack and strain. and many who
started to find seats gave it up as danger
Ug loo Several persons stationed them
"Nes near the entrance before the
accident occurred, and warned the
peolie not to go up, as it was unsafe. 1t
% maS reported that bets were made quite
eesly of to / that the stand would go
opo. Comn before the game was over. The
greatest greatest indignant prevailed among the
peope % on the grounds against the manage
r,,, uvnv OF Eastern park, ,iand.the blame was al
9gU 9gu' upon those officers. Every one asserted
- h.