The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-19
In a Panic at the Hampstead
Railway Station.
LIKE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
And the Awful Calamity mt It's Open
ing-somebody Fon. and the Fright.
ened Mass OF Humanity Was Pre-
cipitated ON Top Of Him-An Acct
lists In Mourning.
ESPECIAL CABLE TO rsr NEWS,

LONDON, April ia terrible catastro-
phe took place at Hampstead Heath last
evening, by which two women and six
children were killed and thirteen other
persons were seriously injured. Hamp-
stead was visited by thousands of excur-
sionists, and as the day closed there was
a great rush Of people to catch the trains
home. Somebody fell at the foot OF n
staircase OF the station. and hundreds of
persons were thrown into a heap.
The police closed the doors and set to
work TO extricate the dead and injured.
There are conflicting reports as to the ex-
act origin Of the catastrophe. -Four Of the
dead have been identified as Emily Ham
iiton, aged 55; Annie Eaton, aged As; John
Connor. aged 9. and Thomas Longford,
aged IA. The other bodies are those of
boys of from 10 TO l5 years The persons
seriously injured were sent to hospitals
A ticket box ut the>bottom of the stair
case projected into the passageway, max
ing it comparatively narrow, and it APP
pears that he block resulted from the con-
verging Of the people at this point The
shouting OF the struggling mass OF HUI
manity was deafening. Finally the Off
cials below began TO extricate the killed
and injured. 1t was not until then that
the people became aware that terrible
disaster had happened.
As the bodies OF the dead werc carried
to the platform a scene OF awful excite
ment was enacted. Thousands rushed
frantically TO toward the platform, cross
ing the rails in front OF a train that was
fast running up. The officials had just
time to signal the train to stop to prevent
another calamity.
Rudinis Task.
ROME, April 19.-Premier Di Rudini
will propose the revival of the tax on
flour, which yielded &c, 000. 900 of francs an
nually, to cover the existing deficit. Ru-
dini will introduce the tax gradually, for
fear of bread riots, and will keep his
plan latent until after May day TO avoid
provoking violent demonstrations by
workingmen.
Ths Parnellites' Plans.
DUBLIN, April 19--The Parnellites are
arranging for a convention In Cork to de-
wise measures for the relief of evicted ten
ants. The Archbishop OF Cashel has ap-
pealed to the Parnellites to support the
movement, but they fight shy of it, be-
leving 1t to be some new election dodge.
Both factions are feeling the falling off of
American contributions.
Margaret Euller's son-in-Law Dead.
PARIS. April 19.-Mr. Augustus Allen
Hays died yesterday at his residence IN
being heart failure. The deceased was
born in Boston and graduated at Harvard.
He lived for many years in China
and on his return to the United States be-
came secretary and acting vice-president
of the Brush Electric Light Company
Mr. Hayes was member OF the Univer-
sity Club, New York, and the Metropoli-
tan Club, Washington. He was we'll
known as writer OF short stories
such as THE Denver Express" the
Jesuit's Ring" and the "Ranch Of the
Holy Cross" The latest outcome Of his
literary labors appeared in the April
number of the Westminster Reuie,C, in
the form of an article on British opinion
of America. The deceased married the
daughter of the famous Margaret Fuller
and leaves an unmarried daughter.