The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-24
PANIC In A SYNAGOGUE.
FoUR WOMEN TRAMPLED 10 DEATH
And Several Other Persons Fatally IN
jured-All On Account of Useless CFs
of "Tire"-Ihe Killed and Injured.

New l DIX, sept -D.-l)uTlnS Sti'itV III
one of the four synagogues IN the tcne-
ment house, No. - Ludlow street, tins
morning, some one raised cry OF fire.
Immediately there was a panic and
mad rush was made for the door The
fire was speedily extinguished and very
little damage was done. but In the panic
that ensucd four women were trampled
to death and u dozen people seriously in
jured.
From what can be learned from some
of the worshipcrs it would appear that
the panic first began in the rooms on the
second floor used rs the syna-
eo..ue of the Sons of Aaron. III
WAS caused by Il candle falling on the
black cloth tabernacle. RaDDl Ilerllo-
witz. while leading the singing OF
hymn. accidentally touched the taDer-
nacle and upset the candle. In lhomehs
the draperics were ublaze. but were I'M
mediatrlv thrown out of the window. not
however. before several women shouted
fire and were frantically making their
way towards the door. Everybody 1Oi-
lowed despite the Rabbits entreaues tor
the congregation TO keep their seats, as
suring them there was no danger.
SHOUTING, sTRUGGLING MOB.
In n few minutes the assenDiaSe pe-
G.; me Il shouting. struggling lnOO OF men.
women and children, all intent on sel',nS
ont OF the place, where there were 1oV
people on the floor. and all snrged through
thr doors into tie narrow Railways ana
down two flights of steep stairs. One
woman. Mrs. Anna m,lOwitz. who led
the flight. stumbled, and before si' co,'l'
rn0.in footing the crowd behind her De
came Wedgcd, aud she W9s held IN ynch
Il pcsition that she could not move; ne
weight of the hundreds OF people behind
her WAS 80 great that several Other
of the women were thrown down ana
tranpIed upon. The fraltic cries reached
the w0rshipers in the other synagogues
i'm the building, and they came out pen
NELL into the already Jamme1 hail"a! y
At this juncture Il couple OF polcelhen
apprared ON the scene. They beat back
tbn foremost of the crowd and succeed
ed in cxtricating the woman SmelowltZ'
This relieved the jam, and Il wild rush
for the street followed. Meantime fire
alarms had been sent out and calls Tor
onbulances. The fire escapes OF the
building were filed with frantic women
who with difficulty were restrained from
iumping. One Of them, a Mrs. G0eSter,
did lump from the third story. but she
miracuously escaped with only slight
injuries.
A WILD SCENE ENACTED.
In the vicinity of GOuyerner hospital,
the nearest to the scene OF disaster ana
where most Of the wounded were taken,
n wild scene was enacted. An immense
ncrowd had gathered, most OF whom were
friends of the injured, and they scralh-
bled and fought 10 obtain the latest M
formation with regard to the injured
The ordinary police force on the peat
aided bv several others. could do nothne
with the surging fighting InasS ana II
was necessary 10 call OUT the ponce Ic
serves 10 keep back the crowd.
! The building In which the synagoug"
! are situated Is an ordinary tenement
| altered 10 meet the requirements 0f th'
religious meetings.
It il stated that in addition TO those ol
the injured who We're removed TO th'
| hospital. there were score ot other'
who were taken to their homes
THE DEAD AND INJURRD.
The names of the killed and wounded
| are: ,,1
Killed-Mrs. Joseph Beck, crushed
badly and both legs broken. .,
Naomi R0senthal. frightfully crushed
Iaub Bouyum. crushed and bruised
al out the body.
An unknown woman. badly crushed. :,
Iniured-Herman Cohen. ribs crushed
Jrli, Alman, badly bruised. leg broken
cannot recover; Rlchel Borsuk. frac
tnred skull. injury fatal; Mrs; Annie Go
hen. skull fractured, cannot live; Simon
Grnenburg. fractured skull, will die; Miss
Ida Cohen. skull fractured, will de,
! Mrs. Rebccca Fricdland. fractured skull
will die: Rachael Backowitz. fractured
skull will die: Albert Wolf, sulferin!
from nervous shock.