The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-30
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
rhrAL FALB or Il BRICK VAL.
ThYee Men Killed and a Number Badly In
iured-one ofthe Most TeArfui oata'tro-
phss Ever Known in the Hill CITY.

I.vxcvrrao. Va. juno 29.-lSpecial.l-A
horrible catastrophe occurred at $40 and G22
Min street-J. II. c. Winston d Sons furni-
tnro v,rerooms-at s.l5 o'clock this morning,
by which three men lost their lives and ten
others were seriously injured.
newly-built wall, several stores in
height fell in upon the men as they were at
,,ort in the interior Of the building. and
buried them under a mass OF bricks. nhey
LII no chance 10 escape. as the wall fell as
though blown over DonnY %,
strong wind. and without the snSh1est
warning. The building belongs 70 ex-senator
tolKes and the building firm OF wilson a Seay
had tbe contract tor remOdeing the struc-
tire The workmen we're engaged IN putting
the ioists on the top of the walls when the
cetsstropbe came. The north wall fell out
ward. and as its heighth WAS g'eetes tosn
the width OF the building IT'S top
struck tho south wall ana hnoched
il over on the top Of the building
occupied by John t. kraus. breaking III the
ROT and seriously iDjurng Julian hraus, who
was at work inside. Tho Ilen who were at
work in the interior OF the furniture ware
house we're caught by the falling wall and
buried from sight in the debris Which nlled
the basement. One man was on top OF the
wall when Il fell and was carried down with
il. but escaped unhurt.
The news of the accident quickly spread
over the city. and large crowd soon collected
az the scene The police and tremen We're
quickly on the ground, however, and took
such measures as wOuld iaclitate the work OK
rescue There we're plenty OK wiling hands.
and az soon IS they could be reached the
crushed and bleeding bodies were extricated
and carried out OF the dreadful place.
Mr. J. H. C.. Winston. one of Lynchburg's
most honored and well-kuown citizens was
one of the victims There Is 10 doubt that
death wa instantaneous With AIR. winston
and the two c0lOred men who were killed.
His body was crushed but not dlshgured.
except broad purple bruiso acrOss the lore
head which seemed to have been made by
piece of timber. lie was a member of the
knights Of Honor and also the ROYAL Area
nun. from which societies his family, con-
sisting OF a wife, three sons and four daugh-
ters. will receive q. 90. He Was a brOther-In-
law of Hon. T.. y. FOlkes.
Tbe body Of one Of the colored laborers
was fearfully crushed and IN the upper LETT
part OF the forehead OF the other was a deep
three-cornered hole, extending into the
brain, being pierced probably by a sharp
piece OF timber
The condition Of several Of the wounded is
critical and the list Of fatalities may be in
creased by the death Of one or Eore Of them.
The dead are: Dir. j. II. &. Wilson, John
Adams and j zee Franklin. (cOlOred).
The injured are: Fred. Smith (colored), hod-
carrier. was badly bruised and cut but not
dangerously: William Boiling lcolored).
brick-layer had his arm broken; William
Craig (colored) hod-carrier. not dangerously
injured; George Yuille (colUred), hod-carrier.
slightly injured Robert Boiling (eolored1.
badly bruised James Jones (colored), slightly
bruised Jim Harvey colored badly bruised;
F. Johnson lcolored) slightly hurt; Alexan-
der Boiling (colored slightly hurt julius
kraus, both arms broken and back hurt.