The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-15
SCORES CRUSHED TO DEATH
GOVERNMENT BUILDING FALLS
Al Washington. DO. About so Persons
Killed, and Many More Seriously
Hurt. Ford's Old Theatre
in Ruins.

80 ""' i"'oi'ing tue loss OF many more
lives and much more human suffering. has
stained the walls Of old Ford's Theatre, In
Washington d. c., where Abraham Lin.
coin was assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth in April. 1865. IL Is q coincidence
that this second tragedy occurred on the
very day when the remains OF the great ira.
gedian, Edwin Booth, whose life was 30
darkened by his brothers crime that he
never visited Washington afterward, were
being laid to rest In Mount Auburn, ceme-
terry, Massachusetts,.
The theatre, which has been used for Of.
hces by the War department. and in which
almost 500 clerks and others were q, work.
collapsed Friday morning. killing between
~ and 80 and iniuring between 20 and 70
people. Following are those reported:
CORRECT LIST OF rnr DEAD.
Inc correct list OF the dead IL as follows;
Allen, George o., Pennsylvania, 80 years,
Arnold, George NJ, Virginia 81 years,
leaves n widow
Bsnes, Samuel F.. Pennsylvania. .55 years,
leaves q widow aud family.
Bussius, John, Washington, 81 years,
leaves widow and family.
Chaplin, J.E., Columbis, Richland county
:. e., leaves widow and family.
Daley, jeremiah ~ years old, How ,rd,
Center county, Pa, unmarried.
;, Fagan, Joseph Il, 81 years. native OF
fennsylyania, leaves widow and family.
Gage, J. r., 80 years, Petosky, Emmet
county. Mich. leaves widow and family.
Gerault A. ~, Annapolis, Md. appoint.
lily.
Love. 7 ia,l r....-...,,- NJ, --.
Wis, ~ years, leaves a widow and three
children.
Jordan. David C.. Putnam county, No,
leaves widow and child.
LOTUS, Frederick h.. 81 years, New York,
leaves widow and family.
Meder, Otto +. W., 3S years, buffalo, y.
u. leaves a widow.
. ,s M,esFa!l, J. H, IS years, Wisconsin. leave,
Mulledy, Michael T., As years, New Or.
leans La
Miller. Howard s., Guernsey comfy. o.
Miller, Benjamin f., 81 years, Utica, ".
y. unmarried.
Nelson, Burrows. 81 years. West Virginia.
leaves widow and FIVE children.
Schrieber, William, College Park, Prince
George county, Md.
shsll, Emanuel g.. 3s years, North To.
peka, kas., leaves q widow and child
Williams, Frank NJ, 2s years. East Mid
dleion, Dane county. Wiz, unmarried.
THE LIST or THE IYJUREp
A. l.. Ames, Iowa; i. +. Calvert, VI ~.
land; 5. J, Dewey. New York; Louis Dusapy,
George W. Davis, Missouri; II. u. Esterling,
Fort Scott. Kan, Washington Fry, w. :.
Gustin, Ohio; DIR. James Ii. Howard, (color.
edl Maryland. c. +. Hathaway, Ohio;
J. \. Hemmer, Tennessee; George Handy,
(colored); Thomas Hynes, Missouri; ]. L..
Johns, W. Knsler, New Jersey; Clifton
Howe, Iowa; William W. Lecture, District
q Columbia T. Leger, Mississippi; Frank
Tennessee; J. L. Mccormack, Wisconsin; NJ
McLachlan; X. II. Patrick. New York; Po.
lice officer Pody; q. r. Fruits. Texas: Il. X.
Pennington, Alabama. Charles Robinson,
Colorado; J, 4. Stewart, +. #. Sims,
shadboat, c. ID. (colored), Missouri: r.
b, smith, Tennessee; r. A. Smith, Connecti-
cut: +. +. Sans. Illinois; William N. Smith.
T.. U. Somers. Ohio John NJ. Thomas. Sed.
ALA. Mo; i. W. Test, Illinois; c. 4. Wells.
Worley, Tennessee; James A, White.
Georgia. A. g. Blount, Pennsylvania, A. O.
Black, Indiana; Charles s. Moore, District
OF Columbia; +. +. Driscoll, New York; J.
A. Miles, District OF Columbia
The following injured are at the Emer.
gency hospital, their condition being too
bad To- permit removal:
h. w. lest, seriously hurt about face and
arms ana fractured skull; Frank Metcalf
seriously y shocked from fall A. :. Aimes,
seriously hurt about face, neck and ankles;
Robert Smith. fractured skull: Dr. D. Z.
Mccormack, eyes injured and shocked by
The superintendent OF the Emergency
Hospital says none Of the men at the hos
pital will die.
In addition TO the injured reported, many
who were able 10 proceed TO their homes
were hurt more or less badly,