Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-29
FLOOR SINKS.
Thirteen Persons
Hurt at tho Fair.
Great Fourth Of July
Celebration
Nations Bells to Be
hung at Once.
First Old Glory VIII
Be Unfurled.

soa@ so the wo<ld's fair to-day numb~rssl
$3.50.
An accident attended with many mar.
rsx escapes from death and dconssslsrz5ls
dsn<ee 10 anatony. but luckily without
fatality, occurred in the grounds at 8
o'-iock tins evening. At ) O'Clock about
30 nt-n employed in the cDlos depart
H.ent met in the second stoxy of thair
tnilsiing JUST south oy the big cold stor-
a,- haildlas- fo DO honor - their chief.
III .. Niilet. superintendent ~ dscora-
lion, sni r d. Allen. foreman of the
shop Ga a table a the north en- of
the room we're hsnlSom- solid silser
'tessrt set and ee.atful punch bowl
and iss c,npaaicn pieces. il he
l1x the infeufioa 0f the men 10
present their chief with the former and
Mr.. Aiisn With the after piece. "A the
crresoouies we're eoncindsd. the men
started for the narrow stairway which
lei q the ticof below The thin boards
creaked cautiously "A the men gathered
nj the narros exit ani several refrexfed
20 the further corners of the room. Sud
denly thar porfioa of the floor nearest
the stairway gave w4y and landed sts
load ~ humanity and chairs snd tables
on the top of barrels. ioxes. @sgns
scsnery AMI "a nfed paraphcrnalia on
the ''uor belov The fall WIS not over
eighteen feet and this no doubt saved
many hives
The List OF Injured
Nany ~ fho~e who had taken the
sud len tie~cect. fiplirg themselves un-
hurt. we're o1 their feet again and at
once Ient aid 60 their fellow workmen.
many q whom werr under the mass Il
hroken timber. chairs and other debris.
After the confusson had stasesi. in
measure. and the men extricatcd xith
some difficulty 10 w3s found that tbir-
teen men we're in need IL as<isfaccc. bat
IL vac a>rersains<i that none had been
killed. The inirref ren were removed
% the hcspifal with dispatch. where IL
vas round that only one William Solan.
was in a serious condition. flc had sus.
txins<i a eoppoupd fracture - his right
lee near the hip and the doctors refuse
% give out mrcb encouragement in re
garsi "a his wounds
Pie reme< - the other pen injured
ar- a< follows.
Thomas Hunt. left leg fractured: t.
3 Ray~ion. both feet mashed. Joseph
kc~olowssi. confusion of the right foot;
John Gordon. both less and feet con
tusrsi. James <esdham. right ier
broken: Steve Broierirk. ankle badly
errainel. Philip Wiregar. left leg frae-
tured. .If'bn Hunter ri<ht ankle broke q:
Edward Enne~sfn right foot sprsinesi.
rcffoiph Lender injured internally ard
ccr'u~ion - the hip: James White. left
ankle hpdit wrrurbed: trthur Court
isnd. bad hody bruises.
\ rnufteruf the men when the acci
cent erf-sfrred inmned fron, The win
dora but aiiehfet on fhe sost s,il.
secsring spirinr~a Fifty young women.
rrrniovrsi Ira ne sHne building were
uifnesses - the ceremonies from a
door leading % an adjoining rom on
the <4upe iisrcf When the accident pc-
curresi 4 crr1fei small yaaic. manv
rnehrri ~ ffe doors pnd windowp. and
II nae with di'icuifv that fhev we're nre-
vailed neon 70 remain quiet. "a the dan
ger ws-nver
The Tr-rhie With Paraguay.
fa agricultural. f,.-@-frv and snsh.o.
paio cirai fa8iliinrs tho chief affractiors
ne-e re cif~si anil drnrcd exhibits "a
she South American republic - Para
rnaT n ofis.iai circles The grirvancv
~ tirnr-al tDfnr,issiorrr Hasier and
The neshe.i asirntsd ~ birn % bring an
spo'cr, ffosn The csy~esitisn manage
meet and aessuraaeus - futare immrn
~ frefn arrest wa the &C - tor.ie =
~snenfeafion There was such srecu
iafit.n as - What fhe outcome would -
ard how far fh@ other Representatives ~
'srsirs naf,on. wrnld support the com
r,i-~iener % Paraguay Director tieo.
sral DAVIS said he had Dos rrceivegs any
i~ffar = protest frpm the bc8rd -
f1rriun crunrnie nie-son- - a result n th's
crash hetseen Paraguay and the tfnitesl
Sfatrs. ~ the rer~sn ~ a Columbian
guard Mr. f,asis rct having hsen on
rialif advised that The eifSnitv ~ fnr
eirn ftfriai Rad bren framris-i urtn
r~fusef - ss4 shaf he would 10 anil
-haf arfion shauia - taken towards %.
~tsrinr 'te ffi~ndiY relations beseesss
shr @xroeisioa ard fh~ little Latin.
tmeriesn rrrahlic.
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