Connecticut western news., 1893-06-15

Ainsworth, Whom They Hold Responsi-
 ble For the Tragedy In Which Over
 Twenty Lives Were Lost.
 WASHINGTON, June 9.-Ford's old thea ter was again today the scene of death and agony. At $50 in the morning the third floor fell with a crash, carrying the second and first floors with it to the basement, The government employees in the building were nearly all carried down with the falling floors and scores were killed and injured.
 When the crash came, there were sup posed to be in the building 400 clerks, IS messengers and 20 laborers. total of 534 persons.
 WAsHINGToN, June 10-A crowd of peo- pie which the police with difficulty keep from breaking through the ropes has sur rounded all this forenoon the ruins of Ford's theater. This crowd is the most prominent outward sign of yesterdays tragedy.
 The Government to Blame.
 The horrors of the tragedy are by no means lessened by the knowledge that blunder-surely in this case almost worse than crime-had caused the deaths of 24 persons and inflicted maimings and inju- ries upon 50 more.
 The evidence as found in official records appears conclusive that as long ago as 1885 this building, which the government pur- chased after the assassination and used as an army museum, was officially proclaimed by congress an unsafe depository for even the inanimate skeletons. mummies and books of the army medical museum, for which a safer place of storage was provided I--~ IL H. the fact that in the public press, and in congress also, continued attention was called to the bulging walls of the building and its darkness and general unsuitability and insecurity, it continued to be used for the daily employment of nearly 500 gov ernment clerks of the pension record divi- sion of the war office.
 The following is list of the dead:
 Unknown man, taken from the ruins, evi- dently clerk.
 George I. Allen, Pennsylvania
 George w. Arnold, Viginia.
 l.. w. Boody, New York.
 Samuel F. Banes, Pennsylvania
 John Bussius, District of Columbia
 Arthur l.. Dietrich, Kentucky.
 Jeremiah Daley, Pennsylvania
 James F. Pagan. Kansas.
 Joseph B. Gage, Michigan.
 David c. Jordan, Missouri
 M. M. Jarvis, Michigan.
 J. Boyd Jones. Wisconsin.
 F. B. Loftus. New York.
 E. w. Macdcr.
 B. F. Miller New York.
 Howard s. Miller. Ohio.
 J. H. McFall, Wisconsin.
 E. G. Shull Kansas.
 William Schriever, Maryland.
 II. s. Wood.
 F. M. Williams, Wisconsin.
 Dr. Nelson.
 WASHINGTON, June 12.-The remains of | l. IL Ford's theater Friday have nearly all been disposed of. Washington has been city of funerals, and mourners have gone about the streets.
 WASHINGTON, June l3.-The announce. ment that today's continuation of the in- quest into the Ford s theaCer disaster would be held secretly and in police station, stirred up lot of excitement and this morning it is uncertain what action will be taken. The inquest, it had been an- nounced, would go on today again, and long before the hour a crowd had collected in front of the First precinct police station where it was to be held.
 There is much talk over the exciting in- cidents with which the first day of the in- quest closed. It was while one of the wit nesses was being examined that a man walked slowly to place behind Colonel Ainsworth's chair and said something in such a loud voice that it brought a warn ing "Sh-h" from some of those present. But the man was not to be hushed. He stepped forward. and standing behind and directly over Colonel Ainsworth cried in voice trembling with passion, You mur- dered my brother, and I'd like to know what right you have to sit here and in- timidate witnesses"
 There was a moments silence after this passionate outburst. and then wild shout of approval. Colonel Ainsworth sat calm ly in his chair without even turning his head to see who denounced him. Lieuten- ant Amiss of the police force walked over to the disturber and pushed him toward doorway.
 MT. K. Ross Perry, as the representative of Colonel Ainswofth, arose to make some i remarks on the subject. and his first word was a signal for the most exciting incident of the day. Butler Fitch. an old, white haired clerk of the rt.t o9d and pension di- vision, started the trouble. Sit down." he shouted, you are nn outsider and have no right here. protest against an out slider speaking here" Nearly every clerk present who was em- ployed in the old theitter building was on his feet shouting. At first they only called "Sit downr' "Shut your mouthp' but finally some irenzied individual cried, Hang him! Hang himr Men were springing forward by this 1 time, and mere spectators present sought covers. It looked as if harm would come ' to Colonel Ainsworth. for some clerks were shaking their fists over his head and others were pushing forward as if they wished to ] tear him in pieces. Mir Warner. one of the jurors finally managed to quiet the crowd When he took his seat, however, | there were more threatening mutterings and Dr. Shaeffer quickly adjourned the in- | quest.
 l The synod Anti-Briggs. | NEW YORK, June 13 There was n small | crisis at the regular meeting Of the New