The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-16


floors and the rear part Of the struct-
ure remained intact and the walls did
not fall. Within an hour the news was
known all over Washington and hun
dreds of anxious relatives and friends
swarmed in the vicinity Of the old the
alter Women appealed anXiOuslv to
every bystander for information about
some particular person. Men with
tears in their eyes beseught the blue
coats to let them through the lines that
they might obtain some knowledge Of
their friends and relatives \ general
fire alarm was turned in few minutes
after the crash and then all the ambu-
lances in the city were summoned. As
quickly as possible the police and fire.
men formed reserve brigade and
ready hands assisted them TO take out
the killed and wounded. In less than
an hour about twenty-five people had
been taken ont and every few minutes
thereafter some still form would he
borne on a stretcher from the building-
The following list of dead thus far
reported, with the name of the state
from which they were appointed, con-
tains twenty-five names including one
unknown and one proba bic duplication,
only twerty-one bodies having been
taken from the ruins:
DR. Nelson
George Alien, Pennsylvania
George W. Arnold, Virginia
L. W Woo5y, New York
Samuel p BAnes. PENNSYLVANIA.
John Bossius, District Of Columbia
Arthur L Dietrich, hepIucEE-
Jeremiah Daleyo,
James Il. Pagan. Kansas
Joseph B Gage. Michigan
David Q. J,rlar, Missouri
NJ NJ Jarvis MichiEan
J. Boyd Jones Wisconsin
+. b Lotus, New YORK
+. VI. Nader
b. F Miller. New York
Howard Miller, Onto.
J. H McFall. Wisconsin,
Z. G. SnUI. Kansas.
William Scuricver, Mar land
H. : Wood.
+. NJ Williams. Wisconsin
THE ISIU2ED.
a l. Ames. Iowa, skull fractured End IN
iured internally
+ f Calvert MARYLAND, right leg fractured
: J. Dewey, New No-k-
Lewis Dusap-.
GEORGE W. Davis. Missouri. scalp wOdnd.
H B Es,erling. Fort Scott kan, seriously
injured.
Washington FRYE. head hurt
W. \. GU-tin. Ohio, left arm broken.
Dr. James II Howard Mar,lan (coloredl,
scalp cut and internal injuries.
c Z Hathaway. Ohio.
j. y Hammer. Tennessee. injured n eve.
George Handy tcolored}. slight cut on mead.
Th 1mas Hynes MissOEri SAUL fractured.
j. G. Johns, leg badly cut
W. EnEler New Jersey. scalp wound,
Clifton Lowe. Iowa. scalp wound
William " Lecture. District OF Columbia.
E. Leger Mississippi head cut and injured
internally
G. NJ Mclaughlin. Tennessee.
J. p. Mccormack, Wisconsin, depressed frac-
ture OF ribs
NJ McLachlan, leg broken
IL NJ Patrick, New York cuts about head
and face.
Pody. police officer, injured after accident
G. L Pruit-. Texas, s-alp lacera,ed
p * Pennington. Aiaharnl- skull fractured
Charles Robinson, Colorado. slight injuries in
head and hack.
j. \ Stewart, cut about head
F. F. sims.
G D Shadtolt Missouri (colcreds, danger
ously injured
F b. smith, Tennessee
r \ Smith, Connecticut compound fracture
of the sku
F F. Sans, Illinois, cut about the head.
William N Smith
PU. Sommers, Ohio, ribs broken and head
BADLY cut.
John H Thomas. Sedal-a. No. arm broken.
c h Weber, scalp wound and confusion Of
back
y. t Morley, Tennessee, back and legs in
cured.
James 4 White, Georgia, cut on head and
deg.
A. G. Yount Pennsylvania, head cut and IN
Cured internally.
&C Black, Indiana, fractured cheek Bone
an6.arm
Charles J. Moore. District OF Columbia, rims
BROKEN ana scalp wounds
Il +. Drisc1,, New York, scalp wound. leg
Injured and injured internally.
j. 4. Mill. District Of Columbia. both legs
broken bejv the knee and ankle
The general opinion Is that the aeci-
dent was caused by directly weakening
of she already weak structure by rea-
soG of excavations made beneath il for
an electric lighting system. 1t was
stated that several days ago the clerks
in the building circulated a petition
protesting against this work being
continued. as they considered that
it inperiled the lives of every man
who M-as working in the building.