The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-10
A COURT OF INQUIRY
Will Be Ordered by the War De-
partment Immediately
TO FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY
Sad Scenes at the Ruins of Ford's Theater
Found Anianced Husband at the
Morgue- Children Searching for Their
Fathers-war Department to Biame.

quiry will be- appointed to determine the
cause Of the calamitj and II possible to
fix the responsibility where 10 properly
beIo This much IL certain. What
further proc, eiinQs will be taken Is a
matter for future developments.
Secretary Lamont Is not OF duty at the
war department. and In his ab.ence zen
eral Grant could not speak for him fur-
would be fully Investigated. ana tb80
court Of iuquiry il the usual course.
From The tone Of several ielexrans re-
ctived at the war department from Sec
retary Lamont 1t IL very evident he ieeis
the reproach cast upon his depai tnent
by the terrible ca astrophe, and IL Is as
snmed thai ha will leave no stone un-
turned 10 ascertain o just what extent
the war department. or any OF the indi-
viduals thel eof are responsible.
scenes at the Morgue.
The city morgus. situated in the rear
of the Sixth precinct station house. was
the scene of many distressing incidents.
As the dead were brought in In police pa
troll wagons and ambnlances they were
placed Ia lines on the floor and those In
search OF loved ones wers allowed to pass
through aud gaze nc the bloodstained
and Often mangled features or the VIC
tias. A great crowd SURF. undei the
morgue all day.
II. he here-is he here ?" sobbed very
pretty young woman. as she was led
trem6liugly tut, the crowded little
building "Oh, hope he Is notp
The youns. lady was Miss Brown. and
she was looking for her intended bus-
bani, 4. NJ. Williams, clerk In the III
falel building. Williams was to marry
Miss Brown on Wednesday. All arrange
g.. q h.. ka, aH haan
pleted.
This way. Miss" said Policeman
Fnz GERALD. The crimsoned cloths over
the Iaces Of the dead were removed. As
that over the third In the line WAS lifted.
Mss Brown, With a shrek. tainted. she
ha found her affianced husband IL was
Necessary TO call in medical aid TO restore
her TO consciousness
A Pathetic Incident
In the midst of the wild excitement
more than an hour after the fatal crash
n woman pushed her way through The
surging throng. BY each hand sic held
a ,hild. There was despair ia. her eye
ana agony Ia her voice. ~ want my
husband" she cried, with tears stream
lug down her face. She MAS without
head covering or gloves aud had evi-
ueutly rushed from her home when the
first tidings reached her.
Papa, please come TO your BABY"
lispei tne little t)t of a girl scarcely 3
years Old The boy cried, still holding
TO the hand OF his mother, but he did
not weep alone. for there ~ere tears In
tie eyes OF every one who sav him. Big,
brawny men. whoss willing hands had
aided IN the work OK rescue, stopped for
a moment in their labor to wipe the
silent tear away. But the fath.r and
husband did not cJme, for he was dead.
List of Killed.
The following list of dead contains %
names, including one unknown and one
probable duplication, only 81 bodies hav-
ing been taken from the ruins:
Unknown man. taken from the ruins,
evidently clerk; George Allen, George
Arneid, l.. w. Boody, Samuel Il.
Banes, John Bussius, Arthur L. Dietrich,
Jeremiah Daley, James X. Pagan, Joseph
B. Gage, David Z. Jordan, M. NJ. Jarvis,
j. Boyd Jones, r. B. LOTUS, II. W. Mae
der, b. 4. Millrr Howard S. Miller, J. III.
McFall, G.. Sbull, William Schriever, H.
&. Wood. K. NJ Williams. DIR. Nelson. c.
ii. Miller was killed, but il is probable
that the name is meant for G. X. Miller,
who was supposed to have been killed, but
will recover. The names OF Jordan and
Paul have also been attached to the unof-
fetal death list as having been taken out
dead, but their bodies have not been To-
Gated. Jordan is probably duplication
of the name David &. Jordan, who was
killed, and Paul may have been confused
with McFall, also killed.
List Of Injured.
A. L. Ames, A. c. Black, 4. f. Calvert,
s. j. Dewey. Louis Dusapy, George W.
Davis, H. Is. Esterling, Washington Fry,
w. e. Guetin Dr. James II. Howard, G.
i. Hathaway, j. Hammer, George Handy,
Thomas Hyncs, j. q. Johns, w. kugler,
Clifton Lowe, h. Leger, Frank Metcalf, q.
M. Mclaughlin, J. p. Mccormack, NJ
McLachen, j. A. Miller, II. NJ. Patrick,
Police Officer Pody, q. 4. Pruitt, p. X.
Pennington, Charles Robinson, j. A.
Stewart, Il. Il. Sims, G. ID. Shadbolt, r. b.
Smith, T.. A. Smith, 4. 4. Sans, William
Smith, u. u. Sommers, John III. Thomas,
i. w. Test, c. II. Wiler, n. L. Worley,
James A. White A. G. Young, Charles j.
Moore, p. +. ODriscoll. .........
Only one Massachusetts, man is reported
injured-Frank Metcalf-and one Con-
necticut man p. A. Smith-otherwise the
lists Of killed and wounded contain no
New England men. .....t..t
Pension Records. ........'
There will be no loss to the pension
records on account Of the accident, as none
of the valuable papers and records were
kept in this building save those in USE in
the current business Of the department.
The records when completed were fled
away In the war department building
proper, and the files removed to and from
the Tenth building as needed. Inasmuch
as there was no fire, Colonel Ainsworth
thinks that when the debris is cleared
away all the papers Of value will be- recov-
cred.
Attention Called to It's Insecurity.
An examination Of the official records
shows that the insecurity OF The building
was brought To the attention of congress
in a pointed manner as far back as 1885,
Attention was then directed simply to the
safety Of the army medical library and
museum, but the protection of human life
was not especially brought in question.
Other Unsafe Buildings
The collapse OF the building has directed
.arnest attention to two other great build
ngs believed TO be In Lu almost equally
Unsafe condition. One IL the government
printing Office, where 1900 people are en-
.Inya1 and tho ~ har a. tha r;,.l ~ N