The morning call., 1893-06-11
Ford's Theater Known to
Be Unsafe.
OTHER SHAKY BUILDINGS
There Will Be an Investigation and
Possibly a Better Condition
of Affairs.
Special TO The MORNING CALL.

nous that there is blame somewhere for
the shocking fatality. and many a man
echoed the words of DR.. Bartlett that the
accident was not one for which respon-
sibility could be laid upon God. The more
the matter is discussed and the farther
along the work of clearing away the
debris progresses the more evident this
becomes.
This morning the uninjured clerks IN
the doomed building were about the scene
OF the disaster discussing the situation and
holding little Indignation meetings. 1t
was evident that feeling ran very strong
among them, and many were LOUD IN their
expressions of condemnation for the Off
eials of the Government who herded them
together in such building.
Colenel Stewart superintendent of con-
structIon of the new city postotfice. seemed
TO think. as others do, the whole trouble
came from the weakening of the structure
caused by excavations in the front part of
the basement. There Is no decrease in the
general feeling of Indignation that fills the
city over the awful disaster, and there is
much comment over the fact that not n
flag on any public building was at half
mast to-day.
Though there are persons known to
lave been in the building still unaccount-
ed for this morning, the reported death
list has been Increased but one beyond the
number previously given-twenty-three
Until late last night workmen were en-
gagged in removing the wrrckage of the
building. Broken desks were removed,
the litter of papers and books gathered up
and such as we're of value taken to places
of safety. No suitable building has yet
been secured, and probably it will be sew
eral days before work will be resumed.
The stories of suffering and distress
growing out Of the calamity are heart
rending.
The Coroner's jury was impaneled this
morning. and will begin al inquest Mon
day.
Following is a recapitulation of the
death list:
George 0. Allen, Pennsylvania, veteran
of lne war, in the department since 1865.
iGeorge NJ. Arnold. Virginia. colored,
leaves a widow.
Samuel P. Banes. pennsylvania, a war
veteran. leaves a family.
John BUssius. Washington City, war
veteran, leaves family.
J. E. Chaplin, South Carolina, leaves a
widow and three young children.
Jeremiah Daley, Pennsylvania, unmar-
ried.
Joseph R. Pagan, Kansas. leaves widow
and two little girls in straitened circum-
stances.
j. B. Gage, Michigan, war veteran,
leaves a family.
J. Boyd Jones. Wisconsin. no details.
David Jordan, Missouri. leaves family
in poor circumstances.
Frederick S. Lotus. New Jersey, more
than thirty years in the Government ser
vice, leaves a widow ind six children.
j. Fl. McFall, Wisconsin, eleven years
in the War Department, leaves widow
and ch Id.
A NJ. Jenult of New Jersey leaves
widow and one boy.
F. w. Otto Maeder Of New York leaves
a widow.
Beniamin F. Miller of New York. un-
married.
Michael I. Mulledy of Louisiana, no de-
tails.
Burrows Nelson of West Virginia, a
widow and five little children survive him.
Howard S. Miller of Ohio, no details.
William Schrlber of Maryland, no de-
tails.
widow ana child.
Frank NJ. Williams of Middleton, Wis,
unmarried.
Lewis W. Boody of New York. who was
reported killed, is alive and well, and NJ
NJ. Jarvis Of Michigan. who was also in
cluded in the death-list, is reported alive
at h S home in Anacosta.
The Injured are:
nf ohalI fota
T. F. Calvert of Maryland.
s. j. Dewey of New York.
Louis Dusapy and George ". Davis of
Missouri.
II. B. Esterland of Fort Scott, Kans.
Washington Fry.
W. S. Gustin Of Ohio.
Dr. James II. Howard of Maryland.
c. F. Hathaway of Ohio.
j. n. Hammer of Tennessee.
George handy (colored).
j. G. Johns.
w. Krugler of New Jersey.
Clifton Lowe of Iowa.
William NJ. Lecture, District OF Columbia.
E. Leger of Mississippi.
Frank Mecalf of Massachusetts,,
6. Nj. Mclaughlin of Tennessee.
j. P. Mccormack of Wisconsin.
n. McLachon.
r. r. Patrick Of New York.
C. 7. PrulIt of Texas
p. *. Pennington of Alabama
Charles Robinson of Colorado
T. j. Stewart.
T. f. Siml.
c. D. Shadbolt OF Missouri
F. ?. Smith of Tennessee
r. a. Smith of Connecticut.
F. F. Sans of Illinois.
w. NJ. Smith.
p. U. Somers of Ohio.
j. Fl. Thomas of Sedalia. Mo.
F. w. Test of Illinois.
G.. r. Weller
y. T. Worley of Tennessee.
James White of Georgia.
A. 6. Yount of Pennsylvania.
Secretary Lamont arrived here this aft
ernoon, and soon after lie reached the
city he expressed a desire to see acting
Secretary Grant and Colonel Ainsworth,
and those officials visited him at his hotel
and bad a conference In regard to the
future action of the department concern
ing the calamity. The records Of the War