The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-15
YHR BIG ACCIDKNY
Latest Reports of Fatalities
at FOrd's Theater.
TOTAL KILLED PLACED At %
Surviving Employees Tell of Those Who
Died and Rehearse Their Own Mar
row Escapes--One Supposed to
Have Been Killed Was
Not in the Building.

WASHINGTON. June l2.-Until late at
night workmen had been employed in
removing the tons of loose bricks ana
broken timbers from Ford's theatre
building and the old house looks less
hideous than when the scores OF dead
and broken bodies were being carried
from it. A hundred or more broken
desks and tables were piled in the rear
On each floor and the papers and books
had been gathered up and such as We're
of any value taken to place OF safe
keeking. Broken and twisted gas pipes
protruded from every part OF the
wrecked section of the building.
Talked Over Escapes.
BY o'clock, an hour earlier than
usual, the old clerks began to arrive at
the building, and every new conner was
greeted with effusive welcomes by his
comrades, and they told tales of the
marvellous escapes, and each was again
and again questioned as to where he
was at the time. Tears filled many eyes
as each told Of his experiences, and
how he had seen one whom they all
knew and loved dashed down to DEATH
Many of the clerks. with view to
not losing any time, knocked on the
door Of the annex building adjoining
the ruined theatre and the officials
within reported for duty. But no
suitable building has been secured yet
and it will probably be some days be-
fore the force is again put to work.
The coroner's inquiry will commence
Monday. The jury empanelled con-
sists of practical business men of
high character. Investigation by the
war department will also be had The
stories of suffering and distress grow
ing out of this calomity are heart-rend-
ing.
| One More Death.
The death roll received another acces-
sion early in the morning, when A. D..
Gerault, clerk from New Jersey, gave
up the struggle which he had main
tained against awful odds for nearly "a
hours. He went down in the midst of
the wreck and sustained injuries from
which he never recovered conscious
ness. His head was cut and this pro-
duced conclusion Of the brain. He was
taken to Mertz's drug store, the tenn
porary resting place Of many of the in
jured, but his injuries were of such a
serious nature that he could not
be moved and he died, making
the 23d name on the list.
Mr. Gerault left wife and a married
daughter. The former was at his side
throughout the night, and was with
him when he died. The body will be
, taken to his old home in New Jersey
for burial.
A report gained circulation that AL
bert G.. Yount of Pennsylvania, chief OF
division in Ford's theatre, died from
his injuries during the night. The re-
port is incorrect. Mr.. Yount is still
alive, but in very critical condition
Ask For Court of Inquiry.
Colonel Ainsworth has asked for {
court of inquiry to determine the cause
, of the calamity, and if possible fix tn,
responsibility where it properly belongs
t The request for conrt of inquiry tt
7. determine his connection with the re
E eponsibility as chief of the record ant
, pension division of the war department.
/, for the old theatre catastrophe, wa
g laid before General Lewis Grant, th
' acting secretary of war.
a About the same time telegram wa
9 received from the secretary of war
Colonel Lamont, now in Chicago, say
q ing that he was due in Washington a
= 1890 o'clock and in view of this infor
: nation General Grant did not give con
sideration to the request but decided t.
refer it to Colonel Lamont for action.
Q An Encouraging Report.
l. The report made by the snperintend
ent Of the Emergency hospital concern
0. ing the injured at the hospital is er
RI couraging. Most Of the patients sho,
y improvement in their condition.
Ii Reduces the List by One.
,e WASHINGTON. June 12.-Louis W
IS Boody of New York, reported in the lis
n of dead, escaped uninjured. This r,
duces the total number of deaths to 2:
There is also doubt about the death {
NJ. A. Jarvis of Michigan.