The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-15
A VERY Sudden RUSH.
Wrecks a Portion Of the Shrin-
ers' Reviewing Stand.
Eleven Women Rescued In Various
Stages Of Injury.
FaIl Not Over Ten Pest, bot the Aggre-
gatfan o. Chairs boards. Ladies Hats,
Fans and Men Was Enough 10 Make
One'a Hair stand On End.

CINCINNATI, June IA terrible ca
tastrophe was narrowly averted AZ the
close d the grand parade Of the Shrin-
ers Tuesday night
As the last delegation Of the uni-
formed Mobiles passed the big review
ing and ladies' stand on Race street,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. there was tremendous rush
Of several thousand ~ the fair sex to
get away and cross Washington park
TO Music hall, whore they might wit
ness the closing festivities Of the night
Tho reviewing stand was block in
length, constructed Of pine material,
and arranged 50 az 10 have six rows II
seats In tiers. one above the other.
The cheers Of tho ladies for the Shrln-
ers A. they FOUNDED Thirteenth street
westward toward Music hall, were sud-
denly changed into frantic cries.
About forty fectof the north end 81 the
south section of the stand broke way
beneath it, human freight and no less
than 200 ladies and few gentlemen
were precipitated 70 the ground
The fall was not over ten feet, but.
the aggregation of chairs, boards, In
dies. hats. parasols and men was enough
y mako ones hair stand on end A
thousand women screamed in start
ling chorus, as the timbers gave way
There was an awful rush ~ those not
caught A couple 81 hundred ladies
had already passed from the stand and
had started across the lawn to Music
hall, but they had left friends waiting
for their turn to come down the mar
row steps nj the end Of the stand
When the crash came those who were
OF the stand involuntarily, III III were
broke back through tho crowd, anxious
70 ascertain what had happened.
The result was an awful Jam. No
body could move either way. scores IL
ladies were tangled up with the tim.
bers In the wreck There were frantic
cries for aid and calls for the police
Fully two thousand persons, who had
been held in check on. the east sid 81
Race street BY the passing shriners,
broke forth toward the scene Of The
broken stand. Those trying 10 get
away and those endeavorine 10 get
70 the stand came together midway al
-tAAS1 SNNcsh hnd several women
screamed for assistance. Ii was 4 ban.
demonium-lilxe scene for few min.
utes
Officers had to fairly club men over
the heads to get them back The fran
tic women who were not caught IN the
timbers that gave way were lifted bod.
lily from their feet and carried arross
the street Rut the scene among the
thinkers for ten minutes following tie
crash wns indescribablc, There we're
not score of gentlemen IN tho crowd
that was precipitated 10 the gronneisssas
but there must have been al least 200
Indies Their screams were frantic
enough, hut their efforts 10 cxtricate
themselves from the ruins were furious.
The injured as far as can ~ ascnr-
tanned were as follows: Mrs. Harvey
McElroy Columbus. ze.; Mrs William
Scott, Dayton, o., Miss Louise Mar,
shall Miss Curl Marshall Miss Mary
iintcheson, Miss Lolita Warner, Miss
Carrie Greene, Miss Louise Cookies. Miss
Jennie Curtis Mrs. rsssaip Dcitsch and
Miss Maude Jockey.