The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-10

ingly dead, suddenly raised up in the
ambulance In which he was placed and
swallowed q glass OF whisky. This
brought cheer from the crowd. and
thereafter every rescue was accompanied
by applause.
All carts and workmen that could be
secured were pressed into service TO clear
away the debris Workmen shoveled
plaster. brick. documents and broken
furniture into the carts, and each load
was taken away to the dumping ground
near by There was much danger 20 the
rescuing gangs, for the edges Of fallen
floors hung threatcnlngly downward over
the heads OF the workers IL seemed
that little progress could be made In
clearing away the immense mass Of fallen
rubbish but the work nevertheless pro-
grcssed rapidly.
An incident Of the day was a number
Of the clergy who on hearing Of the
disaster focked 90 the scene. Utterly re-
gardless Of their own safety, they en-
tered the building. the rear walls OF
which were waruingly bulging out. and
.ministered TO the dying and injured.
Ministers Of oil creeds were present. The
hair-breadth escapes experienced by the
survivors were numberless. One OF the
most thrilling scenes Of the whole affair
was the sight Of a dozen men, who were
left I'm the corner Of the third story,
climbing down the hOse-pipe 90 the
ground.
The last man taken out Of the building
alive up 10 1879 was Captain DOwd, OF
Indiana. He was found near the south
west corner OF the building. covered TO
depth OF two or three feet with BRICK
and mortar. lie had lain there three
hours. but a falling beam had lodged
near him I'm such a position as 20 break
the fan Of brick and timbers, and when
lifted up ne raised his hand. showing
that he was conscious. When he was
lifted into the Garfield Hospital ambu-
lance the crowd saw that he was alive
and cheercd again and again.
Between 10 o'clock and noon the am
balances were kept busy carrying away
the dead and injured. The faces Of many
Of the victims were covered with pieces
of cloth. an old coat, newspaper or what
ever else could be had, but some OF the
mangled bodies were carried out with
their faces exposed 10 the gaze OF the
great throng that surrounded the building
As can well be understood there were
many appalling scenes. on the front seat
Of one OF the ambulances rode away
one Of those who had gone down in the
crash. He face. hands. hair and clothing
were completely covered with blood. He
did not seem to be seriously hurt. but
the spectacle was revolving in the eX-
treme. All during the long hours while
the workmen were working with all their
strength TO rescue such as were most
helpless mothers sisters and daughters
of those that had gone down hovercd
around the front Of the building, ana
with streaming eyes inquired Of all whom
they met Of some tdings Of their dear
ores. Some could hardly be restrained
from pushing their way into the Building
A look into the interior tells siekening
tale Of how some were taken and others
left Desks were seen toppling over the
brink Of broken floors. Others upright,
but the chair which stood beside II ana
its occupant went down win a crash
Records and rapers were scattered everya
where. but as fast as possible they are
being gathered up and saved. Many OF
them arc spotted with blood. and AL are
more or less obliterated.