Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-10

Washington, June g,--Hundrods ~
men carried down by tho failing wal
OF a huildmg Human lives crushed o,
by tons Of brick aud iron. aud sent ua-
lerulded to the throne Of their mohrN
Men By scores malmod aud dlsdgurei
for the rcnnmdrr VI their lives Hons
families hurled into the depths of 10.
arair Women calling for husbands
children for fathers, mothers for SOM
aud not on answer TO a cry,
This ls but the shadow Of the awful
calamity that bcfcll thc city this morn.
Ing, Words cannot portray the awful
accident, Imagination fails to give any
idea Of the Scent. It's horrors never
Will be- fully told Its snddonncsa IA AZ,
most its chief horror. In the twinkllng q
au eye. there was u change and men wha
went to the soene Of their daily toll,
VIII never return Women who ldasei
thoir loyud oiics as they separated, viii
have but cold faces to kiss Il was a
more awful calamity than ire Hood %
carhluake.
la tho proudrt nation ON earth, lu
cyory udnd thrre Ia the horrible conyic-
lion ~ genesis IL to be found Ia Tho
criminal negligence of government too
pirslmouioua to provide for tho snfcty
Of lis servants By crcctnv buildings
proper for their accommodation,
between o and 10 O'clock the noors
Of thc Old Ford theater on Tenth street,
occupied by the records aud pension ~.
VISION office. fell 10 az though 1t bud
been
or CARD BOARD.
on ne doors were scores of men at work.
They were carried down NJ by eata-
rnct.
'l'he noor was supported by frall iron
rods, unable 10 linld tho floor weak
enough 10 allow the iloors 10 crush all
HE Mo ont of mnny an unfortunate.
The bricks were held together by plaster
long since dried ont by wooden beams
that had been Ia place too long There
WIS no mercy, no warning
The news Of thr disaster was flashed
60 ne four quarters OF tho cnrth. and Il
brought Consideration wherever II went,
Multitnden that heard OF ne disnaier
on the coinridouee that IL
WIS ~ ihla building that llcolh slew
Lincoln aud an the Hnme dly M the
burial Of Edwin Booth. and that this
very building should be the means If
hliiAf NfNNtN ~ lffillff
Attention has often bgeii called TO the
insecurity OF this building. but Il con-
llnued IN BE- used by neatly 600 clerks
The building collapsed IN tie midst VI an
ll.indgsd effort 70 remedy some Of It's
lefcrta,
The moral q The disaster i emphasized
BY The fnct that there nru known 10 be
4 least two great egyernmen. buildings.
he printing office aud tlis Windur build
nK, annex " the war department. each
'apable Of containing mHny more EN-
lioyes " the United States than those
ngrl 10 the death trap.
While the work " rescue WIS going on,
men 10 whom emotion had been stang
", wepf Ike children and turned away
heir faces while The limp, helpless
,odies were brought ont 20 the Sunshine
llrr would -" no more upon earth for
yer. Women were helped away In faint
ng condition. In every heart was sorrow
nj ~ every eye stood q tear Of riicf.
There were fl5 persons az work whcu
he building Tell. The excavation for an
leotric plIat MAS being made IN order
o provide electric lights. which weak
ned the standards 20 that the wells
pre1d.
This canes Of the accident IS the only
ne known, hut Il aeema somewhat
TRANCE Ia view Of tho fsrt that the
% floor gave away first The men IN
he b1iidne say the crash came withonk
.hrlns Th0fc on the i1p floor we're
uddenly prc.ptnted 10 the floor below,
nd The weight Of falling iimbers aud
nfniture cnrdel the second aud 1rsi
OJrs with H. Only The forward hall "a
le floors gave Way the rear part Of the
srnrture Remaining intact
The news Of the building falling
SPREAD LIKE LIGHTNING
ad soou the. street ard adjacent thor
lrhfafrs were crowded with people.
al hour the news was known all Ufer
iaeiiinFfcn. and huudrrda Of Relatives
VI friOhds fwarmcd 10 thu place
W9meu appealpd 10 every bseiandar
q information aDtui some loved one,
tiis meps viii tears III thssf cyes. bos