The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-12
KILLED AT THE BIG FAIR
CHICAGO DAY IS SADLY MARRIED
ny ACCIDENTS.
Four People. Including a Minncsotn
Man, Are Killed md Many Injured
Numerous Persons Hurt in IL
Panic in the Grounds

p Chicago, oct. lO.-NCver Ill the history
IF Chicago was there such a demand cn
it's tri importation facilities as yesterday.
There were many accidents, but only :,
small proportie n, of them fatal. Follow
ing is list Of the dead and injured.
while going to and coming from the fair:
Charles A. Clark, Buffalo, n. T.,
struck by grip car, died two hours later.
James Malcolm, residence unknown, fell
on steps of intermural station and died
an hour later at Emergency hospital Of
apoplexy induced by excitement. ~. ,
Thom:s Robertson of Freen ont, Mimi,
was struck by Il G; BILE car and fatally
hurt, dying in a short time. John Dry
den, on employee of James Pain 4 Sons,
was fatally injured by the pre1na ture ex
plosion of Il bor'b. He was taken to
hospital where he died shortly after.
II jured: Mrs. Louisa Rhode, Gilman,
ILL.,, struck by buggy. slightly injured.
Andrew Wells, Waupaca, Wis, knocked
down by grip car. William J. Burr,
Hs.l kins county, Ky, struck by grip car.
severely injured. o. +. Reynolds, Mat
toon. ILL.,. face and hands bruised in
crush at Congress street alley 81" depot.
Miss Nettie Rogers, Colubus. Ohio, face
and arms bruised in crush ut Congress-
street alley 81 depot. Mrs. Matilda
Stewart, Fond du Lac, Wis, right arm
and hands bruised in crush at Congress-
street alley IL depot. Tobey Lansen,
Chicago, knocked down and slightly III
jured by street car. Patrick H. Clifford,
police officer. run over by grip car,
bruised and left leg fractured. Richard
Youman, Chicago, thrcwn from cable car.
| Harry Allen, seven years old. Chicago
struck by Michigan Central train at
Seventy-Sixth street, spine injured. Mrs
John Adams, Chicago, thrown from cable
car, left leg and right hip injured. Mrs
Scott Gross, Battle Greek, Mich, thrown
from cable train. badly bruised. Minnie
| Murphy, Chicago, fell off cable train.
| At 6 p. m. there were forty slight cas-
ualties. Two hours later the number hat
increased to 125. OF these the p"incipa
number were women who had fainte,
and faller i'll a heap IN the crushing AM
surging mass, that seemed to have lost al
powers of reason. The worst crush o
the carly everiEg was at the east side o
the transportation building The peopl
We're wedged into an inextricable mas
and soon what might be called PAM
commenced anl for an Ecur the seen
was CT of the Widest excitement Me
shouted themselves hoarse to still tn
restless throng Women screamed fran
| tic !ly and scores of them lost conscious
ness. Ambulances. were summoned an
these in irving to wedge their way
the sufferers caused other stampedes IN
INJURIES.
Tho termi! al sta tiCns of the Illino
Central and the elevated roads at II ::
p. III. had tho usands of people crowdir
their platte Inns. steps and :Lproache
Women were being constantly taken OF
of the crush and carried to the he'spita
I 1t was daylight this morning before ii
last Of "Chicago day visitors had le
the grounds, The worlds fair officia
estimate the attendance yesterl!ry
f>,o5, 900. - 49,, =. -'