The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-16
cArASTRoPHE AT CLEMSON.
While Crowded with Studonts-The Cas-
ualities Not Fatal Nor Very Serious.
ISpecial to The News and Courier. ]


COLUMBIA, August 11.-News has
been received here of an accident at
Clemson College to-day. There is no
definite Information rs to the nature
of the trouble. Governor Tillman re-
ceived a telegram from his son stating
that there had been an accident, =
balcony had fallen in and students had
been Injured, and that be was unhurt.
No further information has been re-
ceived here up to this time.
COLUMBIA, August Ia telegram
to Secretary Of State Tindals received
at $50 p. ~, says: "Your son was
only slightly hurt by the falling Of the
barracks bridge. E. B. Craighead:" !"
Another telegram to Mr.. D. II.
Tompkins says that Mr.. Sam Carter
has been painfully but not seriously
Injured. There is q bridge, about twen-
ty feet long, running from the main
ground to the entrance to the dorml-
tories. 1t is the height Of the base
men floor, which is used tor cooking
and mess hall. The dormitory build
ing is in an excavation and the bridge
crosses the opening. The bridge could
not have held the corps OF cadets, who
were probably going into quarters,
PENDLEToN, August 1.-THE bar
racks bridge gave way with some nifty
students on it. The following are not
seriously hurt: J. C. Bradley, J: G..
lowers, w. S. Reynolds, J. G. Backin,
p. J. Pearman, A. P. Caldwell, G. g.
Whitman, F. c. Koon, F. w. Lawson,
J. E. Boykin, w. 2. Wright, o. Chapel,
J. +. Barnes, g. r. Earle, J. A Dantz-
Ter, R. J. Woodside, X. NJ. Smily, +.
L. Bryant, w. P. Russell, J. w. Pitts,
J. A. McDavid, w. II. Long, w. A.
Covers, J. D. johnson, &. w. Danly,
n. A. Vice, J. j. Lowery, w. E. Hen
derson, T. c. Todd, Il. l.. Todd, J. +.
Dukes, F. +. Dantzler, L. c: Dunn, J.
J. X. Ulmer, L. L. Hardin, J.C q. Man
or, N. E. Jennings.
The following are more or less Sc
riously hurt: w. S. Yoe, internally;
w. G. Mcdowell, wrist out OF place,
bruised head and body; w. J. Strawer,
chin cut and teeth shattered; 7. 9.
Mahafee, thigh broken; J. w. Lam
caster, ankle fractured and dislocsted
and head wound; C. r. eagle, shocked;
NJ. A. Holstine, internally injured; z.
E. Coodstlne, thigh fractured: w. q.
White, internal injury; S. Z. Carter,
knee and back injured; E. +. Fegues,
wrist dislocated.
z. H. E. SLOAN.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Especial to The Herald and News.]
CLEMSON COLLEGE, August IL
The causes that led to the accident here
briefly stated are as follows: On the
evening of the eleventh the boys were
all collected on the parade grounds,
very near the Dormitory, when rain
suddenly began to fall. The boys were
allowed to break ranks, and upon rush.
ing and crowding upon the gangway
which leads from one side of hill into
the second floor of the Dormitory, be-
came engaged in general scramble to
get in, when those in the lead blocked
the doorway, as they thought in inno-
cent sport. This caused q tremendous
pressure from one hundred or more
strong boys against side wall Of the
Dormitory at the entrance, together
with still greater scramble from those
behind, which unsettled the gangway
from its supports s"a it went down
with one hundred a.u fifty boys upon
it. Some were hurt more by falling
upon each other than from any other
cause. The supports beneath the gang
way would have sustained almost any
weight directly upon it, certainly to
the extent of from fifty to seventy-tive
thousand pounds, but was not suffi-
GENTLY braced together to stand such q
terrific jostle as the boys, in their sport.
gave il. The boys who were hurt are
being we'll and tenderly cared for, and
none of them are thought to be fatally
injured. ALAN TOMBSTONE.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CRAIG
HEAD.
Especial to The State.]
CLEMSON COLLEGE, August IL