Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-17
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Details Of the Ford Theater
Disaster.
Heart Rending Scenes from the
Accidept-Clerks Tell
Experiences.

George Allen, Pennsylvania.
George W. Arnold, Virginia.
l.. W. Boody, New York.
Samuel P. Banes, Pennsylvania.
John Dossius, ID. G..
Arthur Dietrich, Kentucky.
jeremiah Daley, Pennsylvania.
James r. Eagan, Kansas.
Joseph B. Gage, Michigan.
David G. Jordan, Missouri.
| NJ. Nj. Jarvis, Michigan.
j. Boyd Jones, Wisconsin.
F. B. LOTUS, Nsw York.
F. w. Header, F. d. Miller, New
York.
Howard G.. Miller, Ohio.
j. H. McFall, Wisconsin.
E. G. Skull, Kansas.
VIM. Schrymer, Maryland.
III. S. Wood, F. NJ. Williams, Wiscon-
sin.
II. B. Miller was reported killed, but
probably the name was meant for T.. r.
Miller, who was supposed to have been
| killed, but will recover.
The foregoing is the list of the dead
thus far reported from the Ford theateT
catastrophe with names and state from
which appointed, containing twerty-
two, including one unknown. There is d
possible duplication, as only bodies
nave been taken from the ruins.
An unknown man was taken from the
ruins at D o'clock this evening, evident
ly a clerk.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
On each floor were scores OF men at
work. Without a moments warning
they were carried down as 10y an awful
cataract The food was made up of iron
girders (hardly strong enough to sup
port the walls, but the ends heavy
enough to stamp out human lives,) of
bricks held together by plaster long
since dried out, and of wooden beams
that have been in place too long. There
was no escape from such flood.
The government of a great nation
could not afford to provide safe build
ing for its fai hful employees, but herd
ed them together in building whose
unsound condition was notorious.
There is shame and remorse on the
souls of some OF the men who were
responsible for the state Of things
wh ch confined men working for their
daily bread in building shat every one
in the city of Washington knew to be
unsafe.
While the work OF rescuing was go
ing on men who have been strangers to |
emotion wept Ike children, and turned |
away their faces as the limp and lifeless |
bodies of those who had been crushed |
beneath the ruins were brought forth |
to the sunshine they would see no more |
upon this earth. Women were helped |
away in fainting condition, and IN |
every heart was sorrow and in every
eye stood the moisture of grief.
SAD AND TERRIBLE SIGHT.
Ambulances we're kept busy carrying |
away the dead and injured. The faces |
of many of the injured were covered |
with piece OF cloth, old coats, Dews- |
papers, or whatever else could be had.
Some of the mangled bodies were |
carried out with their faces exposed to |
the view o. the great throng surround |
ing the building.
All during the long hours while the |
workmen were working with all their |
strength to rescue those who were not |
beyond hope, mothers, sisters and |
the building and with streaming eyes |
inquired of all whom they met of some
tIdings of their dead ones. Some could |
hardly be restrained from pushing their
way into the buildings.
A look to the interior told the sicken- |
ing tale of how some we're taken and |
others left. Desks were seen half top |
pliDg over the brink # the broken floor, |
others stood straight. Docu uments and |
papers were scattered everywhere. but |
as fast as possible they were gathered |
up and put away. Many of them are |
spotted with blood. That any person |
sh uld have escaped with his life seems |
a miracle. AS they were brought forth |
they presented spectacle that no one |
seeing will ever forget. In many cases
all semblance to humanity was gone.
STILL SOME UNACCOUNTED FOR.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Though there |
are persons known toe have been in the |
building still unaccounted for this |
morning it is reported the death list at |
Ford's accident o' yes. erday is increased |
only by one.
Until Lite last night workmen en-
gagged in removing the wreckage of the |
building, as broken desks, removed
little of the papers and books. They |
gathered up such as vera of value
which were taken to place of safety.
CLERKS RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCES.
The clerks who escaped gathered |
around the wrecked building early and |
recounted their experiences in the /
calamity. No suitable building has yet /
been secured and it will probably be
several days before work can be re-
sumed. Stories of suffering and dis
tress growing out Of the calamity are
heart Tending.
A coroner's jury was inpannelled this
NOR ing and will begin the inquest
Monday.
An investigation will also be made by
the war department.