The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-10

AN AWFUL CRUSH.
Two Persons Killed and Over One Hun.
drod Injurcd-Many PNnlcs.
Aloci7fod prcss Worlds Fair Special
CHICAGO, Oct. GA perfect autumn
day, and the largest crowd that ever
cong-egated at like gatherings in the
worlds history. These are two OF the
clements that helped to make Chicago
dav at the Worlds Fair an unpreCe-
dented success; that went to make it
the biggest day at the Fair; that made.
the heart OF every Chicagoan swell with
pride, and filled the souls OF all llll-
noisans aud all Americans with Joy.
The crowd was bigger than that which
assembled at the Paris exposition on
the banner day Of that fair, The crush
throughout the grounds was simply in
describable. Around the administra-
ton building on the grand plaze the
people we're simply packed together in
one immovable mass. In other portions
of the grounds it was the same story.
The Midway PlaisanCe presented scene
of animation unusual even for that at
tractiye feature OF the fair. 1t was
crowd covering 1000 acres OF ground as
compactly almost as il it had been
moulded.
DISCOUNTS PARIS BIG DAY.
Paris on its banner day passed
through the gates of its exposition 397,-
l5O people, and the crowd at the fair to-
day was double that number without n
A., =, IN unph
rumors we're circulated OF alarming riots
and serious accidents during the day,
but happily in spite OF the awful jam
aud terrific strain put upon railroads
and street cars, there were but lew seri-
ous accidents.
Never before has holiday been so
generally observed in Chicago. Every
business house OF any consequence was
closed, and small stores OF all descrip-
tions followed suit
At the downtown terminals the crush
all morning was appalling. At the
steamboat landing, the Illinois Central,
and the elevated stations there was n
lam the like OF which has never before
been seen here, while along the line OF
the cable cars the people were packed
in black mass for blocks, AT the
grounds the steady stream seemed to
increase rather than diminish towards
dark, as thousands OF people who had
not thought Of going out during the day
were Fastening to the grounds to see
the night display.
Never in the history OF Chicago was
there such demand on its transporta-
ton facilities as to-day. The crowd was
handled well, but no human means, no
system OF transportation, however vast,
was capable OF handling tho vast crowd
without great difficulty.
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES.
Tho accidents were few and only
small proportion OF them fatal. The
majority OF the crowd came from points
outside Chicago, and as people from
outside points were not MS cautious as
the residents OF the city the bulk Of
the accidents were among them.
Following is list Of tho dead and in.
jured, while going to and coming from
the fair:
Charles A. Clark, Buffalo, New York,
struck by grip, died two hours later.
James Malcolm, residence unknown,
iell on tho steps OF the terminal station
and died an hour later at Emergency
Hospital, OF apoplcxy, induced by ex-
element,
Iniured-NTrs. Louisa Rhode, Gill
man, ILL.,, struck by buggy slightly in
jured,
Andrew Wells, Wampaca, Wisconsin,
knocked down by grip car.
NtII;,n, IIDntFiNa NOnDkV
Kansas, struck BY grip carr severely in
jurod.
0. Reynolds, Mattoon, ILL.,, face and
hands bruised in crush at Congress-
street Alley "E' depot.
Miss Nettie Rogers, Columbus, O.,
face and arms bruised in crush at Con-
gress street Alley al" depot.
Charles Long, Cincinnati, o., face cut
aud severe internal injuries in crush at
Congress street Alley ~ depot.
And anumbor OF others slightly in
jurcd.
There were n number OF distressing
accidents, owing to the great crush OF
people tonight. The hospital record ut
o o'clock showed total OF less than
forty slight casualties. Two hours
'NNNA bAlN hNllOtE llAh ANNtNuGN W 1sts
Ot these the principal number were
women who had tainted and fallen in q
heap in the crushing and surging mass
that seemed to haye lost all powers Of
reason.
TIE WORST CRUSH.
The worst crush OF the early evening
was at the east side OF the transporta.
tion building This was due more to
tho stupidity Of those in charge of
fragments OF the parade than anything
else. Streams of people came east down
the avenue fronting the mining build.
lag, attracted thence by the parade
which at o'clock was passing south in
front OF the transportation building.
These were met by crush OF peo-
pie that had lined up for the
parade and tens OF thous.
ands moro that wsre following