The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-23

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~ 81 my friends have asked ne
y Z " fait Of the old Ford ttiogtre,
UilI allow mo. please, To give
r n 4 version Of the sad affair las
Mil oti,ers. was nearby when the
Id6nt secured. and with them
It'd TO the resoue) through the
11ium OF your valuable paper.
Ma old ripkety building is situated
Is Tenth between Il and L streets, N.
n. and notwithstanding tho many
br6ineas houses around 1t and Ito
rze6t mass OF people that pass and re-
@<Sa daily, there Is series of sadness
E6fetnntiy floating around that fatal
6once. which Is felt by every one VINO
<j8ss II. For my part pass 1t as sell
.0m ae possible, on account OF what
rcffred In it few years ago.
{ HoWevpr. on the morning In que5..
I8n. when the crash came, ! was NJ
i1teenth and +. My attention was
1l<<ed0ted BY the many ambulances ana
rSpilni wagons rushing at great
id down +. followed, and when
rot to Tenth and Il / saw what had
[3opened a call was made for yoinn-
1isr work men. OF course i could not
<1alk away. so volunteered.
n Nns not at work long, before l saw
host Of red shirt tlremen at work.
they did not seem to care whether
WV spoiled their fine uniform or not,
3 &ov went to work with will. The
1Itlkens knew they were strangers
E&uy asked me who they were. tole
& [kam / did not know. A gentleman
|115ho was giving orders about tie work,
< &bM me 10 20 lind out who those lire
S1oen are. / at once made my way
\ &hrough tile dust, mortar, bricks
n Upa1ds, and over chairs. desks. iron CTR
HIrra and other debris. and the Hrs
x irnman met was one who upon TIL
|3S2d hurley mill have SLATED with
4 any time in fact, we were boys &c
<&ther. Ny tongue falls to deScrib
4 = my friends at home how proud
90 to know that all these men WI,
r6ro applauded SO highly for thel
utDoIy assistance, were boys fror
61ne. Yea, / was glad TO NEE
r. X|,em. l went with many OF then
&kouuG the corner. OF course, dram
1f1ter slightly mixed. / do not car
T ~ brag much, but was compelled tt
y Epr the boys were receiving congratu
7ntions on every hand. l felt the
xera my boys, and WAS accordingly
+ <ory proud was Dolawarean. ~
Phoenix Fire Company will never
y. furrptten Lere. / also feel glad
that the hours ! worried wa
|1T|nOt In vain.
n Mr.. Editor, there seems to DO mar
noinlons floating as TO the cause OF u
&ncitienL, &c. or course | have a
also. Now Sir, It Is evident
Known there were trained colored Ill.
III work With pick and shovel, Ill u
<neemsnt, and had been for sever
DAYS before the iloors RoNe way. Ol
zolthese skilled Iaburers called the q
j 1pdlion OF the contractor and point
4out tho TACT TINT 1t would not do
+ K rsmove any more earth from the we
{wnll but no attention was paid to u
+ Warming, Git was the same case
Z Johnstown, Pup But this workm
mw the danger. no told others. but
one needed the solemn warning un
|52too late. This workman was sc
f4eeping soon after the fall. say
1hey would not hear me. / counted
al dead. helped to remove only o
cOlored man killed. There were INC
rDlored men employed rs CLERKS
y xhls building than any other in I
odty, but came out all right. ndes
Mr. Editor it was sad scene. he
" never see another. Z. S. BLAKE