The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-10
TWENTY POUR ARR KILLED
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GAD tlAC G1ld4I WHICH cLOCQ OcSlQt AZ anu
its occupant went down with a crash.
Records and papers were scattered every
where, but as fast'as possible they were
gathered up and saved. and many of them
were spotted with blood.
That anyone should escape with his life
seems miracle. and as they were brought
forth they presented a spectacle that no
one seeing viii ever forget. In many
cases resemblance TO humanity was
gone. 1t seemed as though the helpers
were carrying out mere bags of matter
sneared all over with blood, filthy with
dirt, dirt ground into them and blood on
their faces. The hospitals were soon
overcrowded and the drugstores were
turned into temporary hospitals. People
In the neighborhood of the accident
opened their doors gladly, and the dead
and wounded were hurried in.
When the accident was over and before
the rescuers could get inside to their re-
lief, there were injured men who were
caring for their worse injured brothers.
There were men who did not rush for the
street 10 save their own lives regardless
OF tho fact that more wall might fall and
bury them once more. They stayed to
succcr the men who did not get away by
themselves. One man, whose arm was
crushed, used the other arm to drag
man from that place OF death.
Every moments throwing aside of the
wreckage exposed a blecdy and often
mutilated form of some victim. Occa-
sionally one of them revived sufficiently
to need but little assistance to the outer
air, but a majority OF them dusty,
bruised and with clothing torn almost in
tatters were carried into the clear atmos-
phere, and through the surrounding
crowd to ambulances and patrol wagons.
At first, the efforts to rescue were most
inefficient, but in little while system
prevailed, and work went ahead with the
utmost rapidity. Weary rescuers gave
place every few minutes to fresh and will
ing successors, who worked with terrific
energy in every endeavor to save some of
tie buried ones. AS the bleeding and
nangled bodies were brought out, groans
and outcries arose on all hands.
One man was found sticking
head first in the debris. His
feet was seen first. Soon his legs were
uncovered and he was seen to move feebly,
showing that he was still alive. Fast as
human hands could work those rescuers
did, and soon they had the unfortunate
man out. He was alive when brought
into the air but died before reaching the
ambulance in the street.
This is but one of the many shocking
scenes attending this most horrible and
inexcusable accident that has ever oc-
CURED in the city of Washington. Cen
sral opinion is that the accident was
caused directly by a weakening Of the al
ready weak structure by reason of exca-
vations made beneath il for an electric
lighting system. 1t was stated this after
noon that several days ago the clerks in
the building circulated petition protest
ing against this work being continued,
as they considered that it imperiled the
lives OF every man working in the build
ing.
at the morgue the sight was horrible to
behold, blood from the bodies formed a
large pool on the floor and the crushed
skulls, broken arms and legs made a
scene that is indescrlbable. Then there
were some of the victims who had not
been crushed; they had been smothered,
and the discolorations of the faces and
necks gave visible evidence of the cause
OF death.
President Cleveland was informed of
the sad event just as ne reached the White
House, by one Of the clerks, and at once
interested himself in relief measures.
learning with satisfaction what had been
done by Assistant Secretary of War
Grant.
The list of the dead thus far reported
with name of state from which they were
appointed, contains twenty-four names,
including one unknown man and posi-
bly, duplication. as only twenty-one
bodies have yet been taken from the ruins.
An unknown man was taken from the
ruins ct O'Clock this evening, evidently
q clerk.
c. H. Miller is reported killed, but it is
probable his name was taken for c. R.
Miller who was supposed to have been
killed, but Will recover.
The names of Jordan and Paul are also
attached to the unofficial death list at
having been taken ont dead, but the
bodies are not located. Of the injured
only few will die, according to the sur
geors.
An examination of officials shows thai
the insecurity of the building was
brought to the attention of Congress in 8
pointed manner as far back as 1885. At
tention was then directed simply to the
safety of the army medical library auo
museum. The protection OF human life
was not especially brought in question
One workman, a colored man, en-
ployed in excavating the cellar and who
escaped with only slight bruises, says
~ told them yesterday the archway
would fall, for every time anyone walked
over The floor it would bend. -
Contractor Funk thought the wreck
was caused by the faulty manner il
which the work OF under pinning seemed
to have been conducted. He says he no.
ticed it several times in the last few days
DR.. Ainsworth. chief of the bureau O
records and pensions, who has been Sc.
verely criticised in connection with the
calamity, tonight said: The work be-
ing done was simply extending the cellar
in the rear of the building through Il
the front Very little excavation
was done and there was no sign of weak
ness. The building had never been con
demned to my knowledge and so far as
know was perfectly safe. Ihave no thecr,
10 account for the collapse. -
A dead man who is supposed to b.
g. F. Doggett who is missing NJ. S
Mulledy Of Louisiana is still missing.
ESCAPED USISJURED.