The morning call., 1893-06-10
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
List of Those Who Were Taken
From the Ruins.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-And now II was
question of getting out the dead
and the dying. AT first tie efforts
to rescue were most inefficient, but in
little while system prevailed. and the work
went ahead with the utmost rapidity.
Weary rescuers gave place every few min
uteb to fresh and willing successors, who
worked with terrific energy in every en-
deavor to save some Of the buried ones
AS the bleeding and mangled bodies were
brought out groans and outcries arose on
all hands. One man was found sticking
head first in the debris. His feet were
seen first. Soon his legs were uncovered
and they were seen to move feebly. show
ing that he was still alive AS fast as
human hands could work those of the res
cuers did, and they soon had the unfor-
tun ate man out He was alive when
brought into the air, but died before reach
ing the ambulance in the street. This was
but one of many shocking scenes attend
inp the most horrible and iuexcusable ac-
cident that has ever occurred in the city OF
Washington.
The general opinion late tonight is that
the accident was caused directly by the
weakening of the already weak structure
hv reason of excavations being made be-
neath il for an electric lighting system
1t was stated this afternoon that several
davs ago the clerks in the building circu-
lated a petition protesting against thls
work being continued, as they considered
that it imperiled the lives of every man
working in the place.
At the NOR que the sight was horrible TO
behold. Blood from the bodies formed IN
large pool on the floor and the crushed
skulls and broken arms and legs made the
scene indescribable. There were some OF
the victims who had been literally crushed.
They had been smothered, and the dlscol-
oration of their faces ard necks gave vlSl-
BILE evidence of the cause OF DEATH
President Cleveland was Informed OF the
event lust as he reached the entrance Oh
the White House. and at once Interested
himself in relief measures, learning Win
mnch satisfaction what had been done BY
Assistant Secre arv of War Grant
The following list of the dead thus far re-
norted. with the names of State from
which each was appointed, contains tweh-
tv.two names, including one unknown
man and one possible duplication, only
twppty-one bodies having been taken from
the ruins:
One unknown man taken from the ruins
at o'clock this evening. evidently CLERK
George Allen of Penn nsylvania.
George ". Arnold of Virginia.
L. w Boody of New York.
Samuel B. Banes of Pennsylvania.
John Dossius. District of Columbia.
Arthur Dietrich of Kentucky.
jeremiah Daley of Pennsylvania.
James r. Fagan of Kansas.
Joseph B. Gage of Michigan.
David G. Jordan of Missouri.
NJ. n. Jarvis OF Michigan.
J. BOYD Jones of Wisconsin.
F. B. LOTUS of New York.
f. ". Haeder.
F. B. Miller Of New York
Howard S. Miller of Ohio.
]. II. McFal of Wisconsin.
E. G. Shull of Kansas.
William Shrymer OF Maryland.
II. S. Wood.
+. n. Williams of Wisconsin.
c. II. Miller was reported killed, but
probably the name is meant for c. r. Mil
ler, who was supposed to have been killed,
but Will recover. The names of Jordan
and Paul were attached to the unofficial
death list as having been taken out, but
injured are:
A L. Ames Of Iowa, probably fatally.
Eff. Calvart of Maryland.
s. J. Dewey of New York.
Louis Dusapy and George W. Davis Of
Missouri.
Fl. B. Esterland of Fort Scott. Kans.
Washington Fry.
w. S. Gustin of Ohio.
DR.. James II. Howard OF Maryland.
c. F. Hathaway of Ohio.
J.N. Hammer of Tennessee.
George Handy (coiored).
j. G. Johns.
W. Krugler Of New Jersey.
Clifton Lowe of Iowa.
William NJ. Lecture. District Of Columbia.
E. Leger of Mississippi.
Frank Metcalf OF Massachusetts,.
G. NJ. Mclaughlin of Tennessee.
J.P. Mccormack of Wisconsin.
NJ. McLachon.
r. r. Patrick of New York.
C. r. Pruitt of Texas.
p. K. Pennington of Alabama.
Charles Robinson of Colorado.
F. j. Stewart.
F. F. Sims.
G. d. Shadbolt of Missouri.
T. F. Smith of Tennessee.
R. A. Smith of Connecticut
F! F. Sans OF Illinois.
W. NJ. Smith.
p. U. Somers of Ohio.
j. Fl. Thomas Of Sedaia, Mo.
F. w Test of Illinois.
c. r, Weller.
n. It. Worley of Tennessee.
James White of Georgia.
A. G. Youut of Pennsylvania.
Robert Smith.
OF these only few will die according to
the surgeons. An examination of the
records show that the insecurity of The
building was brought to the attention of
Congress in pointed manner as far back
as 1885, Attention was then directed
simply to the safety of the army medical
library and museum. The protection of
human life was not especially brought In
question.
One of the workmen, a c0lored man. en-
ployed In excavating the cellar and who
escaped with only slight bruises, saws:
II told them yesterday that the archway
would fall. tor every time any one walked
over the floor it would bend"
Contractor Funk thought the wreck was
caused by the faulty manner in which the
work of underpinning seemed to have been
conducted. He said that he had noticed it
several times during the past few days.