The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-14
SCORES CRUSHED TO DEATH
GOVERNMENT BUILDING FALLS
AT Washington, DC. About 80 Persons
Killed. and Many More Seriously
Hurt. Ford's Old Theatre
in Ruins.

ter, but involving the loss of many more
lives and much more human suffering, has
stained the walls OF old Ford's Theatre. in
Washington, ID. c., where Abraham Lin.
coin was assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth in April, 1855. II is coincidence
that this second tragedy occurred on the
very day when the remains of the great ira.
gedian, Edwin Booth, whose life was go
darkened by his brothers crime that he
never visited Washington afterward, were
being laid to rest in Mount Auburn, ceme-
terry, Massachusetts,.
The theatre, which has been used for of.
fees by the War department. and in which
almost 500 clerks and others were AZ work,
collapsed Friday morning, killing between
70 and 30 and injuring between 10 and 60
people Following are those reported:
A CORRECT LIST OF THE DEAD.
The correct list of the dead is as follows.
Allen, George O., Pennsylvania, 81 years,
ann rried.
Arnold, George NJ, Virginia, 81 years,
leaves n widow.
Banes, Samuel p, Pennsylvania 55 years,
leaves widow and family
Bussius, John, Washington, 81 years,
Chaplin, J.E., Columbia, Richland county.
;. e., leaves widow and family.
Daley, jeremiah, "a years old, How .rd,
center county, Pa, unmarried
Pagan, Joseph r., 81 years. native OF
Pennsylvania. leaves widow and family.
Gage, J: r., 80 years, Petosky, Emmett
county. Mich. leaves widow and family.
Gerault, A. n, Annapolis Md. appoint.
f. fiy, ITO" Ne" Jersey leaves widow and fam
Jones, J. Boyd. Evansville, Rock coun v,
Wis, 4s years, leaves u widow and three
children.
Jordan. David c., Putnam county. Mo-,
leaves a widow and child.
LOTUS, Frederick B 81 years, New York,
leaves widow and family.
Meder, Otto +. W., 80 years, Huffalo. n.
y, leaves widow.
McFall, ], H., IS years, Wisconsin, leaves
n widow and child
Mulledy, Michael T., 45 years, New Or.
leans La
Miller, Howard s., Guernsey county, o.
Miller, Benjamin F., 81 years, Utica, y.
Y, unmarried,
Nelson, Burrows, 81 years. West Virginia.
leaves widow aud five children.
Schrieoer, william, College Park, Prince
George county, Md.
Shell, Emanuel g., IS years, North To.
peka, Kas, leaves a widow and child
Williams, Frank NJ, % years. East Mid
dleton, Dane county, Wis, unmarried.
THE LIST OF THE INJURED
A. L. Ames, Iowa; +. +. Calvert, NJ ry.
George W. Davis, Missouri; II. B. Esterlng,
Fort Scott, Kan, Washington Fry, W. :.
Gustin, Ohio; DR.. james n. Howard, (color.
edl Maryland, c. +. Hathaway, Ohio;
J. \. Hemmer, Tennessee; George Handy,
(coloredl; Thomas Hynes, Missouri; J. q.
Johns, w. Kusler, New Jersey; Clifton
Of Columbia; L. Leger. Mississippi; Frank
Metcalf Massachusetts; G. NJ. Mclaughlin,
Tennessee; J. L. Mccormack, Wisconsin; NJ,
McLachlan; X. ii. Patrick, New York: Po.
ice oihcer Pody; q. T. Fruits, Texas; p. X.
bennington, Alabama. Charles Robinson,
Colorado; j. 4; Stewart, 7. f. Sims,
SShsdboat, 9. d. (colored), Missouri; +.
Is. smith, Tennessee; r. A. Smith, Connect.
cut; +. +. Sans, Illinois; William NJ Smith,
T. U. Somers. Ohio; John NJ. Thomas. Sed.
ALA. Mo; i. W. Test, Illinois; c. X. Wells,
Worley, Tennessee; James A. White.
Georgia, A. q. Blount, Pennsylvania; A. c.
Black, Indiana; Charles s. Moore, District
OF Coiumbia +. +, Driscoll, New York; J.
A. Miles, District of Columbia.
The following injured are at the Emer.
gency hospital, their condition being too
bad To permit removal
+. w. Test, seriously hurt about face and
arms ana fractured skull; Frank Metcalf,
seriously shocked from fall; A. $: Aimes,
Ser,onsiy hurt about face, neck and ankles;
no9sIt ,,,% smith, fractured skull; Dr. o: p.
MCCORMACK, eyes injured and shocked by
ia,r;
The superintendent of the Emergency
hospital says none of the men at the hos
pi"' u odd;,in VA; lie.
~ auuioii ~ tne injured reported, many
,,a. mmu nere no,e 10 proceed 10 their homes
VIZ sre nu,. InoIe OF iess oadly,
uas oom,,ia, I.eaIlng oui the wreckage
,Iefniteiv ascar,a;nnd nsn', nnd " was
hean hr'i9ty 9ey ascer'aiheu that all the dead had
oee" iou'iu'