Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-10
S. ]. DEWEY, New York.
I,oUIs DUsAPY, Missouri.

wound.
H.B. EsrERL1Ne, Ft. Scott, Kas.,
seriously injured.
WASHINGTON Fry, head badly cut.
w, S. GUsTIN, Ohio, left arm broken
DR.. JAMES H. HOWARD, Maryland,
Ccolored) scalp cut, internal injuries.
C. f. HATHAWAY, Ohio.
J.N. HAMMOCK, Tennessee, injured
in eye.
GEORGE HANDY (colored), slight cuts
on head.
THOMAS HYNEs, Missouri, skull frac-
tured.
]. G. JOHNS, leg badly cut.
w. KUGLER, New Jersey, scalp
wound.
CLIFTON LOWE (colored), scalp
wound.
WM. w. LECTURE, District OF Colum-
bia.
E. LEsER, Mississippi, head cut and
injured internally.
FRANK MErCALF, Massachusetts, dis
location Of hip.
G. n. MCLAUGHLIN, Tennessee.
]. P. MCCORMACK, Wisconsin.
M. McLACHLAN, leg broken.
r. M. PATRICK, New York, cuts on
head.
Pony, police officer, injured after the
accident.
G. T. PRUITT, Texas, scalp lacerated.
2. X. PENNINGTON, Alabama, skull
fractured.
CHARLES ROBINSON, Colorado, slight.
j. A. STEWART, cut about the head.
! F. +. SIMS.
C. D. SHADBoT, Missouri, (colored)
dangerously injured.
f. B. SMITH, Tennessee.
r. A. SMITH, Connecticut, compound
fracture of the skull.
F. f. SIMS, Illinois, cut about the
head.
VIM NJ. SMITH.
P.U. SoMMERs, Ohio, ribs broken and
head badly cut.
JOHN B. THOMAS, Missouri, arm
broken.
f. w. TEST, Illinois, confusion OF
slalp.
C. R. WELLocK, scalp wound and con-
fusion of back.
n. T. WoRLEY, Tennessee, back and
legs injured.
JAMES A. WHITE, Georgia, cut on
head and leg.
Y. G. YouNr, Pennsylvania, head cut
and injured eternaly.
A. G. BLACK, Indiana, fractured
cheek bone and arm.
CHAs. j. MOORE, District OF Colum-
bia, ribs broken and scalp wounds.
B. f. DRIscOLL, New York, scalp
wound, leg injured and Injured inter-
nallY.
]. A. MILLER, District Of Columbia,
both legs broken between knee and
ankle.
The superintendent in charge OF the
Emergency Hospital says none OF the
men at the hospital will die. The fol-
lowing injured at the hospital, their con-
dition at present being too bad To per-
NIT Of removal:
f. w. Test, seriously about the face
and arms and fractured ribs; Frank
Metcalf seriously shocked from fall; A.
L. Ames, seriously, neck, face and ank-
| les; Robert Smith, fractured skull, ope-
ratiCn necessary.
An examination Of official records
shows that the insecurity OF the build
ing was brought TO the attention OF
Congress in pointed manner as far
back as 1885. Attention was then dl-
rected simply to the safely of the army
and medical bibrary and museum. The
protection OF human life was not espe-
cially brought in question. Mr.. s. Nj.
! Stockslager, of Indiana, who was chair
man of the committee on public build
ings and grounds in the Forty-elghth
Congress made a report in favor OF the
construction OF a new building for the
museum and library, In which be said
OF Ford's theatre then used for that
purpose:
"The building now used by the medical
department for a library and museum Is
not only too small to contain the records OF
the library and museum, but Is unsuostan-
tial and disposed TO destruction oy hre.
When the bill was before the House
for its consideration, February 10, 1885,
Mr. Stockslager said:
"There is medical museum, the most
complete in the world, the result OF the
great war, which is now kept IN the old
Ford Theatre building.
BUILDING TOTALLY INADEQUATE
to its safe keeping, a mere tinder box, sur
| rounded by wooden buildings and liable
TO be DESTROYED by fire at any time.
visited it a short time ago in company
with the surgeon and general and found
the building in an absolutely dangerous
condition. The building was originally
put ur under a contract in 80 days aud
was verv badly constructed. The east
wall is more than u inches out OF plumb.
The southwest corner of the building has
given way until there is great crack In
the wall, and the officers in charge have
been prohioi from putting heavy articles
| in the upper story for fear of pressing out
the west wall. 1t is indeed in tumble
down condition.
Gen. Slocum, who also visited the
building, in the course OF the same de-
bate said:
ssMy attention was directed TO the i'm
portance Of this proposed building oy
| visit to the building where the manuscripts
aud books and specimens are now kept,
and do not believe there is a gentleman
on this floor who would hesitate 70 vote for
this bill after going throug and seeing for
himself the value OF the contents OF that
building and the danger to which they are
now exposed"
Congress acted upon these statements
to the extsnt Of removing the inanimate
contents Of the museum TO new and
safe building.
But Congress and the War Depart