Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-09

they did, for one Of the boilers was about to
overturn. and had it done 30 serious results
would have followed.
The Presidents Isserest.
The President was informed Of the sad
| event just as he reached the entrance to
the White House by Of the clerks,
| and he at once interested himself in relief
measures, learning with satisfaction what had
been done by Assistant Secretary Of War Grant,
who came over to the White House before noon.
Not Dead After All.
NJ. Arthur L. Dietrich, who was reported
killed, and whose body was said to have
been the first taken from the ruins,
called at The STAR Office this after
noon to say that he was very far from being .
| corpse. He was on the first floor when the
window. He said that Their. was
q colored man employed in the building, having
q name very similar to his, but that he was also
he had been informed, all safe.
Died on the Operating Table.
Jeremiah Daley Of Pennsylvania died on the
operating table of the Emergency Hospital this
afternoon while the surgeons were dressing his
wounds.
JOSEPH FOUGHT.
Joseph Fought the well-known veteran
bugler, who was employed on the first aoor,
claims that he was the first to
escape after the floors commenced to fall He
said that his coat was torn by piece Of falling
timber, but that he received no personal in
juries.
At the Hospital ut ESQ O'clock.
At $40 o'clock it was reported at the Emer-
gency Hospital that all their patients were
doing pretty well, but that two or three Of them
were not yet out Of danger. Those most seri-
ously injured are Mr.. Ames, Mr.. Nc
named viii be removed to Provi-
dence Hospital this afternoon. He is severely
injured about the head. The others still at the
hospital are Mr.. Calvert. Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Metcalf,
Mr.. Tess and C. R. Miller. The last named has
recovered sufficiently to justify his removal to
his home, 5S7 Florida avenue, this afternoon. The
others will be removed to their homes or to
other hospitals soon a. their condition war
rants such action.
Identified ut Last.
At 1890 o'clock the body Of the smooth
faced young man in the morgue was positively
identified as Howard s. Miller Of 1894 Emerson
street northeast.
The third body in the morgue 10 believed to
be that Of Jerry Daily. He Is a young man
with smooth face and brown hair. He wore q
light-colored outing shirt, dark brown trousers.
black stockings, low patent leather shoes, crepe
necktie with red spots.
THE OLD THEATER BUILDING.
John r. Coyle's Recollectiops OF tho Fated
Structure.
The recent disaster at Ford's Theater, IL il
hoped, will end forever that building which
has been the scene Of two such tragedies as the
assassination Of President Lincoln and the loss
of life which occurred today.
Upon the site, as remember II years ago,
rather handsome church was built by the Rev.
Obadiah b Brown. who was for years
chief clerk in the general post Office.
For some reason it was in the market
for sale. and about the year 1857
John T. Ford purchased the property and upon
it erected Ford's Theater. The means to do 1t
was obtained by subscription Of $1,000 each
zens here, and the kindness Of Mr.. !
Geo. w. Riggs. From its opening |
night the theater had been a successful one. |
All the stars at the time on the stage appeared |
there, and the stock company was Of . most |
excellent character, and a continued success |
14th Of April, 1855, the assassination Of Mr.. |
Lincoln occurred within il walls. was not in |
the theater on that night and only heard of the |
ASSASSINATION an hour or two after ito occur |
renee.
BUILT BY.JAMEs CLIFFORD
1ue tne6ter was Duut Oy James dluOf0, eS L
architect and superintendent, and a.
I have always understood was . most |
thorough and substantial building. On |
that night Of terror some arrests were made,
but on the next morning very general arrest |
of those connected nth the theater occurred,
and among them Mr.. Clifford, who was acting |
rs stage carpenter, and whom. il was charged |
at the time, had aided Booth in his escape |
from the building. When arrested he went
before magistrate and was released upon
bail, becoming his security. He was subse-
quently arrested by Col. Baker and confined in
the old Capitol. where, soon after, Mr.. Ford,
who was at Richmond on the night OF the l4th
confined The theater was, Of
course, closed by order Of the government, and
eventually purchased q museum Of the sur
geon generals Office, and has since been occu-
pied by them. The events transpiring at that |
time have been % often recounted that they are
fresh in the memory Of every one, and conse-
quently / shall not enter into details ct this
time.
1t may be Of interest, and therefore give
the names Of the gentlemen who subscribed to
the building Of the theater and enabled Mr..
Ford to erect it. Messrs. George W. Riggs,
James C. Mcclure, Cornelius Wendell, Thomas
Berry, Hamilton G. FAINT, Richard Wallace,
Walter Lenox, Buckner Bayiss and myself, and
q few others whose names have escaped me,
each subscribed 81 100.
FORREsTs ENoA0EMENr.
AT this theater Forrest played one Of his
month, and he was succeeded by Mr..
James H. Hackett, whose Falstaf has had
no successor. Ali the stars Of that
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