The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
CORRECTED LIST OF DEAD
Names of Government Clerks Killed by
the Collapse of the Old Theater.
Number Reduced to Twenty One. Three of
Those Reported Dead Having Been Found
Aliye-Gossip About the Disaster.
THE DEAD AT WASHINGTON.

Victim. of the Ford The.ter Collapse Re-
duced to Twenty-One.
WASHINGTON, juno 1O.-Owing to the
confusion attending the disaster at the
old Ford Theater yesterday, errors crept
into the list of dead sent out last night
Three persons included In the list are
alive. The numb Der of dead is twenty one.
Their names follow:
fifty-two: unmarried. Mr.. Allen has been in the
department since 1863. he was a veteran IN
the late war, and native OF Phiiadephia,
where q mother and two brothers survive
ARNOLD. GEORGE NJ, of Virginia, aged fifty
mad leap from rear window o. the old thea
ter building to the cobble-paved alley below
Hewas one OF the best known colored men IN
BANEs, SAMUEL p. OF Pennsylvania. aged
hfty-hve; leaves wife and grown family: He
served during the war in Company l, Third
Pennsylvania Reserves, and then settled down
at Bristol, Pa, where his body will be taken
BUSSIUS, JOHN, of the District or Columbia
aged fifty-four; leaves wife and family He
was born in Germany and served in the Fourth
CHAPLIN. ]. E., OF South Carolina. age un-
known. He leaves a widow and three young
DALEY, JEREMIAH. of Howard Center. Pa.
unmarried; employed in the office for about
three years. His remains Will be taken To
FAGEN, JOSEPH r.. of Kansas. aged thirty
seven; leaves widow and TWO little girls IN
stIaitened circumstances.
GAGE, j. B., OF Michigan. age unknown leaves
awife and child. He was Grand Army man.
GERAULT, A. NJ. OF New jersey. died TINS
JONES, j. BOYD. OF Wisconsin,; forty eight years
old: leaves q widow and four children.
JORDAN, DAVID. OF Missouri, aged thirty -nine
leaves q widow and little child in rather
straitened circumstances.
LOTUS. FREDERICK r.. OF New Jersey. was
m IL
thirty years IN government service Ill the once
In which he died. He leaves widow and six
MAEDER. OTTO F. W.. of New York. aged
th1rty-eight. He was native OF Germany,
but came TO Washington from Buffalo, n. \.
His wife, an honest-faced little woman, told,
between sobs, the story OF their struggles.
They had bought a house IN Buffalo upon the
installment plan, and were laboring together,
ecOnomizing in every possible way TO pay the
debt. Every cent that could be spared from
his earnings went into this house. IL Is still
far from clear. and Mrs. Maeder Is left with
this burden her, With no means of gh
only such money as was in his pockets"
MCCALL. J. H.. of Wisconsin. aged thirty-tye
leaves wife and child. He has served continu-
ousy eleven years IN the War Department.
MILLER, BENJAMIN F.. of New York, aged
tifty-one; unmarried. Probably no man in the
Inflated Office was better known than Capt.
Benjamin +. Miller his honorable war record
and fraterDsl ties in several ORGANIZATIONS,
we'll as his genial personality, serving TO make
him most popular. He was born in Utica, n.
". and with seven brothers, enlisted in the
service OF his country. One OF his brothers Is
MILLER HOWARD S. of Guernsey county,
Ohio.
MULLEDY, MICHAEL T., of Louisiana; aged
NELSON, BURRows of west Virginia. age UNI
known. OF all the horrors OF yesterday and OF
all the woes they leave behind none was more
sad than the death OF DR.. Burrows Nelson. He
was q dentist, and practlced his profession IN
the odd hours left linn from his .dcsk duties.
His family WAS large. ant he found double
work necessary 10 support IT, widow and
five little children survive him. His wife Is
upon the eve OF her sixth maternity. He
leaves nothing, his profession and his position
being ell that he had. His wife Is nearly craZed
by her loss, and insists upon seeing her dead
husband. but this has been forbidden by the
physician.
sCHRIEBER. WILLIAM. of Maryland.
thirty eight; leaves wife and child. he came
here from Topeka; Kan. In October. 1870
In her sad bereavement she has little
daughter eighteen months old 10 support.
WILLIAMS, FRANK NJ. OF Wisconsin, aged
living In Middleton. Wis. He came here in
November. 1889. He has four brothers and
two sisters living.
Lewis w. Boldly. of New York, who was
reported killed. is alive and we'll He
escaped with slight injuries on the side and
leg and, an hour after the accident.
mounted his bioyc and rode TO the homes
and Offices of his friends TO inform them
of his escape. In this way, IL is thought,
he was Kissed and reported dead.
NJ. NJ Jarvis, of Michigan, who was also
included IN the death list. is reported alive
1t bis home in Anacostla.
report gained circulation that Albert
G. Yount. OF Pennsy lvanis. chief of d.
vision in FOrd's Theater, died from his in
juries last night. The report is incorrect.
Mr.. Yount Is still living. but very
critical condition.
The report made by the superintendent
of the Emergency Hospital. this morning.
concerning the injured men at the hospital
is encouraging. Most of the patients show
Improvement In their condition. and Fred
+. Calvert. of Mary land. who had his right
leg fractured. is out OF danger and Will be
sent TO his home IN the city to-day. The
condition of the others Is as follows:
Wv. Test, OF Illinois, confusion of scalp; viii
recover.
Frank Metcalf, of Massachusetts,. dislocation
Of hip: out OF danger.
A. l.. Ames, of Iowa, skull fractured, leg broken
and internal injuries; condition unchanged, but
there are hopes OF recovery.
Robert Smith, of Connecticut, compound
fracture OF the skull; operation performed and
condition crittal, but may recover
%. X. Pennington. OF Alabama. fractured
skull; removed 70 residence; slightly better.
Att o'clock Sunday morning J. N. Mo-
Cormsck. of Wisconsin. who su Tered de-
pressed fracture of the ribs was at the
point of death, and the doctors re- ported
that he could not live.
LITTLE ELSE TALKEI9 ABOUT