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

laid the filing. Each Aoor was
supported by iron girders and iron
uprights. It was the general opinion Of those
who came from the building and who
were scquainted with the work that was being
done in the cellar that the front wall
must have settled or sprung sufficiently
to have loosened the Orders. This caused
Q pulling apart Of theiron work in the center
OF the building and the crash followed. The
position of the girders and the appearance of
the walls would seem to indicate this cause.
What Building Inspector Entwisie said.
Building Inspector Entwisls, with his two
assistants, was on hand shortly after the cave
in occurred.
In reply 70 question he told . reporter Of
THf STAB that the District was in no way re-
sponsibls. Last week application was made to
him for permit to underpin the building. but
he declined to give it. as 1t was . government
building and came under the direct supervision
Of the federal officers In fact, he had no
jurisdiction Of government buildings and wss
prohibited by law from interfering:
The cause Of the whole affair. he sald. was
undoubtedly due 70 the underpinning. The
workmsn dug under the heavy upright columns
which support the building and the collapse
followed. at d an swful affair" be said. ''but
thank God the District had nothing 70 do
with il"
Many oRsrs Of Ala.
Offers Of aid came from al sources Nearly
al the physicians and nurses in the city
profered their services st one place or another
All that came 70 Emergency HosptM found
plenty 70 do assisting the regular force Of ply
sicians and nurses there.
Woodward q Lothrop sent . large supply Of
cotton and the Ebbits HOUSE sent linen and
towelA
Taken Out Deed.
Jacob Jordan, . middls-agsd man. dad His
body was found in the osllar under the dsbris
No one identified him, but Jordan" ~ writ
ten on his shirt
Loftus, dead; found in the osliar.
- asrault, dead Found in ths cellar.
F. A. Hall, dad he was found N the
cellar.
7. B. Lotus, 1871 9th street; taken out dead.
Bis son vas in the crowd when the body was
brought out and tainted at the sisht ofh
Some or the Injured.
Every few minutes some mangisd victim vas
borne tenderly out Among thoss already
brought out are:
c. 8. Mclaughlin. who was on the second
Hoor, cut around the head
winfred Beck, clerk on second door, cut
badly. He received no warning.
h. c. Thomas, sslsN street. rear part Of
building. Severely cut
- eger, zoos z street, probably fatally.
p. h. Pennington, cut severely.
J. L. Taylor. third noor. hurt badly in arm
and leg.
g. s. Baker, 81 q street northeast, third Aoor.
Badly hurt in bead. arm and leg.
Thomas Jones, third door, clerk. badly euA
- Stewart, cut about head
MAJ B. J. o'Driscotl, second door, cus on
head and leg and probable internal injury.
Capt r. II. Gillian, third foor. cuta.
GaIager. first hoor. badly cut
- Yout, third floor. Internal
Robert Linden, No. ss7 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., arm broken and injuries to head and arma
Rescued by Mr. Goodscrs.
". 8 Gustin, SOC street northwest Home,
Manchester, Ohio. Compound fracture Of leg
and internal injuries
c. A. Harper, 2osa I street. injuries 70 head
and internal injuries.
Chsa. P. Miller. 5s7 Fsrida avenue, severe
and perhaps fatal injuries 70 isgs, arm, bod
and body.
@. D. shadbolt, Pennsylvsnia avenue near
Georgetown, probably fatally injured. Severe
cuts and bruises about bead and body, and
legs probably broken
George Mclaughlin. twenty-five years. broken
arm, carried to Merts's drug store
J. F. Denton, twenty-five years old, Cobbs
Hotel; shoulder hurt
". 3. King, forty years old, badly cut sAous
head.
- Esterday. s. years old, arm broken
Merits drug store.
R NJ Patrick, 1904 Riggs street. cuts shout
head and facA
J. A. Stewart, 1914 III street, outs and
bruises.
F. F. Sands, - years old.
J. G. Johns, thirty years old, injuries 70
shoulder, arm and leg
Clifford Lord, head and arm cut
Newton Hammer, 1888 b street northeast,
severely injured about the head and below the
waist Will probably lose one eye.
Mr.. Black. No. sI7 East Capitol street, diale-
cation Of the jaw and right arm broken
- Girard. q middie-aged man, vas taken
from The cellar, his head badly crushsd, but
still alive. He was carried 10 tie Emergency
Hospital.
George ". Roby Of I71s Q stree. leg broken
and otherwise bruised BE w. taken homo In
. carriage.
James E. White. badly cut about the bad
Charles J. Moore, residing 81 No. lls2 9Th
street. injured about the head, although not
seriously. Removed TO his homo In osh sitter
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