The state chronicle., 1893-06-11
THE LATEST DETAILS.
FROM I'll 3 SEINE OF THEGPEaC
WASHINGTON DISASTER.
Ahe Actual Death Roll Aecertained to
be Only Twenty-Two-A Thoronob
Investigation to Be Had.
BY Southern Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Until lat,
last night workmen were employe,
removing tons Of loose bricks anf
broken timbers from Ford's theatr,
building, and this morning the ole
hulk looked less hideous than whe,
scores of dead and broken bodie,
were yesterday being carried from
IL. a hundred or moro broker
desks and tables were piled in thu
rear on each floor, and litter o
papers and books had been gath.
cred up, and such as were of any
value taken to place of safe keen.
ing. Broken and twisted gas pipes
pfotruded from every part of the
wrecked section Of the building.
by . o'clock, an hour earlier than
usual, tbs cid clerks began to ar
rive at The building, and every ne y
conner was greeted with effusive
Welcomes by his comrades. And
then they told tales CT marvellous
escapes, and each Was again and
again questioned as to whers he
was at the awful moment. Tears
hllea many eyes as each told of his
experience, end how he had seen
one whom they all knew and loved
dashed down to death. MANY of
the clerks, with view to not losine o
any time, knocked on the door Of
the annex building adjoining the
ruined theatre, and to the officials
within reported for duty. But no
suitable building is yet secured,
ana Il will probably be some DAYS
before the force is again put to
work.
The coroners inquest will COM
menoe Monday. The jary was en-
panelied this morning and consists
OF practical business men OF HIGH
character. An investigation by the
War Department will also be had,
Stories of suffering and distress
growing out of this calamity are
heartrending. The death roll re-
celved another accession az GAS
this morning, when 4. ID. Ge,aultt,
clerk from New Jersey, gave up the
struggle which he had maintained
against awful odds for twsnty-four
hours He went down in the midst
OF the wreck and sustained injuries
from which he never rallied. One
arm was broken, his head cut, and
the shock produced conclusion Of
the brain. He was taken to Merits 8
drugstore, the temporary resting
place yesterday of many of the in
Jured, but his in iuries were of such
serious natuse that he could not
be removed and he died this morn
ing, making the twenty-second
name on the list. Mr.. Gerault left
vile and married daughter; the
fcrmer was at his side throu ghout
the night and was with him when
he died. The body will be taken to
his old home in New jersey for
burial. 4 report gained circulation
that Albert G. Yount, g. Pennsyl-
vania chief of division in Fords
theatre died from his injuries last
night. The report is incorrect
Yount is still alive but is in a very
critical condition. The report made
by the superintendent of the Emer-
gency Hospital this morning con-
corning the injured men is encour.
aging. Most Of the patients show
improvement in their condition.
The President is said to be mu ch
perturbad over the calamity and
will give his personal attention to
the matter of securing a full inves-
tigation. This morning Col. Aims
WORTH Chief of the Record and Pen
sion Division of the War Depart
ment, asked for court of inquiry
to determine the cause Of the Gala
nifty and if possible to fix the re-
sponsibility where it properly be-
longs.
The Identification after midnight
Of the body supposed to be Del
trich as that of J. G. Chaplin OF
South Carolina is verified. He
leaves a widow and three young
children. DR.. Nelson the last body
taken rom the ruins was DR.. Bur
rows Nelson, once prominent den
tist, who still practiced his profess
sion out of Office hours. A widow
and five little children survive him
His father was Consul to the West
Indies, and he was born in that
country, but upon the rolls is &C.
credited to West Virginia. Mich
ael T. Mulledy, of Louisiana, and J,
B. Gage of Michigan, we're also re-
cognized after midnight among the
dead, and their identification was
verified today. Geo. NJ. Allen, of
Virginia was a coelred man who
had been hospital stewart in COL
ored regiment puring the war, and
sitter the war was connected with
the Freedman's bureau in North
Carolina, where he was once Justice
of the Peace. He was appointed by
President Hayes to the position he
held at the time of his death.
The Time Expired.