The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-06-14

cation of the naros of David c. Jordan of
Missouri, who was killed, and Paul may
have been confused with McFall. also
killed. One man taken from the ruins
dead was identified by bystander as old
man McCauley, who lives in Virginia, but
this Identification WAS not verified. as the
death list does not contain his name.
The injured:
A. L. AMEs. Iowa. skull fractured, leg
broken aud injured internally.
F. F. CALVERT. Maryland, right leg
fractured.
S J. DEWEY. New York.
LOUIS DUSAPY.
GEORGE w. DAVIS, Missouri, scalp wound.
II. ID. EsTEKRING. Fort Scott, Kas., seriously
injured.
WASHINGTON FRY, head badly cut.
W. 5. GUsTIN, Ohio, lett arm broken.
Or. JAMES III. HOWARD. Maryland (coloredL
scalp cut. internal injuries.
G. L. HATHAWAY, Ohio.
J. y. HAMMER, tennessee, injured in eye.
GEORGE HANDY tcoIOredl slight cuts on
head.
THOMAS HYNEs. Missouri, skull fractured.
J. G. JOINS, leg badly cut.
w. KUGLER. New jersey. scalp wound.
CLIFTON LOWE. Iowa. scalp wound.
WILLIAM w. LECTURE, District OF Column
| bia.
E. LEGER, Mississippi, head cut and injured
I internally.
! kANh MhICALf, Ahsshchusettss Olslooaton
of hip.
G. NJ. MCLAUGHLIN. Tennessee.
/ J. p MCCORMACK. Wisconsin, depressed
fracture OF ribs.
! NJ. MCLAGHLAN. leg broken.
r. NJ. PATRICK. New York. cuts about head
and face.
- Pony. police officer. injured after acct
dent
G. T. PRUITT, Texas. scalp laoerated.
p. X. PHSNINGroN, Alabama, skull tract.
CHARLES RoBNsoN. Colorado, slight in
iures in head and back.
J. \. STEWART. cut about head.
+. r. SIMS.
c. A. sHADBoLr, Missouri, (cOlOredl, dan
gerously injured.
+. b. SMITH, Tennessee.
r. A. SMITH, Connecticut, compound fracture
| of the skull.
+. f. SANS, Illinois, cut about the head.
WILLIAM n. SMITH
z. U. SOMERs, Ohio. ribs broken and head
badly cut.
JOHN II. THOMAS, Sedalia, Mo-, arm broken.
| L. w. TEST Illinois. confusion OF scalp
Q. Il. WELLER, scalp wound and confusion
of back.
NJ. WoRLEY, Tennessee. back and legs in.
jured.
JAMES a. WHITE, Georgia. cut on head and
leg.
A. G. You've, Pennsylvania, head cut and
injured internally.
a. c. BLACK, Indiana, fractured cheek bone
and arm.
CHARLES J. MOORE. district of Columbia.
ribs broken and scalp wounds.
b. +. DRlSCOLI, New York, scalp wound lee
injured aud injured Internally
J. A. MILLER, District OF Columbis. both
legs broken between the knee and aukle.
The superintendent in charge of the
Emergency hospital says that none OF the
men at the hospital would die The iol.
. lnt infr At 3 IL
condition at present being too bad to per-
NIT OF removal:
w. w. TEST. seriously, about face and arms
and fractured ribs.
FRED METCALF. seriously shocked from fall
A. l.. AAES, seriously, neck face aud su kies
ROBERT SMITH, fractured skull; operation
necessary.
An examination Of official records shows
that the insecurity of the building was
called to the attention of congress in a
pointed manner as lar back as 1850. At
tention was then directed simply to the
safety of the army medical library and
the museum. The protection of human
life was not specially brought in question.
Mr.. ;. VI. Stockslager of Indiana, who was
chairman of the committee of public
buildings and grounds in the Forty eighth
congress, made a report IN favor Of
the constru ction of a new building
for the museum and library for which he
said of Ford's theater, then used for that
purpose:
The building now used by the medical de.
partment for library and museum is not only
too small to contain the records OF the library
and museum, but is unsubstantial and disposed
TO destruction by fire.
known to BE Unsafe.
When the bill was before the house for
its consideration, Feb. IL, 1855, MIR.
Stocksiager said:
There is amedieal museum the most CON-
plete ia the world, the result of the great war,
which is now kept in the old Ford thester
| building a building totally inadequate 10 It's
safe keeping, mere finder box, surrounded by
wooden buildings and liable to be destroyed
by fire at any time. i visited it short time
ago IN company with the surgeon-gcneral and
found the building IN an absolutely dangerous
condition. The building originally put up
under a contract in ninety days and was very
badly constructed. The east wall is more
than twelve inches out Of plumb.
The southwest corner of the building has
given way until there Is a great crack in the
wall, and the officers Ia charge have been pro.
hibited from putting heavy articles in the
upper story for fear OF pressing out the west
wall. liz is indeed in tumble down condition.
Gen. Slocum, who also visited the build.
ing, in the course of the same debate said
! My attention was ulEtGttl 10 the lLl pDEkauce
OF this proposed building by a vist to the
building where the manuscripts and books and
specimens now kept; that do not believe
there is a gentleman on this floor who would
hesitate to vote for this bill after going there
and seeing for bimseif the value of the con
tents OF that building and the danger TO which
they are now exposed.
Congress acted upon these statements "a
the extent of removing the inanimate con-
tents of the museum TO a new and safe
building But congress and the war de.
partment thought proper to expose gov
eminent clerks TO risks from which they
shielded skeleton aud medical books.
From a responsible gentleman who yes
terday took look at the work of the men
J in the doomed building this statement il
obtained:
Ash passed the building Capt. NJ. r. ThOrp
chief OF the bureau of supplies of the war de
partment seemed TO be directing some work
aud | stopped TO see what 1t was. There was
brick wall running from tho back OF the build
ing TO the middle OF the lower floor, which i
supported. A number OF workmen were ex
cayating under this wall. for the pur
pose, as / told, of puttinI
in an independent electric light plant anC
they were preparing TO support il by under
| pinning It now seems very evident to mt
that as they undermined this brick wall th'
first floor gave way; the second floor being sup
ported by columns which rested in the frs
floor, collapsed also. and the third floor col
lapsed In like manner.
As soon as secretary Lamont return'