The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-08
AN APPALLING ACCIDENT
DURING A CIRCUS PROCESSION
AT TERRELL
An Awning with $50 People On 1t Falls
Upon the Heads of Over 200
People Below-A Host
of Injured
Special to The Statesman.

Binn store and part of that in front o
} the Mississippi store fell, precipitat
iug $50 people to the pavement below
and falling on over 200 people on the
sidewalk. The immense CROWD
on the awning WAS more thai
10 could hold. Thousands Of
people were on the street and
Witnessed the awful sight and then
u ed like crazy people to the seen
OuIy o f,w people had their wits
about them, aud these worked man
fully to rescue the wounded from The
debris. The tim bers we're not rotten
az some supposed, but the heavy
weight was 90 much. The grOans and
sighs, with cries for help aud screams
for loved ones, was heartrendiDg
Every physician in the city Was
quickly at work, and many came from
kaufman and FUrney and entered in
to the work. The wounded were
places in stOres-anywhere they could
Ne carr.ed-and willing hands and
every re-ource of the city WAS brought
into requisitiOn TO help the needy, No
man or woman withheld hand,
Inc following is the Iist OF casual
les: DR.. G. g Burbank, city, severe
cash on forehead, ana Porter, his
daughter, hurt about the head and
arm; Miss A lice TOrbert, lsfJ hip and
leg broken and internal injuries; Mrs
j. f. Bury, hurt in back and lett hip
broken; Will Flies, Yeas old, right
hip broken; Mrs. Barnes, right leg
broken; Mrs. n. r Roberts, asylum
attendant, lett arm broken and ugly
cash, seriously Injured; Marion Mar.
row, badly bruised on breast aud
back; Mamie Bullock, eft leg broken
and hurt about the face; Henry
Rogers, 8 years old, right thigh
broken; Mrs. Richardson, leg badly
5rrained and body bruised; Miss Ida
Davis, hip badly hurt; s. A. Davis
leg hurt; Mrs. Wsds worth, badly
nurt ON u!l; MIR isr. C.. \. anthony.
mead ca 'ad ua' , injured Mis-.
Hutton, syparyts." OF inc asyiDw.
BADLY cut AMI Ululseu all over, Ii s.
die; Ben Rhodes, farmer, badly GU
aud bruised; Miss Mary Dryer, BADLY
cut and bruised, extent not Known;
Miss Pearl Rushing McLendOp, badly
crushed aud bruised about nip aud
abtomen, cut over the right eye
and right jaw hurt, may die;
Miss LOLA Hughes, badly bruised
about the lower limbs; Il. d. Neach,
badly bruised on head, face and limbs;
Mrs. Veach, badly bruised internally;
Rosa Veach, left arm strained; Sallie
Veach, hip broken and leg cui; Min
ME Veach, leg cut; Master Henry
Durham, hurG on face and 0ack;
Grandpa Barton, bruised badly about
face and arms; Miss Butt Kennedy,
ankle hurt and bruised; Mrs. J. Gar
ner, right leg fractured; Miss Sarah
Wood FOrney, internal injuries; Miss
Laura Huff, both legs broken below
the knee; Mrs. G. Bronlee, severely
injured internally and will probably
die; Miss Martha Monroe, collar bone
fractured aud internal injuries;
Henry Rogers, leg broken; John
KNOX FOrney, head bruised aud in
ternal iDjuri's; Miss Maud M ,nsfeld,
serious injuries; Mrs. NJ. G Lyons of
Craudall, shoulder crushed and badly
injured internally; J. II. Duncan of
Lone Elm, leg broken and bruised;
Mrs. Georgia Armstrong, ankle hurt,
face badly hurt and internal injuries,
may die; Mat Tatum of Lone Elm, leg
crushed and hurt about the head;
Miss Susie Lyon of Crandall, crushed
and internal injuries, believed to be
fatal; Mrs. q. Garner of LoUe
Elm, leg broken and inter.
nal injuries; Mamie Campbell,
ankle sprained; Birdie Campbell,
head cut; Jeff Scales, badly hurt in
head, will probably die; Alden Crisp,
burned badly; Miss Grace Anthony,
shoulder dislocated; w. M. +. Fraley,
hurt in breast, wrist and legs; Katie
Fraley, chin cut and knee bruised;
Annie Fraley, knee and ankle hurt;
Henry Fraley, wrists sprained; Mrs.
g. {. Burbank, bruised bit not badly
hurt; Mrs. =. .. Richardson's child
WIS hurt; Mrs Frye, Mrs. Roth, Y o.
Whiteman, Fannie Fay Roth,
scalp wounds; MiEs Annie
Duschle, bruised; Jewell Mon
day, slight wounds; Nina Terrell,
slight wounds; Pulia Roth, arm
broken; Mrs. Lucinda Wright, of
Forney, badly injured; S. Huff, slight
wounds; Mrs. Huff, bruised internal;
Lizzie Spencer, deep cash on head;
Mrs. J. Avis, face and hip injured;
Mrs. J. Avis, daughter, Slight in
juries; Rev. l.. Lively, slightly hurt;
Mrs. jeff. Scott, slight injuries; Mrs.
Cortesa, badly injured on both legs;
Mrs. Zeefy Hays and baby badly
hurt; three boys. sons of G. Sangin,
seriously hurt.
There are a great many more who
were wounded but their names could
not be secured in such arush of excite
ment. 1t was picture that could not
be painted for its fearfulness. At pre-
sent n number of wounded are in
different parts of the city,while good
number remain in a temporary hos
pital on Frances street, where citizens
are doing all they can for them. There
were probably 1875 people hurt or more.
Prof. George F. Barker of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania writes: II
have examined the principal baking
powders now offered for sale. have
found DR.. Prices superior in leaven-
ing strength and free from all adulter-
ant ingredients. Ga chemicals analy-
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