The morning call., 1894-11-04
CRUSHEDTODEATH
BY the Collapse of an
Awning.
CAME TO SEE THE CIRCUS.
Watching the Parade When the
Crash Came.
NO TIME TO SAVE THEMSELVES.
Those Above Carried Down Upon
the Heads of the Dense
Mass Below.

TERRELL, Tex, Nov. 3.-The most dis
astrous accident il the history of Terrell
occurred here at 10:30 O'Clock this morn
ing. As tie result of the collapse of an
awning on a crowd which had assembled
to witness a circus parade, four persons
were fatally crushed and 100 others more
or less seriously injured. The names of
those injured, as far as can be obtained at
this hour. are as follows:
Mrs. Lucinda Wright, injured on right
| side and hip.
Mrs. Charles Gardner, left leg broken
and severely injured on The body.
| Mrs. +. d. Armstrong, injured on arm
and also about the knees.
Miss Kennedy, severely injured about
the legs.
Miss Sarah Wright, severe body bruises.
| Mrs. c. c. Whitman, right arm and
| spine injured.
| Miss BERTHE Campbell. injured in the side.
B. F. Rhodes. injured in shoulder and
head.
Mrs. Florence Hutton. arm and leg
| broken, head bruised aud otherwise in
jured. Not expected to live.
Miss Alice Tarbet. hip dislocated and
! legs injured.
Mrs. DR.. j. A. Anthony, slightly injured
internally.
Mrs. John Barry, back broken and not
| expected to live.
Miss Jude Avis. injured about face and
hip.
Mi IS May Fife. injured in hip and neck.
Mrs. Julie Roth, left arm broken. Mrs.
Roth's girl was also badly injured.
Master Sparks Rogers, legs and head in
jured.
Miss Ida Davis. hip injured.
! Miss Ada Rogers, badly injured in feet
and arms.
! Mrs. Mary Wadsworth, severely in
! jured internally and deep cash on the
right thigh.
Mrs. A. B. Barnes. thigh broken.
Josiah Barton, injured severely In the
side and head. May die.
Miss Laura Huff. leg broken and ankle
disleeated. --------
Marion Morrow, several ribs broken an
otherwise injured.
Mrs. Roberts. injured internally, proba-
bly, fatally.
Miss Mamie Bullock, bones in leg frac-
tured.
l.. D. L. Veaeb, badly injured; also his
| wife, three little daughters and son.
some of whom may die.
Miss Jewell Monday, leg badly injured.
! Pearl Rushing, badly injured.
| Mrs. Richardson.
Garfield kobb.
| Mrs. Robb.
! Miss Anna Roberts.
VIII and Katie Freigle, badly injured.
! Mrs. Jeff Scott and her baby, badly in
jured.
Miss Maud Maxfeld, face and wrist
! seriously injured.
Miss Lizzie Spencer, injured in back,
! head and face.
! Miss Maud Dwyer. badly bruised and
was unconscious for some time. but will
/ recover.
Two little boys. bruised about the face
and BODY. They were Immediately taken
| home and their names were not learned.
Nat Latum, head and foot injured.
Bob Duncan, bone in left leg splintered.
Miss Susie Lyon. head injured.
Mrs. Z. y. Lyon, injured about the head
and hips
Mrs. Sophie Hayes and baby, badly In
iured.
DR.. S. c. Burbank. severely injured about
the head.
Miss Annie Deuschle.
Henry Rogers.
Miss Rogers.
Maggie Rogers
Miss Sarah Wade, in jured in the side.
John Knox, scalp wound.
Martha Monroe, collar-bons and shouI-
der broken.
With the dawn of this morning one of
the most enjoyable days of the season AT
this time OF year was promised. Peopls
from miles around had gathered 10 attend
Sells Brothers circus and witness the
parade. About half-past 10 o'cuck the
parade entered Moore avenue, the prin-
cipal business street of the town. That
thoroughfare was crowded with people to
see the parade and the awnings and win
dows of the second stories of the business
houses were filled with spectators.
On the awning of the Mississippi store
and in front OF the house of Morris Rrin
an unusually large number OF people had
congregated to get a good view of the
parade, 500 or more being on the awning
and the sidewalk beneath was iammed-
The front of the parade had gone nm
Moore avenue until it had reached a mint
directly in front of the MIssissippi siora
when the awning in front of the building
collapsed and tumbled to the sidewalk nm
the people beneath, who numbered at
least 600 or 700.
The awning gave way near the building
with an awful crash, The iron columns fall.
ing inward and smashing the large plate
glass fronts of both buildings. Ii was an
awful spectacle as the moving avalanche
of humanity were dashed to a terrible fate
below.
On either side OF the street several COL
umns Of people rushed to the scene. Men.
women aud children ran screaming and
crying to learn the faie of their friends.
Mr. Allen Sells was riding in his buggy at
the head of the p recession. and he ordered
il to stop and called TO those near to assist
in removing the peo pie beneath the debris.
Different mem bers of the circus rendered
valuable assistance. The people beneat=
the gallery were injured worse than those
above, and had it not been Tor the falling
back of the iron supports OF the building.
thus preventing the platform from falling
fiat to the ground, many on the pavement