The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-11
AN ATLANTIC HORROR
Collapse Of a Crowded Building il
the City by tho Sea,
WE'RE CELEBRATING THERE

Fully a Thousand People rrecipitated to
the Floor Beneath. and Many Caught by
Falling B"nms Mnny Lres and Arms
Broken, but only one Death thus Far
ATLANTIC CITY, July 1.-THE social scs.
sion rendered by Atlantic City lodge to
the visiting Elks at the Baltic avenue CT
sino last night ended In Il terrible disaster,
in which fully a hundred persons were
more or less seriously injured. The SEES
sion had just opened, and only one Of the
speakers bad been heard when, without
the slightest warning, the building, which
had not been used Tor several years, col
lapsod, and fully a thousand persons were
thrown TO the floor beneath. Many wo-
men, the wives OF the visiting Eibs, went
down in the ruins. Fully go persons vino
were on Che first floor of the building, and
Immediately beneath the banquet hall,
We're crushed beneath the timhers. 60
The fact that all the electric lights in
the building went ont at the time the
building gave way added TO the terrible
situation. A double alarm for the fire de-
partment was at once turned In, and the
city's entire force Of 200 fremen and every
police officer in the city were called to the
scene as "a hospital corps. The police am
balances and carriages Of every deScrip-
ton were utilized to convey the injured
10 the city hospital and to their hotels.
When the police and firomcn arrived en-
the scene the excitement was so intense
that they scarcely knew where to begin
first. An immense crowd of people had been
attracted to the place by the noise of the
falling building and the groans of the un
fortunates who were pinned beneath bricks
and timbers, and the streets for several
blocks were choked. Within a few min
utes the police succeeded in clearing the
space in the immediate neighborhood of
the building and stretched ropes around
to keep the crowd back.
In the meantime the firemen had set to
work to eXtricate tho wounded from be-
meath the mass of tlmbers, and they were
aided in their work by the hotel keepers
and residents near the scene. Every house
was thrown open for the reception of the
injured, and every available conveyance
was pressed into service to carry them to
their hotels. Meanwhile, physicians were
on the scene and were doing everything in
their power to aid the unlortunutes who
had been caught in the crash. As quickly
as the unconscious form OF a victim was
taken out of the ruins willing hands bore
it to the nearest place. and everything
that surgicu. skill could do to alleviate
their sulfer.ngs was done.
The list Of casualties SO far reported /;
as follows; Frederick Claproth, of Cam
den, both legs and arms broken, died soor
after; James J. Armstrong, Theatrical
agent, New York, exalted ruler of New
York Lodge, No. l, both legs broken
Meyer Wolfe, Atlantic City, lighthous,
engineer, injured internally; Charles w
Tolwell, Camden, leg md arm broken
p. Eckman, Camden leg and arm broken
Frank Boi.ou. clerk of the Hotel Tray
more, this city, shoulder badly crushe,
and otherwise injured; Charles w. Foote
of Minneapolis, manned and bruised; De
tectiyc james Doyle. of Minneapolis
badly bruised audinjured internally; Mis-
Armstrong, daughter of James J.. Arm
strong (mer- toned above, aged II, arm
broken; William Varney, baseball mana
ger, Baltimore, injured internally; Mrs
Fleischman, Philadelphia, both leg
broken; c. N Foote, arm broken; Nathan
lei Duke, head AID body bruised; Charlie
w. Farwell, Minneapolis, nose broken
a number Of members of Jennings band
Of Camden, n. j., were injured internally
5 The first victim to succumb to his inju
ries was Frederick Claproth, of No. 81
7 Kimber street, Camden, He died shortl
; after midnight at a n~eighboring hotel t
/ which he had been conveyed. Claprot
\ had been in the crowd on the lower foo
of the building when the crash came. II
+ was caught and pinioned down under
mass of timbers and when, after grea
difficulty, the police succeeded in eXtricai
ing his body, it was found that both hi
legs and arms had been broken. He neve
regained consciousness.
1t is now feared that many more death
! will result, and it is a matter Of wonder
/ ment shat out of the 200 or more person
who were on the lower floor none wer
killed outright.
Carelessncss Costs Four Lives.
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