The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-10-07
SHOCKING ACCIDENT
A Floor Gives Way During the Lay
ing Of a Corner Stone.
NEARLY A DOZEN KILLED
The Cause OF the Disaster Was tho
Defective Temporary Flooring
Which the Day Before Was
Said to Be Insecure.

I,orain. Ohio. Oct 6--While a great
crowd OF people was assembled this az
ternoon to witness the laying of the
corner stone Of the new 81. Marys
cathedral. The temporary hoor on
which many Of the people were stand
ing, suddenly gave way, precipltating
many men. women and children ln,o
the basement One was killed out
right. 10 fatally Injured and between
30 and 40 others were badly hurt. Ser
vices were lust about TO begin wnen
the acclden, happened. Fully 5000
people were assembled on and around
the platform. which had been con-
strucied across the foundation OF the
edifice. The boards forming the tenn
porary floor had been laid across
jolsts which were supported In the
middle by upright posts. These sup
ports broke and the foor went down
with n crash. Fully 900 persons were
thrown Into the nit formed by the sag
cling In the middle Of the floor. For a
moment everybody was paulyzed by
the calamity. but soon there was a
rush forward by those willing to lend
assistance TO the crushed and strug-
Cling people. THIS made matters
worse. for 80 more persons were crowd
cd forward into the hole upon those
who went down with the hoor. When
the confusion had subsided somewhat.
many of those who were able to extri-
cate themselves did so by walking or
crawling over the less fortunate. The
work of rescue was begun at once and
all were finally taken from the pit.
Following Is The list OF killed and
wounded:
Killed: Mary webber. years old.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Web
ber of Sheffield.
Fatally injured: Rose MCGEE. skull
fractured: Katie Griffin. s years old.
hurt internally: Mrs. Mary McGrauh.
left leg crushed: Mrs. John Eustin.
left leg crushed; Mrs Cornelius Sui
ilvan. spine injured; Mary Gaiber. Sc
vcrely crushed; Mrs. NJ. Kelly. injured
internally: Mrs. Kate Diedrick, both
legs broken: John Edcamp. hurt inter-
nally: Mrs. Margaret Mackert. hurt in
ternallv:
Those badly injured but who will re-
cover are: Nellie Dollard. head cut;
Nicholas w&Rmer. skdH fuve9tcd: Lee
Hobald. cut on the head: Colonel w.
!. Brown. leg and arm bruised: Mrs.
John Fox. both legs broken: Mrs. Will
lam Du Furgott. hunt internally: Mrs.
Mary Latimer. right leg crushed: Mrs.
Jacob Keefer. hurt internally and leg
win have ito be ampuuated: John Mar
tin. leg broken: John Fustin. back
hurt; Mrs. NJ. Bruce, ankle broken;
William Ryan. leg broken.
Many others were severely bruised.
The old Catholic church was at once
turned into hospital. A score OF doc
tors were called and they were kept
busy for hours caring for the injured.
several OF whom Will die before morn
ing. The accident was due to defec-
tive climbers. The contractor was told
yesterday that the platform was inse-
cure. but he said st would hold all the
people that could be crowded upon II.
There were between 1900 and 1000 peo-
pie on II when IT gave way. Despite
the accident the services were contln-
ued and the laying OF the corner stone
! completed.