Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-13
MANY ARE INJURED.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENS WHILE
THE CROWD WAS WATCH
ING THE FIREWORKS.
The stand Was Hut n short Distance
Above the Ground, and Thus
None Were Killed.

LOUISVILLE, sept. 12.--While 100000
people were watching the fire works
along the river front at 10 o'clock to-
night portion Of the grand stand on
which were seated at least 10000 peo-
pie gave way and many were injured.
No fatalities have been reported. Those
injured so far as known are:
John Farris, farmer of Brookline
Mo-, post 2l9, foot crushed and ampu-
tation necessary; Mrs. Hlrschfleld,
Louisville, foot crushed and leg broken;
Mrs. j. II. Vreeland of 743 Third
avenue, Louisville. ankle crushed: Miss
Matte Morgue. Jeffersonville. Ind,
foot crushed; Miss Edora Starr. Louis
Vile, foot crushed and ankle sprained;
70. j. Burkes, veteran, Springfield,
Mass. foot crushed. toes Hmputated;
Miss ELLA Willis, foot crushed; Miss
Freida s. Enn, 1912 West Jefferson
street, ankle broken: Mrs. Julia Ad-
kins, 1912 West Chestnut, right foot
spralned; Mrs. Maggie Ferris, 1888 Ort-
land avenue, left foot and ankle
crushed. a Twelve year old son of DIR.
Peter Guntherman, Baxter avenue
foot crushed; Col. Joseph Packard edi-
tor of the New Albany Tribune, and
Oldest editor In Indiana, foot crushed
and ankle broken; Miss Bennett of
Evansville. Ind. foot crushed; Mrs. W.
c. Nooness, 1915 East Roadway. wife
of President Nooness Of the Kentucky
Wagon company, leg and foot crushed;
W. II. Gregg. Bluffton, Ind, back
spralned, right leg brokeni George De-
Long. Burton, Ind, foot crushed Min
ME Hays, daughter of DR.. John Hays,
500 Walnut street. left foot crushed;
Rider Stein, 1905 Main street, right
knee crushed; II. ID. Overton, Ninth
and Broadway, ankle crushed: Henry
Hart Louisville. leg broken; Kate
Hines, daughter Of Alderman Hines.
right leg broken. Mrs. a. j. Thursber.
Moorchead, Ky, left knee crushed;
Benjamin s. Croggy Louisville, instep
fractured; Mrs. Mcmillan. Chicago. in
tcrnally injured and both legs badly
crushed and head bruised; Mark Wal
don. South Louisville, leg crushed;
Steve Guttman, South Louisville. leg
broken. Carrie Connolly, PittsnurE, n
ternal hemorrhagc; Robert Vaughn,
Louisville. right foot crushed; William
Wilson, Louisville, injured internally;
Lula Ting, Louisville, Internally in
jured; Mrs. Matilda Hays. Louisville,
legs badly bruised; Mrs. Donald Nc
Donald, wife of Building Inspector Nc
Donald, foot crushed, Frank Martin.
Louisville, both legs badly bruised
The portion of the grand stand which
fell was about 400 feet long and sixty
feet wide. 1t was elevated Mt the
front about two feet. Immediately be-
hind this were seats elevated eight to
twenty feet. ON the entire stand there
were $4,000 people. Had the seats cen
elevated TO any great distance from
the pavements many deaths must have
resulted, AS II was the platform on
which the seats were placed swerved
to the rear and then settled 20 he
ground with n crash. As 1t careened the
planks of the seats were forced to-
gether and the feet and legs OF hum
dreds Were caught in huge trap, The
noise of exploding bombs and fireworks
and the noise OF thee rowd was so
great that only those adjacent to the
part of the grand stand which fell
could hear. Had 1t become generally
known a panic would have followed.
As to the exact number OF injured IT
will probably never be known -Four
policemen who were stationed at
that part OF the stand said that they
saw from nifty to seventy-five persons
taken away by friends In vehicles,
They assisted at least as many more |
the stand. All the ambulances and |
patrol wagons In the city were sum |
moned and those only slightly injured |
were taken to the hotels at which they |
were stopping or to their homes. |
Around the portion OF the grand stand |
which fell there was a scene of horrl- !
flying confusion. Mr.. Vreleand, assist |
ant city editor OF the Courier-Journal |
was present when the accident oc- |
Cured.
1T was AWFUL he said. 81 saw men |
and women falling everywhere. Wheth- |
er they were fainting from fright or
pain could not say. Then a panic |
followed Those who escaped being |
caught in the trap made mad rush I
for the entrance. tramplng over those .
who had fallen. while those who mad .
been caught screamed for aid Mean /
time the vast multitude on all sides .
continued TO cheer and applaud the /
grand fireworks that continued TO ex. |
plode and light up the sky"
A number OF Grand Army veteran, |
who were witnesses of the accident saw
they aided large number OF people |
who had been bruised and min, = |
about the legs TO carriages and sent
them to their homes and hotels They
did not stop In the excltment 10 gel |
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