The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-07-13
Disaster During Social Session
Of the EIks.
MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED
Baltic Avenue Casino, Atlantic City,
Gave Way Under the Weight Of
Thousand People.

. Thousand People.
Atlantic City. N. J., July 1o.-The So
cial session rendered by the Atlantic
City lodge to the visiting Elks at the
Baltic Avenue Casino this evening end
ed in a frightful disaster, fully 100 per-
sons being more or less injured. The
session had just opened, when, with
out the slightest warning. the build
Ing, which has not been used for sew
eral years. collapsed, and fully thou
sand persons were thrown to the floor
beneath. Many women went down in
the ruins. Fully 200 persons who were
on the first floor. Immediately beneath
the banquet hall, were crushed beneath
the timbers and lay helpless.
The fact that all the electrice lights
In the building went out at the time the
building gave way added to the confu-
sion. An alarm was Immediately turn
ed in, and the city's force Of 200 fire.
men and every police officer in the city
were called to the scene as q hospital
corps. The police ambulance and car
riages OF every description were util-
lied to convey the injured to the hospj-
tai and to their hotels.
When the police and firemen had ar
rived on the scene the excitement was
30 intense that they scarcely knew
where to begin. An immense crowd of
people had been attracted to the place
by the noise Of the falling building and
the groans Of the unfortunates who
were pinned beneath the bricks and
timbers. The streets for several blocks
were choked. The air was full of anx-
tous inquiries for friends and relatives
who were thought to have been in the
building. Within few minutes the
police succeeded in clearing the space
In the immediate neighborhod of the
building.
In the meantime the firem9n had set
to work to extricate the wounded from
beneath the mass Of timbers, 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. Meanwhile
the physicians were on the scene and
were doing all in their power to aid the
unfortunates. Almost every new ar
rival upon the scene was frantic with
grief and anxiety for some relative or
friend. Their fears were to an extent
Quoted, however, when it was learned
no lives had been lost. In the excite
ment OF the disaster, 1t was almost i'm
possible to procure details. The list OF
injured can not be fully compiled to-
night, but the following are the more
seriously injured:
James B. Armstrong, New York. both
legs broken.
Mayer Wolfe. Atlantic City. injured In
ternally.
Charles Tolwell. Camden, N. j., legs
broken.
Antonio Clapworth, Camden, N. j., leg
broken.
P. Eckman, Camden. N j., leg and arm
Frank Bolton. Atlantic City, shoulder
crushed.
Charles w. Foote, Minneapolis. manned
and bruised.
Detective James Doyle. Minneapolis.
badly bruised.
James Armstrong, theatrical agent. New
York city, exalted ruler Of New York
lodge No. /. both legs broken.
Miss Armstrong, arm broken.
w. Hubbard, Boston, leg broken.
Horace Arndt, East Orange. N. r. haclr !
broken. - ooA
William Varnell, baseball manager of
Baltimore, injured internally.
MRS. Fleschmann, Philadelphia. both
legs broken. wa
G. M. Foote, arm broken.
Nathaniel Duke. bruised.
Charles w. Farwell, Minneapolis. nose
broken. "ose
TWO FACTIONS OF ELKS rNrrpn
brOtnerhOOd in Reality When Ruler De+.
Wlller Entered the Hall.
Atlantic City. Julv 1O-roao,,,