The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-07

LoRAS, O.. Oct 6.-Whils a grOat
crowd Of people was assembled this
afternoon to witness tho laying OF the
corner stone Of the new St. Mary's
Catholic church a temporary floor OH
which many Of the people were stand.
ing suddenly gave way, preCipItating
many men, women and children into
the basement. Ono was killed out.
right, ten were fatally injured and be-
tween thirty aud forty others were
badly hurt
The services wOrO just about to begin
when tho accident happened. Fully
three thousand persons we're assembled
on and around the platform, which had
been constructed across the foundation
Of tlle OdIGco. The boards forming tho
temporary floor had been laid across the
oists, which woro SuppOrtOd in tho
middle by upright posts. These sup.
ports broke and tho floor went down
with crash. Fully three hundred
people wore thrown into tho pit formed
by tho sarging In tho middle Of the
floor. For q moment everybody was
paralyzed by the calamity, but soon
there was n rush forward By those will.
Ing to lend assistance TO tho crushed
ano struggling people. This made mat.
leiS NorIs, for utty moro persons were
crowded forward into tho hole unon
those who went down with the floor.
When the confusion had subsided
somewhat many OF those who were able
to extricato themselves did 80 by walk.
ing and crawling over their less tortu.
nate CON panions. The work Of rescue
waI begun at once, and all were finally
taken from the pit, Following is list
oil the killed aud wounded;
Killed:
MARY WEBER, three yearI old, daush.
ter Of Mr. and Mrs Mat Weber, oi
Sheffield.
Fatally injured:
Rosa MeieE, three years old, skull
fractured
KATIE GRIFFIN. eight years old, hurt
internally.
Mas MARY McGRAcrsru, left leg
crushed and hurt internally.
MRs JonS EuLrIY, aged woman, left
log crushed and chest injured.
MRs. CORNELIUS SULLIVAN, spine in.
jurad and left leg cruthod.
MARY GArBER, chest crushed and hurt
Internally.
MRs MICHAEL KrLLrNG, injured in.
tetnnlly.
NlRs. KATE DrRDmcK. both lcgI broken
and hurt internally.
JonS FIRLpcAMP, hurt internally.
MRs. MARGARET uAcKERT, hurt, In.
ternallY.
Those badly injured. but who will 70.
cover, are: NoIlic Dollard, head cut;
Nicholas Wagner, skull fractured; Lao
TheObAld. three years old, head cut;
Colonel ". !, Brown, leg and arm
bruised; Mr.. John tox, both legs
brokon; Mrs. William DuBurgott, hurt
internally; Mrs. Mary la,mer, right
leg crushed Mrs. Jacob Keeior. hurt in.
lernally, and leg will have to he ampu.
lated; John Martin, log broken; John
Euslin, back hurt: Mrs. NJ. Bruce,
ankle broken; William Ryan, leg
b'okOp. Many others wcrO severely
bruised.
Tue old Catholic church and par.
ochial school were At ouee turned into
hospitals. A score OF doctors wors
called and they were kept busy for
hours caring ior tho injured, several OF
whom will die before morning.
The accident was due to defective
timburs. The contractor was told yei.
terday that tho platform was insecure.
but no said it would hold all tho people
that could bO crowded upou IL. There
woro between 1909 and 1000 people on
It whom 1t gnyo way. Despite the ace.
dent tue services wore continued and
tho laying oil the corner Htono was com.
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