New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
ATLANTIC CITY'S DISASTER.
FULLY 100 INJURED AT THE BALTIC AVE
NUE. CASINO
STRANGE TO SAY no DEATHS HAVE YET kE
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MENrs OF AN EYEWITNESS.
Atlantic City, y. j.. July ll-Fully 100 people were
injured in the accident that brought 'he so'iai
session rendered by the Atlantic City lodge to visit
ing Eks at the Baltic Avenue Casino TO disastrous
end last night.
Frederick Klaprcth. the Camden musician VINO
was so fearfully crushed between the beams Is
still alive but In a critical condition
James j. Armstrong. exalted ruler OF 'he Ne"
York lodge. who was reported as having po'" iee'
hroken only sustained bruises. Charles w raie
we'll a clerk in a Minneapolis bank, had his nose
hroran Louis Jones a Boston undertaken. was IN
jured internally and was taken out OF 'he Guy W
dav Mrs Francis Japha Of New YORK. VINO sus
tanned compound fracture OF the thigh IL repor'eu
10 be in a critical condition al the hosp''a' . H.
Hamburger. of Philadelphia. had a leg fractured
The only other person who was reported as ne'ng
critically hurt Mrs Rockwell OF philadelphia was
mnroyed to-day and will recover. II appears that
many people who were reported as seriously hur'
were only slightly bruised. There are now III 'he
hospital Leopold Frye. OF Philadelphia. leg proHeh'
Dr FRYE Of Roanoke. Va. leg fractured ana III
,ernally injured Anton +. Dmon OF Camden
musician leg broken: Prescott, Erkman OF Mount
Holly y J. leg fractured: Monroe Barry. OF New
York leg broken: Mrs. j. Melville Jansen, wife OF
member of Carncross's Minstres. Philadelphia leg
fractured Miss Fleishman. who was injured ABOUT
the knee, Is sister OF the PhiladeIphla 'h'a"e
manager
a visit to the scene of the accident this morning
showed that one OF the big and worn pillars hold-
ing the floor had given way. and the weight on the
floor gradually pressed the other piiiar suicIehuS
N weaken IL and the floor opened like trap In the
centre The floor however slipped down gradually
and the disaster was thus not serious as II wouid
have been had It crashed through suddenly. me
ini,,red are all people who were the hrst 10 retch
the lower floor Mayor Stoy this morning con
demned the building and directed the buildlfis IN
spector TO have II torn down ana also 10 HiaAe d"
Investigation OF the accident ,,, the
new ritual submitted at Tuesdays meetins. ne ne
business OF the morning session was ciosea ~
expelng Allen o. Myers, OF Cincinnati from the
The following officers were elected; Grand Ex-
alted Ruler William g. Meyers. PhiIadelph,aia n,aa
Hartford Conn: G. +. L. X, b. NJ Allen, Aia-
bama; G. f. l. X. William C. McDermoti Colum-
bus ohio Grand Secretary, George A. Keynods
WicbIean: Grand Treasurer, Perry @: Williams
Rrookiyn: Grand Esquire. Thomas McNulty Baltl-
more Trustees William G. vanderlip Boston Boston 10 o
seph w. Laube. Richmond, va ana ro"aiu ID
Hay of Washington.
The Newark Lodge Of F'ks. about three hundred
mon arrived from Atlantic City at 1870 last night
and disemba r)xe1 at the Central station In Broad
st They received an extraordinary greeting at the
station and along the streets through which they
matched which were ablaZe with fireworks FOR half
on hour The rooms OF the lodge at Market and
Halsey sts were crowded until past midnight with
members and friends.