The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-11
Casino FLOOR Gives way
Priqhtful Accident at Social Session
OF flks.
MANY PERSONS ARE INJURED
In the Midst Of Merry. Making at Inlet
Casino the Floor Sinks Presipitat.
ing Guests Distance Of
Twenty .Fivo Feet.

Atlantic City. N. j.. July 10.-A
frightful accident terminated the Elk
festivities at the Inlet Casino tonight.
in which large number of persons sus-
tanned terrible injuries from which
some will die.
1t was at $50 O'Clock when grand ex-
alted ruler of the Buffalo body. Meade
d. Detweiler. OF Harrisburg. had fin
ished his address at the opening Of the
social session of the Elks and was about
to introduce James j. Armstrong, OF
New York, when a cracking sound was
heard.
A moment later the floor, upon which
were almost a Thousand people, slowly
opened, and the mass Of humanity was
precipitated to the first floor. distance
of twenty-five feet. Men, women and
children were plunged into the hole and
upon one another. The cries. shrieks
and groans were deafening, and the dir
est confusion reigned. An alarm was
Immediately sent out and all the ply
stcians in town resp D ded. The work
Of extrlcating the injured proceeded
rapidly and by II o'clock they have all
been removed to the hospital or their
hotels.
List Of the Injured.
Among the injured are the following:
At the United States hotel, c. M. Foot
Of Minneapolis, collar bone and arm
broken; c. r. Lombard, Boston. feet
mashed and arm fractured; ]. r. Duke,
Joliet, Ills, badly cut on the head ana
about the face.
At Schauffiers hotel-James Long. OF
the Internal Revenue service, Philadel-
phia, injured about the face and nose
broken; Ullie Lee. Of Camden, internal
ly hurt; Charles Folwell, Of 221 Penn
street. Camden, left leg broken; George
J. Pechln, of Camden, leg mashed.
At the Majestic--James ]. Armstrong,
exalted ruler of the New York Lodge
of Elks, internal injuries, and also his
little lO-year-old daughter; Mrs. Japha
and her niece, Miss c. Prudential, of
New York, suffering from slight in
ternal injuries.
At the Albemarle--Mrs. c. Meyers, of
Philadelphia. leg fractured: Mrs. r. A.
Livesley, Of East Liverpool. Ohio, leg
mashed; N. E. Wells, of East Liver
poOI, OillO, SpiIle lIlJuTtu.
In addition to the above the follow
ing are at other hotels: Prescott Eek
man, of Mount Holly, leader Of Jen-
nings band leg broken; Frederick Lap.
roth, of Camden, bass horn, Of Jen-
nlngs band, internally injured, prob
ably fatal; ]. Melville Jansen, Of Cam
| cross theater. Philadelphia, eye cut and
leg badly cut; Mrs. Jansen, compound
fracture Of leg; Mrs. Anton Webber, of
Brooklyn. back injured; Mrs. Henney,
bruised about limbs, and child's teeth
knocked out; John Throun, of BalM-
more, severe cut in head; James Long,
of Camden. a revenue officer, nose
broken; Mrs. William w. Mines, Cam
| den, fractured elbow and badly bruised
Frank WilZman, cornet player, ankle
fractured; ]. L. T. Eckman. Mount Hol-
ly, N. j., baritone, ankle fractured;
| Genie L. j. Guest. clarionet player,
rib broken; F. Demond, internally In
jured; Frank Bolton. eye cut and badly
bruised; DR.. Fry, of Pocono, Va. seri-
ously bruised and bad sprain Of leg;
c. F. Sheriff., shoulder and knee badly
bruised; Mrs. c. F. Sheriff., left side In
jured; j. NJ. Newbury. foot badly
bruised; Fred Shuhz, badly bruised
Mrs. William Lee, badly shaken up:
Mrs. r. CHASER. very seriously bruised;
Miss Colvin. Of Allegheny, Pa, head
cut and left limb bruised; Mrs. Knox
Little. OF Newburg. N. Y. badly shak-
en- up; Mr.. Lee Camden. internally in
jured; Mrs. James ]. Armstrong, in
jured internally; Monrose Barringer, of
New York, both legs broken: Mrs.
Fleishman. Of New York. fractured
knee; Leopold Frye, Of Philadelphia,
leg broken; Antonio Dunon, Of Jen-
nings' band. Camden. leg broken; Mrs.
Neill, wife of Frank Neill, of Baltimore
lodge. leg broken; Major Wolf. leg
injured; Mrs. Duffel. Camden, sprained
ankle: Mrs. Morris A. Rogers; William
T.. Hustled, badly bruised about the
body; Byron w. Orr, editor of The So
cial Session, ankle sprained; Mrs. Orr
ankle injured; Horace Grant. OF
Orange, leg broken, head cut and badly
bruised about the body; Mrs. DIR. John
d. Lechner. OF Camden, seriously in.
iured, and James w. Tredwell. Of Bos-
ton lodge. past exalted ruler, injuries
not of a serious character.