Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
THE ELK ACCIDENT.
! Score or KOre Of Ylrsinians Present
When II Occurred.
FOUR FROM THIS STATE Hunt.


ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., July ii.-(spe-
.al)-Aftcr the terrible accident IN inc
Casino here last night, which brought the
second day OF the Elks' Convention 10
such a sad and sudden ending. to-day mas
been spent IN an anxious search py' RIA
lives and friends for their injured. Inc
sxcitcm Mt which continued TIL an cary
aour this morning. has subsided some
What. and now people are expressing
.hcir indignation al what II Is but MID 10
.ai the folly Of those who took such
gathering AS that brought together by
social session Of the Elks 20 q building
az. tho casino. The city officials gay that
thew wlu investigate the disaster, and in
sa.-fac,lon of the public demand, fasten
The blame somewhere.
AZ their session to-day the Elks adopted
a rssolution rendering their sympathles 10
the injured, and instruc,ing the grand
trustees 20 inquire into the physical ana
financial condition OK those hurt, and act
according to their own discretion.
when the accident occurred. shortly be-
fore lu o'clock last evening, there were
cn tile floor about a dozen people from
aaif.a|t anu "a ntHH bi 4NHNA' Asf'tt -
g.nia. when the swdyine which preceded
the crash started there was solid rush
for the stairway. but the floor fell through
in funnel shape, prccipitaung the surging
and p4nic-striclen crowd 10 the ground
beneath.
VIEGINIANS WHO WERE HURT
Among the FIRST % escape were the Rich
nond visitors. bat I'm the grooming and
lerr0flzcd crowd which was pied up on
.bc floor beneath were these Virgiuians:
Dr. II. vs.. Fry. OF Roanoke, and DR. VIII
liam Nelson. %. T.. Hatchett, and y. H..
Burr. Of D,nyillt.
The last three are located in the Oak
AVID Hotel. Massachusetts and Pacific
itenues. WHITTIER they were taken ~ the
city ambulance. and are doing wen. To
correspondent they stated that they
Wished an their friends TO feel assured
r. their safety and OF their being IN very
s0ld hlnds. Dr. Fry Is at the Cuited
aatcs Hotel. ana is doing nicely. All
'Our viii soon be able to return to their
comes.
THEIR INJURIES.
Ur. Fry's injuries consisted OF a fToc-
lurcd lex ana bruises about the body
Dr. Nelson was hurt about the neck and
snInc. -. L.. Hatchett received injuries Of
tie spine. and A. II. Burr WAS hurt inter-
nallv.
Unfortunately they were among the first
% fan through the opening I'm the door
and "a numb Of others fcll upon them,
along with broken supports and spllntered
tlmbc-s
a number Of kilograms have been receiv-
ed here today from Richmond and other
cities iu Virginia anXiou-lv inQurug as
10 tha safety Of friends and relatives. ana
with the exception OF the four mentioned
tho answers have been such as will cause
JOY in many households.
Many Of the southern visitors have been
.amorg those who returned home to-day
thoroughly unnerycl by the awful accl-
fdcut. in which fully 20 people were iu-
sjured. COusid ring this number. the Rich
moud contingent have every reason 10 feel
};that they had an almost miraculous cs-
Aeapo. TO be sure. some received a few
3ecratChcs. but their names are hard TO dis
Hcover. since they are but few Of the
#small army Of Elks who are going about
the Island to-day with cOurt-plaster on
their noses.
RICHMOND PEOPLE
( Among tho Richmond people who We're
in the Casino at the time OK the accident
ana who escaped unhurt were: DR.. a.
Wcndiingcr Julius Straus. Juan a. Piz-
2ini. John ! Iaifo. Charles NJ Angle. W.
n. Tllley, J.. r.. Mittcldorfer. Thomas r..
Savage. II. VI. Courtney. and NJ. W. Law
renee. who are NJ Guvcra-ors Hotel. and
Thomns O. Leath and Moses WISE who
are registered az the Alhcmario.
Those from Roanoke. Va, who were
thtre and escaped were: Joseph =. Ma
honey ana Jarvis Gallagher. VINO are at
The Majestic Hotel; Warren MILFORD. at
TIE United States Hotel, and l.. ~. Ryan,
NJ the Malta House