The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-11
DEATH FOR ELEVEN,
LITTLE GIRL KILLED AT A CORNER
STONE LAYING.

While Ten Other Persons Are So Badly
Hurt That They Cannot Live Three
Hundred and Fifty People Piled Into q
Chasm Caused by a Floor Giving Way.
LoRAIN o., Oct Z. = While q great
crowd of people was assembled to witness
the laying of the cornerstone of the new
st. Mary's Roman Catholic church tenn
porary floor on which many of the people
were standing suddenly gave way, pre-
cipitating many men, women and chill
dren into the basement. One was killed
outright, ten were fatally injured, and be-
tween thirty and forty others were badly
hurt. The services We're Just about to be-
gin when the accident happened. Fully
5000 persons were assembled on and
around the platform, which had been con-
structed across the foundation of the edi-
flee. The boards forming the temporary
floor had been laid across the joists, which
were supported in the middle by upright
posts. These supports broke and the floor
went down with a crash.
Three Hundred Persons Go Down.
Fully $40 persons were thrown into the
pit formed by the sagging in the middle
Of the floor. For moment everybody
was paralyzed by the calamity, but soon
there was a rush forward by those willing
to lend assistance to the crushed and
struggling people. This made matters
worse, for fifty more persons were crowded
forward into the hole upon those who
went down with the floor. When the
confusion had subsidized somewhat many
of those who were able to extricate them
selves did so by walking and crawling
over their less fortunate companions. The
work of rescue was begun at once and all
were finally taken from the pit.
Eleven on the Death Roll.
Following is list of the killed and
fatally wounded: Killed-Mary Weber, 3
years old, of Sheffield. Fatally injured
Rosa MCGEE, years old, skull fractured;
Katie Griffin, years old, hurt internally;
Mrs Mary McGracith left leg crushed
and hurt internally; Mrs. John Fustin,
aged woman, left leg crushed and chest
injured; Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan, spine
injured and left leg crushed; Mary Gaiber,
chest crushed and hurt internally; Mrs.
Michael KEELING. injured internally; Mrs
Kate Diedrick, both legs broken and hurt
internally; John Fieldcamp and Mrs
Margaret Mackert hurt internally.
VIII Come Out of 1t Alive.
Those badly injured, but who will re-
cover, are: Nellie Dollard, head cut;
Nicholas Wagner, skull fractured; Leo
Theobald, years old, head cut; Colonel
w. /. Brown, leg and arm bruised; Mrs.
John Fox, both legs broken; Mrs. Will
lam Du Burgett, hurt internally; Mrs
Mary Latimer, right leg crushed; Mrs
Jacob Keefer, hurt internally and leg will
have to be amputated; John Martin, leg
broken; John Eustin, back hurt; Mrs. M.
Bruce, ankle broken; William Ryan, leg
broken. Many others were severely
bruised. The old Roman Catholic church
and parochial school were at once turned
into hospitals, many doctors were called
and they were kept busy for hours caring
for the injured.
Caused by Defective Timbers.
The accident was due to defective tim
bers. The contractor was told that the
platform was insecure, but he said it
would hold all the people that could
be crowded upon 1t. There were between
1900 to 1900 people on it when it gave
way. Despite the accident the services
were continued and the laying the corner
stone was completed.