The herald., 1896-10-02
4 A LATER ACCOUNT
The Injuries More Serious Than at
First Supposed

BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. 1.-The
bafni-centennial exercises today were
smarred by an accident which happened
to . reviewing stand erected near the
depot for the accommodation of Vice
!. President Stevenson, Governor Drake
ana his personal staff and some forty
other prominent people in viewing the
parade.
Just as the head of the parade
reached the point, with almost no warn
ing, the entire stand collapsed, throw-
ing it's distinguished occupants to the
Eround, a distance of fifteen feet. and
the majority of those on the stand were
bruised more or less. The following is
. list Of the more seriously shaken:
Vice President Stevenson, Jared and
uhAken but otherwise unhurt.
Governor F. M. Drake Of Iowa,
slightly injured.
Hx-Governor Sherman of Vinton,
bruised and shaken by the fall.
/, Ex-Governor Newbold of Mount
Pleasant. Ia, Jared and hand sprained.
K Hon. Lafayette Young, editor of the
Des Moines Capital, and orator of the
{, day, was hurt about the back and
shoulders, but was not prevented from
delivering his address this afternoon.
Rev. d. s. N. Fellows Of Fayette,
bruised.
Auditor OF State c. e. Mccarthy,
bruised about the head.
City Commissioner S. H. Jones of Bur-
lington, ankle sprained.
b Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Rowan of
SDee Moines, ankle sprained.
Major w. c. Wyman, Ottumwa, hurt
internally.
County Treasurer F. S. Burrows of
Burlington, compound fracture of leg
being the worst of all the injured.
1t was about noon when the accident
occurred. The morning parade had
passed through the principal streets of
1.-The city and the governor and staff, es-
corting Vice-President Stevenson, had
: Just left the line of march and entered
, the stand to review the procession. The
stand had been hastily erected at the
last moment. Heavy rains had so soft
7 ened the soil on which it was constructed
: that the support sank and carried the
sons had warned the people not to crowd
! onto the stand as they did not consider
!: Is safe, and a number had just stepped
off when it gave way Vice-President
( stevenson was almost in the center of
the stand and was thrown into a wildly
struggling mass of people. Governor
Drake was near and grasped his arm and
! the distinguished gentlemen assisted
each other in extricating themselves
. <1,o 1oIx for ay1f
4 ensued and there was danger for few
J moments of general panic, but num-
n ber Of cool heads managed to still the
fears Of those near by and the work Of
lirescuing the unfortunate ones was quick
8 ~ begun. Vice-President Stevenson
was dazed for a monment by the force
! of his fall and struggled, but. was soon
able to enter his carriage and be driven
( to the Hotel Delano, where, after short
rest, he completely recovered his equan-
unity. He took the accident good ma
turedly, and only seemed concerned
: about the injuries of those who fell
about him. Governor Drake was not
: injured, and after the injured ones
had been removed and after the excite
ment had subsided, he and the uninjured
members of his staff and friends re-
viewed the procession, which had halted
at the disaster. Ex-Governor Sherman
was caught beneath a pile of rubbish
and struggling people, and but for the
( instant assistance of bystanders, who
removed heavy plank from across his
neck, he might have been fatally in
jured. AS it is, he sustained only slight
injuries.
Governor brakes daughter, Miss
Mary Drake, and her friend, Miss Car
penter of Des Moines, were on. the stand
but escaped injury. A number of physi-
clans were .on hand almost instantly to
help the wounded.