Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-02

loWa's ssmi.c Centennial.
P401IHRH NEE Given A FALL.
We ProoaAsat Showcases. Gov. Drske. Ex-
0sv. Shssnaa and Others Go Down in .
AeaD Oniy Ose Severely Hart, tho
Others hei.g 0sIy Badly shshsa-Fstsi
FlooA d virginia-Sm.ll EAitioa ofthe
Jehnseown Dtssstss LaSess frouA the
ssssAern Cycles. .
Burlington. Ia. Oct. 2.-The semi-
centennial exercises yesterday were
Tarred by an accident which happened
to the reviewing stand erected near
the Union station for the convenience
Of Vice Pfesident Stevenson. Governor
Drake Uowa) and his personal stan.
n some forty other prominent peo-
pie reviewing the parade. lust a. the
head Of the pars lie reached that point.
with almost No warning, the entire
stand collapsed. throwing its dis
tinguished occupants to the ground. Q
distance Of fifteen feet. The majority
Of those On the stand were bruised
more or lesa
Only One MAJ Severely asrt.
The following are the more seriously
hurt: Vice President A. L. Steven
son., Jared and shaken. but otherwise
unhurt: Governor F. u. Drake, Of Iowa,
slightly Jared: Ex-Governor Sherman.
of Ninton, bruised and shaker by AL:
Ex-Governor Newbold. Mount Pleasant.
L., hand sprained: Hon. Lafayette
Young. editor of the Des Motnes Capt.
tai and orator of the day. hurt about
the hack and shoulders. but not pre-
vented from delivering his address in
the aSernoon; Rev. d. s. 81. Fellows.
Of Fayette. bruised: Auditor of State
c. G. McArtheX.-p es Moines bruised
about the head; City Commissioned q.
II. Jones. OF Burlington. ankle sprained:
Lieutenant Colonel James ID. Rowan.
Of Des Moines. ankle spraincd: Major
W. c. Wyman. Ottumwa. hurt Internal
ly: County Treasurer f. g. Burrows. Of
f, Burlington. compound fracture Of leg
worst Of all the injured.
Cssse OF the seaad's CsIvspse.
I; 1t was about noon when the accident
occurred; the morning parade had
passed through h principal streets Of
h city. n h governor N stan.
escorting the vice president. had just
left the line of march and entered the
stand to review the procession. The
ftand had been hastily erected at the
last moment for the convenience III
| Vice President Stevenson. Governor
| Drake and star end his party ri
friends n guests. Heavy rains had
30 softened the soil on which Il was
constructed that the supports sank
into 1t and carried the structure to the
ground. Several persons a warned
the people not TO crowd on the stand,
as they did not consider Il safe. and a
number q just stepped on when Il
! gave way. Vice President Stevenson
was almost in the center Of the stand,
and wal thrown perl mel into q wildly
struggling mAss Of people.
Seevsneou end Drake 60 Down fogether.
Governor Drake was near him and
graspcd his arm, and both the distin-
guished gentlemen assisted zach other
in extricating themselves from the
debris. Terrible excitement ensued,
and there was danger FOR . few min
utes of q general panic. but q number
OF cool heads managed to stir the fears
of those standing by. and the work OF
rescue OF the unfortunate ones Wa
quickly begun. Vice President Steven
son was dazed for the moment by the
force Of his fall n the struggle. hut
wa 8 oon able to enter his carriaEe and
be driven to the Hotel Delano. where
after q short rest he completely re-
covered his equnanimity. He took the
accident good naturedly. and only
seemed concerned about the injuries OF
those who fell about him.
Gov. Drake Not . MT Hart.
Governor Drake was not injured In
the least, and after the injured ones
had been removed and the excitement
had subsidized he and the uninjured
members OF his stan and friends re-
viewed the procession. which had
halted at the disaster. He was then
driven to the hotel. and had dinner,
after which he proceeded to Grape
park. where h celebration was held
I'm the big Coliseum. and took the part
in the exercises assigned him as u
nothing had happened. The reviewing
stand was a temporary AFFAIR Of two.
by-six scantIins. hatiiy constructed,
and stood over a sort Of depression In
IN ground. into which It's ma
were p~romiscuously tumbIed. Ex-Gov-
ernor Sherman was caught beneath
. pile of rubbish and struggling poo.
pie. and but for the instant assistance
Of big by-stander who removed q
heavy plank from across his neck nc
might nave been fatally injured. A
1t il he sustained only slight injuries
Governor brakes daughter. Mary, and
her friend. Miss Carpenter. OF Des
Moines. were OF the stand. but escaped
injury aside from a had fright.
WAS LIKE THE JOsNsTOWN FuOOD
Bursting % . Lake In vtrgisis Csusss
Death and Dsvastsstsa-
Stanton. Va. Oct. 1.-The foods here
was caused by much the samc condi.
lions. but OF course on a smaller scale
rs those which resulted In the Johns.
town diesster. namely. the bursting 81
Q AXE and h emptytnG OF It's water,
into a stream already badly swollen By
the rains. From 10 to Il O'Clock o,
Tuesday night the rain came down o.
torrents and soon chaneed Lewis creek
which RUM through Stanton. into q
mill race. The creek. after u enters
well into the city. iows down througf
Q large arched sewer under Central
avenue southwark nearly q MAR
street, where IL defects slightly 10 IN
right. and still bursting Its under.
ground course turns to the eastward
aenia after IL crosocs JohBpoa sSres,