New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
THE VICE-PRESIDENT HURT.
COLLAPSE OF A REVIEWING STAND AT
THE BURLINGTON CELEBRATION.
MR. STEVENSON. GOVERNOR DRAKE OF IOWA AND
MANY OTHER OFFICIALS THROWN TO THE
GROUND IN A HEAP-oNE MAN MAY
DIE FROM HIS INJURIES.

DIE FROM HIS INJURIES
Burlington, Iowa. Oc: 1.-The semi-centen-
ria celebration Of lowas Statehood opened to-
day in a blaze Of glory, but was marred by
serious accident. After the parade had covered
about half Of the lire OF march. Governor
Francis Drake and staff, Vice-President Stew
enson and all OF the State and local officials
conducted to reviewing stand. Scarcely
were they seated when .he stand gave way with
a crash and The entire structure went to the
ground. CT broken timbers. Women
tainted, and great confusion at orce reigned.
Governor Drak. and Vice-President Stevenson
were on the front tier Of seats and were
thrown backward upon the others. and thus
escaped fatal injury. but nevertheless were
badly shaken up and considerably alarmed.
The Vice-Presidents left leg was bruised and
his knee slightly sprained
Ex-Governor Shernai.. OF Iowa. was In the
rear Of the stand and fell at the very bottom
Of the mass. He was found with heavy tim
Der across his legs and plank resting on his
neck and back He Is badly hurt.
Major Wyman. of Ottumwa. Iowa, is injured
in the spine aid Is paralyzed. How badly he
is hurt will not be known for several days. 1t
was reported but afterward denied, that his
back was broken.
f. s Burrus. treasurer Of Des Mones COun-
ty. may die: both Of his legs are broken.
Lafayette Young. Editor Of THE Iowa Capt.
tai" was badly cut and bruised about the head.
City Clerk Fred l.. Poor was bruised and cut.
All Of the staff officers suffered more or less
and their swords were broken and their regalia
badly torn State Commissioner Seymour
Joness leg was injured.
Miss Mary Lord Drake. the Governors daugh-
ter tainted and was taken unconscious from the
wreck somewhat bruised. but recovered shortly.
Secretary of State Mcfarland was injured in
the ankle and leg Senator Kent. Of Lee County.
had his head cut. and Colonel II. o. Weaver. OF
Wapello. Iowa. his ankle spraned.
Mayor Nauman was caught under the pile OF
boards and was hel with one foot between two
blanks for half an hour before he was rescued.
A score or more are nursing bruised heads and
shins tonight.
The sufferers conveyed TO hospitals ana
hotels and their injuries promptly attended to-
The stand was private affair hastily con-
structed and had not been inspected like the
othere The crowd was warned not TO go on II,
az the officials were all who were intended to oc-
cupy IT, and for them it sufficiently strong.
I'M, n rush was made and the stand. as predicted,
went down.
Serious as the accident was. ii had Its FUNNY
side Governor Drake. with his hat pulled over
his ears. was found sitting in the lap Oh vice.
President Stevenson: the latters hat was also
crushed over his face. They were pinned down
by timbers and neither could move uni" a'u
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came .
,ortb to-day. sea of banners and Duntihs Is
struns across the streets and on the puidhss
oven out into the residence district Al an cary
hour this morning cannons doomed from 'ne
h,uNs belIs rarg and whistles blew. and again at
noon for ten minutes the noise was repeated. me
uproar was deafening The parade. the iarses'
over sean here started at II a. m. and was VIII,
messed by 2J,OU0 people. Governor Drahe anu
Vice President Stevenson rode near the heau oi
the column. followed by the Governors staii'
mounted and gold-laced. A full battalion OF the
Iowa Natona, Guard headed the column Brass
bands from all over the state were IN line. oa.s
representing the progress or Iowa from Iofn W
1906 we're also in line a band OF forty fuil-
Hooded Tama Indians followed the troops: TWO
cowboys among the spectators became excited at
the sight OF the Indians and dashed after tneni'
They ran for fifteen minutes through inc dense
crowd before they were captured Great excite
ment prevailed. and narrow escapes were nuiher-
GUS II took five policemen ten minutes 10 pun
the crazed COW ow-punchers' from their horses ana
a hand-to-hand fight with whips and CLUBS look
place The parade was far ahead OF anything
ever seen here. -
This afternoon State Commissioner F. NJ.
Crapo opened the exercises at the Coliseum be-
fore a vast crowd He followed by Gov
ernor F. NJ Drake who spoke for forty-hve min
utes. despite his accident Of the morning
To-ngh, was held a grand river carnival, in
which a barge representing a fortress at
tackled by fleet Of one hundred small boats using
Roman candles and bombs for ammunition 1t is
estimated that 10000 people watched the display
at the river front. and that lo.Wo were AT the
park this afternoon.
Vice President Stevenson spoke at banquet
given In honor of himself and Governor Drake to-
night