Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-01
A BURLINGTON PANIC
A Grand Stand Collapses and
Many Prominent Men Were
Badly Injured.
SCOTT JAcKsoN's CASE
England is Said to Have Taken
Action In the Turk
ish Matters.
WALES PERSlMMoN WINS

BURLINGTON, Iowa, October 1.--For
the next eight days Burlington will be
en- fete in honor of the emi-centennial
of the admission of Iowa to the union.
The celebration is under state
auspices. A pavilion with seating
capacity OF 10000 people, has been
erected at cost of $l3 900, on q high
bluff overlooking the Mississippi;
while, in order to afford free access to
the structure, an immense bridge has
been built at cost of $4,000, across
ravine 200 feet deep and 800 feet
wide. The program comprises an
educational day, woman's day, secret
society day, and republican and
democratic day. On these two latter
ex President Harrison and William
Jennings Bryan will be the guests OF
the semi centennial com mission.
To-day is being devoted to reception
OF visitors and distinguished guests.
Governor Drake, with thirty-two staff
officers and ten buglers, came in TO-
day and will remain throughout the
celebration.
Early this morning cannons doomed
from bluffs. bells rang, and whistles
blew. Again at noon for ten minutes
the noise was repeated, and the up
roar was deafening. The parade, the
grandest ever seen here. started at IL
a. M, and was witnessed by $4,000
people. Governor Drake and Vice
President Stevenson rode near the head
of the column, followed by the govern
or's staff mounted and gold laced
A full battalion Of Iowa National
Guards headed the column. Brass
bands from all over the state were in
line. Floats representing the progress
of Iowa from 1916 to 1896 were also in
line. A band of forty full blooded
Tama Indians followed the troops.
Cow boys dashed after the Indians and
ran for fifteen minutes through the
dense crowd until they were captured.
Great excitement prevailed aud narrow
escapes we're numerous. 1t took five
policemen ten minutes to pull the Graz
cd COW punchers from their horses and |
hand-to-haDd fight with whips and |
clubs took place.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, October just |
after the procession in the semi-centen-
nial celebration got under headway,
and while 10000 people we're In the |
streets, the reviewing stand broke
down Governor Drake and Vice. |
President Stevenson were slightly in
jured, County Treasurer E. s Burns
will die, City Clerk Fred. L. Poor was
dangerously injured, State Commits
sioner Seymour Jones was badly hurt,
and j. d. Rowen, OF Governor Drake's
staff was also badly hurt.
Everyone on the stand was more or |
less injured. A late rumor says that
Stevenson are both seriously injured.
The great confusion in the immense
crowd makes it impossible to confirm
the report just now.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, October T.
After the grand parade had formed for
The opening of the semi centennial fes-
tiYal, this morning, and had covered
about half of the line Of march, Cover
nor Francis Drake and staff, Vice
President Stevenson, and all the state
and local officials were conducted to |
the reviewing stand. Scarcely were |
they seated, when the stand gave way
with crash, and the entire structure
went to the ground, mass Of broken |
timbers. Women tainted and great
confusion at once reignad. Governor
Drake and Vice. President !, Stevenson |
were on the front tier OF seats and were
thrown backward upon the others and |
thus escaped fatal injury, but neverthe-
less they we're badly shaken up and |
considerably bruised. Ex-Governor
Sherman, of Iowa, was in the rear of
the stand and fell at the. very bottom
OF the mass. He was found with a heavy
timber across his legs, and plank
resting on his neck and back Badly
hurt: Major Wyman, Of O!tumwa.
Iowa, was injured In the spine and is
now paralyzed. How badly he is hurt
will not be known for several days
e. S. Burrus, treasurer Of Des MONIES
county, may die, both of his legs are
broken. Lafayette Young, editor of
the Iosca Capital Is badly cut and
bruised about the head. City Clerk
Fred l.. Poor is bruised and cut. Miss
Mary Lord Drake, the governors
daughter, is slightly bruised. All staff
officers suffered more or less, and their
swords and regalia are badly broken
and torn. State Commissioner Sey.
monr Jones has leg injured. The
sufferers we're conveyed to the hospital
and hotels, and their injuries were
promptly attended to.
The stand is a private affair, and
was hastily constructed and had not
been inspected like others. The crowd
were warned not to 60 on it, as the of
ficisls were all who were intended to
occupy il; for them it was sufficiently
strong, but rush was made upon the
stand, aud as predicted, 1t went down
Governor Drake will, il possible, speak
this evening, and Vice President Ste
venson tonight. The accident has
cast damper upon the exercises.