The evening times., 1897-02-25
THE FORD THEATER CLAIMS
Senator McMiIlan'S Amendment
Presented, Carrying $35, 900.
A LIST OF THOSE BENEFITED
The Provision Made Is for the
Final Settlements-An Item in
shire-The Findings of the Com-
mission Filed With the Report.

| Senator McMnland this afternoon in
| troduced an amendment TO the sundry civil
! bin, carrying an aggregate OF something
| over $4,000, i'm payment of the final out
standing claims for death and injury in
! the Ford The3ter disaster The amendment
| carries the following individual items:
Thomas ID. Anderson, $500; Ethelbert
Baier, So, 500; Edward C. Carroll, $500;
| George r. Garnett, 81, 500; Thomas Morley.
| $3.50; Charles X. Miller, So, 500; George
! W. Smoot, 81 200: Smith Thompson. s.. 900;
Nathan F. White, 81, 500; II. p. Wiley,
! $500; james A White, 81 ,0O0: Mrs.
| George K. Baldwin, legatee under the last
will Of David Henry Porter Brown, Sc, 900;
| Nina a. Kline, widow, $5 900; to legal
representative of William Schrieber. So, 600 !;
Wilson H. Thompson, 81 900; Sherman
| Williams. $4,000; Charles G. Smith, 81
Richard C. Jones, 5000.
The amendment also provides an appro-
priation of $3.50 TO compensate Exon
gresham Brookshire for his services as u
member OF the Ford Theater commission
Tor twenty-three days after the expiration
OF his term in Congress.
The report tCJnpanying the amend
nent is largely repetition OF a prior
report. The old report contained detailed
information OF the labors, findings, and
recommendations of the commission In
more than l0G claims. Congress took ac-
ton on this report and approved nearly
ali the rccomme ndations made, but re-
ferring several back to the commission.
It is upon these claims and few new
ones the commission now takes action.
Senator Mcmillan S report says that under
the etitrectiono of Congress the commission has
carefully re-examined the claims referred
back. and has heard the evidence of nu-
merous witnesses. The result is that the
commission has not found occasion to re-
verse its former judgment and recon-
mcndatiOns,' except in the case or James
A White White now receives ST. 900.
or the new claims filed since its re-
port in 1896 the commission gives details,
as follows:
David II P Brown, aged fOrty-scven,
died January 16, 1895. unmarried; claim
ant. bis cousin, Mrs. Georgiana r. Bald
win The evidence shows that Mrs. Bald
win kept Brown at her house for year
before bis death and provided him with
medicines, room, board and other neces-
saries Hisdeath was, in the opinion, caused
by inhalation of lime dust, inducing con-
sumption.
Arthur j. Kinne, aged twenty-five; died,
Philadelphia, March 4, 1895; wife; inhala-
tion OF hpe dust and shock cause OF
death. He was continuously under physi-
clans care after the accident.
William SChrieber. fifty-seven years old
This claimant was killed at the collapse OF
the building Doubt in this case was &C
CaSioned by fact that the claimant was
no relative The commission, however,
finds that he has lived with the Mueller
family for thirty years and had no known
relatives.
Sherman Williams, age twenty-nine. Wife
and children. Proof filed that physicians
expenses had cost him $500. Williams is
son-in-law OF Henry II. Moler, ex-cashier
OF the House OF Representatives.
Richard C. Jones. Age, fifty. Wife
and children. Fell in getting out OF the
building. and has since been in poor health;
also lost clothing and property valued at
$50.
The report also favors the repeal Of the
law establishing the commission, so that
this may close the entire legislative his
tory OF the disaster.