Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-27
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Opera-iIouse Disn*ter - MIR
riagcS-Gther Mention.

NEWPORT NEWS, October H-(Spe-
cial)-The responsibility for yesterdays
terrible calamity, by which one life was
lost. seven men were painfully injured
and a large. fine structure-the latest and
most ambitious undertaking Of the colored
people Of Newport News-Was transform
ed into a mass of ruins, has not Deen
placed, and the probability is that ii VIII
not be unless the relatives of Mr. ). wal
ter RODGERS. the only man killed, or OF
some of the injured men take the matter
TO court i'm the form of suit for damages.
1t is possible. however, that the grand
Jury may take the matter up 10 deter
mine whether or not there was any criml-
nal negligence The CorOneTs jury held
an inquest this morning, but simply
brought I'm a verdict which shows that
Rodgers met his death by "the falling oil
tho building at the corner of Twcnty-thlrd
street and Madison avenue october Zoth'
George Council being the arcmtect'
Thomas T. Stagg, being the general CON
tractor. associated with 5. Il. Bartlett;
I " Davis. the brick contractor; G.. w.
Davis. the contractor for Woodwork, ana
I W. Rodgers. the contractor for the cell
ing to the ground floor.
A. the inouest. which was held at
Cafes undertaking establishment only
three witnesses were examined. Ihey
were Contractors Stage and Baruett anu
an eyewitness to the collapse Oh the
opera-house building. The funeral OF lhe
dead man will take place tomorrow
morning from the Second Baptist church
A far as can be learned no arrangements
ro. carrying civil suits to court nave
hen made by any OF the injured or
tho relatives of the dead man, VINO lei l
~ widow and six children, and had MS
/ life insured for only SOD
# &c now positively known that there
| were no more fatalities in the caIaHity
| The men who were at Work on the Duiiu
| i,,r have all been accounted FOR, ana Neu
rs VINO was thought TO be the man
| seen leaping from one OF the WINDOWS 90
| .I,o north wall caved in, was at work III
| ~ ebin-vard. and reported at ms nome
49, rigbt Attorney y. y. Clark Tor the
| Columbia Investment ASSOCIATION o"Ho''
/ - ~ building stated TO your CORE
enondent this morning That the oPe,
! house would be rebuilt at once, anu ~
tornev Clark, with Manager PM bIoN -
| 49, i'm consultation with the contractor
mis- morning. The work OF removing '''
5 Az viii be commenced at once.
| Nj. ruo Eugene Taylor the accom-
,Iisbed daughter of Mr.. and MS w IL
I'm u Tavlor. of this city, was uniieu
a., ,,orriaee this afternoon 10 MI. W. H.
r. lor of Baltimore, at st. PauFs Epis
mol church The church. when Was
beautifully decorated, was wen hlleu wiz
mo friends OF the bride and groom h''Hs
persons being present from Baltimore an.
/ Norfolk. Mr. Taylor is the manager lo'
I tho Sanford BrOOkes Dredging COMPANY
of the former city. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev. j. FRANCIS hiooie
rector Of St. Paul's. There was no Vi l"O.
moid nor were there any other lazy az
| rrl., mid
~, ,ho arm of her father. Mr.. William n
,ra,Ior Sr.. bv whom she was given ava,
-, mo altar. They were preceded by I'M
,,rhe,s- Nfessrs. w RoscO Bunsall, o
poitimore. Sidney L. Wood, of New YORK
Cborles +. Boroughs, OF Nortolk 1h'
Harold Norton. Of this city Inc groan
''.or,nanied bv his best man. Mr.. VII
I ION II Redwood. Of Baltimore entered
eimultaneously from the vestry-room' Al
,or The ceremony the bridal party repair
ed 10 the home of the brides pareht,
where an elegant luncheon was service
w. and Mrs. Taylor then boarded tn
ora Dominion steamer Tor Ne" iorh
Thev will reside in Norfolk.
Mr. Robert J. Lackey and MISS Eliza
18th l. SPRINGFIELD. daughter of Mr.. ant
~ q w. Struggled were quietly mar
- a. The homo of the brides parents
s,,,,.sptv-sixth street last night by Rev
= I inscomb. in the presence OF rev
',a,;,,os and friends. Immediately afte
tho ceremony the couple left for Oh
Point t,lJ and this morning they boarded IN
in for a northern tour. Both the Bird
INA groom are very popular III Ne"poi
S %ews Mrs. LaclSoy is one OF Newpor
, News's most beautiful young ladies. N
tactey holds a responsible position VIII
The Chesapeake and ohio railroad
Mr.. Francis IL. Roster ana MISS ma,
81 Sims were married yesterday e'eh''