The record-union., 1898-01-05
And Fears Are Entertained That II is Not
Yet Complete.
Many Of the Injured Are Not Ex-
pected to Recover, and Others
Will be Confined to Their Beds
for Days, Weeks and Some for
Months-The Accident Due to
the Breaking Of a Beam Under
the Floor.

LONDON (Ontarlo), Jan. 4.-The IN
ion Jack to-day floats at half-mast over
the CITY Hall, but it is not needed to
remind the citizens of the horror of
last night. The City Hall presents the
appearance of wreck, and the streets
in front of it were all day crowded
with the curious and sorroWing citi-
Zens.
The list of dead numbers twenty-five,
but ii is much feared that it is not yet
complete. Many of the injured are not
expected to recover, and others will
be confined to their beds for days,
weeks and some for months.
The list of injured can never be made
complete, in so far as the minor suffer-
erS are concerned as many are able to
be about, though suffering bruises,
aches and pains as a result of their
terrible fall
City Engineer Graydon states that the
cause of the accident was the break
ing of a heavy beam which ran be-
meath the floor almost at the center of
the space which gave way. The beam
broke in the center, throwing all the
people standing within a large space
into one mass. The engineer did not
that the tremendous weight simply
caused this beam to snap
The inquest was begun to-day, but
no evidence will be taken until after the
funerals of the victims.
The following is a revised list of the
dead and the more seriously injured:
Dead-Benjamin K. Nash, carriage
maker; John Turner, carriage maker;
John Burridge, shoe maker; Frank
Robinson, plasterer; Crawford Beckell,
contractor; Edward Luxton, farmer;
W. Fl. Bell. baker; E. d. Leigh, plumb
er; Abraham Phillips, flour dealer;
Benjamin Jacques. painter; Stephen
Williams, laborer; K. c. Smith. gard
ener; l.. w Burke; J. w Fellows;
James Harris, moulder; Wilson Car
ruthers, farmer; Noble Carruthers; w.
j. Borland, woodworker; Fred Hem
man, son of H. Hemman; w. E. Tai
bot, young son of w. Talbot; Oswald
Bruce, son of w. Bruce, shoe maker;
Allen Towe, son OF E. Towe: John
Burgess, laborer: Herman Hilbert, ped
dler; James Mclean, young son Of
James Mclean. Total, %.
Intured-F'red H. Frye Louis Stein
berg, Frank c. Freeland, William Glib
son, Thomas Hoog, Jr., James Cutler,
William Durnion, Moses Miners, Alder
man Charles Taylor, Charles Garret,
Albert Joyce, William Stone. Edward
Marshall, William Cox, Joseph Muir
ray, j. c. McNaughton, John Bartlett,
d. Sweeney, William Ellwood, Charles
kidner. Maurice Baldwin, Alderman
Neil Cooper, John Dromgole, Fred
Ward, James Sussex, William Baker,
Sydney Glendenning, - Schofeld,
James Dean, Johnston, Mrs
Mines, Albert Joyce, Michael A. Nor
kin, son of James Atkinson. Ed. Bar
rett
The whole point of the inquest will
turn on the liability of the city to the
relatives and friends of the deceased. A
number of local architects will testify
that the building was unsafe, and
should have been condemned This
will be the basis Of the claims that will
be made against the city
A meeting of the City Council was
held this evening, when measures were
taken to relieve any temporary finan-
cial distress caused by the accident
and to see that all funeral arrange
ments are carried out in a proper man
ner the city guaranteeing all expenses
Benjamin Nash. whose body was TAX
en- from the ruins badly mangled. was
one of the most prominent citizens of
London. John Turner another of those
Killed, was also prominent in civic af-
fairs. having served as Alderman for
number of years