The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-05
In the Collapse Of London's
City Hall
THE NUMBER WILL BE LARGER
FOR MORE WILL DIE OF THEIR
INJURIES
People Hurt and Their Relatives Are
Collecting Evidence for Use In
Damage Suits


Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Ont, Jan. 4.--The Union
Jack today floats at half-mast over the
City Hall, but 1t Is not needed to re-
mind the citizens of the horror Of last
night. The City Hall presents the APP
pearance of q wreck and the streets in
front of 1t are crowded with the curious
and sorrowing citizens.
The list of dead numbers twenty-five.
but 1t Is much feared that 1t is not yet
complete. Many Of the injured are not
expected to recover. and others will be
confined to their beds days, weeks and
some for months. The list of injured can
never be made complete, In so far as
the minor sufferers are concerned. as
many are able to be about, though suf-
fering bruises, aches and pains as a re-
suit of their terrible fall.
City Engineer Graydon states that
the cause Of the accident was the break
ing of a heavy beam which ran beneath
the floor almost at the center Of the
space which gave way. The beam broke
in the center. throwing all the people
standing within large space into one
mass. The Engineer did not consider the
hall dangerous and says that the tre-
mendous weight simply caused this
beam to snap.
The inquest was begun today, but no
evidence will be taken until after the
funerals of the victims.
THE DEAD AND INJURED
The following is 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 Rob-
inson, plasterer; Crawford Beckell, con-
tractor; Edward Luxton. farmer; w. H.
Bell, baker; E. d. Leigh. plumbers Abra-
ham Phillips, flour dealer; Stephen Will
liams, laborer; K. c. Smith. gardener;
L. w. Burke. ]. w. Fellows. JAS Harris,
moulder; Wilson Carrnthers, farmer:
Noble Carruthers, w. J. Borland, wood
worker; Fred Herman, son Of HI. Hem
man; w. E. Talbot, young son of w.
Talbot; Oswald Bruce, son of w. Bruce,
shoe maker; Allen Towe, son of e. Towe;
John Burgess, laborer; Herman Hill
bert. peddler; Jas. Mclean, young son
of Jas. McLean-total, Is.
Injured: Fred H. Frye, Louis Stein
berg, Frank c. Freeland, VIM. Gibson,
Thomas Hogg, Jr., James Cutler, VIM.
Durnion, Moses Miners, Alderman Chas.
Taylor, Chas. Carrot, Albert Joyce. VIM.
Stone, Edward Marshall, VIM. Cox, Jo-
seph Murray, ]. G. McNaughton, John
Bartlett, D. Sweeney, VIM. Ellwood,
Chas. Kidner, Maurice Baldwin, Alder
man Neil Cooper, John Dromgole, Fred
Ward, Jas. Sussex, VIM. Baker, Sydney
Glendenning, - Schofield, James Dean,
Johnston, Mrs. Mines. Albert Joyce,
Michael A. Morlkin, son Of James At
tinson, Ed. Barrett.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
The whole point of the inquest will
turn upon the liability of the city to the
relatives and friends Of the deceased.
A number Of local architects will testi-
fly 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 TAX
en- to relieve any temporary financial
distress caused by the accident, and to
see that all funeral arrangements are
carried out in proper manner, the city
guaranteeing all expenses.
Benz. Nash, whose body was taken
from the ruins badly mangled, was one
of the most prominent citizens of Lon
don. John Turner. another of those
killed, was also prominent In civic af-
fairs, having served as alderman for
a number Of years