The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-04

LoNBDN. Ont. jan 3-TwEnty-four
persons are known TO have been killed
and many injured by the collapse of d
floor in the city hail this evening To-
night closed the municipal campaign and
the hall was crowded TO hear the Ad-
dresses OF the successful candidates. Al
midnight Cne bodies OF the following had
been taken out ana Identified:
r Heaman. &. Breckett. T. Luxton. y
Cafcthers, Il. Leigh William Harris. T.
W. Burke. John Smith. John Talbot a
. Ph.ulcs John Turner Ben Nash J. "
BoFtland. James Hiiburn Frank Robin
sQn James Mclean. John Barri6ge, Os-
wald Bruce b. Jacque ". H Dell Ste
phen Williams John Fellows, Allen Lowe.
The injured. 80 far as can be learned.
include the following:
pr. Wilson. the mayor-eiect. leg hrokea,
Alderman Carothess slightly injured.
Edward Mopkin. John Burgess. William
Gray leg broken: John Fleming noga
arms broken; William Jones, water com
missionar-elert badly bruised. Joshua
Darchud. John Blanch. Alderman Neil
Cooper Charles Van Wyck George W
Yates, city editor OF the News: Harry
Passmore. reporter on the Advertiser
staff
Those who were more seriously injured
We're taken TO neighboring drug stores.
whence they were taken TO the hospital
or their homes after their injuries had
been attended 10. The dead were taken 10
the committee rooms OF Alderman Par
TELL. the defeated candidate for mayor.
directly across the street.
Both Of the city hospitals are full. and
many of the injured are at their homes.
At the close of ihe polls crowd had
gathered ln the city hall. where il had been
the custom in years past for the success
ful candidates to address The people. The
hail was crowded 10 the very doors, prob
ably 2oe0 people being tlmmed in it's mar
row space. There was 4 iall in the proceed
iuES. when the audience called for several
OF the newly elected aldermen Al once. and
there was some delay IN securing a speaker
to address them Alderman Carothers
joined the mayor In an effort to secure
quiet. II response TO punerous calls, r VI.
Toothe ga7 pushed forward 70 the plat
form on which the speakers stood.
As he reached IL there was an ominous
cracking. ami the raised platform on
which the mayor and newly-e}ecJed alder
men were seated seemed 70 pitch forward
To the aoor. There was a sassinz Of tim
berS and the next moment 10 people we're
buried twenty feet to ths floor below \
beam running twenty fee5 along The center
ef the bali mad s5ven away. and the crowd
et mass standing above hat section Of the
Z NOT w7s thrown in heap 90 the bottom.
\ large safe stood In one corner OF the haB.
ami with 4 huge steam coil we shiaz haIG
= ton went crashing DOWN on the heads of
the victims
May ~ those carried down by the falling
aoos we're boyz Is % Is years old Some
of them managed 20 squirn from undec
h~avr beams. whe-e Men soula aot move
Despite ms. however. number % taea.
were <l}ed .hetr Ivsz being crushed AIT
by sae aeevy seaus whioa gradually se,-
tlg4 asoa them aarGs down hv tets heavy
iron So - snA tas steam cal
FoioWsrE :he crash ;here was a w.,d
rslsa for ,he 52crs a the south toar.
Where sae majority u she crowd had s1-
tfrea -aera Na~ terrific panic Tho-a
n t~a7: uere a ~orn down br The oarcm-
ing rssa sati-kaE and 6sotnG sor faa
doav sad safety 1niy. ore-aalf % .aa
rear d9ar spare NJ probably .acee fse-.
Ass span a9d .n re na3 ~ash no o1e
though, SO ea<o .ea aa1r .n rs entirety.
ard ~ people s.r,l1E e5 through zhe nar-
tow ~es,e. abe strong pes Ar.ug down tae