The sun., 1900-06-21
DR.. Hiram R. Burton Didn't
Have Time to Swing in the
Walton Elevator Crash.
D. MIFF WILSON AND WHEAT
Heard of Union Republican Success
and Hurriedly Left, the Field.
Nobody Seemed to Notice
Rev. G. NJ. Sheldon
of Kansas.
= rom me sums speeial Correspondent.


Philadelphia, June 20.-Dr. Hiram r,
Burton, a delegate to the Republican
National Convention from Delaware, oc-
cupies a unique position relative to the
great Thomas G. Platt, New York's boss.
Several days ago SenatorPlatt fell from
moving car and fractured rib. Last
nigi t DR.. Burton fell in the elevator
crash at the Hotel Walton and one of his
ribs were fractured. Each gentleman
suffers from a fracture of the same rib
in each body. They met at the Hotel
Walton today. Each walks slowly and
with much pain.
~
Shortly before the accident last night
to the elevator in the Hotel Walton, a
group composed of DR.. Hiram r. Burton,
Robert G. Houston and two newspaper
men, were standing near the ill-fated
elevator. Mr. Houston called attention
to apparent weakness of the car and its
crowded condition.
Dr. Burton agreed with Mr.. Houston
and continued to say that he knew of a
safe plan to prevent injury in case of an
elevator plunge. "Get hold on the
side or top and swing so that your feet
will not touch the floor"
At 1l30 O'Clock the crash came. DR..
Burton was in it. He sustained frac-
ture OF the rib. This morning one of the
newspaper men called on DR.. Burton.
During the cali he said, Doctor, when
the accident happened last night did you
swing?"
With a grin caused by the severe pain,
t. e Delaware delegate murmuced slme-
thing about wasn't time to swing" +"
and the incident closed.
D. Mihlin Wilson, OF Dover, one OF the
staunch Union Republicans of Kent
county, was here today. He wasn't
here last night when the boys heard the
decision OF the Credentials Committee
seating the Union Republicans. That ne
wasn't here he will regret as long as he
lives.
Wilson is one of D Dalaware's most pop
ular poiticians. During the last session
Of the Delaware Legislature he was
known to every newspaper correspond
ent as the speaker of the third House. .
Wilson was in the field on his farm
near Dover early this morning assisting
his men cut wheat. His son came up
with the news that the Union Reoubli.
cans had been seated. Dropping every
thing he called to the men: "Bovs You
can cut this wheat or not just as you
like, I'm going to Philadelphia"
Speaker Wilson was in the cenven-
tion city at II o'clock.
One OF the assistant sergeants- alarms
of the National Republican Convention
in Philadelphia is 9. HI. Murphy, oi
Davenport Ia, native of Wilmington
He has been spending some OF his spare
time there. Mr.. Murphy is an attorney
at.law in Davenport and has practically
grown up in the western city, having
gone to IIwa in 1867, when 10 years old
His father was Dennis Murphy, who
was prominent carter and was we'll
known to the older citizens OF Whining
ton.
While in Wilmington Mr.. Murphy
has been the guest of William Morrow
and Andrew Traynor.
''It beats thunder how soon people arr
forgotten in this world" exclaimed
husky Iowa delegate in the corridor o
the Walton last night, ''See that maj
over there. You don't know him, d
yon? Nobody else knows him either here
and it was ouly few months ago tina
nearly everybody from Maine to Cali
fornia and from Canadat to Mexico. Why
y everybody was talking about him. Ever
the English newspapers were printin,
stories about him. That's the Rev
Charles NJ Sheldon, who ran the Topek
Capital the way he thought Christ woult
run it, don't know what in the blaze
he is here for. Maybe he wants to rul
this convention the way he thinks Chris
would run it,"
Pl lad lph ans were determined thu
TIE convention crowd should not g
irsty. There are Deither saloons no
restaurants in the vicinity of the Con
vention Hall. To take their place tn
town sent three huge watering carts
filled with drinking water and Ice, on
to the grounds that surround the Carni
val Hall. The carts were regular stree
sprinkljng carts and they were wheeled
up to the main door of the hall anC
labelled. All these carts were emitted
by the time the crowd had getten away
While the crowd drank tine water i
cussed Philadelphia for putting its hal
so far away that venders of more pala
table drinks hadn't found it profitable t,
establish themselves in thp naiohhor