The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
TIE GRAND STAND COLLAPSES
At a Football Game at Glasgow Be
tween Scotland and England.

The struggle Of the crowds gathered
at the Ibrox park in Glasgow, Scot
land on Saturday to witness the last
international football game between
teams from England and Scotland
caused the collapse of portion of one
Of the spectators terraces, resulting
in the death of twenty-one persons
and the injury of three hundred 9TH
erS.
When the game began 10000 spec
tators were on the ground and an i'm
mense crowd had gathered outside.
Being unable to obtain admittance the
crowd broke down some of the bars
and swarmed upon the fields where
the police charged and drove the in
truderS back upon the terraces and
seats. The railings dividing the
crowds were broken and the people
we're thrown over each other. In the
frantic struggle towards the exits the
pressure toward the upper portion OF
the westerly terrace was SO great that
hundred feet of the highest part OF
the structure collapsed under the
weight of the crowd driven upon it,
precipitating the mass of people to the
ground, 80 feet below. The injured
were piled in heaps, wedged in with
broken wood
The on-lookcrs heSitated toapproach
the dangling structure at first, but
finally began to utilize portions OF the
broken barriers as StretcherS. A hun
dred of the most seriously injured were
carried to the pavilion and to spaces in
the rear of the stands. 4 majority OF
the victims are suffering from broken
ribs and fractured limbs while some
sustained internal injuries. Few per-
sons were thrown down and trampled
upon in trying to escape from the
crush when the police charged, but
most Of the victims sustained thell
injuries in the fall Of the terrace.
1t is now believed that the collapse
was caused more by the efforts Of those
nearest the first break than by the ad,
ditional weight OF those who rushed
upon the stand from below. The ter
races, although supported by iron
girders, swayed and cracked ominously
under the movement Of its frantic oc-
cupants. The fallen portion is 1OC
feet long. 80 feet wide and contained
y tiers of seats. The injured in many
cases were lying five or six deep and 1t
marvellous that there were not more
fatalities. Nearly all the victims OF
accident are men. Among the last tt
be taken out from the debris were
two women. both of whom were prac
tically unhurt.
Nearly 200 OF the wounded were 81
seriously hurt that they were taken tt
intirmaries for operation and treat
ment. One hundred and fifty Of then
still remain in the inhrmarieS. A
large proportion Of the injured hat
limbs broken. bodies crushed anc
mangled and heads and faces gashed
Several more deaths undoubtedly vii
result from the most critical cases o
fractured skulls.
The action Of the authorities a
Ibrox park in ayerting a more gen
eral panic by permitting the game t
proceed while they encouraged the i'm
preston Of the crowd within the en-
closure that the accident was not 81
serious, is now generally commended
The incongruity OF the yellS Of tn
applause mingling with the groans 0
the struggling sufferers will never b
forgotten by those who witnessed tn
scene at the rear Of the terrarce.