The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-09
Many Broken Limbs in a Leaven-
worth Accident.
WASWITHOUT WARNING
A Vast Crowd Was Watching
the Sham Battle.
The Army Ambulance Carries
Injured to the Hospital.
Three Of Those Most Seriously
Hurt May Die.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept 9.-The col
lapsing of the grand stand during the
sham battle on the Fort Leavenworth
reservation Tuesday afternoon injured
twenty-five persons severely and
bruised and shocked many more. Three
Of the injured may die. OF the thou
sand or more people in the stand, all
were frightened and shocked.
Mrs. John Mourdant. Leavenworth
back injured and left hip fractured;
condition critical.
Mrs. Charles Norby, Leavenworth,
left leg fractured above the ankle; back
hurt.
Mrs. Joseph Bonnell, Weston, Mo-.
left leg fractured above the knee and
back hurt; her condition is dangerous.
W. H. Van Camp. Pennington. Kan.
ankle broken.
E. G. Wright. a mercbant=o Kansas
City Kan, ankle sprained.
Mrs. Lipson, sister of Mrs. Harry
Ettanson. from Chicago, left ankle
fractured.
Mrs. @. H. Noble. Leavenworth, back
hurt and injured internally.
Mrs. D. w. Chambers. Soldiers home.
leg fractured.
George Dawson, Omaha, spine in
Mrs. J. W. Simpson. Weston. Mo-,
back and hip injured and ankle
Frank W. Graham. Lansing, Kan.
back injured.
Mrs. L. c. Slack, Leavenworth. back
injured.
Mrs. J. T. Burnes, Muscotah. Kan,
leg fractured and injured internally.
Arthur Clark. Leavenworth, right
shoulder and arm injured.
Miss Abe, Lowemont, Kan, leg frac-
tured.
Miss May Slack, Leavenworth. ankle
fractured.
Mrs. Mary Martin. Leavenworth.
right leg fractured.
J. H. Gebhardt. supposed to be from
Atchison, injured about back and spine
Miss Carrie Gebhardt, arm and neck
injured.
oliver Shelby. boy. badly injured on
right side of head.
Mrs. ]. France, LeavenwoMh, both
Mrs. Robert c. McGregor, Leaven-
worth back and hip Injured.
Mrs. George Morton, Leavenworth'
Mrs. John VogeI. LgRvenworth. left
arm broken close to hand
Miss Inez Matheny. left leg fractured
above ankle.
or Gilbert. Kansas City, Kas.. foot
bruised.
Edna Gilbert. daughter, of Mayor Gill
bert. Kansas City. Kas., foot bruised.
Chris Kopp, baker, SO North Seventh
street, Kansas City, Kas.
William Fischer, grocer, AIS North
Fifth street. Kansas City, kas.
c. S. Wright, groceF,E 1900 Stewart
avenue, Kansas City, kas
The stand gave way just as the cav
airy were charging to capture part of
the siege battery defending the city in
the sham battle. Someone in the
grandstand shouted There comes the
cavalry" All rose up simultaneously
to see it. The stand swaYed and went
down on a line parallel with the seats.
At first manv tainted and it was
some time before it was learned that
none had been killed outright. Men
from the roads and neighboring knobs
rushed in to see if their relatives of
friends were injured. Order was final
ly restored by the soldiers forcing the
crowds back. Army surgeons with hos
pital men and ambulances were soon
there and doctors and an ambulance
from the city also came. In an hour
most of the injured had been given first
aid and were taken to hospitals in the
citv or fort.
It was nearly an hour before all
were removed TO their homes or hospi-
tails. 1t was found that most were in
1ured about the ankles, as many had
their feet hanging down between the
board seats when the crash came.
Some of the strangers injured were
taken to their homes last evening.
The grandstand was constructed by
the carnival committee and seats on it
were sold for % cents each. w. H.
Bond, president of the carnival COM
mittee, made the following statement:
There was great demand for stand
to accommodate the people. We opened
up correspondence with Baker & Co.
OF Kansas City to try to get seats, but
we did not understand their terms and
we concluded to have 1t built by people
here. We got Don Clark, carpenter
and contractor, who had put up the
grandstand at the baseball park to con-
struct the stand and he guaranteed that
it would be perfectly safe. Believing
that he, from his experience, knew how
to construct one, we hired him, but il
seems that the ground slanted slightly
to the east and he did not brace it suf-
fciently on the down side. When the