Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-14
Eight thousand People in It at the
Tine,
NEARLY A SCORE INJURED.
No One Killed Hospital Tent soon
Filled WIN Women Who Had
Painted,

Denver Colo, July 13,-The big tent
Endeayor where the Christian En-
Geayor convention has been held for the
past four days, was blown over this
afternoon at 4 o'clock while more than
5000 people were attending the proceed
ings, The Injured numbered nearly a
score, but fortunately none Of them was
seriously hurt
INJURED.
Mrs, rhornburg Denver very bad
wound in toreheau, very serious, nose
gashed anu scalp suffering several
wounds.
Allella Murdoch Denver arm irac-
tured
j. C. Peterson, Alamosa, Colo, scalp
wound and shock.
Miss Mary ELLIS, Trenton, Neb,, knee
Injured, body bruised
Mrs. /. n Johnson, Denver, badly
bruised and tainted from fright.
j, G.. Patterson, Alam0sa, Colo head
hit by electric lamp, bad scalp wound,
Miss Eta Ward 1915 Weha Taylor
street, Chicago large pole fell across
back and badly bruised her.
Among those who are suffering from
leyere nervous shocks are;
Miss Blanche Fearer oregon, Ill.
Miss Mindock New York city.
Miss Adams, oregon, Ill.
Miss Nipper, Pueblo Colo.
Miss Myrtle Moore Illinois.
Miss Warren, Illinois.
Mrs Small Denver.
The presence Of mind of A. NJ. Ram
sey OF Chicago, who sprang to chair
and called to the people to hold up the
canvas and poles undoubtedly prevent
ID danger OF suffocation. but as 1t was
many women tainted and We're extri-
Gated from the folds Of the canvas with
much difficulty,
Mrs, Winifred Sleep Of Denver, who
was in charge Of the st, Marks hospital
lent, seeing the catastrophe al the big
lent telephoned the electric company
loshut on the current This prevented
any damage being done by live wires,
Tor Of course, they fell with the poles.
a feature which showed the religious
nature OF the participants was seen
when the majority were eNtricaled
from the canvass folds. Led by an
eastern delegate all gathered around
Ia the open air and an impromptu
praise service was held.
The convention was in full progress
at 4 o'clock, and although there were
signs Of rain and some wind was blow
ing, no trouble was anticipated in the
management The sides OF the tent
we're up to admit air and this enabled
the squat to lift up the big canvas as
# II We're a balloon.
The gust Of wind which carried oven
the tent came so suddenly that nc
preparation could be made TO forestal
the consequences. The wind swept UNI
der the tent the roof Of which immeGi-
stely belied out like an immense sail
and II was seen that the poles were be.
ing drawn from the ground The small
er guy poles gave the first intlmati0r
Of danger tn the throng. being pulled
from the ground,
Immediately the 5000 people were In O
panic, which the screaming Of the wo'
men accentuated. II was then that Mr.
Ramsey sprang 10 a chair and loudly
called on the men to hold up the can
vas and catch the large supporting
poles as they fell, and avert that dan
ger Hundreds Of men sprang TO theli
feet and successfully carried out III,
Chicago mans suggestion, and conse
quently no one was injured In this way
As the poles fell more than 1000 PEG
pie who We're seated near the walls o.
the tent escaped the folds, and thos,
people Immediately formed themselves
into a reserve corps The hospital ten
was speedily filled with women VIII,
had tainted and those who were suffer
ing from slight injuries,