The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-08-14
-FOUR DEAD--I2 FATALLY HURT
PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL GRAND
STAND GAVE WAY.
Over $50 Persons Injured-QuarreI on
Street Caused People to Rush to See
What Was the Matter-Rotten Walk
Let 200 Fall to the Ground-An Aw-
full Scene-Hospital Crowded.


Philadelphia, Aug. 10.-Four persons
are dead, at least II are thought to be
fatally injured and fully $50 others
are hurt, some seriously as the result
of an accident which occurred at the
Philadelphia National league park. A
board walk which overhung the field
bleachers fell to the street, carrying |
200 spectators.
Nearly 100 persons received frac-
lures of the limbs, decorations of the
head, broken noses, Commissions of the
head and body, but their condition is
not serious.
Two games were scheduled between
Boston and Philadelphia this after
noon and the attraction drew over TO-,
900 persons to the ball park. The &C
cident occurred at 5: 40 o'clock, while
the Boston team was at bat at the last
half of the fourth inning of the sec
ond game and was indirectly due to
quarrel between two drunken men
in the street. The National league
stands are built of steel and brick,
the brick wall extending entirely
around the grounds. At the top of the
left field are seats and extending from
the grand stand to the bleachers there
was a walk about three feet wide
which overhung the street. 1t was this
walk which gave way under the heavy
weight
Men who were standing on the walk
were attracted by disturbance in the
street. They leaned over the side of
the railing to see what was the trou-
BILE and drew the attention of the 9th
err spectators seated on the top rows
of the bleachers. Then occurred what
is seen almost every day at ball
game-a rush to see what the other
spectators were looking at.
The walk became overcrowded and
without warning 200 feet of it fell
L to the sidewalk, 80 feet below, carry
> ing all who were on it down.
There were probably 5000 persons
sitting on the bleachers and the roar
made by the falling timbers created
/ panic. Instantly the spectators rose
: en- masse and made a rush down the
u stand and into the playing field. Mer
u and boys climbed over one another il
u their effort to escape from the ground
{ Notwithstanding what had occurred
, theball players and others tried to stoI
. the mad rush, but they were swep
q aside in their unsuccessful efforts anC
several persons were badly hurt in thu
crush.
Outside the grounds the scene wa
n one Of horror.
e Some we're unconscious, others wer
d. rolling over suffering great pain ant
y others attempted to get up and walk
e, only to fall again. The 10000 person
Is in the grounds left the place an
10 crowded about the injured. of WHOM
1t there were more than 100. Indescrit
IL able confusion reigned for a time be
r. cause of the great crowd
ot A general ambulance call was sen
in. All houses in the vicinity wer
is thrown open to the victims.
IN At the hospitals confusion reigne
is for a while There was not ROOF
as enough or attendants enough to loo
ne after the patients. They were laid OF
in Railways and on the floors or Tn
III wards, and in several instances pi
n tients gave up half their beds to II
at jured men and boys. While the no
at pital attendants and outsides who ha
at pital attendants and outsiders who ha
he were looking after the injured, tn
% clergymen were soothing and comfor
ell ing the victims.
* It is estimated that fully 100 pc
le. sons who were injured went direct
nv their homes. An examination of IL
inf stand after the accident showed mar
of the wooden supports, which extern
ed ed three feet beyond the walk, to
llv rotten. They we're about two and
= half inches thick and about six inch'
ar wide They broke off flush with Il
or walls.
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9 Methodist Treasurer Missing.
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