Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-03

nappieSt man In the world Mr. Bliss
suggested to him at noon that they
stop work for the day, but Logan
was anxious to finish laying the stone
in the course and he asked his men
70 keep on working until Z or o'clock
in the afternoon.
Mrs. L 0gan was notified that her
husband had been hurt and she ar
rived in the city on Sunday night. ac-
conn anied by her child. Yesterday
the remains were removed from Gilrs
| morgue to the home of James Nc
Cormick, Is East Mif1in street. the
Mccormick and Logan families being
| friends. The funeral will be held this
morning at o'clock from st. RAJ
phael's church, Father Joseph F.
Kroha officiating. The bearers will
/ be Edward ]. Damon. Otto Scheer
and Frank Bliss, fellow employees OF
the deceased, and Martin CullinaEe,
P. J. O'Neill and Nicholas Egge, rep
resenting the local bricklayers and
masons. Burial will be made in Cal
vary cemetery.
President ]. A. Coyne of the brick
layers and masons. requests all men,
bers of the organization to meet at
labor hall at o'clock this morning
for the purpose of attending the flu
neral
A large number of friends of the de-
ceased called at the Mccormick home
last night to offer their sympathies to
the grief-stricken widow.
Recently the Logan home at Chi
cago was burglarized ana considerable
articles and clothing were stolen.
Nine Deaths ChronicIed.
In the building of the original capt
toll, or the main part of the one now
standing, save the north and south
wings, there were no fatalities or ser.
ious accidents, according to the rec
/ objection of Madison's old residents.
Good fortune seemed to attend the en-
deavors of the youthful state. but as
soon as wealth began to make notable
the affairs of the commonwealth and
the public necessities demanded more
room and the proportions of estab-
lishment, ill-fortune seemed to swing
into line and several disasters have
followed.
By far the most serious of all was
that which occurred on the Sth day OF
November, 1888, when FIVE lives were
lost and score of persons injured.
AZ that happened some 26 years
/ ago it is apparent that there are many
citizens OF Madison who were not born
at the time, and many more who were
TOO young to take cognizance Of it.
The south wing of the capitol, which
was then being built, fell with an aw
full roar at 1:40 o'clock in the after
noon of Thursday, November 8, 1888
All who heard the deafening crash
stood aghast 1t told its own story
Instinctively everyone felt that death
and destruction had come, and inves
tigation proved that the worst fears
were fully realized.
A terrible havoc presented itself
The entire massive roof of the inner
walls, the iron pillars, had all gone
down. A great portion of the front
: wall and the large iron columns were
/ in a heap-a mass of ruins. But the
J cries of the dying and injured. while
heart-breaking to listen to, at once
aroused the manhood which stood
i there, and the manner in which the
J work of rescue was carried on was
J praiseworty in the highest degree.
The first man taken from the ruins
was Barney Higgins. mason's laborer
of 332 West Washington avenue. He
was instantly killed.
William Edgar of the fifth ward, ar
old Scotch mason, head crushed.
Michael Zwank. of the third ward
badly mangled.
William D. Jones of Milwaukee
boss mason, badly injured and died
the same day at $50 p. m.
James Kelly, who lived on Dayton
street in the fifth ward was so seri
ously injured that he died at 9;2C
the evening of the same day. This
list completes the number of those
who were killed as result of the
crash.
Those who were injured and taken
from the ruins had broken legs or
arms, and bruises and cuts to the
limit. They were Jr'res Dowell, ma
son, of the fifth Aard; Patriot
O'Laughlin of the sa me ward, Willis
d. Rose of Glenbualah, Sheboygan
county; Edward Bowen of Sank; Ar
thur Lynch, Chicago; Edward Gleason
of Chicago; Cyrus Schenck OF Sho
pierre, Matthew Zwank of Madison;
Miles Maxwell of GAINESVILLE: Edward
Kinsella of Milwaukee; NJ. J. Burke
Madison; Edward Leason of Chicago
John Clark of Milwaukee; Nelson
Bolst of Sun Prairie; Patrick Carey
Madison; Henry Diedrich, Milwaukee,
and Dave Memhard. Madison.
All of these workmen were hurt
some most seriously. Mcdowell livee
about six months and CLaughlin