The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-24

feet and almost beneath him were
found the unknown and unidentified
body now at Johnson's undertaking es-
tablishment.
The young white men, Wood and
Hamilton Gooch, were mashed and
crushed into such pulps they were at
first beyond recognition II is said
that two other bodies are near the
scene but as the rescuers liberated
others at this point they lost no time
in getting away with the exception of
Will Oaf. Near the middle Of the
Fall building was the scene of most
of the deaths. The means of a boy
were heard at least seven feet from
the top. The party stopped and lis
tened. 1t was repeated, Then anx-
ious hearts made hands get swifter
A mans life might be saved. Police
men and citizens threw off their coats
Bricks were torn from the plaster
with naked hands. Huge iron girders,
great timbers and heavy chains, great
iron wileels-for this was where the
hardware of Falls place had helped
to bring the crash-the pick, shovel,
saw, AK and other tools wee
used until the moan was so
plain that the victim could be located.
The first part of the boy to be dis
covered were his moving lips beneath
the sand and lime Careful hands
! brushed it away and only human
mouth was seen. A white man quick
ly threw his handkerchief over the
month, water was poured upon it and
the boy could breathe without inhal-
ing more dirt. Then more dirt was
removed and no pen can picture
the expression on that face as it be-
held a dozen men who for an hour
had exercised every nerve, energy
and muscle, whose hands were bled-
ing, whose eyes were red from the
: wind He could not speak for tim
Ter was under his chin which only al
lowed him to groan, but groan sufi-
cient to call to his aid strong men
who were fearless The timber was
soon cut and the boy could talk and
f tell what directions to follow to re-
lease his arms, his body and then his
.
, and with the tenderness Of parent,
the rescuers placed him in an ambu-
T lance and he was sent to the hospital.
Not however until he had told how
, that there were three other men
lust in front of him and two behind
him" which information was found to
he correct. The picture in last Thurs
days Banner with Undertaken John
son holding the attention of Mayor
lIowse, Sergeant Gibbons and Capt.
Holman shows Mr.. Johnson giving the
information to these gentlemen, and
after a short search the body Of Sam
Head was discovered. Then that OF
Frank Brannon. Charlie Williams
Will McCadden, West Douglass and
Sherman Swanson.
The work commenced that fatal
Wednesday was continued throughout
Wednesday night, Thursday AM
Thursday night, under the direction
of Mayor Howse. The Mayor came
right on in the thickest of the danger
He was warned back several times
for the broken middle wall stood liky
a spectre three stories high, with
brick hanging and bending ver
swayed at times hy the varying winds
1t was dig, saw, cut, pick 1t was
strain at great timbers until the mer
were tired out.
Undertaken McGavock came in dur
n ing the first part, but being feeble
soon found the situation too hard ant
= dangerous except for the strongest il
a physic and daring, and had to leave
i In a short while there were three col
c. cred men to venture in, and thel
s more, until twenty had joined the force
n The police department worked lik
h soldiers Chief CuTran was to tn
e rescue, and constantly the lieutenant
e ard privates worked like trained so
e diers. 1t was work hard and con
s. slant; the kind that tries mems souls
l. and there was never a moments hesi
r. taton nor was it discernable tha
Ie there were any less effort becaus
d the victims were colored. Such
II disaster seemed to make all mankin
/ kin. The poorer volunteers could no
10 work long without compensation
Il Many said, 81 want nothing" Other
d showed that they needed something
d Mayor Howse and Mr.. Wilkerson, o
S the Board of Public Works, put u
le their individual money to pay tn
le men, Lunches, coffee, stimulants an
,r tobacco were given to the army o
ID men during the night Undertake
a. Johnson was assisted by his faithful
re employees in preparing thirteen 0
70 the fifteen colored mems bodies foun
ID in the wreck, and in short Will
IS were lain out in his parlors, wher
i (Cnntinnuod ON Page &