The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-21
.SEvENTy-F|VE Arr
|. INJURED AS GRAM
STAND COLLAPSED
Disaster Comes Near PuttifI1
End to Marshall Notifies.
ton Ceremony
GREAT APPLAUSE is
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
Many Are Seriously Hurt
Richmond Man Being One
ofThose Suffering Most
From Fall

indianapolis, Aug 2o.--By thu
collapse of the grand stand at thM3
Governor Marshall notification m0etN
ing in front of the Indiana Democr4N
tic club in Vermont street this aft0f
noon n, seventy-tive people were irM
jured Many received serious ins
juries.
The break came while Alton
Parker of New York was delivertno&
the notification speech to GoternO4E
Marshall.
For a tlma there was much c0nM3
fusion, but in a few minutes thM
crowd has recovered its compoSuf0
and the work OF rescue began. AT
the removal of the injured, who wefM
taken into buildings nearby. and lat99
removed TO hospitals and their hOm04H#
Mr.. Parker continued his speech.
Among those seriously injured aro9&
Nollmer ". H., State treasuFeE1#
badly cut and bruised
St John. Walter, Martinsville, Inds4S
Democratic candidate for recordesS
leg cut MI
Starter Louis. Marunsville, Ind.
chairman Democratic eommtttee1s|
badly stunned. internal injuries. nv
Upton, J. Lewis, injury to back.SssSsSSSS
Fippen. J. NJ, Salem, Ind, ncW0ys|
paper owner. injury To hip. .N
Payne, w =. H.. county clerk of MorSM
gan county. left leg cut and chest insH
Jured internally.
Taylor, Dixie. Richmond. Va, boz
legs badly cut.
Lyle, c. C.. Lawrence. Ind, cut
about head. III
Broiiey Thomas, State statistician64
cut on both legs.
Rice. Colonel Joseph NJ, vice preafA3
a.. l. ~l,.A aSx&a
natl, foot injured. and eye cut. ~;
Goodwin, Miss Ella, and sister, Mtn44
Hazel of Cincinnati. both injurGdS
about limbs.
Morrison. Thomas, F'rankforf5z
bruised about body. Il
Bret, Herman. New Albany. linda
ankle hurt.
Moses, Edward j.. a blind man CO
Cincinnati badly bruised.
Bartholomew. Judge Pliney, IndiMMaS
no polls, badly cut about head.
Garfield, w. Indianapolis, severelyka
cut and bruised. 5sa
Trippeto. ]. w, director of the
Fortville State bank, F'ortviIle, Ind
leg injured.
stott, David. Rockville. Ind. Lee
broken.
Bradley. Mrs S. A. IndianapoIin1l
seriously injured IN left side.
Green. Mrs. E. H.. seriously in48
jured.
Deweese, Mrs. Mary. mother Ell
Mrs. Green. seriously injured.
The stand was flied with peopl01
II was built OF scaffolding and hell
probably four hundred people.
was back Of the speakers stand, aM
rose TO height of probably thirty
five feet II was occupied by tx
vited guests. ali OF whom were in tt
stand by virtue OF special tickets ~
badges,
ON the advice of Senator Gore
oklahoma the ceremonies were -
sumed after long delay, and SorW0
in IL great measure to subdu0
excitement
rht cause Of the accident was a
siVirs way OF a brace under the c.
ter cf the stand while the crowd I'M
applauding Judge Parkers remAx
concerning Roosevelt's lack of act4G
to bring relief TO the overburd41<m
people during seven years In
White House.
A number Of the HfarRaers OF
German American Democratic club
npied q section Of seats near the pGn
where the break first occurred. AI
all of them went down with the ntax
Several OF them were injured.
Many women were in the Dt14
Tho break started near the northN
end, bat as soon as the first sound
the crashing timber was heard.
entire stand dropped with its load
human freight. The platform wa&S
total wreck. Few persons were MI
the wreckage. and this kept down
nurnb.r of injured
The injured We're carried into
Indiana Democratic club. and the
| department and several ambulnG
were called. Extra police caMll
| tfe emergei cy wagons, and In - n
time had restored comparative OH
Several of the injured persons
removed "a hospitals, and othefx
their homes.
| The platform had been MACS
! new timber. the seats Of two~<
| plank, and apparently was soup<Ss