The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-27
HUNDREDS HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE WHEN PLATFORM
AT THE PARK C0LLAPSES

iortunaies out OF the heap. The cries
% the injured could be heard above
the noise made BY the machinery at
the different concessions as they were
carried from the PIT on stretchers 10
an improyised hospital in the rear OF
the restaurant DIR. X. NJ. Pedicord
was the FIRST physician TO arrive. close
ly followed by Drs. Leach and W. A.
/ Cracraft. +. X. Shields. Barren. Hen
derson. Haning. Ruble. Fox and all
set 20 work dressing the injured.
Many women tainted but were soon
revived. The city ambulance was
called and made a record breaking
trip TO the resort Autos owned by
II. c. Whitaker. NJ. F. Geisey. George
Weimer. Louis Bachman. Roy Ray.
Curtis Rice and others were pushed
into service and used TO carry the
injured TO their homes.
Drive Crowd Back.
Chief OF Police Hastings was on the
scene early. and with Manager Moor
took charge of the crowd. The bar
was closed. and officers were sta
toned about the pit to keep the crowd
back. Among the faithful ones who
assisted 10 remove the injured were
George G. Crook. Fred Cowl, DIR. Ben
Baron. Officer James +. Frazier. Edgar
Hare. Wayne Mackey. Walter Cine.
Frank $. Wait and the members OF
the vaudeville show. Many could not
be pulled up out of the pit and had 10
be removed under the platform. Mrs.
Minnie Harkins. OF Martins Ferry.
was found TO be among the worst In
jured and she was placed in an ambu-
lance and removed to her home. Hun
dreds of anxious parents whose rela-
tives and children were attending the
big picnic became frantic and being
unable TO get into telephone communi-
cation with the park. jumped into au-
tomobiles and on street cars and hur-
ried to the scene.
Many valuables were lost in the
scufhe. purses. combs. gold chains.
hats. bags and many pieces OF jewelry
] being found in the pit
/ Platform Weak
While IL IS TO be admitted that too
many people were crowded into too
small a space on the platform. an in
/ vestigation after the accident showed
the supports and flooring to be defec-
tive. The rains Of the past two weeks
> II Is thought weakened the supports
! III IOOiluE WIS IN Ddu
| several places. and a member OF the
) committee IN charge OF the affair said
/ last evening that many OF those in
Jured would push claims for damages.
: II is said that architects were en-
lp'oyed after the accident TO determine
I whether the flooring was defective
but this could not be verified.
Those injured.
Mr~. AlnN- IurhEs MuunfSNiIe. b7dly
bruised about right arm ana bath limbs
/ No bones broken.
Mrs George Sterger. Park View.
I back painfully bruised and sprained
George Oldham. clerk hoard Of com
( m 'ssioncrs. ankle bruised ana foot
slightly crushed by bench falling on It,
/ Badly shaken ny. but nothing serious.
: Sarah Meals Mounisvilie. cash in
ankle. hand and arm bruised and neck
twisted suffering from shock
Col Robert simpson Voodiawn. Few
bruises and cuts Zig hole IL. left hand
caused by coming in contact with spike
f"diy shaken up. DIR. Morris attended
Mrs ". IT Marshall. wheeling. ex-
tent 2 injuries not yet dcter,nlned II
suffering WIN sharp pain In left side
| cA'sed by broken rib Arm and limbs
bruised ana cut Probably internally
( Mrs Bert Pickett. % tho Island
! limb badly strained and bruised Com
! planning ~ pa!n about breast and hacS
/ Mrs Thomas J. Watkins. EdgwooI
/ suffer ug from excitement ami shaking
! ~. Bruises about breast. arm and
N~S Caroline Mernmlnger. Edrd,ie
| badly shaken Up and several bruises
] about body and limbs
Mrs Thomas Shields. East wheeling.
| suffering from effects ~ fail ~
I shields iS nursing "A sprain.i arfi.
I Will" TIE iauEtfer. Miss Lucille il
| ia molly bruised about tie limbs None
/ are serious
county Coinmissisrcr George W.
/ Woods. - WooiiaVn. was not Injured
l 10 ne l"1s'. Hs waa reported
, chester Nirkerson. PARK view do,,,.
, tract 4re ~ lex Mr Nickerson had the
sf." Jog broken short time ar
MTF \. 'ashdollar. Elm Grove leg
t-"Nen and painful bruises about limbs
Mrs N.nnie iiari'n- % Martin. Fer.
II ff INFUSION ~ Joints ~ Ihahlv Inter
na.iy injured De- sfiI unconscious ana
Ni.s Mly Wa-f % 80 sn7 rfsnove-
,, Marin. Ferry. back wrenchei
I Mr. Charles Trese woodiawn. inter
. bruises a..sf -rn4 on. foft
Mr- Joseph iia.. suff-rlrg from go
'if Htr Ih' "ff.ff No ..r Injuries
/ bal r"t been 1sf~ru mel Iart evening
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