Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-05-30
'TH|RTY-SEvEN KILLED.
GREAT AUDITORIUM ON SHORE
At LONG BEACH NEAR LOS
ANGELES COLLAPSED.
CELEBRATION OF QUEENS BIRTHDAY
Top Gallery Fell Onto the First When
Whole Bunch Caved Into Is Feet
Of Water-Resce Difficult
Hundreds Injured.


Long Beach, Calico weak to up
hold the burden OF nearly 10000 hui
man beings. assembled for the festivi-
ties Of the British Empire day celebra-
ton. the land end Of the big double
decked pier in front Of the city audi
forum collapsed Saturday Hundreds
Of people on the top deck were dropped
down on the heads of other hundreds
crowded on the deck below. The
lower deck then gave way and all
were dropped down q chute of shat
tered woodwork to the tide-washed
sands Is feet below.
Thirty-three people mostly women
were killed by the shivered timbers,
or crushed to death by the falling
bodies. Fifty more were seriously in.
jured. while hysteria and paralyzing
fright disabled scores.
A section OF the auditorium also
went down in the crash and the debris
from 1t was added to the wreckage
that fell on top Of the injured and the
dead.
The victims were subjects and for.
mer subjects Of Great Britain, resident
in southern California.
Damage Suits.
Prospective damage suits aggregat
ing probably $1,00O,00O or more and q
grand jury investigation now engage
the attention Of city officials as the
most probable outcome Of the disaster
when SO persons lost their lives In the
collapse Of portion Of the municipal
pier just after the close Of the British
Empire day. pageant.
Death List Grows
The list Is expected to be further in
creased by the death Of Marguerit,
Reed, aged IL, Of Long Beach, who's,
back was broken. and Of William Coop
er Of Pasadena, one of the two veter
ans Of the Crimean war, who were il
the van Of the parade.
The grand jury inquiry will be start
ed Immediately.
Rotten 1lmbers.
Several broken timbers, which ar,
expected to show the general condition
Of the pier and thus aid in developing
evidence Of negligence, II there be any
were taken out Of the pier Sunday AM
locked up under official seal.
The weakness of the pier which va
built eight years ago and never re
paired in that particular portion, is be
lieved to have been due to deca,
caused by the action Of salt air o.
wood and its iron fasteners and sur
ports.
Revised List Of Dead.
| Following is a revised list Of tn
dead:
| Mrs. August Bartx, Long Beach.
Virgil Bayless, 4. Long Beach.
Thomas Beck, Long Beach.
Il David Scott Black. 10. Glendale.
i Mrs. Martha ]. Burnett, Long Beacl
] Mrs. Isabelle Bush, Long Beach.
Mrs. George Chafon, Los Angeles.
il Mrs. Sarah Jane Cheshire. Los Ar
geles.
Mrs Richard George Dowle. Pass
dena.
Mrs. Anne L. Eales, Los Angeles.
George Ernest Eales. Los Angeles.
I Mrs. Mollie Gales, Oak Park, III.
\ Mrs. Arthur G. Helps, Long Beach.
] Mrs. A. X. Hill, Orange.
j! Miss Lilly n. Holme. Denver.
Mrs. Ida Ingraham. Pasadena.
I Mrs. G. H. Lawrence. wife Of tn
Rev. G. H. Lawrence, Los Angeles.
Mrs.. Warren G. Lett, Long Beach.
Dorothy Lett, Long Beach.
Harry Lett. Z, Long Beach.
:. Hiss Anna Longfellow, Pasadena
j, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Los Angeles
Mrs. NJ. p. Mcdonald. Compton.
Mrs. Fannie Pace McGehse, Lon
Beach.
Mrs. D. N. McSparron, Long Beacl
Miss Frances HARRIET Newell. H
. nosha, Wis.
, Mrs. James Nichol. Long Beach.
}, Mrs. Emma Prigmore. Long Beach
Mrs. w. Richardson. Orange.
Mrs.. Frank Shaw. Los Angeles.
Miss Anna Stone. Long Beach.
Mrs. d. 8. Thomas, Long Beach.
. Mrs. u. G. Valentine. Long Beach.
MrA d. r. Wallace. Long Beach.
Mrs. Jams Wyvel, Los Angeles.
Ethel WyvAl. Los Angeles.