Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
FIFTEEN HURT At
EXPOSITION PARK
is TOWER FALLS
Rig l2s-Foot Light Standard Coliapses
and Many Narrowly Escape
Death.
rTGHr Az INJURED SERIOUSLY
4. {. MoFer, C0nesyiIIe, Iowa, Mag
Thousands Witness the
Accident

LIST or INJURED.
4. &. Meyer, Is years OF age, Cones
vile }owa; crushed about the groins,
harb vrenched. COMMISSIONS about
shoulders and hips; perhaps fatally
injured
". n, Deters, Il West Third street,
Davenport; back Wrenched, with bruis-
q, about head and shoulders.
f.. 3. Grant. Peoria; severe scalp
wound, bruised about head and shout
ders.
H... Josie Chinberg. 10 years old,
daughter OF a wealthy farmer Of Orion;
right leg broken between knee and
ankle, bruised about head and Shout
ders
Ben Bengston, Jersey Ridge road,
Davenport; severe scalp wound. bad
cut above right eye; may impair sight.
william Jeffrey. Is years old, son Of
III. and Mrs. I. J. Jeffrey, Third and
Taylor streets. Davenport; scalp laid
eneu. wound five inches long, right
hand sprained, bruised about body,
william Nosher, - years old, fruit
farmer Of Milan: nose cut and fractur-
eli, severe confusion on Jaw, chest
badly bruised. Three weeks ago Mr..
Nasher had three ribs broken in a
runaway accident and had not fully
recovered.
Charles HoogerWef. Atkinson, H.;
chest. shoulders and back wrenched,
cit and bruised; was able 10 return
home Err his ear
Fred J.. Mold, 701 Third avenue, Rock
Island; hand" severely cut, slightly
bruised about head; injuries not ser
iaUs.
H. L. Crandall, 500 East High street,
Davenport photographer: severely
shaken mp. chest and arm bruised.
Abe Friend, SIS Eleventh street;
arm and head bruised.
Almost without warning, the giant
I25-Eout light tower at the Exposition
park gave way and crashed to the
ground at $40 Yesterday afternoon,
utuIug Is people, eight OF them ser
1cusly. The accident occurred just
before Niles started his first fight Of
fine afternoon. in fact. the motor on
his mououlane had been started and
several hundred people gathered about
the base eff the giant tower to witness
the flight
SIS the mass Of steel started to top
pIa there was warning cry from
hundreds Of threats, and those within
ra= danger line rushed heIter-skelter
ta safety. In the mad run to get away
women and children we're trampIed
upon The tower first gave way in
the center. falling toward the south
west It fell slowly at first, the solid
concrete foundation holding the base
of the tower intact. When the top Of
the tower reached a point probably %
feet from the ground, it collapsed and
crashed to the earth A cry of hor-
TOR went up from the vast crowd and
hundreds rushed to the spot, making
It difficult for the authorities to work.
Ambulance Called.
Frantic mothers and fathers and rel
atres refused to stay back and rushed
wildly about looking for their children
and friends. The city ambulance,
which was on the grounds
fer emergency cases, was rushed to
the spot and i've of the injured we're
taken TO 81. Anthony's hospital. Three
others were removed TO the hospital in
private machines. DR.. T. 0. Ringnell,
who was on the grounds, did valiant
work in giving first aid to the injured.
a. b Crandall, photographer, ex- !
perieuced the Iuckiest escape of the
dag Crandau had secured permits
sion TO take pictures of Niles from
The top Of the tower. and was at that
station when the accident occurred. !
He chung TO the iron work until the
tower neared the ground and then
jumped TO safety. He got up appar-
emily uninWred and started TO walk
away. but then keeled over in faint /
1t developed later that he had been /
badly shaken up in the fall and com
planned Of pains in his chest and
a-us. For several hours after the &C !
elcent Crandau could not realize what
had happened and talked like a man
in dream. He is still suffering from
nervous shock.
Shouts Warning.
Had the names of those receiving /
minor injuries been secured the list
would have at least been sweNed TO
20. Many people were caught in the
crush, when the crowd rushed to get
our of the way of the falling tower. I
1na girl sustained a sprained ankle