Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08


iusted Five thousand dollars was allowed for
each death caused from the disaster. and these
included: George r. Allen, George Michael
Arnold, Samuel P. Barnes, John z. Chapin,
jeremiah DAILY John Bussius, Joseph r. Pagan,
Joseph Barker Gage, David Clark Jordan,
Justus Boyd Jones, Frederick B. LOTUS, Jay
HirSt McFal Otto F. w. Meder, Howard s.
Miller. Benjamin F. Miller, Burrows Nelson,
Emanuel c.. Shun. Frank M. Williams. Alfred
L. Ames, Arthur N Girault Michael T. Null
Iedey George w. Robey, Charles Best Sayers,
John T Reynolds and quite likely George
Christopher Bollinger.
In the report of the Congressional Joint
Commission made in May, 1896, $144,8OO was
recommended to be paid to those injured in
the disaster. the specific amounts being given
in each case and the names of those listed are
as follows: Thomas D. Anderson FREDERICK
Achenbach. John Baker, Ethelbert Baisr. Alex
ander C. Black, James S. Bussele, Winlfred
Beck, John c. Ballou, L. B. Bowman 5. 5.
Baker, c. H. Bliss. P G. Clark, j. F. Bixer, F.
J. Calvert, Edward C. Carroll John F. Dun
ton George w. Davis, George J. Drew, John
B. Dowd Slas j. Dewey Horace V. Easterling,
Richard H. Gillian, George w. Green, William
NJ Grogan Thomas j. Griffith, George CT.
Garrett william S. Gustin, Thomas Hynes, G.
A. Harper, James A. Howard, Samuel N. HUI
ton. Augustus Hubbell, Isaac N Hammer,
Charles F. Hathaway, Homer B. Harlan, Fer
man Housed James c. Jones, William Jones,
Milford M. Jarvis wellington Kregler, Charles
A. Krause, william B. King, Clifton Lowe,
Frank F. Linden, Charles Lucas, William w.
Lecture, Eugene Leger, William Ludgate, Percy
S. Lowry, Daniel P. Mccormick Theodore
Morley, Charles r. Miller, c. E. Mclaughlin.
John A. Miller, Frank j. Metcalf, C. j. Moore,
George N. Mclaughlin, John A. Magee, John j.
Needing, Charles s. Mclaughlin, Simeon T.
Neal John E. Nichol, B. j. ODriscoll, John
ONeil, Charles r. owen, Polk K. Pennington,
Charles H. Patterson, c. M. Punteney, Charles
L. Patten, r. M. Patrick, George T. Prewitt,
Seth v. Peck, Cassius c. Parker, Morton E.
Rose Louis A RoSafy, William T. Richardson.
Lloyd j. Smith, Fountain F. Sans, Frank B.
Smith, Edwin H. Spang, James A. Stewart, H.
NJ. Shannon, Robert A. Smith, Charles d.
Shadbolt, Charles j. SimmS, Daniel K. Sar-
geant, George w. Smoot, Peter u. SommerS,
James L. Taylor. H. C. Thomas, Francis w.
Test, John H. Thomas, Smith Thompson, will
son H. Thompson, w. w. Valentine, James w.
Webb, Nathan F. White Nathaniel P. Worley,
Robert J. Walker Arthur P. Whitney, H. p
Wiley, James A. White, w. L. H. Wright and
Albert c. Young.
In other words, as the press put 1t at the
time: 1T cost the United States 1854, 800 to
settle the claims of the Ford Theater victims.
II 500 had been spent in repair at the proper
time all the rest of the money, as wen as lives
and limbs, would have been saved"
MAJ. GEN. FREDERICK c. AINSWORTH
who exonerated for any blame for
the disaster, still resides here in Washington,
having reached his seventy-seyenth year. He
was born in Vermont, and entered the Army
from that State in 1874 assistant
geon with rank of first lieutenant. being five
years later promoted to captain. In 1891 he
became surgeon major, and the year before the
Ford's Theater disaster again promoted to
be colonel and placed in charge Of the Rec
ord and Pension ONCE. Six years after the
disaster he was made a brigadier general and
became a major general in 1904, being retired
In 1912.
The old Ford's Theater Building around
which has centered much intense history
world wide, national and local-occupies the
site Of the First Baptist Church, the corner
stone of which was laid in 1888. and here Rev
Obediah B. Brown, celebrated clergyman Of his
day. was for many years the pastor.
In 1852 another Baptist organization erected
a church on the site of the telephone Office, on
Thirteenth street between G. and H streets, and
subsequently these two bodies combined the
Tenth street congregation moving to Thirteenth
street in 1885, the last service being held in the
old church in September of that year
On December 10, 1861, the trustees sold the
Tenth street church to David w. Heath and he
sold it to John T. Ford the first theatrical
performance given being by the Carlotta Patti
Concert Troupe, which gave two performances
November 19 and 81 1861.
After closing for a short while for extensive
repairs IN accordNlc with plans by James i
SAAAohu' "iNiACSIC AZ "eS aSdlll Opelleu IN
March, 1852 "FordS Atheneum,' under
which name it continued until it completely
destroyed by fire on December 80, 1852, during
the engag cement of the Reichings.
The new building, it stands today and in
which Lincoln was assassinated imme-
diately begun by Mr.. Ford, and by August,
1853 was opened to the public with the "Naiad
Queen" which was followed by Maggie Mitchell
and other well known stars of half a century
and more ago. After the tragedy of April IA,
1865 it was taken possession of by the Gov
ernment which leased it for a short while and