Fell With A Roof

Terkell, Tex., Nov. ö. - As the result of the collapse of au awning uuder which was a crowd of people asaembled to witnes a circus parade several persons were fatally crushed and 100 others more or less seriously injvired. The remakable thing about the li.st of Injured is the large proportion of women umi cbildren, but mostly women. Out of a list of sixty-four of those injured from fatally to sevcrcly ílfty-five aro elther women or children and at least forty are winnen. It was a mercy that there was not ;i long list of "instantly killed" to report from the nature of the accident and this was only averted by the othcr accident that one set of supports of thé awning did not come looso trom their positions. Tlie Circus Was Coming to Town. With the dawn of the morning one of tlie most cnjoyable days for the citizens of this community had been promisöd. People from miles around had gatheivd to attend Sells Brcithers' circus and witness the parade. About half past 10 o'clock tlio parade entered Moore avenue, the principal business street of the town. That thoroughfare was erowded with people and the awnings and windows of the socond storles of the business houses wero fillcd with spectators. On the awhinga of the Misslssippl store and in front ofthe dry goods house of Morris Brin an unusually largo number of people had congrégated to get a good view of the parade, 500 or more being on the awning and the sittewallt beneath was jainmed. How the Disuster Occrrrt. The frout of the circus parade had gone up Moore avenue until it reached apoint directly in front of the Mississippi store, when the awnings mentioned collapsed and tumbled to the sidowalk and on tho people beneath. The awnings gave way near the building with an awful crash, tho iron columns falling inward and smashing the large plate glass fronts of both buildings. As will be seen from tho foregoing tho "awnings" were really long pórticos or verandas, with flat roofs, making a very desirablo place from which to view the procession. With the roofs of theso awnings crowdod with humanity and under them hundreds more, the scène when they feil, piling those on top into a struggling mass and crushing those on the pavement under the weight of tho roof and those thereon, may be imagined, and cannot he imagined too dreadfully. Rescue of the Sufferers. A rush to the rescue was made immediately. The hundreds on both sides of the streot who were not victims of the disaster sprang to work to überato thoso caught in the wreek, wliile a heartrendIng oiement was added to the scène by the relativos and frlends of those in the strugling, screanling and groaning pile of human beings who rushed frantically forward to learn their fate. Allen Sells was riding in his buggy at tlie head of the procession. He ordered it to stop and got out of his buggy and called those near hini to assist ia removing tlie peoplo from beneath tlie debris. Different membors of the circus rendered valuable assistance. Thankful It Was no Worse. The work of rescue was quickly' done, and when all the victims had been removed the citizens had time to thank fortune that bad as it was, what was almost a miracle liad prcveiited it from bcing inünitely worse. As the inner side of the roof feil to the ground the outcr columns supporting it had swung inward and held the outer edge of tlie roof up. Had these columns lost their hold on the roof it would have fallen flat on the sidewalk and probably scores under it would have been instantly killed. The injured were immediately carried to the various stores in the city and medical aid summoned. List of the Striously Hurt. The names of over ninety have been obtnined who suffered greater or less Injuries. The following are put down on the fatal or serious list: Mrs. Florence Hutton. Mrs. John Barry, Josiali Barcón, Mrs. Roberts, threo girls and a boy of Ij. I) Veach, Mrs. Jeff Seott and baby. Some of these will die whilo the others may die.