Sandusky, Ohio
West's Hotel Balcony Collapse
June 14, 1860
SAD ACCIDENT AT SANDUSKY, OHIO.
Fall of a Balcony Crowded with People – A Number
Severely Injured.
SANDUSKY, Ohio, June 14. -- The balcony of
West's hotel, which was crowded with people
witnessing a tournament of the firemen, fell at
10 o'clock this morning, with a terrible crash.
None were killed, but the following persons were
seriously injured by the fall:
MR. WALES,
of Clyde, Ohio, leg broken; his wife was also
badly bruised; MR. ARMS
and sister, of Tiffin, Ohio, badly
bruised about the head and chest;
MR. TAYLOR, of Tiffin, Ohio, arm
broken; MR. RICE,
of Findlay, Ohio, arm broken;
MISS MINNIE, of Tiffin, Ohio, chest
crushed; MR. BLACK,
of Vermillion, Ohio, arm crushed;
MR. COSTIN,
of Bellefontaine, ribs broken;
JOHN ROSS,
of Sandusky, terribly disfigured; and several
others were less seriously wounded.
Philadelphia Press Pennsylvania 1860-06-15
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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