Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1893 — CLOSED WITH A CRASH. [ARTICLE]

CLOSED WITH A CRASH.

Serious Accident Marks the Und of the Woman’s Congress In Chicago. Loaded with more than 100 women a section of the flooring in tho Chicago Art Institute gave way. Falling a distance of ten or twelve feet the women were thrown in a frightened mass among the wrecked timbers icstlng cn the solid foundations of the building. Eight oi ten women suffered from severe sprains and bruises, and a scoro of others received a severe shaking up. Insecurity of the supports is assigned as the cause of the accident. The section of the floor which gave way was n the vestibule entrance to Washington hall, one of the large audi oriums of the institute. During the week thousands of people have crowded back and forih through tho vestibule, and It has suc esstully stood the strain. Weakened, however, by continued use the supports failed. The break occurred lirst in the m’ddle of the floor. A s.lght cracking sound greeted the ears of tho women, and at once the boards began to .-ink beneath their weight. The descent was gradual, and this was one of the reasons that more serious injuries were not sustained by the victims. HurkboDC «f the Whl kv T rst I roVen, The backbone of the 'Whisky trust will now be sorely tried if not broken. Five of the largest houses have withdrawn therefrom and will run independently. The houses are both tho Woolner distilleries of Peoria, the Peoria, Northern and Manhattan Distilling companies, all of Peoria. Tho trust pays rent to these houses to the amount of SIOO,OOO. These five houses are the largest and best in the country. They have a total capacity of 16,000 bushels, and are capable of manufacturing 80,000 gallons of spirits every day. The Ontario Coal Company, of Toronto, lias failed, owing nearly half a million.