The Greenville Enterprise

An accident occurred in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court room was crowded; the gallery fell, and the floor sunk in and fell, also with a portion of the inside work in the Hall of the Legislature below, some persons were caught and crushed. The greater number of the persons who went down with the floor, readily made their escape from the hall below. Those who were struck by timbers and caught by the gallery above; and those who were in the lower hall and caught by the falling mass, were the sufferers from the occurrence. The victims include some of the most reputable citizens in the State. The crowd had assembled to hear the decision of the Richmond Mayoralty case that has produced so much excitement. The judges escaped injury, having just retired to another room for consultation. Deep distress and mourning was occasioned by the great calamity, and for several days business houses in the city were closed, and mourning badges exhibited on every hand. We have not room for the long list of killed and wounded.