London City Hall Disaster

Date: 3 Jan 1898 [unknown]
Location: London, Ontario
Surnames/tags: Disasters Ontario London, Ontario

This page is to centralize information regarding the 1898 London, Ontario City Hall Disaster.

Contents 1 History and Circumstances 2 Victims 3 Other Relevant Profiles 4 External Links

History and Circumstances

• Date: 03 January 1898
  
• Location: London, Ontario Canada
  
• Type: Structural failure
  
• Victims: 21
  
• Cause: Removal of supporting wall on first floor, and overcrowding on second floor during a public meeting.
  

Victims

Victims Name Age Profile Source Beckett, Crawford 38 Beckett-2683 [1] Borland, William James 41 Borland-892 [2] Bruce, Oswald Henry 15 Bruce-11573 [3] Burke, Leander W. 36 Burke-12416 [4] Burridge, John 75 Burridge-178 [5] Carrothers, Noble 17 Carrothers-162 [6] Dell, William H. 32 Dell-1549 [7] Fortner, John Hamilton 25 Fortner-1173 [8] Glendinning, Sidney Latorey 30 Glendinning-469 [9] Harris, James 47 Harris-57152 [10] Heaman, Frederick 17 Heaman-32 [11] Jacques, Benjamin 35 Jacques-2266 [12] Leigh, Ralph Stafford 54 Leigh-2903 [13] Luxton, Edward Thomas 22 Luxton-687 [14] Nash, Benjamin James 48 Nash-10716 [15] Phillips, Albert Edward 34 Phillips-45502 [16] Robinson, Francis (Frank) 45 Robinson-55466 [17] Smith, Charles W. 40 Smith-41223 [18] Talbot, William Edward 13 Talbot-5437 [19] Turner, John 51 Turner-43976 [20] Williams, Steven 62 Williams-119858 [21]

Other Relevant Profiles

• John Dolway Wilson - Mayor-elect who was being celebrated when disaster occurred. Injured in the collapse.
• Aquilla Ormsby Graydon - City engineer of London during time of collapse.
• Thomas Henry Tracy - Previous city engineer. During their tenure the removal of the supporting wall was said to have occurred.
• Richard Margrave Chinnery Toothe - Man coming onto the speaking platform when the disaster occurred.

External Links

• Doty Docts - [22]
• Stevens Family History - [23]