06/12/2026
On the morning of June 9, 1893, while is being buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, the floors collapse at Ford's Theatre in . Excavation in the basement for the installation of an electric plant weakened the foundations of the structure and caused the three floors to collapse. Employees of the Record and Pension Bureau were at work when the crash occurred. Clerks, desks, and heavy file cases fell into the basement. Twenty-two persons were killed and 68 injured in the catastrophe. The interior of the building was restored the following year.
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