Accident
Governor Wells has been in an accident in the Virginia State Capitol injured when a balcony of a court hearing because of the crowds during collapse. The floor of the courtroom also collapsed and fell into the Hall of the Virginia House of Delegates . There were over a hundred injured and several dozen deaths. Wells failed to get elected as governor in 1869.
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Famous quotes containing the word accident:
“Is this the nature
Whom passion could not shake? whose solid virtue
The shot of accident nor dart of chance
Could neither graze nor pierce?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)