| Show SCORE OR MORE LIVES LOST LOSTIN LOSTIN s IN ACCIDENT AT MONTREAL Th ve Tons of Tank and Water Crash vas Down own to Basement of o oera Herald era Building MONTREAL M Can Oan June 13 Between twenty and thirty people lost their lives today when the tho supports of the sprinkler system tank on the tho roof of the Herald building gave way and the tho great mass of metal and water weighing 35 tons went crashing to the tho basement The Tho list of missing compiled by the police total 27 Firo Piro broke out ont immediately Firemen displayed splendid heroism in rescuing scores of people from perilous positions within tho the tottering walls some of which had to come down before the work of recovering the bodies could be safely attempted It was not until after 6 this evening that tho the first body was brought out ont All AU those who escaped agree that the first warning of the tho impending disaster tel ter Iced r lino unnoticed fl here lt mt il f fn a n slight lIght creaking bat but it was S not nut until the ceiling plaster began to fall that thata a IL rush for the stairway began Several survivors toll toU of falling one and two floors and ami crawling l h the ito to a as J c safety gaiety l In IH majority sought safety by rushing to the front of the building facing on Victoria square All AU the floors held l for Cor about thirty feet tNt back from the front wall and to this is duo the tho fact tact that the death list did not run Into the hundreds for there were nearly nearl people 1 In the building at tho the time The Tho building was WILS valued at and wa was owned 9 n d by b the com eom company company pany Ean while tile tire tW valuation of the tho plant plan t is II placed at About half halt of the tho linotype battery batten remained In position position position tion and It 1 Is III believed the two to news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper presses located In the tho basement were Ver not seriously damaged The Tile r rt rest t tOC OC 01 In tU ilot Ut M hopelessly hopel wrecked kicked eckl d Tt Ti insurance An n the she th building end plant plain t totaled l 1 The Herald H raid appeared this evening as asan a aan asan an eight page paper arrangements having t Lisa n made madl with the Gazette to continue publication until new now quarters quarter can be seem secure Y 1 |
