Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-10-20 | Page 1 | Serious Catastrophe Narrowly Averted

t + + + + + + + f + + + + + + + + + i SERIOUS t l CATASTROPHE + t NARROWLY AVERTED + > + Omaha Neb Oct 19A serIous + + catastrophe was narrowly averted Sat + S-at the First I Christian church today 4 + f the 5 people who galhcrcd to hear + + Rev Allen loon of Irvlnglon 4 4 + Ind barely escaped being thrown 4 + Into tho basement twentyfive feet 4 + below 1 by ihr giving way of rotten + + timbers In tho nOr Tho large nu + + dlence passed out quietly how 4 + ever UflOli being nollllcil of their + + peril and nil escaped unhurt + + Rev Harry O Hill pastor of the + + church quietly notified the audience + 4 I hat t the floors were unsafe and re 4 4 quested tho proplo to retire as 4 4 + qulctjy aN po slblcr and asking that 4 4 + tho Indies ho permitted to first get 4 4 out of tho building 4 f + Those In tho audience did not 4 4 + know of their real peril until they 4 4 wero all out of tho building when + + It wan lenrnrd that tho floor had 4 + settled five Inches and that tho gal + 4 lery wan In a tottering condition 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +