Show I I GA GARAGE A f f FALLS All ON TWO fWD M ME in Collapsed Building Build Build- I ing Have Close Call Cal Without premonitory sounds or warning waring a great two story two garage garge building in the re rear r of ot South State street Occupying nearly a a quarter of an acre collapsed d today today at 2 o'clock o'clock b burying ring two men in the debris of ot bricks and mortar In some miraculous manner both escaped serious injury but t would probably probably ably have ave been smothered but for the te prompt action aton of ot the te police In rescue work work The two men caught In the wreck were J. J Worthington 24 and Claud Gilpatrick 28 both of the Studebaker Auto company which oc occupied occupied occupied oc- oc the second story of ot the build build- ing 1 J. J T. T Dawson of the garage firm fin of Dundry Dawson occupying garag the lower I floor toor was about to enter th the building building build build- I I ing with W. W L. L Stone of West Third South street Both men Jumped back bak from from- the falling walls wals just in time to save their lives i The roof and and second story fell tel through to the ground with wIh a prodigious ious bus roar that brought policemen on the run from headquarters n near ar by Sergeant J. J H. H Worden of the traffic squad immediately tO tools took lt charge of ot the rescue work and and after a few tev moments of energetic pulling aside side of ot beams heamS and debris Worthington and ani Gilpatrick were found burled buried under bricks and mortar They were nearly s suffocated but in some manner had escaped with wih only a few scratches Worthington was the more seriously hurt of the two but was able to walk to the emergency hospital hospital No explanation can ca' ca be given f for r the collapse of the building with the exception exception ex ex- ex- ex of probable weakening of ul roof root supports support by the recent heavy snows The Th damage to machines machin s and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment In the building will wi be considerable consid consid- erable |