Deseret Evening News | 1902-03-01 | Page 1 | Scaffold and Floor Collapse

SCAFFOLD AND FLOOR COLLAPSE I Philadelphia March Murch 1 A portion of at now addition to the Fidelity l Trust com company company pany building at Chestnut street In course ot construction collapsed colla soll to today day killing two men and seriously I In Injuring InJuring juring two others TUB lIlI Daniel M stonemason bricklayer Charles Anderson rigger Frank J Doric mechanic The fhe scaffolding composed of ot heavy heMy timbers erected over tho pavement for thc protection of pedestrians was borno to tho ground of debris was thrown half the The cause of the li not definitely known but Is supposed to have been occasioned by the fall of a der derrick rick THIS WENT Clevland March L Ten were injured three aro In nn accident which occurred at tho building occupied by the Cleveland Making company at 77 Central avenue today THE MISSING J Margaret Helser 1 THE INJURED Lena Susy arm broken Internal In Injuries juries arm broken head hurt and Internal Injuries Florence head and body May Kelly head and body badly bruised and cut head crushed Injured body and lower limbs Bertha Knopf Hop Ot Otto to and It Cohen cut und bruised Thu fourth floor of the rear building of the plant collapsed and crashed through tha second and third loom persons In all working In at thi time Ten girls were caught In the falling debris As quick quickly ly ns possible the Injured girls were taken from tho building and removed to hospitals The building Is four stories high and of brick The walls arc still but the second third fourth aro In a tangled heap on the first floor Of those reported missing It is not known alive or dead Tho firemen ore still hard at work clearing away tho debris and searching for victims