Show TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE PALI ARE precipitated FROM THE SIDEWALK INTO AN excavation crowd waa witnessing parade when the accident happened one man killed and one hundred injured elvin L coll dge ager of the new was almost instantly killed and abolt 10 others injured by the breaking down of a temporary s dewalk at fifth u and E street new york city some of those injured may die those wl fell were part of the crowd gathered to watch the parade of militia in 1 onor of the visit of the french comm assion two thousand persons were on the sidewalk when it gave way they were preci twenty feet into an excavation for a new build ng and fell on pi ea of building material considering the matuie ot the acci dent and the number of in it the hospital surgeons express surprise at the few who received serious hurts many were able to go directly home after having the r injuries treated by the ambulance surgeons early in the afternoon the police be came cusp ous of the strength of the sidewalk and a detail for hours kept the people from crowding on it when the time for the procession drew near the crowd became and in spite of the forca of police crowded on the forb adden s dewalk and there stayed until the breaking of the sup port landed them la the excavation |