Eureka Reporter | 1904-12-23 | Page 2 | Crushed to Death

CRUSHED TO DEATH falling brick brings death to eight in minneapolis later reports give more details ot of the calamity in minneapolis monday the side walls of the 0 H peck build ing in fifth street which was left standing by the great fire of last week toppled over in a high gale upon the crocker hotel a three story ture adjoining the tone tons of brich brick and mortar crashed completely down through the building carrying floors and all into a mass ot of debris in the basement there wag no warning of the disaster and the fourte ep persons who were sleeping bleeping in the various apartments were wore caught in the crushing structure eight ot of them were killed