Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-08-26 | Page 1 | Landslide in Alley

I r P I I I LANDSLIDE IN ALLEY Fifty Feet of Ground Caves In Inon Inon Inon on Workmen Killing One Chicago Aug 25 he As thc result of ot ofa ofa a 0 in cave of ot moie moio than fifty feet of or ortho tho the alley y between State street arid and Wabash avenue at Washington Wo street today one mD man mai was killed five were seriously ly hurt burt two of or whom will vIll likely likely like like- e- e ly Iy die and a score of ot other othel workmen workmen work work- men were badly cut and bruised The dead Charles Charle A A. Kircher 10 years yeal's old Seriously injured Michael l I Finnerty bruised about the tho head and Bull body internally injured Patrick Dugan 45 years old shoulder shoulder der det sprained Internally Injured Wilbur F. F Richardson ankle frac- frac rae rae- Internally Injured James Mack right hip dislocated right side badly injured Thomas Durk Burk badly crushed Cause o o of Accident I Tho The accident was caused by the excavation I 1 beneath the Ule alley for forthe forthe forthe the installation of foundations for tor or Marshall Field Co Coa Cos 8 new now store At t this point the thc old basement extends beneath the pavement nt The Tho pavement pavement pave pave- ment mont Is supported by concrete foundations and Iron beams Il It Is supposed that lint too tOl many of or the supports were taken from rein beneath one side of the alley causing a 0 miniature UTe landslide Thc Tho pit beneath the thc part putt that caved d In In ws abut about 15 feet teet d deep ep In It were wore workS workS' about t 0 me All of or th them 1 were bur burU d d. d tome ome de deeply deep deep- II I ly lr some struck b by b beams aid md 5 see sec ln lI tI r of ot the pavement nt only ked down and 1 covered with l loose one dirt who was killed was struck and b borne rno down by a n larer large lare piece of It pavement weighing over o pounds It was IUS necessary to US use a aI derrick 1 to remove tho the debris to lo get gt t which frightfully I t. t hi hi body was crushed d I