Show SALVAGING HUMAN LIVES tons ot of an snow ow tell fell in the national capital on january 28 1922 hour by hour the powdery flakes mounted steadily on the buildings until they were draped with a deep white mantlo mantle and washington had recorded one of the worst snowstorms snow storms in its history according to a release by postmaster starley tho the heavy blanket of snow which had been falling for twenty tour four houra finally bore with crushing weight on the root roof of the knickerbocker theater where hundreds ot of women and children patrons w were e to gathered early in the evo evening ning suddenly the roof collapsed in a tangled mass ot of plaster concrete and steel nearly NN irly a hundred persons were killed or succumbed later to their injuries there had been no warning and there was no means of 0 escape when the white avalanche descended police and citizens were attempting a rescue when someone bout bent a call tor for the U S marines who responded instantly all night long lone the marines worked they formed a bucket line passing out the debris to the street S squads quad s moved about locating the dead or injured digging them out and rushing those who still lived to improvised first ald stations overhead lay the menace af 9 a gnarled and twisted wire screen huge blocks of concrete steel beams and tottering masses of plaster heavy enough to crush out the lives of the rescuers rescue js swaying walls threatened to topple any moment and engulf the living and dead but the marines worked on never ceasing their efforts until at 8 0 clock the next morning they received a brief respite through the arrival of some army men later they returned to the task and renta remained ined until they were no longer needed willing as always to come to the aid of their fellow citi citizens rens in any emergency |