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Show RAFTERS FALL AT KSESEL BUILDING H Ttoo Men Injured, Paul C. C'nriatensen's Kiglit Leg Being Broken H Above the Ankle, the Bones Protruding and Blood Flowing H in a Stream J. A. Wahlberg Severely Bruised. H While removing: tlie rafters of the H roof of the Klosel building at Hudson avenue and Twenty-fourth street, at Hl about 10:?,0 o'clock this morning, Paul H C. Christensen. of 10J Fourth street, H and 'J. A. Wahlberg of 1075 Farr ave H nue. carpenters, were precipitated H fourteen feet to (he floor below and H suffered painful :iud serious injurfps Hj The riiHi were ryfj:pr loo.se the Hl rafters when the. rafters suddenly Hl gavo way and tbo men fell under four H sets of them. Ohrlsfcnscn's right ep H was broken at the ankle joint, the H bone protruding and blood flowing hi 1 a stream when he was drawn from H beneath the timbers, and Wnhlberp was badly bruised about the head nnd bod. The ambulance was called and J both men were hurried to the Dee hospital whoro they wer given medi- Ical atLenlion. It was at first feared that Wahlberg I was injured internally but it was stated by the physicians after a care- !;. examination that be suffered no greater injuries than bruises about tfiq tody and face. He had no, broken bones. At a laic hour this afternoon tho men -acre resting easy at the hospital. T Both UiCInjurcd men have families. Other frarpentrs working near the two jVcn escaped Injury from the falling fall-ing l afters. |