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Little Falls Herald
Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
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A five-story brick building under reconstruction in Philadelphia collapsed, killing seven workmen, injuring 24 others, with one missing and one fatally injured. The incident occurred at Eleventh and Market streets on July 16.
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Philadelphia, July 16.-In one of the busiest sections of the city and at a time when many pedestrians were passing, the five-story brick building at the northeast corner of Eleventh and Market streets, which was being reconstructed for the United Gas Improvement company, collapsed with a terrific roar, burying or pinning beneath the ruins thirty-two persons, seven of whom are dead, one missing, one fatally injured and twenty-four more or less seriously injured.
Those killed were workmen employed by Sax & Abbott, contractors. The two lower floors of the building had been torn up and the three floors were shored up by heavy timbers. Steel girders were bracing the shoring. It is supposed that by moving one of the girders, the entire structure was loosened.
The crash came without warning and narrow escapes were many. Before professional aid could be mustered, automobiles, teamsters' wagons and all sorts of nearby vehicles were filled with the dead or injured and hurried to hospitals.
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Northeast Corner Of Eleventh And Market Streets, Philadelphia
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July 16
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The five-story brick building collapsed during reconstruction, killing seven workmen, leaving one missing and one fatally injured, and injuring 24 others. The structure was shored up with timbers and steel girders, possibly loosened by moving a girder. The crash was sudden, with immediate aid from vehicles rushing victims to hospitals.