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Richmond Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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In Oxford, N.C., high winds and rain on Aug. 28 wrecked a large brick warehouse. Proprietors W. K. Thomas, J.P. Thomas, and R. O. Jones had left shortly before; a worker locking up suffered minor bruises after being hit by a beam, and boys in the basement escaped unhurt.
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[Special Telegram to the Dispatch.]
Oxford, N. C., Aug. 28th.-High wind and rain prevailed here all day. At 5:30 the large centre brick warehouse became a victim to the wind and is a complete wreck. The proprietors, Messrs. W. K. Thomas, J.P. Thomas, and R. O. Jones, had left the building only a short time before it went down, and left a colored man to lock up. He reached the middle floor when he saw the walls give way, and in an instant a large beam crushed him to the floor but he managed to extricate himself, and crawled out with a few bruises on one arm and side. Some boys were playing marbles in the basement but they escaped unhurt.
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Oxford, N. C.
Event Date
Aug. 28th
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warehouse completely wrecked; colored man suffered bruises on one arm and side; boys escaped unhurt.
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High wind and rain prevailed all day. At 5:30 the large centre brick warehouse collapsed due to the wind. Proprietors had left shortly before, leaving a colored man to lock up. He was on the middle floor when walls gave way; a beam crushed him but he extricated himself and crawled out injured. Boys playing in basement escaped unhurt.