Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
STEWART MUST RIDE BURIED BENEATH WALL
"American Dreyfus" Ordered Twenty-Five Workmen Crush
to Take NnetyMi|e Test. ed Under Fallen Structure.
GOES TO FORT HUACHUCA SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Congress Bnshed All the Are More or Less
Officers Case Injured
IOR BOARD MAY RETIRE MANY YET ARE UNDER DEBRIS
Site Academy
Incapaty" al Chelsea
Again in melig Destroyed by Fire.
SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
All the Survivors Are More or Less
Injured.
MANY YET ARE UNDER DEBRIS
Catastrophe on Site of Academy OF
Music at Chelsea, Mass, Recent
ly Destroyed by Fire.

BOSTON. Mass, August 25.-By the
collapse Of a retaining wall on what was
formerly a part of the old Academy OF
Music in Chelsea Square. Chelsea. today
about twenty-five workmen We're buried
in the debris.
Many were killed. Practically all the
survivors were more or less injured.
Seven are known to be dead.
The wall was what was left of the
building after it had been gutted in the
great confagration of April j.. The rest
of the structure had been removed. The
wall for a new building.
The big gang of laborers was I'm the
cellar when the enormous pile OF brick
collapsed without warning, burying the
men without giving them chance for
their lives The wall fell with a roar.
Work of Rescue Begun.
1t was at once realized in the Immediate
vicinity that a catastrophe had happened.
The fire alarm was sounded and the work
of rescue was begun Immediately on the
arrival of the apparatus.
Crowds at once gathered. Volunteers
assisted the police and firemen. Every
available wagon was pressed into service
to assist in carrying the wounded to the
hospitals.
At noon there was one unidentified body
at the police station. At the naval hos
pital seven victims were in an uncon-
scious condition, with the extent OF their
injuries unknown. At the Marine Hos
nital. nine were taken for treatment, one
subsequently dying.
After the burning Of the Academy OF
Music a new building was erected. The
building next to the Park Hotel was occu-
pied by William T. Burns as furniture
store. Beyond was the new post office
building Both the buildings were gut
ted by the recent confagration.
The builders and owners having in
charge the work of demolshing and re-
building were Morris, Gordon & Norris
Segal. They were preparing to erect q
| four-story structure for stores and tens-
mentS.
Faulty Building Methods.
| Ambulances were rushed from the
Marine Hospital Extra ambulances came
once more to the devastated city from
Everett Revere and Boston. A detach-
| menc of sailors from the navy yard was
also hurried to the scene to assist in the
| work of rescue and in keeping back the
crowds.
Superint endent of Public Grounds Walter
| Bachelor stated this noon that the cause
of the collapse was the imperfect method
of preparing the walls for new beams
| for the new building. Instead of cutting
holes for each beam, the wOrkmen cut "A
slot across the wall, thus undermining
and weakening the whole wall.
He further stated that Frank Wey-
mouth appointed inspector of buildings
| only last Saturday, was in the cellar OF
| the building about ten minutes before the
| walls collapsed. Realizing the danger OF
| the conditions as he at once saw them. he
| ordered that work cease on the building
Immediately.