The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
THREE MEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPES
At Work OIL Building When
Portion OF Walls
Fall.
INQUIRY NOT ENDED

~Timcs-Dispatoh Bureau.
100 North Sycamore street,
HntnrShurG Va .InnuarN !.

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100 North Sycamore street,
TetcrShurg. Va. January rs.
IN accident occurred on North syca-
more street shortly after IL o'clock
this morning, which greatly endangered
the lives Of three men and for Il time
caused much excitement. & large sec
ton NJ the north wall OF the Taylor
~StorchouSc, At lie south edge OF the
burned district, foil with n great crash,
following which the cries Of Il man
were heard. and two men were seen
trying 10 escape through one Of the
front upper story windows. The build
inG is the property OF Miss Maudo Tay-
Tor. ANA las Il front Of four stories and
a rear OF three stories. IT was %uracti-
'cally Quilted in the great iirc Of De
ccinbcr 3. which swept so many fine
business houses AWAY. though the walls
Were left standing. !. contract was re-
Gently awarded 10 J. g. Rowcll for The
rcpair and rebuilding of the Interior
Of .thc structure. and the work on this
inc has been in rogrcsS for some days.
Fire walls had hecn evidently
by- tie fire, ana were probably further
weakened BY the removal of the charrcd
timbcrS.
#'rlrec inen-Gcorgc rawlings. Il white
carpenter. and two colorcd incu-wcrc
;t work on one Of the upper floors to-
day wien the Unexpected crash came.
NJ. Rawlings had ono OF his feet
mashed and his leg and back injured
by tn failing debris, but tile two co.'s
orcu men escaped injury. though great
y frightened. The men happened to
nc 1T work just at the point of the
prelk i'll the wall. Mr.. Rawlings and
George Harrison. Que of the culorcd
lnen, we're rescued from the ,hird story
front window. escaping through the
window of an adjoining building. The
"ther colorcd man cscnpcd to the street.
Mr-# liaWlings's injuries are not re-
sarded as serious. but the escape Of
the three men from death was almost
miraculous.
The Fire Department was promptly
called 10 the Spot to prevent any out
prcak Of fire, but their services were
not needed. Tile building was subsc-
quchtiN pronounced 10 hc unsafe ana
and was ropel or to prevent danger
from further falling Of the walls. which
arc hulSing on the side. Tho passage
OF street cars vas stopped on either
size, and passengers were transferred.
y commission was promptly appoint
81 ny Mayor Cameron to examine lie
building. aud iiicy condemned il as un-
Saic. 1t VIII therefore be pulled down.
Further Investigations.
H Nv = iiti july OF tnC. liNSt1nGS I'nN,.
winch Tor several days Inns been IN
ga@ed in making Investigation into ~.
~aialrs OF the old Apponattox Trust
was, at the close OF its SEES
sion last evening, adiourncd over unti,
TUESDAY morning next. II is said tia /
some ten or twelve moro witnesses are
70 appear before the jury. 1t is DC.
IleNed. however, that the jury's Iabors
'rc nearly completed ana tina, some
4 report ma ~ liz, =, <part IN H ,I',,o..,... liz -.Ml
nlES or "Wednesday.
Secnrcl Nev uunrtcrs.
! ne american Bank and Trust Com
pahE. winch since the fire Of Dcccin-
Der " has been occupying and trans
ac'lnG business in the Mechanic Asso-
vu','oh p"lldinE, has leased oficrs
uiidrr the Odd Fellows building. nd
l"ihing tilc Western Union Tclegraph
once. The bank VIII have more room,
and greater convcnicnccs here. But
these quarters arc 10 be only tenn
porarY. rs the company is preparing
pians FOR NE carly erection Of n COM
m"dlnuS bank building on the site OF
the burned ~.NppumatioX Trust Com.
pany'S structure. destroyed by the fire
= Of December ..
General News Notes.
frank Kali, a weli-known butcher
met with 81 severe accident Yesterday
a Willie engaged III cutting a piece Of
: beef, the meat slipped, and lie de
sccniing Knife hladc struck ana cut
:, an ugly CASH III his thigh
g Many applications for business moi
9 OF the city have been received Il,
n Secretary Martin, of the Chamber 81
Commerce. for seats in the Petersburg
special TO the Southern Commercial
Congress, in Atlanta. and the prospcri
is chat Il large delegation viii x,
from this city.
/, The Eigh, Iscy. a. NJ. Randolph
ID. r., hislop Of .tllc southern Dioccs,
OF Virginia, is expected 10 preach uro
administer confirmation in the Episco.
pal Church At Ilmporia tomorrow.
Robert strange, Jr.. son Of BishuI
Strange, Of Eastern Carolina. Is th,
g guest Of Dr. and Mrs. T.. 4. Martii
III this city.
! Richard Bernard. L.. $. n, Is II
home in this city rccupcrating from
an operation for appendicitis.
The sales Of loose tobacco this Week
aggregated iAS,S16 pounds. at the hiel
! average OF nearly 9 cents per pound
, The sales for the season to late are
. .,SIl,I2J pounds.
Eicinc Busch. the new manager o
tho Petersburg baseball team, Is il
I The city, looking over the field an,
= I . $50, "a, 80. L TA,.- ,1..t - a., 80. T. ~. 4. H.