The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
TWO BUILDINGS
ENOANCER LIVES
COLLAPSE OF ONE CAUSES IN
sPEC1OR BECK TO CALL AT
,TENTIoN TO OTHERS,
TWO CHILDREN ESCAPE
WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN, hut
OCCUPANTS REFUSED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THE
DANGER

that there are two buildings in
richmond on the verge Of coi-
lapse, similar To the collapse Of the
structure at 9o6 West Broad street
yesterday afternoon when two cha
fren were injured and sevar4; p,r
sons narrowly escaped death. was
the statement made last Fight by
Building Inspector Beck.
He stated that accidents which
nearly approach tragedies. shou.d
serve as warning to the builders
whose operations endanger the lives
OF many persons. but he declared
that his warnings to builders viii
not be Needed and precautionary
methods against loss of lie taken
until there is calamity which will
shock the city.
According to Mr.. Beck the coll
lapse of the building at 9os West
bfoad street was due to ex Awaiting
In the lot adjoining the building.
With the foundation weakened br
the excavation, the building collapsed
and fell over into the hole being
dug for the foundation ~ a new
building.
Inspector Gave Warming.
The building inspeeto- asserted
that the building at sos East Erpad
" nj collapse in the event If pro-
traeted san just as the building
at SOS West Broad fell in. Philips
a Altman. general contractors are
eNeavating I'm the lot a. g04 East
Broad street for the purpose of erect
ing store with DWELLING. apart
ments above for Barney r.. MIXERS.
Ever since the issHaree e the
building permit on July .. said the
building Inspector, his assistants have
been warning the contractors that
their operations are menace to the
lives Of the persons living in the
house at 600 East Broad street Mr.
Beck said his warnings have not
been needed. lie continued.
II there is a protractod rain the
building next to the excavation viii
almost certainly collapse. | have done
all ! could hat the danger has not
been removed There {s another
building at las West Broad which
ID also In danger Of collapse because
IF an excavation being made at lf0
West Broad street
The excavation is being dug for
the foundation of thrae~sfory store
fer MIR Hofheimer and this exeaxa-
ton has weakened the foundation Of
the old building SO that # may coll
lapse Al any time. have warned
MIR. II. Hoizgrefe. owner Of the build
ing at los West Broad street, that
he should strengthen the vail NJ the
building In prevent a possible coll
lapse.
The building at pos West Broad
street. which Is occupied on fha lrst
floor hy "a tailor. Morris Rratmau,
Who lives with his family on the sec
ond fioer collapsed during the noon
hour when there vas no wurktne1
In the excavation in the adjoining
lot Morris Eraunan was away on
business and his wife Was visiting
neigtbor
Children Injured
Five yearcld Samuel Bratfnan and
PLAYMATE. Louis Tretick. eight years
old. were at play tn the rear ward
Of the house when the bricks. mortar
and plaster began 10 fall. The chit
drer ran but pere struck by flying
debris and injured
The Trettek boy was eat on the
head and bruised and Samuel Brat
man sustained several eats and
bruises. Mrs. Rosa Bratmaa. mother
Of Young samuel, fainted when she
returned from the ueighhors home
and learned her son had been in
jured. Mrs. Rache. Tretick also ia LAT,
ed at news that her son. Louis. was
hurt
An AMBULANCE. q squad ot police
and fremen we're summoned and
there was much excitement about tha
wrecked building urAt II was learn
ed That no one had been seriously
hurt. The building is owed hx
Mrs A. r. Ia wrefiya ,Yf FRO Wes-
Broad street. The excavation on the
adjoining lot ia under the direction
OF Contractor E. s. kelian