The Washington herald., 1913-07-31
Fifteen INJURED
SEEKING SAFETY
Three Men Run to Shelter IN
Sligo MIL Road Building,
Which Colapses.
BUREAU EMPLOYE HURT
J. c. Rhodes Struck BY Window.
Drive, Has Am Severed.
Nesro's Fall Fatal.

Not including the list OF dead and in
jured in the collapse OF the Saul Build.
ing at Seventh and L Streets Northwest
more than fifteen persons in other parti
Of the city were badly hurt.
Three men were injured, one seriously
when a frame dwelling under construc.
ton on the Sligo Mill Road, near the
District line. was blown down during
the storm. When the rain. wind. and
hail came the men dropped their tools
and took refuge on the first floor Of the
structure
Shortly afterward It collapsed. the men
being buried beneath the debris. Per-
sons living in the vicinity went to their
rescue at the close of the storm. and
they were carried to nearby residence
and physicians summoned.
Peter Pierce Injured.
The injured were Peter Pierce, twenty
three years old. Of Brightwood. His
right leg was broken and he also received
internal injuries. which may result In his
death. He was unconscious when taken
from the wreckage.
His uncle, Robert Pierce, who was
building the house, had his back strained.
Pierce lives at the home of Mrs. Louisa
| ofo"H oeoieS Nobhtys geSs
across the District line. near the scene
Of the accident.
Henry Helser. twenty-five years old.
Of lGs Oak Avenue. Takoma Park. sus-
tanned a fractured ankle and minor in.
juries. He was sent to the Homeopathic
Hospital and the other two men were
taken to their homes. The building was
totally wrecked. and the damage Is es.
timated at more than $1,000.
J. c. Rhodes, forty-five years old. OF
s37 Keefer Place Northwest. while work
ing at the new Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, was severely cut about the
head. one OF the windows in the building
striking him. He was sent to Providence
Hospital.
Angelic Bendetto. a young man Of 9os
Eighth Street Southeast. had his left arm
almost severed when he was thrown from
a wagon of the Bieber-Kaufman Com
pany on the Anacostia River Bridge dur
ing the storm. The wagon was COM
pletely turned over. and Bendetto. hold
ing on to the frightened horse, was
thrown between the wheels. He was
taken TO Casualty Hospital.
Horses Make Escape.
While attempting 10 hold pair of
frightened horses hitched in front OF
1878 Second Street Northwest. Harry
Tittler. forty years old. OF 1881 North
Capitol Street. was badly hurt about the
head and body when the horses threw
him beneath the wheels. The heavy
wagon passed over his body. He was
taken to his home in the automobile OF
the Tenth precinct.
Hurrying to descend from a scaffold
at South Capitol and r Street when he
saw the storm breaking. Henry Smiler.
a old foil fwaiya
feet to the sidewalk below. His head
struck the pavement. His death was in
stantaneous.
Struck by a branch OF a falling tree on
Twenty sixth Street Northwest. David
Parker. a negro, was brought to George
town University Hospital with several
lacerations OF the scalp. His wounds
were dressed and he was dismissed.
Flying glass from a large window at the
Palais Royal. Eleventh and G Streets
Northwest, severely cut Harry T. Green.
twenty-seven years old, of 124s U Street
Southeast. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.