Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-27

the freight yard taking the numbers of the cars when he received Q deep cut on the head and cuts about the face by the flying stones. I.edouix was running away as he was struck by a stone. the force of which knocked him to the ground. The Anderson boy was struck and rendered unconscious for short time although when he came to he refused to go to the hospital for treatment. His arm Was cut.
 Claim Too Heavy Explosives
 The accident has created great deal of talk as to the amount of ex-. piosive used in the razing of the wall. A number of people that are in po- sition to know the strength of dyna- mite have stated that the fifty pounds used was q great deal too much, as the wall was in shaky condition be- fore it was decided to blow it up. It. rs stated that|ten or, as some think, five pounds. would have been enough to do the work. Another thing criti- cised is that the dynamite was placed about four feet above the ground in the wall instead of being placed in the ground surrounded with srailsoad ties. It is not at all improbable that an investigation will be demanded by some of the persons interested in those injured by the flying stones.
 Walls Jared by Trains.
 It was at first thought that the walls would remain standing as they ap- peared to De in fairly good condition; but the heavy trains which passed through the city enroute to the foot ball games seemed to shake the walls to their very foundations. As a re- suit of this shaking the east and west walls of the building fell in, early in the day. not injuring anybody, aI- though some men were at work in the building at the time.
 Building Inspector Thomas Foley made an inspection of the front and rear walls that were then standing. s1a reported to Mayor Dunn that in his opinion the rear wall was unsafe to be left standing. The latter gave or ders that this wall should be dyna- Tnited or razed in some manner, Con- sequently, Samuel Pocaro, who has had charge of the sewer construction of the city for some time and who is familiar with the use of dynamite was procured to do the work He had some of the stone work underneath the wall removed and in this hole he placed the large charge of dynamite which was later to cause the calam- ity Over the hole, after the explo sive had been wired, there was placed some mud.
 Ready About 4.3o.
 This preliminary work was com
 
 It took the police about ten minutes to get the crowd out of the way. The signal for the blast was then given with the result as already told. Men Removing Safe.
 There were number of men work ing in the building at the time Of the falling of the east and west walls and dt was only by the best of luck that any escaped injury. The men were removing the safe of the trust com pany to their new quarters and it is thought that the jar caused by the moving of, the safe made the walls cave in.
 Had Narrow Escape.
 August Hokeson. who was in the rear building taking down some wood work was cut about the hands and bruised about the body. He was pin- ned under the debris so that he had to s be helped out. Leo Routflier and Willima Foley, who were behind the safe, with crowbars, were covered by the falling wreekage. The latter had his knee hurt while the former was injured about the legs.
 Most of the valuable papers of the were not lost by the cavein of the walls.
 Leg Bone Broken. -. r It was learned Sunday that Web Der, who was said to be badly injured about both legs. was not hurt as bad ly as was first thought. A bone in his right leg, between the ankle and knee, was found broken. The moving picture men did, not leave as the stones started to fly but struck to their posts and procured some good