Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-14
TO SEEK CAUSE OF CRASH
At FERCUSSON'S PLACE.
With Young Women Recover
ing, Workmcn Busy Clear
ing Away Debris.
DAMAGE w,,A REACH $4,000
Lo.s Must He Borne Entirely by the
Fyr,rh, stnr-c No irsurnuce WINS Car
ricd to rrOtrrt Owncrr E>rom such
DssastcN


with the condition OF TIE four
young womes injured whea the south
wall oS tho psint;nE establishment
% j. w FeeSWssou 4 SouA loo North
FoNvteeStG Street collapsed last
Toes'dNy afternoon, Improving at the
Memorial Hospital workmcu are
busy oiyartrE away the mass oc brick
and mortar tina; WAS ptlcd high on
tse vacant 10; adjoining tho plant.
50 tina, az inspection OF tho ioun-
daaoa OF the building may be mado
for The purpose " determining tho
cause Of tho disaster.
Until ta!s work Is completed no
perp,!t will be granted by the Bureau
Of Building inspection frc occu-
pancr OF the building. Acting Build
ing Inspector George E Shraud; VIII
make Al analytical survey OF the en-
Tire structure and o: the foundation
and viii ;hea probably allow repairs
IT, proceed. While he said ycster-
Gay he thought the frequent heavy
rains Of the past few weeks had
something 10 DO with the weakening
OF the foundation and the collapse
o: The retaining wall, he could not
state what else contributed 10 the
acci6en; Until all OF the debris had
been removed and careful exami-
nation made
D2m9S.G 10 hC1Cn S~So.snO.
Damage resulting from the acci-
den: vii! reach $4,000, according to
The estimate OF Edgar II. FERGUSON,
p-esiden; OF the company. 1t Will
cost approx iTnately SIS. 600 10 replace
the wall and i,oors, J. T Nucko!s,
building contractor. said. unless the
city requires tho company 10 20 y
great distance down for new foun-
d2;ion. while Mr.. Ferguson csti-
mates tina; /: VIII cost $4,000 To re-
place the press perfo-a,inE machine
and othe- equipment that was in
!ured b.! the crash
The loss VIII have 10 be borne en-
urely hy The firm. as Il carried 40
Insurance on The building on CON
tents except FOR damage By fire II
is possible that some OF the ma
chincry can be salmEed-
While none OF the four young
woman injured left tho hospital yes
tcrGay. il was said there that all Will
recover. and that two may leave in
a day or 50. Mrs. Jennie Bosher.
3i!G ras1 Broad Street, probably has
u fractured rib; decorations OF face.
hand. legs and arms.
suffers Fracture Of Arm
Miss Eva Stengcl. I'll North
twenty fourth street, fracture of
hand and fracture OF arm Al wrist.
Miss Louise Campbell, 3lS-A North
vents fourth Street, decorations OF
.a IL and arms.
Miss Ngucs Mcdonald. 26l4-A West
Nuiu street. decorations OF scalp,
Uan3 uud arm.
Nra Eosh"r * the most seriously
',r.. according to physicians, who
's'r-d7y made N-ray photograph OF
imjareh.
Ma:o- Ainslc stated yesterday
ira. tl,~c would be nothing further
I'D CiNo ont ~ connection with the
oil SO - IN" FERGUSON building.
,-;i! the debris had been removed
~ q critical examination made OF
.hc foundation, and the Incidents
which may have led UP 10 the ca
'ts7rophe. In his statement Tues
cay following the collapse. the
.tya- said there was absolutely no
a'"e TO be attached TO the city
.d'nE department, Director Sa-
nd Acting Building Inspector
i'4ndi are fully investigating ahc
s"u!t'ns, and VIII az soon as pos
"i"i" ssu" complete review OF the
u"s-'1l" cause Of the accident
Tia collapse OF the south wall OF
.e E"rgusson building occurred
tuesday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock,
aad the four young women who were
injured IN the crash were in the
restroom on the third floor. \ ma
fo-i.y VI the other employees were
at iC~lr lunch at the. timel.