New Britain herald., 1922-01-30
Those Injured In Collapse Of Theater Number l33, With IA Now In Critical Condition
Many Violations of District Building Code Are Re- ported as Partially Re- sponsible for Tragedy.

Washington, Jan. S0.-The death toll rom the knickerbocker theater disaster of Saturday night was brought up to 1oS today with the death In a hospital of Miss Mary A. forsyth, resident of Washington.
 The total of 133 injured were also removed from the ruins up to an early hour today. The rescurers were stlll struggling with the heavy wreck age left when the w-laden roof of the structure collapsed during the showing of a comedy feature bill Sat- urday night.
 Gen. Bandholtz in Charge.
 Brigadier Gen. Bandholtz, conn., mandant of federal troops in the dis trlct In personal charge of the rescue work, said it might be another 24 hours before it could be definitely sald there were no more dead or injured Tn the wreckage of twisted steel and concrete which yet remained to be cleared away of the mass that was hurled down without warning on the pleasure-seeking hundreds below.
 List About Complete.
 It was believed, however, that the section now being explored would yield few additions to the awful list ot dead and injured, it being near inc rear and under the part of the hal. cohv which held up when the front Of 1t crashed down to the theater pit under the impact of the falling roof.
 Seek to Save Survivor.
 A party of the rescuers early today had been struggling for hours to re- lease from the part of the wreckaee now being overturned one man be- lleved to be yet alive although im- prisoned under the mass for nearly 3b hours. The great weight of the steel beams and concrete which crashed with the roof have in many instances made the rescue of victims harrowingly slow and tedious
 City Bowed in Grief.
 The capital city was bowed in grief today to learn the full extent of the tragedy with the recovery of victims yesterday and last night. This was the more intensely shared by the rest of the country because of the consid arable number of visitors who suf- cred in the catastrophe.
 President Affected.
 President Harding, in a statement ast night said the tragedy had left llm with the same inexpressible sor- 'oW which has come to all of Wash- ngton and which will be sympathetic Iily felt throughout the land"
 Three-fold Investigation.
 A three-fold investigation of the ause and circumstances of the col apse of the theater roof was in pros- 'ect today. In addition to an exhaus- i've inquiry ordered by the board of commissioners of the district and an- ther to be started immediately by the rand jury, Senator Capper. of Kan as, a member of the senate District f Columbia committee, announced hat as soon as the senate convened c would introduce resolution call lg for an investigation of the tragedy.
 Building Code Violations.
 The senator said he had received aports that the building code of the istrct had been violated in more Ian few instances during the rush construction resulting from the apid increase of population here aft- : the war declaration.
 II Seriously Injured.
 Edward H. Shaughnessy, second as- stant postmaster general who was nong the IA listed as seriously in- fred, was still making a fight for fe today at the Walter Reed hos-
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