Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-31

Colonel>Kellar insisted. indicates that the
capacity for weight was greatly in ex-
cess OF any requirement in climate like
Washingtin's
Building Inspector Healy also was Of
the opinion that plans for the censtrue
ton OF the roof were sound and prac-
teal and that the necessary tests follow
Ing construction had been met.
Preliminary to an investigation Of the
disaster, the federal grand jury went TO
the scent of the tragedy and examined
the wreckage today. Witnesses will be
called before the jury without dalay, it
was said, in an effort to fix blame.
D. ]. Ramsey hewitt, district coroner.
declaring he would spare no effort in
placing responsibility, requested Peyten
Gordon. district attorney, to ask the war
department TO assign expert engineers
to the task Of determining the cause OF
the roof collapse. Mr. Gordon said he
would seek such assistance.
Convinced that all bodies had been re-
moved from the derbis, the search fer
dead was halted today by officiaJs "
charge OF rescue work which had CONS
on continuously for forty hours. The Ia Of
body was removed from the yreckaee
late last night. Inspector Healy ordered
the walls of the theatre rasea at once
as safety precaution. Unfounded re-
ports that the walls had collapsed kill
ing men IN the rescue parts were spread
broadcast today, causing much excite
ment.
Careful recheek eff the dead indicated
teuight that If no more of the injured
die, the death toll would be 1o5. Reports
that three additional persons had died
we're unverif1ed A 6ezen persons in hos
Mt 1Ie tnHr
critical condition tonight. although E.
H. Shaushnessy. second assistant most
master general wa s said to be greatly i'm
proved. More than 100 persons sus-
tanned injuries of more than minor
nature and were taken TO hospitals
The tragedy caused the postponenenf
TODAY of practically all social affairs
MANNED fer the week. President and
Mrs. Harding were to have been the
honar guests Of the Ohio society at q
recept!on toni@ht, hut at the presidents
request the affair was 5oostnoned MI
Harding Informed those IN charge of az
| rangements that he preferred to omit a
social affair while Washington was suf
ferine from the great shock. Attorney
General Daugherty also postponed a
dinner he had planned to give for the
President and Mrs. Harding Wednesday
night.
With the exception of five motion pie
tnre houses controlled by the corpora
ton which owned the kniekerboeEye r
theatres in the city were open today, ad-
Veffisements In newspapers assuring the
public that they had been carefully In
spacted and declared safe by officials
Harry Grandall, manager of the Knick-
erbocker IN announcing that ether the
eteFs in the CpaedaH chain would remain
closed until further notice. said this
was done, not because aHv of the thea
tres were considered unsafe. but because
he and his associates did not dAsire ia
accept money for amusement while the
CITY was rourr1inr fa" those who lost their
lives at the Kniekerbocker
Revision Of the names of the dead
bodies today brought cut that Wyatt Ne
| Kimmie and Jack Nickname both LISTED
as dead, were the same person and not
brothers. while Mss Frances Bikle. one
Of the victims, also was listed as Miss
! N. c. Bike. It also, was discoveries
/ that while Howard W. Kneessi lost ali
/ life, an error had been made in listins
& son as also dead. William Walters
/ Brooklyn, n. Y, a student at George
town Medical school, It was found, wa!
! listed twice among the dead.
/ These corrections brought the nun
ber of dead at one time given at 1Os
down to- 104. with officials attenaptin,
to learn the identity of q Mrs. Davis
whose death was reported. Her dealt
would make the revised total f65
| It was also learned today that Mrs
Elmre Bay field. the daughter-in-laY
and rot the daughter Of fornlac Repre-
sentative A ]. BarchfeId of Pennsyi
y&nia, who lost his life. was among tn
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