Shelby, N. C., Aug. 28.--Eight per-
ecns were killed, 15 injured and an
undetermined number are m
in the collapse of the First Nati
bank building during a rush hour
today,

The death toll may rise as three
hours after the crash workmen had
been able to clear away the debris
only at the edge of the building, |
The known dead: '
| Miss Ora Ehtridge, secretary to
the bank president; Guy Green,
bank clerk: Alex Boyd, bank clerk;
Deb Blanton, a farmer; Carl Blans
ton, his son; an unidentified
man and two other men,

Death Toll May Mount
Police estimated the death toll
would mount steadily as rescue
crews dug deeper into the debris in
the search of bodies. :

No accurate check up could be
made of the missing persons, butdt
was known that a dozen or more
had not been accounted for,
| Barly this afternoon the crews
‘had searched only the edges of the
‘huge pile of debris, and it was feare
ed many more bodies would be
, found toward the center,

Workmen Feared Killed
| It was feared that a crew of 17
/negroes who were working in the
center of the building were all killed.
‘The reseue crews had not been able
jas yet to get to the place where the
jnegroes were working
| It was known that 15 persons were
‘injured, several of whom may die.
They were all taken to a ~~
lhere as they were extradicated
Sage fallen structure.
: avation work at a

buil iiding = L genes uy =
the cause of the collapse of mo Ps
building. Tt was known that several
persons were in @ grocery and a
tailor shop which were a part of the
building, but it was expected to be
hours before that part of the strue-
ture could be searched thoroughly,
; dmoniessbaasil
; Shelby, N.C, Aug. 28—An un-

determined number of persons were
‘entombed, four were known to have

been killed and 15 were injured
| when the First National Bank build-
> img here collapsed today,
.| While no accurate estimate could
| be made of the number of dead a
few minutes after the crash, four
| bodies were recovered from the de-
» bris. They were unr
., Several were injured and were re.
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SHELBY, N. C., Aug. 28: |
Bight persons were killed. 15
injured and an undetermined |
number are missing in the
collapse of the First National.
Bank building during a rush
hour today. eS
_ The death toll may rise as -
three hours after the crast |

workmen had been able. t¢
clear away the debris only at’.
‘the edge of the building. ,
| The known dead: .
| MISS ORA EHNTRIDGE. secre. .
j tary to the bank president. :
| GUY GREEN, bank clerk.

ALEX BOYD, bank clerk.

DEB BLANTON, a farmer.

CARL BLANTON, his son,

An unidentified white man.

Unidentified negro.

— Vnidentified white man. .
| Police estimated the death toll
‘would mount steadily as’ rescue
‘erews dig deeper into the debris
‘in the search of bodies,
Expect to Find Bodies :
No accurate check up could be.
‘made of the missing persons, but
jt was known that a dozen or more -
ad not been accounted for.
| Barly ‘this afternoon the crews.
pad ‘searched only the edges of tha .
huge. pile of debris, and it was
feared many more bodies would be
found toward the center.

Tt was feared that a crew of sew
enteen Negroes who were working -
in the center,of the building were”
all killed. the rescue crews had
not been able as yet to get to the
place where the Negroes were
working, oe

Tt was known that fifteen per
sons. were injured. several. of whont
may die. They were all: taken ta
a. hospital- here as they were ex

‘tricated from the falien structure,

Excavation work at a nearby

building was generally assigned 3”
‘the cause of the collapse of tia
wank building. It was known that -
lseveral persons were in a grocery
and a tailor’s shop which were A.
part of the building. but it was ex-
‘nected fo be hours before’ that
fpart of ihe- structure could be
/searched thoroughly. 2 oe
| The building was on a principal
business corner here. :

Ther were a dozen petrons em

| ployed in the batk and as the
erash occurred during a rush
| morning business bour, it was be-
lieved that at Jeast that many oth-
ers were in the building, Four
persons were employed in the’
grocety and two in the tailors’
shop. we .

Tt was believed that it would be
hours before rescue crews could
pring out the bodies of all the per-
sons. either dead or trapped under
the piles of debris, and the ex-

| tent of the death tol! definitely as-
| cartained. . .

 

 

 

  

 

 
 