Shelby, N. G.,-Aug. 28,--Six persons were Killed, 15'in-|
ed-and an. undetermined: number-are. missing: in. the -col-
se of the First National Bank building during @ tush hour

ay. : : bs Penh aid tugt | : a
‘The-death toll may rise as three hours’after the crash
vykmen had: been able. to clear away. the debris ‘only vat

pace of the buildings
 i JHE DEAD Pee

“Muss Ora Ehtridge, secretary to .
tlie bank president. ~ et

Guy Green, hank. clerk.

Alex Boyd, bank’ clerk.

Deb. Blanton, ‘a ‘farmer,

Carl Blanton, his son. -

An ‘unidentified white man.

Pollte “estimated the. death’. toll
Would ‘Thount steadilyas resctiz crews
dug deepér into the debris in .the
search: of bodies. :

No accurate chéck up could be made
of the ‘missitig persons. but. 1s was
known thet a.dozen:or more? had not
been accounted « for.” F

Farly this aiternoon. the crews. bac
searched. only the ‘edges. of the hugé
pile of debris, arid it was feared man}
more bodies would-be found towarc
the center,

It, was feared that a. crew of
savenicen . negroes who were
 avorking in. the’. center: of (the
} building were, all kified. The

réscue crews had not beer, able:
ws. yeo to.get to the place where
the negroes wefe working.
. It-is known that. fifteen per~
sons ‘were Injured, Several of
whom may died. | They: were all
taken’ to a hospital here as they
qwere extticated from the fallen
structure,

Excavation work ut a .nearb
puliding was. generally assigned a
the catise of the collapse of the ban
pullding. It’ was--known’ ‘that’ stv
etal persons were in-@ procery an
a tallor's shop. which ‘were & part .c
the building, ‘but it was, expected t
je hours’ before ‘that part of th
structure could. de searche
thoroughly. * g ‘

The bullding was on. a° prineip:
business, corner ‘here.’ ”

There were a dozen persons. em
ployed In the bank and as the crag
occurred during a rush moruing ‘bus!
ness hour, it was .helleved, thab ;
least “that. many others were In 4

pullding., Four persons were employ
shed’ in.‘the grocery and:+wa in’ it
itallors':shop, * a a ee
: it: was believed that.j¢ would
{| . bechours before rescue crews could
bring out the hodies.of all tae
persons. either, dead or. trapped
° the, piles of debris, and
ni of the death toll def-
aseertalmed. ~~

  
  
 
| Shelby, N. G, Aug. 28. (1
N.S.)—Light persons were
killed, 15 injured and an unde-
termined number are missing
in the collapse of the First Na-
tional Bank building during a
rush hour today,

The death tol! may rise as
three hours afler the crash
workmen had heen abled to
clear away (the debris only at
the edge of the building,

Police estimated the death  tott
would mount steudlly as rescue
crews dug deeper inta the debris in
the search of bodies,

No aveurate check up could be
muade of the missing persons, but it
was known that a dozer or more
had net heen accounted for.

Early this afternoon the crews
had searched only ihe edges of the
huge pile of debris. and it was
feared many more borties would be
fonnd toward the center,

Te was feared that a crew_ of
seventeen negroes who were worke
ing in the center of the building
were all killed The rescue crews
had not heen able as vet in get to
the place where the negroes were
work lag.

Ht was huown that fifteen per-
sons were jnfured, several af shon
inty dio, ‘They were all taken ta 2
hospital were as they were evtract-
ed From the fallen structare.

Excavation work at a nearhy
building was generally assigned ax
the re of the collapse of the
link building, 1t was kuown that
several persmis were in a grocery
and a tatlor’s shop whieh were a
part of the building, but [t was
pected to be hours hefere that part
of the structure could be searched
Lheroughly,

The collapse seeurred during a
lsh hour on this Hitie town's main
thoroughfare, aud it was helleved
that severat persons fn the street
were trapped under the deluce of
stone awd timber,

The entire fire and police forces
rere taxed ta capacliy in control
fnz the crowds, Many voluntiers
lided fy the rescue aperations, ,

The buitting was located in a
msy district, and was one of the
argest In the town,

 

 

 

 

  
 