Dozen Persons Unaccounted for—Fear Many More
Bodies Will Be Found in Ruins—Believe 17
Negroes Working in Center of Building were
All Killed-——Several of Injured
Eynected tran Me,
  

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SHELBY, N. C., Aug. 28.—(INS) —Collapse of the
First National Bank building here during a rush business
hour this morning claimed an undertermined number of
dead and injured.

At 12:45 this afternoon, when excavation operations
had been under way only three hours, a check-up revealed
six known dead, 15 known injured, and a number of persons
missing.

Police estimated the death toll would mount steadily
ag rescue crews dug deeper into the debris in search of
bodies.

No accurate check-up could be made of the missing
persons, but 1b was known that a dozen or more had not
been accounted for.

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

The known dead:

Miss Ora Ethridge, secretary to the bank president.

Guy, Green, bank clerk.

Alex Boyd, bank clerk.

Deb Blanton, a farmer who was in the bank.

Carl Blanton, his son.

Aw nnidentifiead man
 It was feared that a crew of seven-
teen negroes who were working In the
center of the building were ail Filled
The rescue crews had not heen able
TO get to the place where the negroes
were working at an early hour this
afternoon

It was known that fifteen persons
were injured, several} of whom were
expected to die They were all tak-
en to a hospital here as they were
dragged from the fallen structure

Excavation work at a nearby bulld~
ing was generally assigned as the
cause of the collapse of the bank
puilding It was known that several
persons were in a grocery store and a
tailor's shop which were a part of
the building, but it was expected to
be nours before that part of the
Structure could be searched thorough-
jy

The collapse occurred during a
Tush hour on this little town's main
thoroughfare, and it was beheved
that several persons in the street be-
low were trapped under the ze-
ecunding deluge of stone and timber

The entire fire and police forces
of Shelby, referred to as ‘the sum-
mer capital of North Carolina," were
taaed to the fullest in controlling
the crowds which gathered around
the scene of disaster

Many volunteers aided in the res~
eve onerstions _
 
Urged to Make at Least One Speech
in_New York, Massachusetts and
New Jersey~Delay in Securing
‘Versonal Headquarters Causes In-
convenience.

Washington, Aug. 28 ().—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign Managers in the east,

Herbert Hoover today was assemb-
ling information upon Which to base
a decision as to the.extent be will
participate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

Willam H_ Hill, chairman of the
New ‘York State Hoover Committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
litan standard-bearer to supplement
the advices given tim yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, aud Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice-chairman of the New
Jersey committe.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re

Guiting aitention and -his advisers
are urging him to g0- into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for cach
state and more if time can be fonnd
for them.

After he has cantassed the eastern
sitsation, he wili be in a position
to fairly well map eut his campaign
up ts election time. It ic certain
that he will take advantace of hiz
| swing back to his home in California
(te vote for making a series of ad-

dresses. a
|. Should Hoorer decide to make a
| Labor Day address next Monday, it
Wii be in Washington, with 2 radio
‘hookup, it was stated today at his
office. “However, the . candidate
thieks the lime is top short for the
preparation of an address
| Representatives of the Reprblican
candidate stili were seeking todar
to secure a buildiwe in xhich to
open -his pertonal headguarics.
There has been some delar in ob-
taining Ure home of the late Repre-
gemtative Frothingham. of Mes<z-
 chapetts. aad seme other ballding
nearby may hate to be lezsed
| The delay is causing the nomince
| soe: teewnvenience as he has no
place to rarry on his office work.
land 29 suttable assembling place for
delegations that will come here to
ace aim,

 
 