Jersey. City, N. J,,. March 6
(Py—Clim bing thronigh .cold. bluse
skies moro than five aud one-
‘half. miles over Jersey and Man-
‘hattan today, Miss Ruth Nichols,
iRye, N. Y¥,, flier, who. tolds
coasttto-coast speed marks, -set
an unofficial altitude record tor
women.

The allimeteron her speedy
Lockhead-Yega monopline show-
ed nearly 30,054. feet, The
sealed haragraph placed on the
plane by’ tite National Aoranau-
tic. association, wag immediately
shipped to Washtogton . for,.ex-
amination. If it shows 28,074

 
 
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. ~~

  
  
 