Shelby, N. C., Aug. 28.—
Collapse of the First Nation-
al Bank building here dur-
ing a rush business hour
this morning claimed an un-
determined number of dead
and injured.

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

 
  

   
     

Police estimated the death
toll would mount steadily

as rescue
bodies.

No accurate check up
could be made of the miss-
ing persons, but it 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, secre-
tary to the bank president.
Guy Green, bank clerk.
Alex Boyd, bank clerk.

Zeb Bianton, a _ farmer,
who wag in the bank.

Carl Blanton, his son.

An unidentified white
man.

It was feared that a crew
of 17 negroes who were
working in the center of the
building were all killed. The
rescue crews had not been
able to get to the place
where the negroes were
working at an early hour
this afternoon.

It was knwwn that 15 per-
sons were injured, several
of whom were expected to
die. They were all taken
to a hospital here as they
were dragged from the fall-
en structure. |

Excavation work at a
nearby building was gener-
ally assigned as the cause of |
the collapse of the bank-
building. It wag known that
several persons were in a
grocery store and a tailor’s:
shop which were a part of
the building, but it was ex-
ected to be hours before
hat part of the structure
could be searched thorough-

y. |
_ The collapse occurred dur-
ing a rush hour on this lit-
tle town’s main thorough-
fare, and it was believed
that several persons in the’
street below were trapped
under the resounding deluge
of stone and timber.

The entire fire and police
forces of Shelby, referred
to as “The Summer Capital
of North Carolina,” were
taxed to the fullest in con-
trolling the crowds which
gathered around the scene
of disaster.

Many volunteers aided in,
arse operations.
e building was located
in a busy district, and was'
one of the largest in the’
 
 

Washington, Aug. 28—(7)—Con+
tlnuing conferences with Republi-
can campalgn managers in tne
Fast, Herbert Hoover: today was
assembling information upon which
bo base aw decision as to the extent
he wlll participate personally in the
presidential fight there.

William HL. IML, chalrman of the
New York state Ioover committeo,
had on engagement with the Re-
publican standard bearer to suppte-
ment the advices given him yes-
torday by Charles D, ilies, natlon~
al committecenvan for New York,
and Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice chatr=
man of the New Jorsey commnittee,

Reporta received by Hoover since
his return from the West Indicate
that bho eastern situation Is ono re«
quiring attentlon aud his advisers
are urging Lim te ga into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jere
Sey for at least one speech for cach
state and more if Ume can bo
found for them.

After he has canvassed the cast-
trn situation, he will bo in a posl-
ton to fairly well” map out his
campiulgn up to election time Ib is
certain that he wilt take advantage
of his awing back to his home in
Californla to vate for making &
series of ardrosses Whether ho
wlll take the northein route home,
through Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Montana and Oregon, o: the south-
crn route remalns bo be deter-
mined.

Before that time he very prob-
obly will go Into the Middle West,
apeaklug ab Chicago and some
other cltles, and alse inlo the bore
ter states,

Should Hoover devlde to make a
Lianbor day address iext Monday,
it will be in Washington, with «
radio hookup, ib was steted today
at his office.

Trepresentatives of the Republi-
ean candidate still were sceking to-
day to secure 2 building in which
to open his personal bendquarters,
There has been some elelay In ob-
taining the home of the the inte
Ropresontalive  Prothingham, — of
Massachusetts, and some — obher
building nearby may have to be
leased.
 