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Five Fall to Deaths at Downtown Construction Site
Five workers plummeted nearly 100 feet when a crane basket cable snapped during hoisting at the State of Illinois building site in the Loop. A sixth was seriously injured as the basket struck dirt and pilings. Names of victims were released by hospitals. Authorities planned an exhaustive inquiry into the accident.
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Susan J. Smith
Associated Press
Chicago
Fire Department
James Morrison
State of Illinois
Randolph and
la Salle
Morrison
Ivan Rittenberg
City Hall
Evelyn Kolerich
Henrotin Hospital
Franklin Sandquist
Charles Houseknecht
William Tyson
Northwestern Hospital
Angelo Faruzzi
Buffalo Grove
Jane M. Byrne
James R. Thompson
Black-Square
Thompson
Sherman House
Richard J. Daley