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WALL FALLS WITH CRASHAccident Caused by Water Injuring Foundation.bin Lane trus-rutrlx iu S.Lane,I'luiut1)0,000; | -,u-'BUILDING INSPECTOR ACTSJl'HWOrders Building No. 9 East Fourth 8treet Shored Up and the Rear Portion Torn Eown.Much Alarm Felt.A large |Mirtion «»r the eastern wall of tlic* 3-story brick building No. !* East Fourth street, owned by K. Blitiiieu-tIiiiI A: Co., caved in niul foil with a terrific crash at an early hour yesterday morning.The wall fell inside ami aafortunately ini .me was about the |»laoe there were no fatalities. 'The nienilmrs of the family o Charles Vetter, who lives it ml has a bakery in the adjoining building oil the east, were greatly frightened by the noise.They soon discovered what had or-eiirred and together with the other iieiirhlHirs. felt lunch alarm until steps were taken toward shoring the damaged wall. Tile building is occupied teniporarily by (Jcurgc H. Booker, commission merchant, of Nos. 10U and 104 Cast Fourth street, as a storehouse and Itoliert Lockerbie, florist of Holly Oak, has rented rhc front part of the ground floor loi this week.Mr. Booker, at the time of the collapse, had about six or eight tons of potatoes stored iu the rear part of the ground Hour and it was the floor under tie* potatoes that appears to have given w.iy first and when the fl«s»r went down the wall flt;*ll in.A part of the inner wall on the westerly side also fell iu and the stairway was loosened and twisted out of shape.Building Inspeelor .1. .1. Cassidy lit* vp.-eted the building ami notified the owner that it must be shoreil at once ami the rear part ion torn down. Much or the east wall that is standing appears to be out of shape and Mr. ('us--id has ordered that it lie straightened and strengthened.The accident is thought to have been emised by I lie roof drainage being defected. Bain water has been pouring down the outside walls of the building and also the inside walls, liudiug its way also the inside walls, finding its way tii the cellar ami has evidently undermined a portion of the foundation.Complaint was made by fin- owner of an adjoining property about water eiiitiiug in from the building at No. t» and notice was served on the agent Thursday by Health Officer (Survey to the effect that wafer was going to other properties ami complaint hud been made. It is likely that improvement of the drainage facilities would have begun at once.
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Wilmington Sun
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Sat, Apr 06, 1901
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Earle L.
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