CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 227

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eauxd doublies, by facing lamps candles. So for us it was possible for us to ascertain the cause of the collapse, the conclusion was that the party wall between 11 and 12 failed first, causing the floors to collapse & the front wall to fall.

The houses, which were divided by a cross wall, were left standing. The living rooms were coupled with the kitchens.

The amount of the destruction was preedrious. The adjoining houses rendered the work of rescuing any survivors very difficult.

The party wall of one of the adjoining houses fell a few days after the main disaster, notwithstanding attempts which had been made to support it by means of shoring. The front wall of the same house was pulled down in consequence of its dangerous condition, more than a week before the site of the accident was cleared of rubbish, although strong gangs were kept working at it night and day.

An Enquiry was held on the 30th August by the Police Magistrate, sitting as Coroner, when the following ...

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223 eauxd doublies, by facing lamps candles. So for us it was possible for us to ascertain the cause of the collapse, the conclusion was that the party wall between 11 and 12 failed first, causing the floors to collapse & the front wall to fall. The houses, which were divided by a cross wall, were left standing. The living rooms were coupled with the kitchens. The amount of the destruction was preedrious. The adjoining houses rendered the work of rescuing any survivors very difficult. The party wall of one of the adjoining houses fell a few days after the main disaster, notwithstanding attempts which had been made to support it by means of shoring. The front wall of the same house was pulled down in consequence of its dangerous condition, more than a week before the site of the accident was cleared of rubbish, although strong gangs were kept working at it night and day. An Enquiry was held on the 30th August by the Police Magistrate, sitting as Coroner, when the following ...

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eauxd doublies, by facing lamps candles. So for us it warpossibl foravs of the collapse, the conclusion

au okiniowa, tothe

to was that the party walk inctween 11 32434 failla fikst causing the floors to collapse & the front wall to fall. colly the kitchens.

us the the. the houses, which were divided by

a cross wall.

from.

were left stuiting.

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outwards. a the rear.

living thems

oupled

amount of the briscon

preedrious cxcuditionso

with the prees

the adjoining houses rendered the

work of reseringany

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The party wall of one of

the adjoin-

ing house's fell a few days after the wain disaster, notwithstanding attempts which had been wire to support it by means of sharing, a the front wall of in

same house Wadd to "be pulled Howw in couni qucace of th's dangerous condition, coux yantly more

more thaw a week classed

before the site of the accident wor cleared of subbish although strong

grugs were kept working at it "night andf

a day.

An Enquiry.

held

the 30

August by the Police Majistrate, sitting asiloromer, when the follow

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