All the car’s and workmen that could be
secured were pressed into service to clear
away the debris. The workmen shoveled
, plaster, rock, documents and broken furni
ture into their carts and each load was taken
away to a dumping ground near by. There
was much danger to the rescuing gangs for
the edges of the fallen floors hung threaten
ingly downward over the heads of the work
ers. It seemed that little progress could be
made In clearing away the immense mass of
fallen rubbish, but tbe work nevertheless
progressed rapidly. An incident of the day
was the number of clergy w ho, on hearing of
the disaster, flocked to the scene. Utterly re
gardless of their own safety they entered the
building, the rear walls of which were warn
ingly bulging out, and ministered to Hie dying
and Injured.
The floors fell with suddenness that left no
time for thought. The hair-breadth escapes
narrated by the survivors were numberless.
