“FOLLY AND WICKEDNESS”
BASEMENT DWELLINGS ATTACKED BISHOP ON FLOOD DISASTER By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Tuesday. The Bishop of London, Dp. Winnington Ingram, speaking in Bournemouth, said that if the dismal folly and wickedness and danger of basement dwellings was shown by their being swept away, the Thames flood calamity had not been in vain. Reed. 11.45 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. The coroner for the Westminster district of London to-day opened an inquest on the 10 persons who lost their lives in Westminster through the Thames floods. After evidence of identification had been given, he adjourned the inquest until January 14, when he said two vital questions would be investigated. These were:
(1) Why the Embankment wall opposite the Tate Gallery was unable to withstand the pressure of water. (2) Why the wall at the southwest end of the Lambath Bridge was allowed to remain for so long in an inadequate condition. 1
In view of the possibility of a catastrophe, the jury of Westminster citizens would hear evidence on these matters. He hoped to receive assistance and reports from the local authorities concerned.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 249, 11 January 1928, Page 9
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