GALE AT DUNEDIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 167, 14 January 1914, Page 8

GALE AT DUNEDIN.

STOiilO PAUTJAI.LV COL LAI'S ICS. AX KXCITIXI; KXI'KRIKXCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Duni'din, Last Night. About 11..'10 a.m. to-day, a north-west wind developed into a gnle wliieli lasted for nearly an hour, and during' that time a sensational experience, befell Mi-s .M.irv Millar, typist for Love lire.-., builders and contractors at Poll. Chalmers, Mr. R. Love, of that (inn, and' Mr. Thomson, traveller for Messrs. I'ater.son and ISarr. Love liros' yards and ollices adjoin tlia old "bond," a three-storey brick ibnilsliny, and the oll'ice, .store and plumbers' shop abut on walls of the old brick building. •In tin- midst of tlio gale tin* gable-end of the bond, at Ilie Mhird [lour collapsed outwards, The gap left in. the wall was about •'!."> tret -bv 1"> feet. and the. whole of this m;is:s ot 'bricks and jnnr'lar fell with a deafening crash upon Love j lli'os. 1 ollice and plumbers' shop, comjplctcly wrecking both buildings, j Assistance was immediately for.th- ! coming', but tho rescuers found that | the roof of the ollico had collapsed unI der tllie weight of the debris, and Miss . Miihir was found to be pinned down by tln> roof timbers which, however, had fallen across the safe, and thus kept, j siome. of the weight off the. yoiitig lady, (she was finally lilted out, very badiy bruised, and suH'cring severely from shock, but apparently having escaped more serious injury. , Mr. Love hud been sitting at a table in conversation witli Thomson when the crush came, but tho latter happened to be near till; front door of the ofllce, and the front of tiliis .building remained upright and kept the roof from collapsing, but Thomson found himself an unwilling prisoner. Love was less fortunate, a rafter falling across his neck and shoulder, pin>iing 'hifa down .in his chair, ami rendering him powerless to move until rescued. He escaped. with a few minor bruises. Thomison was 1 afterwards rescued Mild wa.s found to have escaped injury. Tnvercargill reports that a. fierce gale caused considerable damage.