CATASTROPHE IN SWITZERLAND.
CABLE NEWS
FALL OF A CHURCH ROOF.
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
United Press Association. Copyright (Received Jan. 11, 9.47 p.m.)
BERNE, Jan. 11
The roof of an old church collapsed during service, killing 40 and injuring sixty villagers. Some attribute the accident^ to an earthquake. Others declare it was caused by ringing the hells when the strength of the building was being impaired by an extension .
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2397, 12 January 1909, Page 5
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71CATASTROPHE IN SWITZERLAND. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2397, 12 January 1909, Page 5
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