CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
ONE OF THIC TOWKUS BLOWN DOWN. CHKISTOIIURCH, March 9. The gale this morning completely demolished one. of the two towers of the Exhibition flanking the main entrance. The towers had reached the height of over 100 ft, but were in skeleton form, and, consequently, at their weakest stage. Vortunotely no men were employed on the consi ruction of the towers to-day owing to the high wind. The authorities state that the accident does not necessarily indicate any structural weakness in the building. The. Building Committee of the Exhibition met, and viewed the damage, and decided to take no steps until the arrival of the architect, Mr J. C. Maddison, who is expected to leave Wellington for Christchurch tonight. One of the commissioners states I hat the mishap will not cause any delay in the opening of the Exhibition. The amount of damage done is not nearly so much as when part of the main building was wrecked -ceontly, as the cost of one of tlio towers completed, is only about £500 or £600.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13545, 19 March 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)
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