HURLED TO DEATH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22907, 15 June 1936, Page 9

HURLED TO DEATH

THE GRAND STAND COLLAPSE

IN RUMANIA

(United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, June 14 (Received June 14, at 7 p.m.)

The News Chronicle's Bucharest correspondent says the indignation caused by the collapse of the grand stand has risen to fury, which is beating about the Throne itself. Relatives have already been officially informed of the deaths of 308 persons, but it is positively known that no fewer than 420 were killed, besides 0.5 others with broken backs and ,380 with amputated legs and arms. The public has known the terrible results of the disaster from the beginning, but the newspapers have only been allowed to print an official communique, stating that only three were killed. The suppression of the facts is interpreted as an attempt to shield those responsible for the catastrophe, which, it is asserted, was caused by criminal negligenee, by poor work and the use of defective material. Many of those who were killed belonged to distinguished families. One paper says this happened because the King was surrounded by liars and robbers. Another says Rumania is a land without responsible government, but nobody expects any member of the Government to be punished, and since the grand stand builders were Jews they will probably be made the scapegoats.