MANY INJURED IN STAND COLLAPSE
DIPLOMATS AMONG SUFFERERS
CASUALTIES NUMBER HUNDREDS
(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright)
(Received September 17, 6.30 p.m.) COLOGNE, September 16. Hundreds are reported to have been injured, including the Belgian ConsulGeneral, who suffered a broken leg, and other important officials and diplomats, in the collapse of a grandstand at a military parade. The crash occurred when the spectators after rising in unison to salute a passing detachment sat down simultaneously. There -is an official censorship and the public have not been informed of the extent of the accident and those injured. There were 5000. spectators on the grandstand, including . high-placed diplomats. It crumpled into the arena without warning. Many of those injured suffered broken legs and arms. The parade was suspended and the troops assisted in rescuing the victims.
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Southland Times, Issue 23308, 18 September 1937, Page 7
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