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... BURIED• The remaining portion of Tennant's stalk, under demolition at Glasgow, collapsed. It is believed that seven workmen were buried. One body has been recovered, while four injured men have been rescued. The stalk was originally erected by Mrs. Asquith's ...
... larger ones. • Anxious to Reinvest. TENNANT'S STALK DISASTER Danger of Further Crash Prevents Rescue Work. It now appears that one steeplejack was killed and four others injured in the collapse of Tennant's stalk at Glasgow, while it is feared that three ...
... October, 1919, and 20th December, 1921, both dates inclu2ive. At the inquiry at Glasgow, yesterday, into, the fail of Tennant's Stalk, the great chimney which collapeed killing four steeplejacks, it was stated that the two men on the top of the chimney ...
... that FiSel Tower, it will exceed in which stands im- gtn elevation botli inediatoly in Tennant’s stalk ■root of the con- f£jf jHa and Townsend’s entrance. ffluHl stalk placed the tower is to fimnS one on the toe of about 1,000 the othei. ...
... board, exactly as he first saw him when brought home. THE HIGHEST CHIMNEY-STALK IN TIIE WOBI.D.—The I large chimney-stalk in connection with the works ofi Messrs. Charles Tennant and Co. has for the last 171 years—namely, since its erection in 1841—enjoyed ...
... suggest, but the poor girls remain in a dangerous state. The Highest Chimney Stalk in the World The large chimney stalk in connection with the woiks of Messrs. Charles Tennant and Co. has for the last seventeen years, viz., since its erection in 1841, ...
... STEEPLE jack CLIMBS STBOLLUX CHIMHEY STALK. BY JAMES D. WRIBHT, yUB ORIGINAti STEEPLE JACK. AMONGST the biqhest erestions In the world ere the Townsend and St. Rollox chimney stalks at Glasgow. The Townsend is 454 feet high, and the St. Bollux is 430 ...
... chimney stalks. “Chimney-jacks” would really be a more appropriate name for them than steeplejacks, but presumably the business began before the great chimneys one sees about nowadays were known. Most accidents occur in connection with chimney stalks. Very ...
... Is ono of the largest chimneys in the world, being 435 feet In height Mr, Watson introduced me to Messrs. John and Chas, Tennant, whom X found in the private Mr. John was plain, straightforward man. asked abruptly my name and whence I came. I told him ...
... most extensive being the almost total destruction of the second highest of Tlr. Tennant's chimneys, which was blown down shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning. This stalk was built about two years ago, and was feet in height. The falling ruins partially ...
... 20-MILE EVENT J. the bon. secrelarr the Sheffield United Walker*, the annnal 20 mile* chainnioo*li*p (or the Tennant Cap from the Noah Ark Hotel, Sheffield, on riatordar. Abont 15 walker* fired the starter over the followinp course Movhoroneh road. White ...
... to go up on crutches at Wimbledon to receive his prize, but eventually was able mount a ponv, and go through a long day's stalking on the moors. After trying different forests, he finally leased that the island of Jura in 1875. On a slope of bare moorland ...