Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1911 — COURT HOUSE LOSES ROOF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE LOSES ROOF

Lives of Pedestrians Are Threatened by Falling Slate. Newcastle, Ind.. March 17. —The, high wind did quite a large amount of damage to the slate roof of the court house tower, blowing many large pieces to the street below and endangering life of pedestrians. After a large piece of slate had fallen 1 and narrowly missed a man leaving the court house 1 , the east entrance was closed and - traffic barred for fear of a fatal injury