Word: repairing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...soon as it was possible workmen began clearing out the interior of the burned rooms, preparatory to commencing repairs. The walls are perfectly sound, as are the steel floor beams, and in most cases the floors. The frame-work of the roof is badly charred. The partition walls on the fourth floor must be rebuilt. All other repair work will consist of putting in new windows and doors, and the refinishing of walls and woodwork. It is expected that repairs will be completed in five or six weeks. The damage done is estimated at approximately...
...most fortunate features of the meet was the comparatively few accidents. Nobody was seriously injured and no aeroplane was damaged beyond repair. A. V. Roe was the greatest sufferer in this respect, breaking both of his triplanes, because his engines were not powerful enough to sustain the machines in air. The aviator himself escaped with a few scratches and bruises. Kearney's Pfitzner monoplane was nearly demolished early in the meet when his engine stopped and he crashed into the wire fence in front of the grand-stand. Kearney fortunately sustained but few injuries himself. Clifford B. Harmon, an amateur...