Chungking, July 13.
Mr. Hollington Tong, Vice-Minister of Publicity. his wife, and an American guest, Dr. Frank Price from Chengtu, were having breakfast on the ground floor this morning when their residence suddenly collapsed. Al escaped—injury though covered with dust and debris.
Strong floors above held the debris a few seconds, just long enough for the three of them to make a dash into the yard.
Mr. Tongs house was damaged during the past week's bombings, and was rendered almost uninhabitable. though the building remained sanding.
Dr. Price, an American missionary, from Chengtu, who was spending the week-end with the Tong family, was having breakfast early this morning with Mr. and Mrs. Tong, when a heavy downpour started. Suddenly the roof came down and all three would certainly have been killed had it not been for the strong wooden floor above them which held the debris a few seconds, after which the building collapsed in a thundering crash audible a mile away.
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