The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 28, July 15, 2007, Article 26

LIBRARY BEING DEMOLISHED FIGHTS BACK

This is also non-numismatic, but perhaps bibliophiles will appreciate
this story from Meadville, about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh.  While
demolishing an old library building, "A 1,500-pound wrecking ball
broke loose from a crane cable and raced downhill, smashing into
several cars and injuring three people before coming to rest in the
trunk of a car at an intersection Monday.

"The wrecking ball, about 3 feet across, was being used to demolish
part of a library at Allegheny College when the cable snapped, police
said. The crane operator tried to stop it, but it rolled nearly three-
quarters of a mile downhill, damaging more than a dozen vehicles as
it bounced from curb to curb, police said.

"The ball lodged in the trunk of a car, pushing the vehicle about
20 feet."

To read the complete Associated Press article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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