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Falling Marble Crushes Two Vehicles

By Kesshia Peyton Anchor/Reporter

A marble slab fell off the Waterman Building in downtown Mobile crushing two vehicles. Falling Marble Crushes Two Vehicles

Published: Fri, June 20, 2008 - 5:44 pm

Kesshia Peyton

A marble slab fell off the Waterman Building in downtown Mobile crushing two vehicles.
Wednesday a huge slab of marble fell from the tenth floor of the building and landed on a rental car and SUV.
Friday News Five found a section of the parking lot next to the building off limits.
City inspectors put up metal barricades and caution tape just in case anymore slabs of marble started falling.
One many who did not want to be identified says everyone is just puzzled on how this could happen.
"Obviously it's a freakish thing but you kind of wonder why because it was nothing that I know of that would perpetrate it. It just seem to pretty much happen on its own. With a lot of these slabs on this building, all over the building, just kind of makes you wonder when the next shoe is going to drop," said unidentified man.
We were told the building's owner John Toomey met with city inspectors and engineers Friday afternoon to try to figure out how to fix the falling marble problem.
No word yet on when the repairs will be made.

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rmseek1234 Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Let me know when you go-I’ll watch to make sure you don’t get hit if you’ll watch for me-lol. Of course, we’ll probably be arrested for stealing it or something-oh well....

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carl Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 6:24 pm

I never even thought about that! My counter top is about 50 years over due for a replacement and marble would look real good on it. Maybe I can go down there and hang around until the next piece falls and try to catch it in one of those force flex bags like those two dudes on TV that are always trying to catch that piano.

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rmseek1234 Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Can I get some of that marble to redo my bathroom. Perhaps I could get “falling prices” along with it-lol. Seriously though, I am glad NO ONE was hurt. That would have been a major headache!

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rosepetal Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 3:34 pm

The wife , why did they dismantle it, what did they do with it afterwards. i do not believe someone was calling you an air head surely it was a typo.

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The wife Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 10:25 am

“ARID” sounds too close to airhead to me, Who you callin’ an airhead?

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carl Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:30 am

Why thank you THE Wife, You’re a gushing fountain of information on a facts arid world.

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The wife Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:22 am

The globe belongs to the University of South Alabama and it was moved to the Mitchell Center after it was dismantled.

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carl Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:11 am

Which brings up a Question, Does it still go by the name of the WATERMAN BUILDING? Me and the wife were discussing it earlier and thought that it had been bought and renamed, and the globe had been dismantled and stored somewhere. Anyone have any information on that?

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rosepetal Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:48 am

thanks carl,

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carl Says:

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:35 am

It’s on the corner of St. Joesph and St. Micheal and they used to have a Hugh globe in lobby that I was always fascinated with, just pulling your leg a bit ROSEPETAL.

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