Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-05
GASOLINE EXPLODES,
DsmOlIShl1g a FIYs.SlOry Building in
Cincinnati, Ohio
MANY BURIED IN THE RUINS.
Nulilated Victims Asking for Death
John James Of Sal, Lake
Knocked Senseltss.

CiNcINNATG,. MAY 4--This city and
sieiniiy has been greatly excited to.
night over the explosion Of large tank
Of gasoline which completely demol.
she the iivo-slory building at $50 and
432 Walnut street at O'Clock tonight.
After the explosion the widest reports
were current as to the loss OF life. BE.
fore midnight II was known that ak
were killed aud eighteen ipjured, but
the work Of removing the debris had
proceeded 90 slowly that the general
estimate OF the killed aud wounded
greatly exceeded this number. The
tuilding seemed 10 have collapsed In
such manner that the nile II debris
was covered by the tin roof, aud alter
working several hours Il was found
that the only way 10 rescue the vie
Tins was 10 remove the immense mass
NJ brick and timber. Accordingly men
were put at IL, AZ many OF them a.
could work ON H.. Tho debris was DO.
INK shOvelod by one force out into tho
street and Into tho rear alley, aud all
available teams were secured for an.
other force Of men ~ load 10 up and
get II outlOi the way. This IL found 10
DO the only practical meAuH Of rfach.
lng those who were on the lower n or,
All tho'e who have been rescued had
been ON tue upper fi0Ou, except come
WHO were thrown out into this street.
While this work WAS going on holrs
were cut through the foundations OF
ndlucent builuiugt and deUris was taken
out. Three llycb were saved by persons
being rescued Ia that manner. It's
thought that others will be- saved by
thesu holes through the basement walls
of the adjoining buildings
a mOft touching scene oceuTred
when Fireman John Mccarthy found
his brother pinioned under u heavy
beam ana begging the men above TO
kill bin, Mccarthy said there were
three other men near him and they
were alive. The most heroic efforts 10
liberato these sufferers were made up 10
midnight
There were many that su fiered slight
ifJurios who were taken 10 their
homes anu whose names cannot be
learned.
the shock was 10 terrific that II was
felt all over the city, and not ono brick
upon another 10 lett In the front auu
rear walls OF the building, while the nd. |
iaeent buildings are badly damaged, !
ana the glass In tue windows Ia the |
Iibson house and the large johnson |
building across the street aIs all broken.
The glass was broken out OF stree, cars |
that were passing at the time, anu QUO /
OF the cars was badly wrecked, but none !
OF the passengers were seriously hurt. |
All the horses In tho immediate neigh. |
bOfhoOd broke from their fsstenings |
anu TAn away, and there ives not only .
iutruse excitement but tho greatest
c niusioD.
Ihere ara wild reports about tho ex-
teut VI tho lofs Of life. Six bodies had
been recovered up TO $3.50 y. m. huu Il
h known thAt there are many more.
10 could not be- definitely learned for
some time what caused the explosion,
but II was nnally ascortained that the
ssloOns In the building had put In their
own electric plants iof incanJescent
lights and had just secured = gasoline
engine with which TO run the dynamo.
The plant got cut OF fix anu there was
"A dash which communicated 10 the
gasoline and caused the explosion.
Mt. John J. James Of tho Salt Lake
Herald was Just leaving the Gibson
house nj the ume Of the explosion, and
whh his heavy grip, was blown into
ms doorway VI an adjoining store. lie
was knocked senseltss, but aitetwRfd
recovered sufficiently - tako tins tIEln
tonight Tor 81. LOuir, on his way wrsi.
lt was thought carly IN the evening