Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-29
were missing The nremen We're so
busy. and the confusion was such that
nothing certain could be learned.
COULD NOT HAVE ESCAPED,

were missing The dremen We're so
busy, and the confusion was such that
nothing certain could be learned.
COULD NOT HAVE ESCAPED.
A girl employed near the Tarrant
building declared that the girls were
az their luncheon on one of The upper
iio0rs She said she knew they could
not have escaped.
The Rev Martin Luther Of the VII
son Meromial chapel who was within
a block OF the scene Of the accident
when the explosion occurred, had a re-
markable escape. He was on his way
from the Franklin street Methodist
church. lie was suffering from
wound In the head as q result of trying
Co hold @ horse which had been knocked
down by @ truck lie was Kicked 10
the head
"My experience he said. was one Of
which ] win never forget came up
Franklin stteet from the ferry gnd
turned down Washington street 20 war
rem / had just turned the corner INTO
Warren street when the fret explosion
occurred When the second aud terrific
crash came I was ln the middle " The
block between Greenwich and Wa sh-
ington streets on the south side OF the
street
Just before the great explosion ]
had been directly opposite the burning
building looking at the fire and the
people escaping down the fire ladders
Had remained 40 that position O. few
moments longer I would have been
Killed. ] consider my escape an act Of
providence
when ] first arrived on the scene
there was a dense black smoke pouring
out M the windows OF the burning
building As ] looked men and women
were being assisted out by the hremen
and were coming down the ladders.
Then there was "a noise from the inter-
Tor OF the structure end q white smoke
began 90 pour out Just before that I
left the front OF the building and went
down that block Every one on the
escapes seemed 90 have been rescued
and so far as ! could See there was no
one ON the escapes when IN xplosion
occurred.
A SCENE OF TERROR
as I looked one man appeared at one
Of the upper windows His face eX-
pressed both agony and fear. The
moke almost shut him out from the
view OF those in the street
Go up 10 the roof For Gods sake
go w. the crowd shouted.
"Ths man left the window a few
moments later the big explosion oc-
CURED and / believe he persisted II
seemed 20 me that the whole building
was carried up into the afr only 10
break into a thousand pieces 10 come
down on the people and houses, bring
ing death and destruction There was
a slight sound before the explosion and
then with q flash and noise that shook
the ground. the bull went up.
Il was standing lr q building and
as there WAS a break IN the crowd
darted through and got just inside the
shelter OF the doors when the glass In
the windows Of the building crashed IN
and the glass fell an about me
"The crowd stampeded down the
street Women and men fell over each
other, and 90 add 20 the excitement the
truck horses stampeded There We're a
great number Of trucks I'm the vicinity.
and as II was the noon hour many Of
| the horses had their food bags over
their heads. At Greenwich street they
| blocked the street Those that had fall
en- were kicked and run down by the
Others trying to get past. I tried 90 get
20 one Of the horses which was not IN
! iured. but which had fallen. made an
effort to get him on his feet, but was
Kicked In the head
TARRANT EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTED
FOR.
New York. Oct pa representative
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