The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-12
GAS EXPLOSION
COSTS ONE LIFE
Chicago Tailor Is Blown
Through Side of House
by the Conclusion
LIKE RUMBLING OF VOLCANO
Proprietor Of Cigar Store Describes
the Occurrence In Graphic Terms
Two Men Catch Woman In Their
Arms.

Chicago dispatch: One person was
killed and five injured when the build
ing AT 76 East Twenty fourth street
was wrecked az $3.50 O'Clock Monday
night by an explosion Of natural gas.
caused. Il r. said. by leakage in the
tailor shop 81 Samuel Fisher. AZ that
number Fisher. who was taken i'm.
conscious % the Wesley hospital. was
blown through the side Of the house.
striking the car tracks in Cottage
Grove avenue. as "a cable car was
passing
So great was the force OF the explo.
sion that the cigar store OF r. III.
Jones. adjoining Fishers building. was
demolished Mr. Jones was thrown
10 the ground. and customer. w. r.
Nicholas was hurled across the
room The streets we're filled with
debris and poited palm was hurled
100 yards by the blast
Dead and injured.
Samuel Fisher. tailor. 81 years old.
taken 10 Wesleyan hospital uncon.
ecioue. and died az 10 O'Clock
Mrs Mary Fisher. his wife. q years
old, severe cuts on face and badly
bruised.
Moseley Fisher, years old. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Fisher. stunned and cut
BY flying glass.
Sadie Layigne years old. niece OF
Mr.. and Mrs Fisher. shocked and cut
by flying glass.
Miss Bertha McWilliams. 81 O'Brion
atreet, cut while escaping from sec
ond story
Mrs. II. A White. cut on forehead
while In the room on upper floor
Several other persons IN the upper
stories OF the house had narrow es.
capes. Miss Mcwllinms leaped from
the second story into the arms OF two
men
Notices Smell OF Gas.
Fisher was working at his bench
when the explosion came The chill
dren had been put TO bed. and Mrs
Fisher was reading Ncighbors say
that they smolled escaping gas all day.
Mrs. White declared that she knew
the pipes were In bad condition and
had notified the agent of the gas com
pany 10 make repairs
The explosion said Nicholas. who
was In the cigar store. seemed 10
como In three distinct shocks. II was
like the rumblIng Of q volcano. or
yollcy from Il battery or rapid ire
guns. The defamation was heard
blocks away.
Catch Woman as She Jumps.
Before tho dying splnters and glass
bad settled. George W Swift and W
H. Kenny. who were In drug store
opposite. regardless Of tho possibility
of further explosions ran to the rescue
~ the injured persons They caught
Miss McWilllams as she plunged from
an upper window, thon carried Fisher
into the drug store. whore Or p. r.
Malone attended him. Tho two chill.
dren. dazcd and crying. we're brought
In moment later They had been
found in their night clothes In cor.
ner Of a bedroom The boy had lust
gone TO bed. and his cousin was on
her knees, saying her prayers. when
the explosion occurred
Canary ls Unhurt.
The ceiling and walls 81 the upstairs
rooms were shattered, and every light
of glass In the three.story house was
broken. A canary bird was found IN
rs cage after the explosion unframed
and singing
Miss McwlllIams gave the follow.
ing account Of her experience. Il had
been sitting in my room reading. when
suddenly everything became dark. aud
with n crash the plaster fell from the
ceiling The Jar caused the furniture
20 rise from the noor. | screamed for
help No answer came. Around there
was the crashing of glass and the
shouting Of men who had hurried 10
the rescue. Confused, I CROPPED my
way 10 n window, where ! lcapcd.