Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-08
WARD CHAPEL BLOWN DOwI
p.o,osion Of an Acetylene Gas Tau
III, Cause of Most Tragic aud
Painful Occurrence
,wrNTY.SlX PERSONS ARE HURT
Accident One Of Worst In History o
The cOmmunity-Was at a y NJ
Aod Y. /. NJ. |. A. Meeting.

There was most l'e"''"'
,boc,ung accident at Granger, thi.
,on,,v at sl5 last night. 1t was caus
al nv the explosion Of an acetylene sn
,ort IN the ward chapel, One person
was killed outright 20 were serousl
and na,nfuly hurt while a considsrablt
number more received minor wounds
caused by the terrible conclusion ana
BY flying debris, The walls of the
westinghouse were blown out some OF
tssm being carried completely away.
while others are wrenched and twisted
to their very foundation, and viii have
TO be completely removed before future
use can be made Of them. Every win
dow and door was blown out, and even
the sIlls and frames were carried from
their fastenlngs by the force Of the ex-
ploslon. The stove, organ and benches
are almost wholly destroyed
DEAD AND INJURED,
The fatality occurred at a meeting OF
me Mutual Improvement association.
MISS Nellie Mackay was killed Instant
u while singing sacred solo, and the
following persons were more or less
badly hurt, some OF them having
received wounds Of serious character:
Eunlce McRae.
Ida Smith,
Vivian wallace.
Nora Johnson.
Elizabeth Bawden.
Charles l.. Bawden.
Mary Harmon
Frederick Eldredge.
Hazel Hemenway
Melvin Grow,
Hazel Murphy.
Erma Fairbourn.
Minnie Falrbourn.
Annie Mitchell
Arya Mitchell.
Mabel Mackay.
Annie Horne,
Alonzo Mackay.
Laura Gerber.
Irene Solomon.
Alice War;,
Katie War.
Fred Thomas
Wiley Solomoio
Thomas Alma Mackay,
Lorllla Horne, and a considerable
humber Of others
ALL YOUNG PEOPLE.
Nearly an Of those present at the time
Of the accident were young people who
had gathered for an evenings enter
taInment at their Mutual Improvement
meeting, An interesting program was
In process Of rendition, when the fright
ful accident overwhelmed them, bring
Ing death TO one. and injury to many
other members OF the association The
NNfAN9lnltf VI NOhl nft tAAihNhAoANN NhN
lights, and resulted in the utmost con-
fusion and disorder. The shrieks OF the
women and the cries of the men, rent
the air in every direction Following
as they did Immediately after the
explosion, which was heard for miles
around, II was known Immediately
IN the neighborhood that something
terrible had occurred. AS quickly as
possible men and women rushed to-
wards the Westinghouse, to learn the
dreadful story OF what had happened,
and to offer such assistance as they
could, The excitement was terrific
ana many parents were loath to believe
that some Of the members OF their
household had not been killed or in
|ured beyond recovery, until they were
able to see and clasp them in their
arms.
MEDICAL AID SUMMONED.
Just as quickly as possible medical
AID was summoned from Murray, Drs.
Jones Bird and Dewhite answering the
eau and taking with them bandages
ana lotions for the wounded, They
spent all Of the night IN attending
" The injured people, and today most
" them are doing as well as can be
expected, though Il win take week OF
'No' ana In some cases more, for them
" entirely recover, The fact that q
greater number was not killed Is littl,
snort OF miracle. II was with great
p'H'oulty that many Of the injured wer,
rescued from their perilous position
naa not action been prompt In this CI.
,sOuoh 1t seems certain that some o.
we victims would have been crema,ed
'ne stove for instance. was lIftet
nom Its fastenings and carried int,
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