The Washington times., 1906-10-05
Six Bodies Dragged OUT.


that part of the city.
Six Bodies Dragged Out.
Within three minutes after the eIplos-
ion occurred. the bodies a. six men had
been dragged away from the verge of
The ditch, and were lying on the south
si5e OF Market street.
Three OF the men seemed 20 have been
killed instantly. The others merely
gasped for d few seconds ard then
yielded up their lives
Only one Of these was an enpIOye Of
the firm which is Going the subway
work All the others were pedestrians.
apparently on their way 20 their places
CT employment.
A dump cart. drawn by two horses
and driven by a c0l0red man was di-
Tecur over that portion Of the subway
where the explosion occurred.
The Whole outfit was sent high iu
the air and fell into the pit vIich had 50
/ suddenly opened, auC which iu an in
slant was converted into VCTitable in
I fcrno,
Flames Higher Than Slyscrapers.
The flames Ieaped higher than any Of
/ the many high buildings in that neigh
borhood. and il was only because of the
heroic action OF probably half "a dozen
men that the six bodies were rescued
/ from the flames and dragged To the
sidewalk. where they remained until the
police patrol wagons removed Jlem 10
me mOrgue.
/ Men and women who were walking
along Market street on their way TO
W0Tk We're struck by the pieces OF heavy
glass and injured. how seriously cannot
I yet be learned. bat trails Of blood from
those who were hurt could be followed
as far as Second street
When the explosion occurred. men.
plauks horses, and trolley cars were
thrown into the air. and came down ia
great lumbled mass.
Trolley Cars Completely Wrecked.
There was a great clash OF falling
/ glass and then there was a silence which
was only broken by the roaring of the
/ burning gas.
| Flames OF all coIors belched forth, and
mingled with them was the od0- Of
! burning flesh. Trolley cars which had
/ been lifted from the tracks by the force
, of the upheaVal We're stalled just where
/ they dropped. and one Of them had two
/ three-inch Joists through the rO0t, ana
extending almost TO the hoor OF the car.
Not q whole pane Of glass was left ia
/ the car. Several women passengers were
/ cut, and tainted The men rushed 10
/ the street and were lost in the crowd
which soon gathered. -Four women, who
! passed by the bodies stretched out on
| the sidewalks, We're overcome by the
! sight of the pools OF blood, and were
taken care of by friends. Hysterical
1 shrIelzs were heard on all sides from
| girls and even men. Some of the latter
ran from the scene sobblng- and were
not ashamed of the fact that their emo
tlOns had overcome them.
Within five minutes after the explosion
occurred there We're five bodies on the
south side of Market street at Sixth
/ One was stretched out just west OF
| Sixth street, three were at the south
west corner, and a fifth lay on the side
walk in front of Wanamaker d. Brown S.
over on the north side another victim
was found underneath pile OF timber.
The derrick house. derrick. and all the
shortins OF the subway are up ia a heap.
I The gas IS still blazing and the efforts
| Of scores Of workmen who are trying
| to smother the flames with earth which
/ is being hauled TO the scene as rapidly
as possible have SO far been futile
As sooE as the employees OF the United
/ Gas Improvement Company could 90 So
the supply OF gas was turned OF.