The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-11


ton with the property aud VIII float
II part of the stock on their trip,
An accumulation OF gas in an rN-
haast chamber. cNcaVated In the rear
af the Ely Electric eompanS's power
house in Garden street. exploded ut
4:l5 o'clock yesterday afternoon with
IA detonation which WIS heard IN all
parts of the town and which ratified
the windows In buildings several
blocks away.
The exhaust chamber is about ten
feet in depth, by eight feet square
and WAS hricked up and boarded over
WITH heavy planks. The exhaust pipe
/ from the gasoline engine which runs
the machinery Of the plant leads to
this chamber. which serves as It muller
/ to the sound.
y quantity of gas accumulated in
this h1mbcr, and 1t is believed became
ignitcd spontaneously from the heat ot
the sun. The explosion wrecked the
exhaust chamber. throwing the board
covering high in the air, and terrori2
Ing the residents in the vicinity.
y large number of nifty gallon metal
gasoline tanks. in which the gasoline
+
within Il few feet of the exhaust cham
Der and those who were in the vicinity
at the time of The explosion, believed
that one or more of these had eN
ploded.
Hundreds Of persons ran TO the scene
of the explosion. and crowded about
the wrecked chamber, specializing on
the remarkqb Bile feature that the nearby
cd
by the conclusion.
y number of complaints have been
made 10 the county officials, against
the storage of large quantities of gaso-
line on the ground adjacent to the
electric companys power plant Ae-
ton will be taken today. it is under
stood to compel the removal Of the
explosive from the settled area of the
town
The members Of the Grand Army of
the Republic met last night at the To-
cal mining stock exchange for the pur-
pose Of perfecting arrangements for
the observance of Memorial day VIII
liam r. Root acted as chairman and
Charles r Reeves. veteran of the
Spanish American war was appointed
secretary of the meeting,
A. A Marshall reported for the
finance committee that NJ + Richard
and A. Fosler had been appointed by
that committee as associate members
to circulate i subscription list for the
purpose Of defraylng the expenses oil
the days Observance This committee
reDOrtCd through Mr. Richard, that
S3l450 had been collected
Mr. Richard Was appointed purchas-
ing agent to secure proper flowers for
the decoration OF the graves, and vote
Of thanks was extended to him and 10
Mr. Feslcr tor their work on the.
finance committee
. A committee OF ave veil known
women was appointed to select the
flowers to be purchased TO arrange the
decorations and 10 arrange also for
the appearance of the children OF the
public schools in the parade. The mem
bers of this committee are Mrs. u =
DlcEorson chairman Mr.. " Y Nc
Gill Mrs John Weber. Mrs. j \ Foa.
Ter ana Mr. G G Hunting
The veterans Of the spanish Amo II -
can war were requested TO furnish the
firing squad Francis NJ Root Charles
r Reeves and p $. Diekeraon were an
pointed 10 call meeting Of the voter
/ ans Of the Spanish American war 10
arrange for their participation ia the
| exercises
Charles Il; Reeves was instructed 10
| Issue Il special invitation To each Of the
! local secret ar fratcrnal organizations.
asking their cu-Oprratiou and assist Z
anec.
H. H. Ncill was appointed as II cum
mittcc of one to invite All members of
the Benevolent and Protective order