The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
Extra! A Bedbug
Explodes! Many
NH Lives Are Lost
Got Too Near the Stove After a
Swim In Gasoline and Caused
the Chicago Fire Crib Horror
-That's One Theory. 81,

That's On" Theory stricken widowed mother, but
worse han that mother who
nothing the cupboard children whom this disaster
has left fatherless and hungry.
The crib which all but of these were asleep when the
of fire sounded temporary affair OF WOOD ano
veritable ire trap.
The crib stands Lake Michigan half from shore
Just half the length tunnel which under construction
and which to be Chcago supply
The Is being by private contractor
quantity dynamite the crib and whether this
exploded whether the crib caught on re
explosion of the dynamite has not yet been deter
mined
will investigation and effort will be
made fix the responsibility that these WIDOWS with hus
children will know who
There isn't much likelihood however anything being offered
they with judging from the
progress fixing the responsibility
The United engineers responsible according
70 chief clerk, who says
N. or S ss sus nsS this KIND
The city engineer denies responsibility follows:
s:::s ss' !" os ssssss with " ''"
The building commissioner his department in these
ss:s: s2.:..s the III: @ s s
The not s ss the fire @ Slams sss"Rsn
The deputy building shifts the blame the public
works department, saying
r. Of the city 70. such
pec
And the himself in this manner
absolutely Impossible for me to erect steel 0 U s ss.
Wiling to pay objections
erecting
In the absence being blame from whom damages
who could be JAIL theory has been
bed bugs who were to blame
gasoline the cracks OF the Hoor to
the bugs possibly carried by them too near the not
in the crib.
The jury may possibly blame the bed bugs
No appears have been responsible
ALTHOUGH:
There apparatus hand;
The fire extinguishers proved useless;
Through handling dynamite explosions hao oee
narrowly o many occasions;
The building thrown together in shabby fashion;
Blasts rocked and swayed the crib though it
a piece of paper;
The only escape of fire aerial tram
way carry but few at time and was slow
in operation,
When resorted to tramway wouldn't work
NO ONE TO BLAME BUT EVERYBODY WILL SYMPA-
THE WITH THE WIDOWS
SINCE the accident of Chicago are
crowded has been suggested would have been bad
idea which these were caught ike rats IN trap
had been built of material other than wood
Steel or purpose would doubt have been
the means of saving many lives
Remembering crib built of wood and that was
sure to edge of the lost their heads
and jumped icy whereas had the building afforded
proof against the flames they might have waited tor the
which came and took a number to shore
Suggestions protecting the lives OF men engaged IN suCh
hazardous pursuits though this have been
made SINCE accident-never BEFORE
The and perhaps the next crib WILL be OF
steel.
Perhaps will have been suggested that dynamite lying
around wher herear n work is DANGEROUS
tragedy the lives OF SO many work
ncrnen date West Virginia coal
mine shall of impessng the lawmaking bodies
ting the country little consideration
piven to the risk them for living
these 10 muckers will have died in vain
ter the will only give US
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