The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27

hospital. The same opinion was re.
peated by the policemen, who saw Sc
Verely injured men suffering from iaea
of proper attention. Three policemen
also had TO be left at the hospital TO
assist the hospital attendants in re.
lieving the men. 49,. #@'
Harrub Is Tortured ,.E
; During the trip to tho hospital, Har-
rub kept moaning, Turn off The
JUDGE; turn, on the iuicein Presumably
hc referred TO electric current. B '8
First examination Of the injured by
Doctor Aver showed that Harrub's en-,
tire body was burned super6eiallv, that
is, the epidermis from his head to his
feet had. been blistered. .. ii2t-sss
GWhile this is not 80 severe, In the
gravity of the burns themselves, as
burns beyond the epidermis, IL is very
grave because of the extern, of the in
jury said the doctor. az consider
that he is in n dangerous condition.
Leg And Shoulder Fractured
Doctor Aver found that Schieber' y
left leg was fractured in three places,
at the hip, short distance below the
knee and at the ankle, and that his
left shoulder was fractured. Evident
ly, he had fallen on his left side when
he toppled from the tank. There were
no burns. whatever. There was wound
in his brow above the left. eye, which
.crimsoned his face. There did not APP
pear TO be any internal injuries.
He told Doctor Aver that he thought
he had jumped, but that he could moi
recall distinctly just what he had done!
Ev; IDENTIFY, he had had few seconds
warning, enough TO drop from the tank
to the ground before the explosion
hurled the other men into the air.
. Erich was burned superfeially from
the waist up. His trousers had pro
tected his body from the waist down
The burns covered the arms and shoul-
ders as well as the torso. His eyes
were not injured. His hair was burn
ed down almost to the scalp. - 49,
ellis chances for recovery are about
even, should say" Doctor Aver said,
on returning to the police station, More
than half Of his body is burned. Two.
thirds Of the skin is a mortal injury
Drafting probably will not be neces
sary. observed no evidence of in
formal injuries during the brief timt
1 had to examine HIM." 49, taE.
Harrub was utterly naked when
picked up. His clothing had been burn
ed from his body or torn off by Tner
VINO were putting out the burning
clath. His shoes had been removed
Ends of the sleeves of his shirt alone
remained. Motorcycle Policeman Size
more, searching the rags Of clothing
afterward, found his watch, still run
ming, and 1925 cents in silver. The
CONS were smoked by the fire that burn
ed the clothing. his shoes and belt
we're lying nearby. His pockets were
tun OF sand, evidently filed when he
Nslid on the ground after striking, anC
his face was scratched and covered
with sand where he had struck.
Here TO Install Apparatus
| Both Harrub and Erich had mask,
put on their faces to protect them dur
ing the trip to the hospital.
"Mr. Erich has been here since lat
in June" said Mr.. Prescott. oh
is with the construction, department o
the company, resides in Oakland AM
has headquarters at San Francisco
Mrs. Erich is at the Seattle hotel
where they had been living. He wa
expected to go to Seattle from here t.
install similar apparatus.
| His work was installing the fire
foam system. A high tower has TIVE
tanks, one containing an acid, the
other a mixture of water and glue
These tanks have pipes leading to TIT
oil tanks. When the temperature in
side reaches a certain temperature, 1
| fire plug melts, and the mixture il
sprayed over the liquid within. Evi
uentIy, installation had progressed t.
a point where the apparatus couIt
check the fire.
~ do not know any details what
ever of the work the men were doing
or what caused the explosion. Thu
reason is that Mr.. Erich was in com
plete charge of the work, and woult
nave finished installing the system be
fore reporting to us. Then he would
have turned it over, explaining it
operation in full at that time
Published Statements Resented
"Inasmuch as Mr.. Harrub, who i
employed by the Hawaiian EIcctr
Company, had been working with MI
Erich, | presume that electric "lrln
was used in some manner in the syS
TEN, but l do not know this
Mr.. Prescott deeply resented Pul
lished statements yesterday afternoo
that it was reported the men wcr
using a gasoline torch on the tank.
" that Is silly" he said. 1--WE neve
allow flame there" Then he detaile
the precautions taken even as to eleC
tric wires in the offices of the con
pany, situated near the tanks.
MIR. Prescott was told by DIR. GeOrg
F. Straub, who attended the men at tn
Queen Is Hospital that Mr.. Harrub ha
an even chance of life and that NJ
Erich s chance was better.
The tanks are surrounded by n fir
wall, which would have prevente
spread of the fame even if the tanf
had gone. There are four tanks {
fuel oil, one Of gasoline, one of kerr
sene and one of distiIlate. The di
; tillate tank was not full, but it ha
, several thousand gallons in it.
No Light on Accident
The damage, to the tank is It'll
The top and the upper portion of II
sides are blackened by smoke, al
rivets are torn where the top bulged U
, under the force of the explosion; b'
even this is not extensive. There WI
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