El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
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i somewhere near. There was a supply
OF bandages'
Robert H. Bagby. n trusty. stated
that he was inside the cage to see that
the men moved in and out of the cage
properly. None Of the men were locked
in the cells. he said.
"NO Searcn for Matches"
was any search made for ma tches?'
he was asked.
Il made no search
The witness stated that a few seconds
before the explosion one of the boys
inside llt match Il told him to put it
out and he did So" said the witness.
'The explosion occurred when cross lit
a match and threw it on the floor. He
was in the runway and had his clothes
on. He was dope fiend' ! know, be-
cause he had asked me for some dope"
EmpfieJ Room.
How long did it take to empty the
room of prisoners after the fire." he
was asked.
Ten or Is minutes"
Harry Morris, another trusty, stated
that he was standing at the door Of the
lower cage, letting the prisoners in and
out.
IAN Of a sudden there was an ex-
plosion. starting in the north end" he
said. i pulled the door open and ran
out"
The witness stated that Scotch and
Dir. Calnan had both cautioned the men
to be careful about matches. He said
the door to the upper cage. where 10 or
IL men were confined was locked. He
did not know how long 1t took to open
Dr. CaInan ON stand.
DIT. C. B. Calnan, police surgeon. who
was in charge of the work of bathing
the prisoners, was on the stand for
some time. He explained that they were
using a solution of coal oil and vinegar
for bathing the men and a solution of
gasoline and a disinfectant for saturat-
ing the clothing. The men bathed the
head in the kerosine and vinegar So
luton, he stated. He explained in some
detail the handling of the men and de-
clared that every precqution looking to
ventilation had been taken. The doors
Of the lower cells were unlocked. also
the door leading out of the cage.
six Locked in Cells.
six men were locked in the upper
tier" the witness stated.
who opened the upstairs door," he
was asked.
or two after the explosion occurred, the
fire department arrived. As soon as
they could put the fire out around the
door between the jailOr's office and the
jail room, Scotch went up the stairs
How many OF the six men in the up
per cage are among the dead?'
II have only seen two of those men
and neither of them is badly burned"
Warned About Matches.
Wv hat precautions were taken against
Matches"
I'VE instructed them repeatedly not
to strike matches"
Was a search made Of individual
prisoners to see il any Of them had
matches?"
No
Had there been any requests for
matches?"
Yes"
What was then done?"
we issued instructions not to strike |
matches"
How long did it take to get the
Less than 10 minutes. I should say.
That was a very exciting time and 1 |
could not tell exactly"
Fire Chief Arrives.
Chief John W. Wray, of the fire de- |
partment was the first 70 arrive, the I
witness said. and promptly handled the |
fire with his men. Nearly all the pris- |
oners had been bathed. he said, when /
the explosion occurred. The six in the /
upper cage and 10 or Il in the corridor /,
where the baths were being taken had ,
not been treated
Gasoline Tub Taken Ont. /
Fire chief John W. Wray stated that (
trance from the north side of the Jail /
rooms. but finding the door locked. |
went around into the alley. The door /
into the building was closed, he said. J
a draught The first work was to re- !
move the burning tub of gasoline near
the door Of the Jail room. This was /
carried out with hooks, but some of the /
gasoline was spilled in bringing the tub
down the step. A stream WAS then put
onto the tub and the gasoline washed
into the alley. In the meantime some
OF the men took the chemical equipment
into the Jail room.
stepped over Dead Body.
"Tn roiur~ thew had gfen over I
one dead body" said chief Wray
The witness stated that he knew Of
two windows in the Jail being open. The
clothing in the cells We're in flames |
when they went in. Two or three pris-
oners passed them as they went in, he
said.
In answer to a question from justice
Deaver, the witness said that there
was not more than six inches Of liquid
In the tub. When DR.. Calnan was re-
called. he stated that there was about
two inches of gasoline and about six
inches Of the bathing solution.
Steam Used to Kill Lice.
At the county jail the clothing Of |