Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED IN TWO
DISASTROUS FIRES At DEs
MONIES.
THIRTEEN INJURED IN
STREET CAR COLLISION
Firsnsn Called to Battle Seven Fires
In Two hours-Four Employees and
Customer injured in vulesnixins
Works-Two Firsmsn Hurt When
Roof Of Church Falls-Wrsek Vic.
Tins Will Recover.

DSS NaoiHes, July -f.-ceNSH PcisohS
were injured and firemen battlcd the
flames Of seven fires in two hours yes
terday afternoon.
-Four employees and u customer were
injured. and the entire plant OF the Ma
tional Vulcanizing Company. was de.
stroycd when an oxygen tank explod-
ed in the work shop at 4 o'clock.
Two firemen were injured earlier In
the afternoon when the roof of the
church Of the Children of Israel, GIT
East Sixth street. collapsed in fire
which wrecked the building.
List Of Casualties.
The Injured are:
Harry =. Pace. Ewing apartments
welder. badly burned about body,
hands and face. Taken to Mercy hos
pitals condition serious.
Helen Wright, bookkeeper, 1850 Six
teenth street, thrown several feet, cuts
on head and face.
Lloyd Southwell, welder. 1904 DE
Wolf street, head. face and hands bad
ly scorched; Jumped out Of WINDOW.
Merrill ID, Woody, manager, 500 Thir-
ty-second street. face and hands
scorched.
An unidentified customer was cut
about the face and hands. The explo-
sion threw him several feet. Police
were unable to get his name.
Willis Wilkins, fireman. 1915 Court
avenue, badly bruised about body
Taken to Iowa Lutheran hospital.
Thomas Wilson, fireman, 1900 East
University avenue, broken arm and
body bruises. Taken to Iowa Luther
an hospital
Hurled Across Room.
Pace was at work on the oxygen
tank when 1t exploded with terrific
force. tearing off the entire roof Of the
building and hurting him across the
workroom. Several other workmen
were knocked down.
They escaped from the fire that fol-
lowed by ieaping thru windows at tine
south side Of the building.
The flames spread rapidly and before
french, handicapped by intense heat
and smoke, could choke the blaze the
building was a smoul1ering hulk.
Damage to the ,vulcanizing plant is
estimated at $29, 900 and to the building
which Is owned by H. C. Litton, at $500.
Hundreds Of persons were attracted
TO the scene Of the fire by the noise
and heavy clouds of smoke which fol-
lowed the explosion.
East Side Church Burns. 10.
Several firemen were buried in, tho
smoking wreckage when the blazing
roof Of the Jewish church fell
With the exception OF Willis VIII
kins and Thomas Wilson they were
dragged from the debris with a few
scratches
Wilkins and Wilson were taken to
the Iowa Lutheran hospital, where it
was found the former was severely
bruised and the latter suffered from
bruises and broken arm.
The fire started in a'group Of frame
buildings across the alley from the
church, and when the firemen arrived
had gained such Roadway it was i'm
possible to save the building.
Cause for the fire is unknown.
The church was built in 1911 at a
cost Of $4,000. and it is estimated it
can not be repaired for that amount.
Insurance will cover about 30 per cent
Of the loss.
While the two big fires Of the after
noon were raging the department re-
ceivcd calls to five small blazes in diff
erent parts Of the city.
Thirteen Injured In Collision.
Thirteen persons were injured in
headon collision between two Sevas-
tapol cars at South West First street
and Columbus avenue at O'clock last
evening.
None of-the injuries will prove fatal.
police surgeons said.
THE front ends of both cars were de-
molished In the wreck.
Six o'clock is the rush hour on the
Sevastapol line and the outbound car
was crowded with passengers.e The
collision occurred at curve in the
track where the view was partly oh.
structsd by a clump Of trees.
All the injured were attended by po-
lice surgeons and taken to their homes.