Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
Death ut Mems Backs

shNhke reu ana tne neat uroNt Co"
pany officials back hundreds Of feet.
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This was not true OF the hre- -hgbt-
ers, however. Haggard and grim from
the long battle, these men .ached up 70
the flames until they actually seemed TO
be standing in them. Directly behind
tho men fighting the flaming separator
this morning were several huge tanks
Mn sapas'ty o. ssan dr.nn from
them, but they were still filled with ex-
plosive vapor and enough oil to ami.
k,lst. ,bc tjnr rro,,n of men backed so
closely against them,
These men kent streams directed at
<ha Namos vbile other vroups poured
tons of water On the tanks behind the
Ssh,.r. on5 still others kent n spray
ccns.a,,,,, no;nn over tho men closest
81 tha hi.,s tn Lcsn them from being
~. go nt tha;, r.ort
Orts,da Tho Gates of the bie p,ant the
ycoIica had n ciesred snace extending
Tor about a half mile from the actual
ca.e. IN p,nsSis pi. .u af .ha ,iant hmt so
toucneo tno wals ~. ~. a. p 49, i, a
s.fs distance from n Are Of such CO.
Ie aisuanee .lo ason 4, ,ho inno lines Of
ossa, i nasn.'u ua.I ,,nst the waii of tired
Peopie .n"ss.J .,s J;,cor,sd tb. wor.
o,ueeonls 'oeiu us SJ ,,otbers won.
red races Oh w,ves ,.hraoE anu you'd bring
cSing II the he" oSa I'D 90 onoh,lonre
ne meiasny neI ,,nuL., ptba no,fagration sun.
.nne nau hai AsJ naa,,ta ali tbis work
DAY morning. nesP'e M m ,arts ~ Tho
c9ht,hueu ohoS as us hr The fr. and long
fines OF men stood outside the employ
ment Office seeking work.
,,h S..I,.rs Defv Fire
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Inc line OIL men appLs ne &c
passed almost directly oeneaa on
the parts OF the piah' tnad neus. or, 'n &c tb.
A o,g man STUCK ms n neau .Souoh w. tbe
window ana grlhneu uoMn w., .ta tn'sD t,ns We
oily CRIME on ms Iace' n.d III .ne '' in that
men who had been employea IN .na.
swo acres OF GROUND 'hat nau 49, T"
wiped out by SUNDAY nisn' o,siN oaa.v.
One OF these men, eViuens
the grimy man leaning ITO" nv. 1% Wa Wv
dow, looked up umu SIiiu A"'
In the window yelled down; so,., .o.
Hey, Mac what are you uoih luz
q nyln -,,,, hal,
a.. "Nothin YET, was gt'nneu ,.oa uncA.
haven't you neara aoou' our 'aen
donr &c.. -,,,.os .ho rocot,on
WITHIN rev minutes the yaSa.'Vn titni
was over and the man was waiklhs IN
with group OF fellow workmen 70 'ake
up his labor In another part Oh the
plant. In order 10 ao 'n,s ,; ne anu as us
companions hau 10 pass I!ne vi an
puiances Drawn up ut tue satss ""t'ns
for posslole victims from the my, Mn'se
smoke caused the lnsomins WotSlnem tSn a.o "
choke as they passed through 'ne s"'e'
Wrockake Cleared Away
Most of tho men hired today were
,,t 20 worh aiding The fremen in fight.
th. Sr,oriSnrine blsze and others
we're mt AZ work cleaning M the wreck.
80 Wbe, the second outbreak came
ss sh;. Mne He faS sef' of tbis gr"nr left the
niant Thsv merely foil in line with
The older men and sought TO prevent
S,rttber damage
Marks of tbe excitement attendant
nm The first blaze were easily discerni-
Ne In Tho neiybborhood this morning
sfter the explosion of the separator.
Resides tho residents of the neighbor-
hood there were large groups of people
who were evidently sishtseers ana VINO
u soVs ,aIis mEL''o p,eoo wsrv moJern and o..
%c;en. ioo5,DD tactorv with only =,
nannt,ro n;la ~ hiark smoke above the
ROOT 70 teI{ of rho havoc being wrought
witb,n
The neipbborbood was somber with
b,nsire nall Of smoke. relic of the
other Arc wben the wind blew the
other way and appropriate az a shroud
over the homes of the men who had died
IN the blaze. Even after the Are was
declared finally ''nnder control" large
sronns remained gazing at the plant,
When the fre was at its height. so large
ts the nIant that a v,exy IRON, passvmnk
Avenue % could hs ,,ttIs NOR more aTcit,na
~ w 800 a.