The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-10
| DEAD, 3 MANNED
IN OXYGEN BLAST;
CAUSE A MYSTERY
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sts OF steel or stone propelled by a
| ueat force. At the undertaking
| parlor It was believed Mrs. Moore's
Heath resulted from conclusion of
|the brain, caused by the severe
lshock at such close range.
| The identity OF Mrs. Moore was
Established by clyde Woods. an em-
Yloye OF the Model laundry. and
her In the afternoon by Mrs. E. b.
wayer, 1901 Roosevelt av., who
wm the house in which Mrs. Kelly,
Ultimate friend of Mrs. Moore, lives,
sni in which Mrs. Moore was visit
hs
A peculiar phase Of the accident
IA the fact that Mrs. Kelly was walk
| Ing alongside Mrs. Moore. Mrs.
Kelly having been nearest the truck.
Yet she escaped with cuts, burns
Cd bruises which, while extremely
painful, are not considered serious.
One OF the worst elects felt by Mrs.
ZYelly was a small but deep cut on
~ left side of her lower lip. what
fever the object was that caused this
cut, Il could not be found. The cut
extends almost entirely through the
| lIp
Lying on her bed Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. Kelly explained Mrs.
Moore was here from Nowata visit
Ing with her and that she expected
TO leave Wednesday morning for
her home. They were going TO
spend the afternoon shopping, and
Mrs, Moore would then remain
downtown so she could catch the
early morning train which leaves
p.,ore the street cars start their
e5ly rounds.
according to the statement of at
PENDING physicians, Miss Moffitt's
islll was fractured by the impact of
some heavy object. apparently part
o' the bursted oxygen tank. While
me operation was not considered a
oiiiicult one, 1t was necessary TO re-
place the fragments of skull with
extreme caution and to prevent
hemorrhages.
1t may be said that Miss Moffitt
rs In an extremely critical condition" i"
The physicians advised.
MISS Moffitt was on the operating
anle for more than an hour. but
.he frequent hemorrhages and the
pronounced danger accompanying
such an operation made the work OF
pnysclans unusually difficult and
hazardous.
Al no time after the accident and
Netore the operation was Miss Mof-
Itt conscious.
MRS Kelly was unconscious about
ga minutes, while Caldwell, the
lux driver. lost consciousness for
aedrly three hours. Caldwells most
,svete injuries were on his arms and
s.nouIoers. His back was toward the
aug when II exploded. A large
," eash was cut in his right arm be-
eh me wrist and the elbow. At
~. hospital late Tuesday evening II
Hn sd!d ne Is improving rapidly.
mneh the explosion occurred. the
cis.ehe generating tank was blown
OH the truck. The hose held
N, ne END by lgou was jerked from
,su,' ohor on the tank, and appar-
iS,%c,th me IRE, travelling quickly Jba3
IA Ssh U.s., thls hose. started the tank
tyiurnihg. The fire was quickly
,v.S suished when the fire truck ar.
" ~ acetylene tank was only slight.
thdsed as far as could be as,
tor by a superficial examina,
N contained a large amount
esror.o o'oe and was considered dan,
Tor a few hours followinf
or,,, truck Bed Spllntered.
.Vniy few spllntered MIA nks war,
airs me truck bed. The left rear
ahe "as left flat. and the spokes IL
an same wheel were NOT onl,
snlv INTO the rim. but, appar,
Nsyy meeting with Opposition a,
m. pounded downward c,,rved ir
r,Drm OF letter S.
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