The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-19
MRS, H.C.W. UHDE|
BADLY HURT AS|
LAMP BLOWS up
tf
O. c. Uhde, Her Son, and John
Lundberg Burned About !
Face and Hands
HOME IS DEMOLISHED
Explosion Occurs Saturday
Night While Men Were J;
Working on Furnace

Mrs. H. c. w. Uhde, ~, of|
Regan is at deaths door today,
and her son, o. C. Uhde, and
her son-in-law's father, john
Lundberg, are suffering pain-|
full burns as the result Of the
explosion of q gasoline lamp in|
the Uhde home on Main street
in Regan about 8 o'clock Satur-
day night, which completely
wrecked the home and demoi-
ished most Of its furnishings.
Rushing to the residenca|
when they heard the dull boom
Of the blast, neighbors found
Mrs. Uhde entirely covered
with broken furniture and de-
bris and had considerable diff
ficulty in rescuing her. Her
sons, William and Otto, were'
the first to rush to her assist
ance and DR.. w. H. Thelan oe
Wilton, 12 miles distant, WAS.
summoned by telephone. In-
asmuch as roads between the
two towns were impossible for
automobile traffic, Ole Tyberg.
section foreman at Regan,
went to Wilton on the rail-
roads gasoline speeder and re-
turned with the doctor within
an hours time.
Little Hope For Recovery
Mrs. Uhde suffered the frac.
ture of q collar bone and sever
al ribs and, due to her advanced
age, little hope is held for her
recovery. She was said this morn-
ing to be much weaker than. festexf
day and her death is c1fect
hourly.
o. C. Uhde and John Lundberg.
who were in the basement VIXEN the
explosion occurred, were severely
burned about the face and arms.
Their injuries are extremely painful
but not particularly serious.
The men were installing = furnace
in the home and were using . gaso-
line vapor lamp for light, when Mr..
Uhde discovered the lamp was leak
ing and the dripping gasoline had
ignited. He picked up the lamp in
an attempt to extinguish the blaze
and it exploded.
People who have witnessed the
scene Of the blast are astounded at
the fact that the dwelling, q one
story bungalow, could be so CONF
gaes ss ausg9 Dg TN q ssons o.
The first floor was lifted up, pulling
nails out Of the joints, and splinter
ing and breaking most Of the floor
joists. Every window was broken
and the sills on the concrete founda-
ton were blown out almost the en-
tire length of the building. The
concrete foundation was shattered
in places. rs
Rlast Has Terrific Force
From appearances it is believed
that the furniture on the first floor
was thrown to the ceiling and was
smashed when it fell back to the
floor. Many holes were blown in the
., ing ana the partition was badly
twisted. The chimney was wrecked
and a long rip in the roof indicated
the place Of escape Of the blasts
force. The rear door and door
frame were blow clear Of the build
ing and were found 1T som: distance
from the house. Nothing 4ouh be-
salvaged from the. furnishings, a
they were go completely destroyed;
The injured people are at the
home Of Mrs. Uhde's daughter, Mrs.
A. r. Inrdberg. just across the
street from the wrecked home. John
,,..i1 ,erg is A. H. Lundberk's fath>
er. The Uhle family is one Of tho
oldest in the Regan community, hsv.
ing been engaged in farming four
miles from that village fer the last
Is years. The elderly couple had
recently purchased the home in n.
gen and had nearly 60. ap,eted
many improvements. The injured
..vman's husband was out at the
farm when the explosion occurred.