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Show V IGffi ESCAPES IB m has . TORCH EXPLODES 'Sari Seely, son of John II Seely Shis city, narrowly escaped death 4Tay morning at Thistle Valley en a gas torch exploded near him. , brother, Oliver Seely was also w burned by the same explosion. Uiam Seely, Uncle-ol the young "in, standing near by came to their ,cue and was severely burned on hands in liberating Earl from s3 flames. The accident occured in a sheep rral where the men were docking mbs The gas torch was used for ,ating iron. It is believed by iver that he put too much air pres-"je pres-"je into the torch and as it ex-oded ex-oded gas and fire was thrown all -er Earl and Oliver. Earl plunged ,ward his uncle William who helped Mp him from his burning clothes 'ihile Oliver rolled under the sheep & partly smothered the flames that 'ere about him . Pat Cameron was "urned a little and John H. Seely Iso received a slight touch from the ames. ) . , . . The parties witnessing the accident :tate that the coolness and qunck ction of William Seely is all that "aved Earl from being burned to eath as he was the one who got the naln part of the explosion. Earl is suffering from the effects ,f the fire but it is hoped that he "jvill scjon recover. i ; : |