Show FIFTY KILLED IN hi TANK EXPLOSION SPARK PROM HAMMER IGNITES FUMES FROM LEAKY TANK AND CAUSES DISASTER at lent least two hundred citizens injured as result of accident many buildings being shook down or destroyed by flames ardmore okla ohla between and fifty persons are dead and at least were injured most of them monday afternoon when FL a burrel barrel tank car of gasoline standing near the santa fe freight office in the business district exploded the tremendous force of tho the explosion shook down knaby buildings and throw threw burning gasoline in every direction A few minutes later tho the whole town was waa at tho the mercy of a acore of fires at the fires wore were all under tinder control and the city was placed under martial law A spark from a hammer ignited gas fumes through a small mal leak in the tank and caused the explosion it was stated two workmen were veto busy on the tank at the time doth both were killed among the tha dead are charles R smith former member of the polled police force who was standing on main alain street near the explosion and was killed by falling stones al E atkins a drayman who was aa standing almost three blocks froni from the explosion A 0 gould bould a fruit peddler who was driving across the santa fo fe tracks track boar near the explosion his horse being killed and his fils wagon blown to pieces and an indian sitting bitting on his wagon east of the love hotel his team and wagon were crushed when the east side bide of the building fell immediately after the explosion homes bames were thrown open to the in judon and a store score of men began searching in the shouldering ing ruins in the main part of the town tor for victims the santa fe fre station was wa wrecked and was burned to thel the ground the union passenger station Is almost a total wreck the express office was partially wrecked |