Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-24 | Page 8 | By Use of Match Finds Which Can Held the Gasoline

By Use o of M Match Finds ins Which is Can Cane Held e the e Gasoline i I Clerks Clerk's Method of Experimentation Experimentation Experimentation tation Results in Explosion in Ogden Store Special to The DEN July 23 Use Use of ot a 0 match ODEN to determine which of or two cans contained gasoline resulted disastrously to Leland Thomas aged 22 2 years a clerk clork In the the- Tomas Thomas grocery grocer at Twenty fourth street and Grant avenue this this aft art In tho the explosion which followed his experiment he ho sustained sustained sustained sus sus- painful burns while the toro store building was saved sa from serious serious seri seri- ous damage only b by tho the rapid work of tho the central fire tire department depart depart- ment When hen Thomas received recel an order for tor gasoline ho went ent Into tho the back room where kerosene gasoline gaso gallo line Une and oils arc are stored Not knowIng knowIng know- know Ing lug which was which he poured a small amount from one can to tho the floor Ho held a match above this to learn If Ie it was gasoline It was The flames lames extended to the can and it was WI blown through a plate plato glass window to the sidewalk where It made a spectacular blaze