Show GAS MA MAIN BREAK CAUSES ILLNESS Pratt Family lIas Has Narrow Escape Prompt Action Saves Household I Gas leaking from a 1 broken main at I 49 Third avenue almost resulted fa fatally fa- fa a- a I tally for Mr and Mrs Lorus 0 O. Pratt and ind their five at nt 4 lock o'clock Thursday morning Patrolmen J. J J J. Duffee and Horace Heath answered tho the emergency c call l and applied tho the p pal pal- motor to relieve o tho the seven asphyxiated persons Medical aid was summoned and the family last night was pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- out of danger cr unless complications should develop developS Mrs Pratt was the most seriously affected According to lo Mr Pratt tho the first In Intimation Intimation In- In of oC the tho poisoned air was when one of oC the thc children awakened him at atI 4 I o'clock complaining of or feeling ng ill m Mr Ir Pratt arose to attend the child when he became aware of or the gas filled air Ho Ito Immediately opened all the windows win win- windo's dos dows in tho the house but the gas Jas had been expelled by this ventilation tho the entire family felt the tho effects The Emergency hospital was then called on for fOl assistance The gas s-as company was notified and nd at it an early hour had a crew cre Investigating Investigating invest invest- gating to locate tho the leak leal The search occupied most of the day during which time the tho gas Jas filled the house It was discovered that the g gas gaR is main had burst buist owing to the cold The fumes were said to have hae been heen leaking for several hours before discovered |