Show SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION Five People Severely Injured at San Francisco daa an Francisco May Kay 84 Five persons were we severely verely burned by an explosion lon or of xa gas yesterday Howard J I Lawler Lawter a printer moved into 1813 Howard street and soon coon after the gas cas was Wall turned on an n the odor peru permeating the place Laurier Law found that thai an Aft old gas au aa range rII connection had not been closed and he be stopped the opening with a cork He then lit a match to see lee if the gas ras was still escaping An ex followed and Lawler was ren dered doTed unconscious His clothing was al aI most in entirely burned In Its the room at the t nine were Mrs Thomas o H Lawler Ie tb the aa d mother of the printer Mrs Mn T R Lawler Jr his hi and aDd two children of the latter Alt Alf were more or leas lean J severely eveNly burned |