Show Si YNDPIPE BREAKS LOOSE w Several People LOe Their Lives in the Torrent Peoria Ills March 30 Shortly after 1 oclock this morning the citizens of Peoria were startled by a dull roar that came from the direction of West Bluff In a few moments a fire alarm was turned in Shortly after the patrol wagon and ambulance were dashing up the street to the corner of Bourlan and College avenues This is the spot where the great I stand pipe of Peorias water was 10 cad When within two blocks of 1 the place all were obliged to stop T Great volumes of water were rushing through the streets houses were floating float-ing away fences were demolished and four feet of water was rapidly spreading spread-ing over the vicinity and flooding the sewers of the city All was confusion and terror Investigation showed that the mass ive stand ripe 120 feet in height and 25 feet In diameter had collapsed No l warning was given to the people in the I 4 vicinity but with a few sharp cracks I and a dull roar 1500000 gallons of water were precipitated to the ground Several workmen were engaged on the tower at the time it fell and how they escaped instant death is miraculous I The pipe stood in a vacant lot used by children as a play ground One of them Frank Hogan was caught beneath be-neath the mass of steel and literally crushed into the earth Wild rumors were YId rumor Immediately afloat and distracted mothers and wives could be seen gathering in the vicinity Thousands of citizens came from all parts of the city and workmen at once s tt to work as soon as the water had run off sufficiently of sutcenty The great stand pipe lies crushed like an egg shell across the vacant lot and into the street Across the street four or five houses were swept from their foundations One large house is in splinters The property loss will lt he less than 30000 and besides he death of the one lad mentioned three others of the injured will die A list of casualties are as followe DEAD Frank Hogan DEAFrank Hogn caught beneath be-neath the falling tower and instantly killed FATALLY INJURED Frank Cald veil frightfully injured and will die T TV D Korris terrible gash in temple will die William Kennedy badly crushed and cut will die INJURED Rollo King Charles Lit It tlefield Howard Anderson Clyde Powell Pow-ell Chares Needham Frank Caddon John Huber Alfred Gross Hazel Isom Mrs J B Trapp Mrs William Mc S Grath Bertha Norman |