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Show by mm km water Bursting Steam Pipe Deals Dfath te Many.' Johnstown,, Pa., Jan. 21. An immense steam pipe directly over the engine in thc boiler-room of No. 2 mill of the Cambria Steel company exploded about 1:20 this morning, bringing-down tho whole section of roof running from the puddling mill to tho finishing shed of the mill. The woodwork at once took firo from the furnaces and at this lime is burning fiercely. It Is known that at least two or iiL-u uiu unucr uiu ucuns mm u is not believed that these can be rescued In time to save their llvos. About fifteen men have been taken out and have been either sent to the. hospital or are lying on Improvised cots In offices nearby. It In impossible at present to learn the extent of their injuries but it is known that several arc In a critical condition: con-dition: Added to the firo and oxplosion disaster a larcc water pipe burst and is Hooding the ground 'about tho scene of the accident. acci-dent. One man caught In tho debris is in plain sight but cannot bo rescued owing to the Intenso heat. It Is probable that not ono of the men penned In can escape death either by drowning or lire. At 2,10 ay in. the number of dead Is estimated es-timated at from twelve to fourteen men. The Injured will number twcnty-flvo or more, many of whom aro terribly scalded and cannot live Two bodies haio been roeovered. |