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Show IPARLOH ITCH M THE CAUSE OF HUE Spark Ignites Can of ( oal Oil and Explosion Instantly Follows. HARPER GROCERY STORE SCENE OF THE BLAZE Buililihg Is Saved With Small Loss, but Stock Is Almost Entirely Destroyed. Parlor matches, the kind that often Umes crack llk- a pistol, are dangerous, and no one in Salt Ixvke knows this any hotter this morning than T. E. Harper, whose stock of groceries at 00 East Scc-ond Scc-ond South street Wl badly damaged by Arc and water Thursday afi rnoon. Causes Explosion. W III standing near a ro il oil can hi the. rear of the Btore, Mr llnrpcr struck one of the parlor matches, and a spark which flew several feet set fire to th tan of oil Without hesitating an Instant. Mr. Harper grabbed the can and started for the door, but also Instantly it ex-ploded ex-ploded and sent the fiery liquid scattering over the store. As a result Mr Harper sustained burns on his right arm and face that will be painful for some lime, although they arc not considered serious. Department Responds Quickly. The fire department responded quickly, and by prompt action succeeded in not only saving tho surrounding buildings, tut to confining the ilaim-s to the i B In which tin y started. Total Loss S20O0 The total loss will not exceed $3000, it Is said, the building suffering to an ex- I lent of $5m and the stock SIGOC The building, which belongs to Henry Phipps, the Pittsburg steel magnate, was Insured in seven or eltrht companies. Tho damage dam-age is principally to the decorations and shelving, although the woodwork is more or less scorched. The stock Is practically a total loss, as what was not burned was ither soaked with water or badly ai.okcd up Mi Harper carrier! S 17.rJ m-, m-, lira nee "Good Tilings to Eat " ' The sign "Good Things to Hat" was a familiar One at the store, to both patrons and paseersby, as a sign bearing those rordl was conspicuously displayed as an '. advertising feature of the store As before be-fore stated, the (ire was confined io the tie room and those occupying the rooms above, as well as the merchants on either i side, escaped without a dollar's w..rth of damage |