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Show THREE IRE KILLED. IrJ GfiSJXPLDSIDN Many Others, Injured; Tragredy Attends Reunion of Family in Iowa. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 21. Three persons were killed, three . probably fatally injured and ten others seriously injured when a gas plant in the home of John Faaborg, near Kimballton, exploded ex-ploded shortly before noon today. The dead are: JOHN NELSON, Kimballton, 45. IDA FAABORG," Kimballton, 14. CHRISTINA FAABORG, Kimballton, Kimball-ton, 9. Those probably fatally injured: Anna Faaborg, 17, daughter of John, both feet amputated; internally injured. Axel Faaborg, 22, both legs broken; badly burned. . Mrs. Faaborg, 24, Older, Neb., splinter of wood thrust through lungs. Seriously injured: ' John Faaborg, 53, .both legs broken. Mrs. John Faaborg, 44, both legs broken. Anton Faaborg, Nystcd, Neb., arm broken; badly burned. - Mrs. Antoii Faaborg, NysteJ, Neb., badlv burned and cut. Lydia Faaborg, 12, daughter of John, leg broken. Otto Faaborg, 7. son of John, leg broken, one arm burned. Kuud Faaborg, 13, son of Soren Faa- borg, leg broken, one eye torn out. J Infant son of Anton Faaborg, 15 months, .both arms broken. The Faaborg family had gathered for a family reunion over tho holidays, two of the 'sons, with their families, having come from Nebraska. Others came to the reunion from Elk-horn Elk-horn and Kimballton, where most of them have farms. Nelson, one of those killed, had been called to repair the acetylene gas plant which exploded. |