Show HOMES WRECKED BY DY MYSTERY BLAST PORTLAND Ore Nov 21 UP UP-A UP A mysterious explosion wrecked a house here earl early today dama damaged ed nearby dwellings and threw persons from their heir beds a block away As far as could be learned no one was wan in the thc house at the time The noise and the shock of the ex ex- could be heard for blocks and by jy the time the fire department arrived arrived ar ar- rived the streets were filled with perSons persons per per- sons wakened by the blast The house had been occupied by Samuel Simone his wife and three children and a man boarder Firemen Firemen Fire- Fire men nen searched the embers after the blaze h had d destroyed the place and could find no trace of ot bodies or bones Neighbors told police that the famIly fam- fam Ily ly often spent week ends in the country coun coun- try ry and it was believed they were out of town last lait night Firemen said evidence pointed to illuminating gas as the cause of or the explosion |