Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-22 | Page 5 | Fire at Ousted Zoo Keeper's Home Burns Father-in-Law

Fire at Ousted Zoo Keepers Keeper's Home HOlne Burns F Law Father Severely burned by fire which late Tuesday almost destroyed l the home of Captain R. R D. D McCollin ousted Hogle Gardens zoo caretaker Curtis Stoup 61 of Williamsport Pa law in was in in a fair condition Wednesday in n the Salt Lake Gen General hospital Exploding gasoline gasoline- ignited the the thc frame framo structure at the Zoo endangering endangering endangering gering the lives of ot Captain McColins McCollins McCollin's McCol- McCol ins bins wife Mrs Geraldine McCollin 27 21 her mother Mrs Laura and the three McCollin children Joseph 0 D Max 8 and Richard 5 and burning Mr Everything Gone Im Tm completely wiped out Captain Cap- Cap tam ain tain McCollin told The Telegram Allour All Allour Allour Wednesday gone our furniture is burned or ruined most of our personal possessions are gone and besides that Ive I've lost my job he said The animal trainer estimated more than damage had been done to his furniture and nd possessions possessions possessions posses posses- besides damage to the home Mrs McCollin reported the gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line exploded as she was igniting a kitchen range The flaming liquid was thrown about the kitchen kitch kitch- en bathing tho the house in flames fJames The terror-stricken terror family kicked n the tho sunken front door to escape Mr Str up who with his wife came here three weeks ago on a visit was burned when he attempted attempt attempt- ed Cd to throw the blazing gasoline can outside the house He suffered second degree burns about both arms and hands and on his right leg Firemen Halt Blaze Blazo Firemen under the direction of Battalion Chief hief L. L B. B Egan confined confined confined con con- fined the blaze to the east side of ot the tho structure The kitchen an adjoining porch th the bathroom and the roof over the living room were practically destroyed Forty dollars in cash which Mrs had placed on the kitchen table also was destroyed Narrowly escaping serious injury when a weakened timber in the living living liv liv- ing room room collapsed showering sparks about him Sergeant Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man Falkenrath member of the fire Investigation squad was treated a athe at atthe atthe the emergency Hospital for an in injured injured injured in- in hand Captain McCollin was not at home when the fire started His wife ha had driven him to town to attend a lodge meeting and he was notified of ot the fire from the emergency hospital