Show SKATERS THEIR CLOTHING FIRED BY GASOLINE EXPloSION JUMP INTO W WATER AIER I The explosion of a a. gasoline n 1 lam lamp at ati Heaths Heath's s skating pond on State street below Ninth South South created great excitement excitement ex ex- I for n h a few minutes last night and threatened the destruction of ot the tho of or the m management as well as nil the serious Injury of a n number of or the ers I As an attendant was In the act of at lighting the lamps for the Illumination Uon of tho the pond at dusk dUk one of or the lamps exploded throwing burning hurning gasoline upon at least lenat twenty t Dr f the skaters who were vere In the room Th The attendant retained his presence of Dr mind and running toward the tho door hurled hailed the flaming lamp outside the room room- onto a n. pile of or brush near nr the en en trance tn The brush became I Ignited at once and threatened the destruction Uon of or orthe the building At least twenty per persons ons' ons were struck by the blazing gasoline and half half- halfa a u dozen of at these had their clothing In Inflames inflames flames before they could realize what hM hat had bad occurred Quickly appreciating th their lr danger they ran to tho e edge ce of the pond where here the tho l ice ie o had been br brok brOk- k- k en nn and threw themselves Into the water water wa wa- ter thus preventing pre serious Injury As AR soon as th the lI were extinguished extinguished extin extin- the 51 skaters emerged from the chilling w water 1 and went to the office to dry diy their thela Those on the outside had in the meantime meantime mean mean- mean mean-I time overcome the blaze blase that threatened threatened threat threat- ened cued the thc building Only Onh one man was Injured and amI his burns were slight The escape o of all concerned was remarkably fortunate |