Show rACKING PACKING PLANT BLOWS UP if two 0 KILLED AT ton F of Sewer and Am- Am I AmI I monia Gases Seriously r f Injures Two Men 1 BENEN EMEN ARE UNABLE TO GET NEAR SCENE I is t Co Factory Surf Surrounded Sur Sur- f rounded b by Flood and HeaVY Loss Results ZAS ISAS CITY Mo June 12 Two Two lost their lives two tWI others were Injured and and property loss est esti- estat E. E at it between a quarter of or a million fm rs and was caused by two II loas followed by a a. fire firo in the og plant of Morris Co at River River- lin In Kansas City Kan this morning i fores of or the tho explosions which were fill U over both Kansas City ruined II i od oi storage building and tho the fire tire ill 11 followed destroyed tho the smokehouse contents ii Ai explosion ou of sewer gas resulted i a a watchman t in one of the tho cold cIze d departments lighted a match is aits ns followed by another mother and much mucha a i rious erkus explosion on caused h bv by the dig r of a o quantity of ammonia near I IrJA JA iA stubborn fire firc soon goon started plant is ii is near the channel ift- ift Kaw Kaw river ri and being in the tho center f l flo d district is 11 in jn a swift curci curill curit cur- cur ill ci it of f water at r from front six to ci eight ht feet Th This s condition made the task of IZ the fire ro mos nos difficult and it re- re td five hours to place the tho flames un un- r For Tor a time the entire plant doomed Fire Tire apparatus was vas tW imported to the scene after much mitch de de- IT means of flat cars Instantly fj Killed Kill ed litre Tre were fifty men in tho the plant to 01 tb tho explosions ns occurred but all Pt four escaped Tw fo of f these were instantly killed others r badly man mangled It If Jt i is im im- tin tin- this time to the loss lo s slI lI tl def destroyed but lUt that on tho the tid Wing lIt J. J is c estimated t mat l at JM lie t fire rC rc started before daylight and fin 9 o o'clock odeck progressed BO to far that I II I IS u feared the entire structure would tailored At that hour dynamite 11 wi lI d to stop tho the flames Hampers Firemen au of the flood the thc firemen were t for a time to r roach reach nearer than of the building with their ap- ap au Aid id was waR asked from tho the Mis Mis- but bat tho the cn engines rinEs rinE's could not get et gettie 4 tie the flood district fu aMa department was as the first i Tho The contents of this building much inflammable material materials s D ben n the first streams could bo be bon Upon n the fire firc this section on of the 11 WM doomed Tho Jito plant was tS built Ii tear ago aJo and was ivas one oue of tho the most pe e m In th tho country For three the worst of the tho ho pr present flood iiI W there has been no killing at tho the 4 and d operations in in all its depart depart- r u i were practically at a standstill J bate we r hem kept at work day lay and null to 8 save iO the tho meats on hand Vs U Pumping water t from the tho basc- basc Worth 22 l. l Tes n the e plant was completed JanuL Janu- Janu il L lt St was waR a. a valued at 2 22 sH tb ieh the tho building n represented 1 L y and misS mis- mis S M g equipment Tho The J capacity of the tho plant 1500 cattle 2000 and Th refrigerating crating capacity wa was I i l attle 2000 and hogs I Uta 29 21 1908 firo fire damaged the theo thee It o the e of 1 of r meat in tho the present firo fire 1 M Thc r coolers were cre packed Nj t ne ns the flood had inter- inter ith t th railway ay traffic lon long before s ut down own the tho plant 1 |