Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-09-27 | Page 1 | Frightful Explosion in Film Works

fRIGHTfUL EXPLOSION IN filM WORKS Fifty Persons Injured and Several Are Believed Dead Sept Sopt 27 At 2 At least fifty p persons persona r ons w were ivero ro more or l q r J ly and anel several are arc believed to have met death shortly before noon to fo cia day when an m explosion o l occurred in m the thc of time the Columbian film exchange e r rooms 41 and 11 Ferguson on bu building running from fromn Third to Fourth avenues het between Rn null nud V Wood streets hi The rho walls wails of if tho thu building an oj eight eight- ht- ht stor story structure are aro TJ bulging in while whilo not an au office e escaped cape without damage WindOWS WindOW'S Win Win- dowa dOWS were blown own out and In 11 partitions I blown down I Several ml hundred firemen anti and policemen police police- men are now no searching tho tin ruins for lor injured and dead Tho h cause of if tho 1110 explosion is not Dot known In some manner tho tha bio hIe films were uvero j ignited and the tho next mu mo a terrific explosion occurred time Tho detonation could bo ho heard for h blocks oLk Occupants Occupant of adjoining office ollice build ings rushed to time tile scone scene and were joined jO within a few fc minutes b by firemen n. n and awl reserve len squads squad from front tho time various various police districts Throughout tho the entire building nJ tho re rescuers on encountered countered men women nomen boys ant and amid girls rh who were either burned or injured by living ing debris 1 Every elJo hospital in greater reater Pittsburg wn was I notified and for an hour the thc dan clang of ambulances excited pe pedestrians in iu the he downtown str ets