| Show OMAN lULLED BY Y AS EXPLOSION Frightful Fate of Mrs Mary Alary Meikle at 71 East Bast First South Street Taken to the Hospital by Chief Deil 1 Where She Died Ded at a m iii 1 Mrs Mary of ot Cleveland 0 O was la terribly burned hurled In a mm gas gait gUI explosion at nt the residence of or J 3 It 11 I Michaels at east enst elst First South shortly after lter last midnight and died at time the Holy Cross Crol hospital at GO this tills morning ns its lS a result of oC her Injuries Mrs was 62 years of age and has hns been teen visiting hero only Irl a 1 few tew days ln s Mrs Michaels Is her 11 niece The crime fil occurred about an In hour after the lady Int had llad retired and wits was caused Clus by y a I leakage of ot gas Ras from a n pipe In lit the room rom which she clue sh occupied upstairs According to a 0 statement made to some of ot time the fremen last night the odor olor of ot gas as was mas detected several days ago and the company was noti nott notified nut fled fied led ID tl t repair the time leakage e It I Is b hi lie that list mutter after lter Mrs Irl had imad been len lenIn In bed ed some solute time she alme Ih arose and Ind struck a match causing IRu the terrific explosion n The Time I unfortunate woman was blown almost lr nero the t hp room rOl Her Ter night nightdress dress d s and an 1 time the th bed clothes Immediately took tok fire Il and sh WI as nearly nell roasted to death before help came caine The ex er explosion did Ild great reit dAmage to the tho house causing a part of ot Hp h Ime ceiling to fall tal In Inand II and shaking the surrounding houses hon 9 violently Three other oilier members of the time household hou were werl almost slimmest thrown from train their beds ds so IO terrific was aH the thc explosion sion Alon Iii Mr Ir and Mrs Irl anti the time moth mother mothr mother er r of hit til latter were sleeping Bleeping g on un the therond second rond Moor floor tor when hemm they tho were suddenly by br time the shaking of oC the time house houseas as 5 though seized celled ft I In the th convulsions of ot an nn They saw 11 shooting shoot from the time door dor and hoard time the Il agonizing screams of ot Mrs Ir Mr ls ran to her room 1001 and there tw the th woman writhing on the Hoor In ter terrible to r pain The room roum was enveloped In lame flames and the ceiling hat had fallen tallen In He TIe rushed Into Inlo the room arid though his hili atoms arms mite are Injured tried Irle to rescue Mrs Her was as too much muel for tor him and he tue was wu forced to leave lente time the ther room r lIn Hy ii 11 that time Mike Mikesell turned In n a fire Ore alarm arid and then ran to 0 the womans omans lie He too was wan unable to ta move her but hut man managed managed aged With Hh considerable to cut sonic of time the clothing front from h her r body hod Hy Ib the time the lire department ar aI arrived rived the her III inmates tiC f the house hou were running down dOln stairs for tor noine one to Ret get Mrs 1118 out nut of ot the Chief 1 WOM the time first to reach the taking time tho elton situa situation tion In At t a n glance unshed dashed up stairs and ami ni wiling seizing Mm Mrs I MelkIe In his arms carried her lusT to 10 another room Severn Several Ine ines were sent lent for tor or nn an ambulance and stid mod mool medical leal al aid dill but none rome ename Chief Devinc then took the woman In his hIli arms antis and mounting the hose wagon 1 go 1 gave orders to drive to time the Italy Holy Crosa roeS hospital There she was lIS placed under un 1 r time the care Iare of lit Drs Urs King ICing and Kerr err Hut for tor the time prompt action of ot the time lire tire men then time thu th t l building would have been destroyed d d by hI lire In but they soon had a aline aline line of ot hose imose stretched from thus the chemi chemical cal nail and th time lames lIames were wore under tinder control In itt a few minutes The Time great groat damage was ns done clone by h the time explosion which wrecked the rear putt part of or time the house Upon a tl more immure careful C in investigation It was found that the time pipe which imaI ha 1 exploded was directly over oer the b d occupied by uy Mrs Three of the time walls wails were blown out of plumb and one ona side of or tin the brick chimney was as Olin allo blown out omit Time The top tOil of ot the time marblo l wash stand stainS In another room was wn ns com eom completely torn turn off ort For POI n a time last night or rather early this morning It IL was ns believed by J the time doctors that M Mikie had a 11 chance for tor or recovery She Sho remained d conscious for a long time lime but on account of ot the burns about her head she elm ho was waR unable to 10 tell toll anything about the terrible affair Sims She Sh suffered Intense Tm until GM thin lute morning lOoming when death relieved her l She Sims In tn this city for tor I about twelve years earH until 1807 when imen she moved to Cleveland She he was tas a 11 widow She Simo had Imad many man friends here who simo are grief stricken over the frightful man nan manner manner ner nor of ot her death No arrangements have hae yet et be heart ben n male made for tor her burial pending word vord rom from rem Cleveland In discussing time the features of ot the tho ho ex x explosion this morning Chief Devine Will was WillOr very Or ury indignant the time lack of or re response on time the part of ot the ambulance anti medical aid The Time chief said ald that utter mutter carrying the tue woman to an adjoin adjoinIng adjoining Ing room he went to a n house next door doar to telephone for tor a l anti and was Informed d by It a II lady huly there that site she had Imad telephoned for an nn ambulance anti and was 1118 told toM that the she he could not get Ret one without In an order of ot u If physician That part looks hooks very er strange to me mt said Mild ld Chief Chic Devine And nd It seems to MIL lilt that If It such conditions exist In lit a 11 city I nf t this size It should be tanked leaked Into Inlo at nt NIce The ambulance should b be sub subjected to call at any nn time and nt It a minutes minute notice without any army red nd tape out about It The flue chief raid that Mrs Meikle was conscious when he hi h entered the time room roam and that when hn he hI took her In his imis arm she said Halt Oh nOlI omi will you rou for OT helping me ins While on the way to time the hospital on the th hose imose ho wagon she for tor some ome fresh air nod and later asked for tor fora tora a drink of ot water Chief revine says that the time I b tn to the extent of ot about 1300 while the lots loss on an time the contents Is at o t 2 0 The latter la Is covered by In Insurance insurance lurance |
