Show gasoline explodes causing bad fire mrs lee mackay sustained bums burns from which she died several hours later firemen do good work fighting fire the explosion of gasoline which was being used in cleaning clothes resulted in the death dath 0 of f mrs lee mackay and the destruction estra ebion of the residence which the family occupied as well as the partial destruction of the office of the bullion Bul llon deck beck min ing company and considerable dam age w was a also I 1 d dope 0 e to the home of L so supt bupt L v doty ot y pt f the above named cl company y i the residence res s dence which aich mr and mrs mackay occupied was located near the bullion bee beep mine and on the i est of it was tie doty home w while hi ae if tie e mine office was to the east f the he explosion took place shortly after 5 0 clock cl on wednesday after noon mrs mackay who formerly assister ass istel in the cleaning work tor for a local tailoring establish establishment rilent was en in cleaning some clothes and it la Is thought that the heat from front the kitchen stove caused the gasoline to explode she was badly bun burr ed from head to foot and her husband who tried to ab aalst her in lighting fighting the flames was also turned but not ser bously when mrs mackay rusl ed out of the fhe house billing for help mrs L C doty succeeded in wrapping a quilt about the woman oman and a few minutes later sl e was removed to the home of a friend where she was attended by drs laker gose and howell the lady s injuries were of such a nd ture that there was but little hope for her recovery from the first but she lived until about 10 30 the tol fol lowing night her death taking place at the tintic gintic hospital at mammoth continued oa on last page gasoline explodes bad fire continued from page I 1 vi here ale sl e had been taken for treat ment loc il officers who have invest gated the case are of the opinion that mrs airs mackay could have escaped without serious injury had she not tried to recover some money which he lie had in the house it is said that the family famil lost in the neighborhood of in currency which was hid dpn den in oi 01 e of the rooms TIP TI e mickas are natives of fin land nd fhe rhe deceived was 43 years of ago age and has no children flames spread rapidly and within a 26 short time the residence which the mackay family had mccu pied wab was completely enveloped the members of the volunteer fire de apartment part ment soon had a line of hose in action and it was their prompt work nork which savel the doty residence N h ch several times m was as ablaze des pile pite the herloe work of the firemen ai I 1 others who volunteered their thele sor services vices lie tl e flames soon spread to tl it e mine dofice and this building was partially deA destroyed royed the damage from the fire will probably amount to 1500 the bull lings ewt ow cd ed by tie t ie mini ig corn com dinv N ere insured but there was no insurance on the furniture too much mraie praie cannot be given tf tie e fliegen and others who perform ej ed such splendid work the heat vis mas terrific but they the kept the water on the flames and checked the fire thus giving the other adjoining pro perty mr machay mackay states that he lie had just returned home front his work ard that after he had changed clotees choti es there was a loud report and I 1 e rushed into the kitchen where he found mrs mackay with all her be r clothes ablaze lie assisted her out of the house and made an effort to tar away awty some of her burning clothing neighbors then came to his assi assistance stanco mr air mackay says that mrs airs macky was entirely familiar with ith the use of 0 gasoline and he thinks that the hot weather had much to do with bringing the tern tem pera ture of the room up to the ex I 1 loding point |