Show EIGHT KILLED HILLED IN SUBWAY HORROR Coroner Is Attempting to o Fix Fix- ni f g cf t i I m i or G Gas I Philadelphia l Oct Ocl 5 I. Investigation I Into tho the cause of ot tho the explosion of Illuminating In gas In the tho subway of or the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company com pan which resulted in iii the death of ur eight poisons 1 and the injury of nf a dozen en others ha has already been heen begun Up to a late laic hour tonight Cormier Cortner mon mOi and alid several elal of his ills staff still HUl on omi th the tue ground gmund gathering evidence evi evl- vl- vl dence to dx lx the tue responsibility for Cur the tho accident 4 A A defective electric elEctric switchboard likely to havo have been will wi wiel el very prove 1110 0 the cause cam e of the Iho explosion Workmen Workmen Work Work- men In and about aboul the he subway at Sixth and anti Market larket streets including f-ev- f eoral oral eral al who WI wore Injured allege that mat the tile switchboard In question was known to l le lc c defective I However o c r. r there were two to other othet theories as ag to lo the way in iii which Iho tue gas was Ignited One was that In had ball heel been done i 1 b a careless workman lighting his pipe Pt and another Wt was that the wh wheels els of a passing trolley car Cr ha had struck off oft sparks from froni Iho tue trucks Iracks The dead ead arc ni-c JOHN LAWLESS 3 Hp i years cal old Umber Umbel foreman FRANK LEAN 48 GATO BENIGNO 3 35 3 of PIttsburg laborer JOHN SCOTT laborer F PRANK FRANK K I IAN 15 Hi a ii u tailor FRANK PRANK laborer R. R I CAPERO laborer labor JOHN PACY JACY carpenter |