Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-10 | Page 8 | Air Tank is Blown Up

AIR IR TANK IS BLOWN UP I. I r J. J r 1 Peculiar I Explosion lulI In III Works of Stamp V Company J A peculiar explosion occurred yes yes- C about noon In him the tho shops oC ut the theto to I y Salt Lako Lake Stamp company compan at the time corI cor- cor net lIel 1 of West Vest Temple and Third South j V A tank containing the supply of compressed com com- ji j- j pressed presed air which Is located In this i room exploded from an all unknown cause and the tho hea heavy sheet steel teel Mew low about t. t 5 5 the building as If it II were welO mere tin A lal large laige c plate glass g win window ow was broken n t h by the force of or the tho concussion slon and a u. general appearance of wreckage C t throughout t the shop resulted Some I J r valuable an and 1 delicate machinery was wast t put pui out our of commission and a VOlle r man was Lt kt knocked oal c 1 the lime len length th of the thc f 1 loom roon n The feature o of the C F slon sion J is the lh fact that the tho tank lank hud hod been toted up Ul t tb Hi 0 pounds pet per square q Inch aUdal at the time time lime of or the time explosion ther there was ns pounds press pressure lire l Dian Many time previously iou there has been a t greater pressure in the tank lallie The fhe J who was vas knocked about the 1 room by the air ah was badly scared but hut t uninjured x IIII