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Show jiNr PAjm GRANTS PASS. Ore, July 6. A family automobile party touring from Portland to San Francisco ondod near Crescent City, Ore. today, when tho machine's fuel tank oxploded, fatally burning ono young woman and Inflicting Inflict-ing serious Injuries upon her sister, father and tho two Uttlo brothers, for whose- safety sho gavo her Hfe Tho Dead. MISS MYR.VA KELLV. Tho Injured, J. B. Kelly, Myrnnvs father. Miss Agolu Kelly. , Ilobart Kolly. Homor Kelly. - Mrs. Kolly and anothor daughter Acre loft behind In Portland. All tho victims have been brought hero. Gear Stripped; Tank Explodes. Tlio parly waa approaching Crescent City when "a bump In tho rond Btruck tho bottom of tho car, stripping tho gear and tearing looso tho gasollno tank. As the unrestrained car sprang forward, fire from the burners stroamed back, touching tho tank. An explosion followed and flamos enveloped envel-oped tho tonneau. Myrna Kelly, with her arms about her 6 and S-ycar-old brothers, crowded them down In the car, but was horsolf caught by the full blast of the fire, which scorched her frightfully. Sho died today Angela Kelly riding with hor father, fath-er, Jumped from the car and fell clear of tho front wheels, but rolled intu tho roadway A rear wheel passed over hor, crushing Her Into the rutted wagon track and she recolvod Internal Inter-nal Injuries Kelly extricated his pitiful flock and summoned aid. |