Show Seven Dead In Idaho After Explosion af Basketball Contest Defective Acetylene Equipment in L L D S Hall In Tur Tur- Turner Turner ner rier and Lighted Match Cause Blast Walls Collapse Col Collapse lapse and Ceiling Falls On Throng Gathered For Game and Dance fURNER TURNER FURNER Idaho Jan B 27 By 27 27 By The Associated Press Press- Press Press Al 1 l A though bowed down by the sorrow of tragic death which took look seven members of this little farming community in the mountains of southeastern Idaho last night the thc survivors want official probe of the cause of the explosion that took such terrible toll Attention today was to to the survivors and ar ar- ar ari arranging arranging i ranging for the burial of the dead An acetylene nit lighting pl-int pl de- de de for tor the past tour four 1 yea years 1101 an inquisitive who struck a match to find the leale resulted In the tho explosion which wrecked the tho Mormon com corn community community hall which was filled with between b and re reci- reci resi residents l- l dents of ot Central Contral Grace and this town which Is only a 0 settlement The attraction was a basketball tame game between teams representinG Turner and Central II It was to ho followed by a 0 dance LIGHTS GO CO OuT OCT During the th I progress of ot the game the lights went out Some Some- Someone Someone Some Some-on one went to the basement and inthe In Inthe inthe the dark da turned th the supply valve wide open Some Somo moments latera later a match was lit and this was tol- tol fol followed lowe lowed t by y the explosion The Tho side walls wails and ends of ot the building were blown out and the ceiling and roof root dropped upon tire th spectators and players The backed benches protected the spectators and prevented a heavier toll The dead LIST OF 02 DEAD D Iral Lowe 3 30 O school teacher i Turner 1 Brigham McCann 50 Turner James T McCann 52 Turner janitor and brother ot of o Brigham McCann Thomas McCann cCann 12 Meredith McCann 11 dward nn 9 9 9 1 i v vElmer Elmer Anderson Central play play- player er CT TU Tim TilE INJURED Seriously Injured Mrs Jonathan H II Hale B 49 broken thigh I Mrs l Elmer Anderson Anderton wife ot of player layer who was killed Mrs Irs James Jomes McCann burned and leg Injured Grant McCarthy of ot Turner shoulder broken Homer ISomer Clark dark school teacher at Turner shoulder Injured Nels Nets Anderson Jr Central bad badly ly bruised In addition t there ere were about 30 who received minor Injuries and at ot least others who were bruised MORGUE IN IX SChOOL The Injured were removed to the school house where they were treated heated by Dr John A Hubbard and with the th exception of ot Mrs Halo and Mrs Irs Anderson went to tott tt their homes The dead were al also o taken to the th school house who who-c ean an Improvised WIlS was established With the tho exception tion of ot the third McCann 1 bo boy death came caine to the tn victims within five minutes of ot the explosion In the opinion of ot Dr Hubbard who said their lives were crushed out by the falling failing root roof and ceiling The other Mc- Mc McCann Mc McCann Cann boy died at o'clock this morning This is not the first time there thero has been trouble with the tho light light- lighting ine Ing plant Dr Hubbard told The Tho Associated Press Four I our years acI alP alPI ag I told the tho church people that It ought to b be thrown out Will there be an by the coroner T he was asked I see seo no need nod of ot it we w hIt know how it happened I gues the state will take tak care car of ot that |