Show i fOUR UR MEN MN ENGULFED IN A lAKE LAK Of 1 fiRE AND TREE THREE BURNED TO T DEATH Entrapped the Ill III Fated Watch the Flames Approach to Seal Their Doom c One Escapes but Is Seriously Burned Frantic r n L Cries for Help Cannot Be Answered Pittsburg Dec De J 1 in a lake of b burning tar four men were held fast at the McClintock Irvine roof pIa plant t In this City early today and nd were compelled to watch the gradually approaching flames Three of them were verc burned to death but the fourth managed to extricate himself although he was seriously burned It is said the men were not at the works but were sleeping there at night In some manner the valve of a tar vat opened and before the ping men knew their danger they w were re engulfed Unable to free themselves they saw the tar flow to a boiler where it was ignited Then as the fire crawled toward they frantically cried for help The night watch was attracted by the cries but was powerless to aid them r |