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Show I WAS FILLING TANK. ! Gatclin Eaplsiion, Which Followed Caue Dettruction of Sevoral Bulldlngi. 'oniiell. Wnnh. -Kim. otlt'lnailng In ihe Kraiikllti hnlel, ni (l::ii oVImk Monday 11I1I1I. il, atroye, H,,. Kraiikllii hoiel biillillin:, ihn ri'nldetice or Mra fl K Mc.Muth, n bakery, thn franklin ' couuiy rnglMnra nftVn. ihu nrexaou hotel and dmnnged anvernl other biilldliiva allghtly. Tlm lire orlulnnted from an explo nlon of gun,, Hue while filling n lank In the llirhllnK plum nf thu Franklin ho ln, Il apread rapidly In oilier hull I Inga. There wua no wind, otherwlnc Ihn loaa muni have henn much Imnt er. tienrge .leunliiKa wan hunm I nboiii the hen. I nml nrma. lie wna filling llm lank when ihn cxplonloii t,Hk place rieorgn Hntnolda wan anrllillnly burnn.f nil iiver Ihn body. n cindlllon I. crlilcnl. Hevernl other peraona wem nllcjilly burned |