Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-05-10 | Page 7 | Cause of Explosion Water Gas, is Claim

CAUSE OF EXPLOSION 1 W WATER A GAS IS CLAIM CLAI M I Special cl 1 to Th Tho I Ogden Osden May ht 9 J According to a re report report re- re port received from State Stale Chemist Herman Her lIer- I man the tho gas which cauM caused tho explosion in lim the tIme excavation atlon in front of ot the Howell block a few low days ago KO was illuminating gas and amid not sewer Ja gas pras S S. S T. T Whitaker local manager of oC the Utah Light Railway a company I is unable unable un- un able ablo to account for COl the time pre presence enco of oC il illuminating il- il gas gns In III th the pit as the company's corn corn- pans pany's mains maims and anti laterals have been thoroughly test tested ll anti and no leaks havo have he been heen found or no evidence of ot lost Jost Sa gas has hw been shown lJ by tho gas meters Tho report will bo given Iven to tho the board cf cr city by bJ City Engineer Craven that the tho cH cIty officials ma may bo be advised of th tho presence of gas in the theold old ohI sewer main