Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1911 — EIGHT HURT IN GARY EXPLOSION. [ARTICLE]

EIGHT HURT IN GARY EXPLOSION.

Origin, of Disaster is Mystery, but Supposed to Be Leaking Gas. Gary, Ind., July 24.—Eight persons were hurt, one building wrecked and a property loss of about $20,000 incurred. 1 by an explosion today as 622 Broadway. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined, some attributing it to a gas leak and others to the action of bomb throwers. The former belief prevails. Of the injured all were cut by broken glass or struck by flying timbers. While some of them are seriously hart, none will die of their Injuries. They are George Weaver, John ftstanger, Annie Reich, Agnes Rodgers, William Carey, John Walley, William Kircfaaff and Dr. J. A. Craig. All were asleep on the second floor Of the building. ’ When the explosion occurred police officers in the neighborhood thought that thieves had blown the safe of the First National Bank, nearby, with dynamite. They rushed to the place before giving a fire alarm. The department. when it arrived, found its services useless, except to aid in rescuing the injured. Fire Chief Feeley said tonight that the explosion could have resulted from gas or dynamite. Tomorrow the police will conduct a more rigid Investigation into the affair.