Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1907 — FIFTY HURT BY A BLAST [ARTICLE]

FIFTY HURT BY A BLAST

Injuries of One May Be Fatal—An. other Loses an Gar and a Third Her Upper Lip. Peoria, lit., Sept 12.-—Fifty person* were Injured at Toulon by the explosion of powder or gas in the hardware store of Wheeler & Co. while firemen were trying to extinguish a blase In the basemeut of the store. The explosion hurled pieces of glass, bricks and debris Into a crowd of spectators. Most of the Injuries were alight. The more severely hurt are: Leonard Nelson, windpipe nearly Severed by glass, may die; Anton Sunqulst, ear cut off; Ollie Fogelsong; severely cut on head, unconscious several hours; Knox Keffer, fireman, two ribs broken; Mrs. Knox Keffer, upper lip cut off. The severely injured persons wers taken to doctors’ offices and all the doctors In Toulon worked all night dressing wounds. The fire damage was $5,000.