Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1918 — KITCHEN RANGE BLOWN UP [ARTICLE]

KITCHEN RANGE BLOWN UP

>When Water Front Froze and Fire Was Started. The explosion of the kitchen range at the C. P. Wright home last Sunday, due to the water front having frozen tip, created havoc in the kitchen and pieces, of the range, which was totally demolished, flew in every direction. There had been a fire in the range the day before but it had gone out during the night, and when Don Wright start- ■> ed the fire again Sunday steam soon accumulated • and the frozen pipes prevented the circulation of the water between the range and hot water tank. It was a miracle that Don was not severely injured, as windows were shattered and considerable, havoc created by the explosion. I Mr. and Mrs. Wright were at Martinsville and did not return home until Tuesday. Don bad come down from Chicago Saturday night, having secured a leave of absence from the Great Lakes Training station to look after the management of the Hillard & Hamill store while Mr. Hillard is in a hospital at Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he underwent an operation and will probably not be able to resume management of the store for a few weeks.