Statewide County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Buckley, Jack 1904
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Arizona Republican-April 4, 1904
JACK BUCKLEY
 Arizona Republican Newspaper
April 4, 1904

The central part of the corporation of Phoenix was shaken 
by an explosion yesterday morning.  It may not have been 
felt or heard throughout the corporate limits but there 
was more or less a jar in a radius of half a mile.  It 
happened in the Palace Saloon about 8 o'clock.  An accumulation 
of gas under the floor of the fore part of the saloon was 
ignited by an inspector of the Phoenix Light and Fuel Company, 
who was hunting for leaking gas and found it in large 
quantity.  The results are the wrecking of the saloon and 
the Cigar Factory of  Sam N. Selp adjoining , the fatal 
injury of Jack Buckley, the serious injury of Manuel 
Valdivia, an employee of the cigar factory, the injury 
of James Collins of the Palace and the slight injury of 
J.H. McElroy, the inspector of the Light and Fuel Company.

The doors of the saloon were open at the time of the 
explosion and they were saved; those of the cigar store 
were closed and they were ruined by the uprising floor.  
The only thing that saved Valdivia in the cigar store was 
a collection of empty cigar boxes which fell upon him.  
The street in front of the saloon was full of broken glass, 
and the shock was felt throughout the neighborhood.  The 
chairs in Kane's Barbershop were filled at the time of the 
explosion.  The proprietor of the shop broke for the rear 
followed by his employees in rapid flight.  The occupants 
of the barber chairs had been palsied by shock and 
remained in the chairs until the barbers returned.

Jack Buckley who was just leaving the saloon and stopped 
for an instant to see the inspection was thrown up again 
the ceiling and killed instantly.  He was found to have a 
broken  right leg, a compound fracture of the knee, a 
fracture of the other leg, and a skull fracture. James 
Collins was standing outside the inner doors of the 
saloon and was thrown across the sidewalk falling against 
the barber pole and suffered a broken leg. Manuel Valdivia 
was buried under the wreck of the cigar store.  He was 
pulled screaming out of the debris of the cigar store 
and had one leg broken and the other ankle thrown out 
of place.  He was also bleeding from the mouth.

April 5, 1904
Jack Buckley died at the Sisters Hospital last night of 
injuries sustained in the explosion of the Palace Saloon.  
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.  His 
sisters who live at Bisbee will arrive in town this 
morning.  His brother, Mike Buckley is supposed to be 
in New York but he has not been communicated with.  
It is likely that the funeral will be conducted by the 
Fire Department and the Spanish American War Veterans 
of both of which organizations he was an active member.

Funeral of J.J. Buckley
April 7, 1904
The funeral of J.J. Buckley held yesterday afternoon at 
4 o'clock at the Catholic Church was a most impressive 
one.  At the conclusion of the Catholic service the 
cortege moved toward the Phoenix City Cemetery, led by 
the Pioneer band and the Phoenix Fire Department which 
turned out in uniform.  Next came the military escort, 
Lawton post, Spanish American War Veterans.  The dead 
man was a member of the veteran's association for his 
service in the Philippines and had been a member of 
Company B.  

Mrs. Ross Smith, sister of Mr. Buckley arrived the day 
before and was present at the funeral.  Just before he 
died Mr. Buckley requested that pictures of his two 
children be buried with him, a request which was carried out.

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