El Paso men going to work at 5:30 a.m. said the flash illuminated Mt. Franklin. E.R. Carpenter, Louie Ratliff and Jack Couleham, riding down Alabama avenue, said the whole sky was ablaze with light.

The city of El Paso has put the historic Albert B. Fall mansion up for sale for an unspecified price. The city acquired the house, now 118 years old, for $647,137 through condemnation 16 years ago.