Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
a NEARLY F41AL BLAsT.
Kelly and Hanley, While Working at the
Lexington. Nearly Hurled into Eter-

7 Kelly and Hanley, while Working at tn
3 Lexington. Nearly Hurled into Eter
nifty.
!. William Kelly and Patrick Hanley at
quarter past 5 Thursday afternoon. Will
working in q crosscut drift from the $50
foot level of the Lexington, met with an &C
cident which nearly proved fatal to both 0
the men. They had drilled three holes tina
afternoon aud fired them about 4 O'Clock
but only two of them .'broke ground The
other also exploded, but save a drifting
hole, failed to be effective, and the men went
down with the purpose OF charging it again.
Kelly he scraper in to see if the hole. Is
inches deep, was clear, but could only reach
down six inches. He then put in a drill and
worked it around with his hand, trying to
get it to the bottom, but the hole ap-
peared to be filed TO within six inches OF
the surface. Kelly then told Hanley to hit
the drill with a hammer, expecting to drive
the drill through some loose dirt or parti
cles oil rock, which he did, when
THE EXPLOSION
look place, driving the powder and the
small pieces of rock cut out by the drill
hitting Kelly in the left lower arm and
hahd, and in the face Of Hanly. The men
were Immediately taken to the surface and
conveyed to the Sisters Hospital at Butte,
where they were visited Yesterday. Mr..
Kelly's left arm is badly injured, and is
bandaged to a splint. The arm is at pres
emit very painful. Mr.. Hanly is somewhat
cut on the top OF his head. by flying rock.
but his eyes are swollen shut, and face and
hands are powder marked. Mr.. Hanly is
married, and both the gentlemen reside in
Butte, and they are under the medical care
Of Drs- HINT and Johnson
OTHER AT THE HOSPITAL.
Charles Ora was taken sick with pneu-
monia at McLain's railroad camp east OF,
Meaderville, about a month 10. Is
nearly well. and is rapidly recovering his
strength.
Fred Ness, while assisting in unloading a
car of timber at the st. Lawrence last
winter hadisome Of the timbers fall on him,
breaking a leg, some of his ribs, his nose
and got a deep cut across the instep. He
will be out OF the hospital in three or four
weeks.
Frank Lackey is able to make trips up !
town in fair weather.
Emanuel Johnson, a miner of the Ana |
conda, has been dangerously sick with his
cnesJ nlled up With confused matter. An /
operation was performed May 18th and
the matter removed, since which time the
has steadily improved and is now
even able to 60 out of his room in fair
c. Gagnon. while cutting wood for him
'elf about twelve miles east of Butte, in the
Park, unfortunately received a deep cash
. the left loot one month ago yesterday.
is able to move about with crutches.
A. S. Mckenzie, an old miner at the Lex
ngton, has been an inmate for three years,
With his entire right side paralyzed. He
vas prospecting on Ashley creek, in the
rlathead country, at the time he received
he stroke.
James Clomeny has only been in Butte 7
the first of April, coming from Bos.
IN. He had been working at the st. Law
ence, and April12, which, coming to the sur
sce, he was trying to get the car off from !
he cage, when the cage suddenly dropped a =
Nv feet, catching him in the bonnet. His
ight leg was broken between the hip and {
nee. He is slowly improving. q
James Sullivan strained himself and a 6
formed on his left side. He caught t
} d and has been very low. Has been two '
eeks in the hospital. :