Arizona silver belt., 1894-07-28
A FRTGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
Ben Fanll Killed by an Explo-
 sion of Giant Powder

A courier arrived from Dripping Springs, at half past nine o'clock, Thursday night, with the startling news that Ben Faull had been fatally injured by an explosion of giant pow der, that afternoon, at his ranch in Disappointment Valley. It appears that Mir. Faull was in his house alone, bpd was preparing powder, for some purpose unknown, when it exploded. His nephew, Artie Oates, of Globe, who was visiting him, hearing the ex- plosion, ran to the house and found MT. Faull frightfully mangled-both hands blown off and his bowels pro truding. The house had caught fire and Artie barely had time to rescue the dying man from the flames. He then rode post haste to Vim. Souther- lands ranch, about five miles distant, to notify them of the terrible accident, and MT. Caveness was dispatched to Globe to inform Mir. Faull's relatives and procure surgical aid.
 The news was received hero with oonsternation. Dr. T. s. Collins and H, C. Hitchcock started immediately for the scane ofthe accident, and J. P. Faull, a brother of the victim, and Frank Juliff followed within a few minutes. MT. and Mrs. Philip Oatss, (the latter a sister of Mir. Faull) started yesterday morning for the ranch, but were met this side of Pioneer by those who had gone out the previous night, returning with the body of Mir Faull. He expired within few minutes after the fearful catastrophe, the particulars of which as given above being in the main correct.
 TiAs accident occurred about 1.3o p. m. on Thursday. It seems that Mir. Faull was sitting in the harness room near the doorway to the kitchen, cleaning caps, with the intention of blowing up stumps About S5 to 40 sticks of powder were in a bag sus- pended several feet above his head. Artie thinks he had taken out a stick and half of powder and placed it on a shelf near where he sat. Artie who was at work in the kitchen, saw his encls empty some caps from the box into his hand and commence to clean one.
 At that moment Artie stepped into one of the front rooms in the main building, made Of adobe, ,the kitchen and harness room being frame and almost immediately there was tre- mendous concussion which blew the entire roof on the house and veranda in front, and shattered it into a thou sand fragments. Artie protected by the intervening adobe wall, was dnin- jured. He jumped through a front window, and hearing his uncle call for help, ran to the rear of the house. The rpin was completei the frame structure was entirely demolished and had caught fire from the kitchen stove.
 With remarkable presence of mind and almost superhuman strength for a boy only l4 years of age, Artie res cued the mangled form of his uncle from the burning dsbris, and removed it seventy-aye yards to place of safe ty Mir. Faull presented a pitiable az pearance. His eyes were gone, the lower jaw shattered, both hands klowp of and his abdomon torn and tha bowels pyotruding. He W&s conscious for Q few minutes and asked for water, Artie left him in a small corral, re- turned 10 the halso aad pFacured va ter, 9 carpet and rugs, returned and did what he coGld to ease the dying man, and then jumped on a horse, without bridle or saddle, and rode to Mr Southerlapd's for help, Mir. Faull had lapsed into uncoDsciousness and was dead, probably, before Artie left him.
 Mir, FaplHs relatives are prostrated by the terrible shock and great sorrow and sympathy is felt by their many friends, and acquaintances of the de- ceased.
 Ben Faull was a native of Cornwall, England, 40 years of age, He came to the United States. boy of sixteen, lived in Michigan for a few years, went thence to California, subsequent iy came to Arizona and had resided in Globe and vicinity about l2 years. He was an experienced miner, but for the past several years had followed stock raising. Mir. Faull was man of ex- cellent character, and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
 The funeral takes place this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of II. c. Hitchcock.
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