The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-10

OGDEN, April 9.-Two more injured
men were brought down from the
power plant camp yesterday morning,
where they had been at work at the
time of the great explosion. These
are Eyrum Vaughn, of Salt Lake, in
jured on right leg and foot, and R.
Gillespie. OF Provo. who also has an
injured leg. AS the injuries of neither
were serious they were not brought
down the night of the catastrophe
The list of those taken to the hospital
at first together with the nature of
their injuries. is here given again:
Samuel Hadheld, Provo, back in
5ured; y. j Ellingford, Morgan City,
injured internally. right leg broken
and bruises; Dick Leanan, Paramount,
Mimi, back injured and right foot
bruised; Andrew Sproule, Spanish
Fork, wounded On the forehead, back
injured and both arms bruised. All
the injured, with the exception of
Ellingford, were able to partake of
breakfast. While there is hope for
Ellingford's recovery, he is in a very
critical condition.
jured and sent down to the hospital,
was not received there and it is sur
missed that MS injuries being Slight
he went oft home. His departure in
this manner made many think that
ANOTHER HAD DIED
On the road down and was the cause
of the current rumor that six instead
Of five were dead.
a q ~, s,,s,
fair way to recover except possibly
Eiungford.
But if things about the hospital
were more favorable than was ex-
pected the scenes about Richey Bros.
undertaking establishment were in
deed sad.
A curious crowd blocked the street
much of the time before the place all
day The body of George Weaver or
Webber, as some say his name was,
has not yet been claimed and it is
thought he
HAD no RELATIVES
In this part of the country
William Kirkman leaves a wife and
four children and Mrs. Kirkman re-
turned yeste. day from a visit and is
almost Frustrated with GRIEF
Mr. Sullivan, brother in-law of Mr.
employee came in yesterday to ar
range for his relatives funeral The
dead man had a wife and five children
in Provo His wife and mother ar
rived yesterday also.
JEFF Ruby has no relatives in this
country, but had lived in Eden about
four years, where he has numerous
friends. One friend yesterday said
his folks-father and mother and some
brothers-ived in Nevada. but he had
left home about eleven years ago.
MRS. MORAN
is quite Frustrated with grief and
grave fears ara felt for her safety in
view of the delicate condition of her
health
kilograms Were sent yesterday to
John Moran in Newport. R. l.,
brother of the dead foreman and to a
brother-in-Iaw of his residing in San
Francisco.
Work resumed yesterday with only
about half force, but it is expected
most Of the men will resume today
Opinions differ as to the cause of
the accident. Nearly all unite in say
ing that Moran was a careful man in
the handling of powder and very
solicitous of the safety and welfare of
ms men. He was a great favorite in
the camps Some attribute the acci
dent to his carelessness, yet almost as
many say he took every reasonable
precautfon and that the accident is
one which can
NEVER BE EXPLAINED
or accounted for.
a careful search yesterday about the
scene OF the accident was made and
the fact established that no Others
We're killed
Coroner Fall early yesterday morn
ing visited the scene of the accident
together with Sheriff Wright DENNY
Sullivan and County Attorney A. j.
THE INQUEST.
At o'clock yesterday Coroner los
epn Han lmpaneled the following jury
70 inquire into the cause of the deaths
OF the f1ve men: A. A Wenger Charles
Melch and Asa Farley. Attorney l..
n rogers was present, representing
the Union Casualty and Guaranty com
pany OF st. Louis, which company
wrote a policy of insurance for the
employees of the Pioneer Electric Pow
er company. z. NJ Allison. ir rerra-
scented Contractor Harkins. and Judee
King the Pioner Electric Power com
pany. a J. Weber conducted the ex-
animation for the county Three stem
ographers We're also present.
Thomas Coles of Ogden, the first
witness, was an employee of Harkins
d. Wilkerson and was near at hand
when the accident happened-about
twenty-five feet away Moran and
JEFF Rrby were there loading the hole
when the accident happened Witness
mad Sprung" the hole with giant DOW
der and was then told to go and load
another hole. The hole was loaded
with regular loading stick. Ruby
had come to him and asked for the
stick as witness had charge of them.
Mr. Moran was careful, prudent
man, and he used care and prudence
on this occasion. Moran was doing the