Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-04-10


walton for the power works this evening,
six men were killed, four seriously in
jured, with a possibility that further
search may swell the list of the dead.
The dead are
BRIG KIRKMAN, Five Points, Ogden.
D. ]. MORGAN, 100 Sixteenth street.
Ogden.
GEORGE WEAVER, residence unknown.
NATE KEAPToN, of Provo.
JEFF RUBY, of Huntsville.
Those seriously injured are:
ANDREW SPRowLE, Spanish Fork.
ALFRED ELLINGFoRD, Morgan.
NICK LEHMAN, Prove.
SAM HATFIELD, Provo.
G. n. STErsoN, residence unknown.
Sam Hatfield of Provo, is the most Sc
riousy injured of those living.
The terrible accident was caused by
an explosion in an open cut just this
side of the big tunnel.
Foreman Dan MORGAN was loading
hole and had sprung it several times
with giant powder, 50 as to get in
large quantity of black powder. 1t is
presumed that he put the powder in be-
fore the hole had sufficiently cooled, for
the powder exploded, playing dreadful
havoc with the men with which the cut
was filled. The accident happened at
about 40.
A telephone message came from the
Hermitage in the canyon, telling OF the
accident and calling for three doctors.
Drs. 10y ce, Gordon and Rich went up
at once.
In the canyon three wagons were met
bringing down the bodies and the
wounded.
Jeff Ruby, transient, of Huntsville,
died soon after being put in the wagon,
and Michael Lehman of Provo died soon
after reaching the city hospital. Others |
seriously wounded are Samuel Hatfield |
of Provo. Andrew Sprowle of Washing
ton county, Utah, who has wife and
five children living at Spanish Fork; AL
fred Ellington of Morgan, and G. n.
Stetson, residence unknown. The dead
were taken to Richey's undertaking par
lors and the wounded to the city hos
pital
Frank Patton, the time-keePer, seem
ed to have kept his wits and relates the
following
II was but little way from the cut
when it happened. MORGAN was loading
a hole and several men were about help
ing him. He had sprung the hole with
giant powder, 1 think it was between
five and ten minutes after giving 1t the
last spring before he began loading the
hole with black powder. l saw the eX
olosion and saw the cloud of dust and ,
dark objects flying through the air.
went to the cut and helped get out the
wounded. l am quite sure there are no b
more in the debris. Two men quit at n
ome who have just missed them think +
h.y are buried there. With the great
rowd at work, the cut was cleared by u
lark, and no other bodies were found. II
I OLnSTb arc Inc OS0ANo NNAO
lown out of the cut down the cliff, and &c
ave not vet been found, but ii seems al
uise certain at this hour (Io:I5) that K
even dead and Ave injured are the num- tn
er.
A. 7. Beckham of Nevada City, Cali tn
,rnia, is probably the man who spoke tn
.st to MORGAN just before his death. CO
eckham was engaged in carrying CT
,ols to the blacksmith shop. We ap- wi
-o,ched Morsan and asked if he should tn
Ike certain drills Down to be shsrPened. tri
he foreman said yes, and Beekwith
i'd got but 75 feet away when the ex- HI
osion occurred. He said MORGAN and m'
;rkman were at the hole. Morean was SCI
mping with a long bar, but he did not he
VOW whether it was wood or iroR. ito
rkmsn, he thosght was pouring pow the
r into the hole as MORGAN tamped.
yhen the explosion occurred, I ran to mi
+ out of the way OF the rocks. l don't ma
> how l escaped. l saw two bodies Ian
-own ous of the elf. mo
After the rscks quit falliAg, rushes ing
tx and was the frat man to reach did
rowle. l helped carry him out, and un'
IA came back to help with others. I reg
member Ruby as man who spoke pay
anish but don't think he lived in this
70 He was a half-breed Irdian or
.xican. / had been at the camp only tax
&c days. MORGAN was awfully good l
Il,