Daily camera., 1897-01-13
EXPLOSION !!
BLOWN ETERNITY.

BLOWN ~ Z 6HNlIy
Fate of Four Miners in the Adit Tunnel
Near Ward, Boulder County.
The Glover brothers, Jack and Harry,
were squaring up for their last shift in
their Adit tunnel contact at 2:3o yester-
day afternoon, when they were blown to
eternity. These are the dead:
John G. Glover.
Harry Glover.
P. A. DeGarmo.
Daniel w. Shrlber.
Superintendent w. P. Daniels and
blacksmith Tom Hamley and his son
were in the shop at the entrance when
the explosion occurred, and entered the
tunnel as soon thereafter as was possible
under the suffocating condition of II.
The explosion had occurred so shortly
after the Glove-s, DeGarmo and Shriber
had warmed their powder at the shop as
to cause them alarm. They had left but
IS minutes before, pushing IN their car
loaded with drills and IS pounds of pow
der, which was 40 per cent dynamite
The necessity for starting the air COM
pressor delayed the recovering party
nearly an hour, but their efforts were at
last rewarded by a ghastly sight. The
two Clover brothers had been hurled
against the breast of the tunnel and their
brllns and hair were spattered upon its
granite front. The overturned car had
on either side the bodies of DeGarmo
and Shrlber. Coroner Trezise was sum-
moned and left Boulder at 4:3o p. m. as
the Camera stated last evening. He ar
rived in Boulder this morning. having
been up allnight. having closely inspect.
ed the ground and dispensing with an
inquest for reasons of economy to the
county. Caskets were sent up for the
four men, the Glovers to be delivered to
their widowed mother at Sunshine, and
Shriber to be brought to Boulder. Dis
position of DeGarmo's body was unde-
termlned. The bodies OF the four un-
tortunates were in terrible condition,
two OF them dlsemboweled completely,
one having lost head and arms and feet
all a shapeless mass of bruised human
ity scarcely recognizable. "A pocket of
John Glover disclosed his identity by
reason of papers and SI5o Mr.. Trezlse
found. The charges had not been fired
and the coroner is certain that the
powder was dropped or that particles of
the granite roof fell upon it. The great
rent In the floor OF the tunnel, the spat-
tered condition of that br east, made by
loose dirt and mud thrown against it,
proved conclusively that the accident
was due to the dropping of the powder
upon steel plate on the ground, or the
dropping Of a candle, drill or rock upon
the powder.
Mr.. ], H. Shriber, principal of the pub
lie schools at Morrison, arrived in Boul-
aer today to take charge of his brothers
rem sins. Interment will be in Golden.
He says his brother wa. "a and single.
The Glover boys are among the best
known OF Boulder county miners and
will be buried tIom their Sunshine home
DeGarmo came here from Waneta,
Nebraska, and leaves wife and four
young childlen there.
The following from the Denver Re-
publican special will be fitting compile
ment to this sad story:
president Daniels notified the Denver
office of the company of the fatal explo-
sion late yesterday afternoon. He also
notified Harry Lee, state commissioner
of mines, who will investigate the acci-
dent today.
President Daniels was personal
friend of the contractors and thought a
great deal of them He was very much
cut up over their death. All the mines in
Ward district will Shut down until Mon.
day as mark of sympathy and respect
and N. c. Merrill, secretary of the com
pany, said that the company will dc
everything in its power to Tighten the
sorrow of the widows and dependents o.
all the men who were killed."
coLoRADo'S SoGoNss