Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

DOHENIC DEL PIZZO.
EUBALDO MOSCHETu.
The Injured.
BOSE DE LAUA.
TON TISSONI.
~ ALPHONSO BRUNETTE
FRANK TISSONL
LOUIS MBRLINO.
MRS. JOHN DI MOBILE.
ANGI DI MOBILE.
Two men are dead and several 9TH
srs all but fatally injured by an ex-
plosion OF dynamite At Brookside.
which seems to be an accident brought
about by carelessness.
Then It was that something hap
pened an dthose who conld tell what
were buried this afternoon.
The explosion occurred Saturday
evening at 1:45. A jolly party OF
friends. preparing for the double oc-
casion Of a wedding and christening
on Sunday. had assembled at house
No. 8, the residence OF John DeLaua.
at Brookside. John had been married
for a year and half. The ceremony
was performed by q Justice OF the
peace In due time a son was born
to the couple. and they. being Cath
o!ics, desired to have the child chris
tened according to the rites of the
Catholic church.
Because they had been married out
side the church. the priest at Canon
City would not christen the child un-
less the marriage ceremony be per-
formed over again. This was agreed
10 BY Mr.. and Mrs. DeI-aua. and Sun-
day was set for the time
In an Italian colony . christening
Is an event for much jollincation.
Weddings are always Joyful occasions.
and the combination affair In their
Judgment, demanded much pomp and
festivity. SO a large consignment OF
beer was ordered for Sunday and pre-
parations made for a rousing demon
stration DeI.aua purchased 16 pounds
Of dynamite to shoot up" the hillside
Three pounds was put OF in a rous-
Ing blast Saturday morning. The re-
naming l3 pounds was In box.
ready to be capped and fused for the
Sunday morning salute.
Ten souls were in the house that
fatal night. The women were engaged
in preparing viands for the coming
feast. The men. toasting the happy
couple in red wine, drank deep of
contentment
Those nearest think that one of the
men went to light his pipe and threw
the match away. There may have
been powder on the floor and that
set the caps OF which In turn dis
charged the dynamite.
Some OF the men began to prepare
the dynamite for the morning demon
strasion. Some OF II was taken from
the box and laid ON the table. This
was tied together in punches. capped
and fused. A match will not shoot
dynamite. But fire will explode the
sensitive nitro caps, that let loose
with ~ pounds pressure. Forty
pounds shock will explode ordinary
dynamite or giant powder" as the
miners call the explosive. r.
Angelina DiNobile. a fifteen year old
GIRL. badly burned and bruised by the
explosion. saw the fatal work Of Mos
shetu. He lighted q match and threw
II Into the box OF dynamite. That
CApb "eTe btOT0O tueTo - CcTtAiu, LoE
hardly had the loose paper famed up
when the shot let loose.
People In East Canon, two miles
from the explosion. heard their win
dows rattle and heard the crash OF
death. The house, a frame structure.
was wrecked. One section Of It, used
for a kitchen. was hlown completely
down. Both sides were blown out OF
the main structure. Boards were shat
tered Till daylight cleaned through
every portion. A great cloud of dust
hung over the ruin.
Brookside turned out and formed
. rescue party. The cries Of the in
jured men and women were fearful
to hear. 0roans OF anguish came
from the dusty ruins. Strong men
threw aside the umbers. Drawing the