Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-05

When the fatal explosion occurred
Dower happened to be glancing at
the spot where the boys were gath
cred and Witnessed their flight down
the hill He declared that the chill.
dren rolled over and over for dis
tance not less than forty feet He
started on the run for the scene and
arrived a few seconds after the
brother Of the injured twins.
Boy Summons Aid.
Several other children were group |
ed about the hillside short dis
tance away Harold Saekett was
among this number and when the ex
plosion occurred he started toward
the scene. After travelling short
distance he hesitated, afterwards ex
planning that he thought a second
explosion might result He waited
few seconds and then continued
to the scene. He had sufficient pres
ence of mind to grasp the situation
and hurrying toward town entered a
residence and asked that physician
be summoned II was in compliance
with his request that medical assist
ance was secured without loss of
time.
I Reuben Shiroda was on his hands
and knees when Dowler approached
him, and although frightfully injured
and blinded by the blast, attempted
to cheer his less fortunate brother.
Cheers Injured Brother.
Il am all right Russell, ! am all
right" he kept muttering over and
over Russell was lying several feet
distant and was too dazed~to answer
Freddie Rowe was bleeding from q
hundred wounds when he was ap
preached by the rescuers, and Il
though suffering he made no com
plant. While being carried down the
! hin he declared that he was suffer
ing and asked that he be let dowr
I for q minute He was placed upoi
! a rock and after short rest an
+. nounced that he felt able TO resum,
q the journey.
d Lads Exhibit Nerve.
e The three lads continued to exhibi
c wonderful nerve throughout the OF
n deal that was to follow Prior TO tn
+. time they were placed upon the opei
q ating tables and after emerging fror
under the influence Of the anestheti'
the little patients bore up withot
n whimper, without even a complain
Ie Throughout the night there was n
u complaint and this morning the Lao
,e were cheerful, The first inquiry tn
lg morning on the part of Russell Sh
to roda, and was as to the result
~ the bah game yesterday afternoc
w al Recreation park.
mt Several particles of copper and I
ne were removed from the eyeball
m Reuben Shiroda and last evening l
of Mcleod announced that the only ho
We of saving the remaining sight wou
ey be to place the lad in the hands
specialist This morning he "
taken to the coast, accompanied
ad Miss Velma Bradshaw, the nuri
he The boys father also accompanied hi
ter The boy will be taken TO one of t
lid leading San Francisco hospitals q
alf specialist will be engaged to ia
his the case.
at, Investigating Accident.
lie. The authorities have started an
the vestigatlon as to where the be
nv secured the explosives, as conflict
the stories are related concerning t
the point, One of the injured you
,wn stated that the caps We're found
mine dump, while another deela
that mine warehouse was hrol
oda open and the caps extracted IT
the this store. II was also said that
by boys secured the dynamite IRON
Ne supplv wagon of one of the lt
aan- mines. taking stick at time Il
at n | broken DONeSs "A pduioNh vas -
by in the pocket OF one of the pate
the and it was declared that the
xirt- was the one broken from the n
,nce warehouse. Chief of Police Evan
we're conducting an investigation as to
op- source of the explosives.
hout The accident occurred to the r
Of the stone quarry where s.
natura leave exists in the rocks.
work fire had been built directly IN
vada Of this cave and it is believed
avn caps and dynamite had been ST
ports in the depression by the boys
ticed several days before they starte'
fuse explode the caps,
and Mother is Frantic.
cut Mrs Shiroda, mother OF the lhl
xplo. twins was watching the boys AZ
the time they we're exploding the
veral and was on the point Of startini
sur the scene. She entered her non