Show explosions 1 oever ill invent a atay to work powder with lees danger to those so employed ft ill confer one ot the great eat of boons on humanity observes the Iou lille me ahe thin iuey at pear to be impossible now but i via his been found over apparently insurmountable dill cuttles in ather holds or 1 ibor n c story of alie gambo powder mills is one of the most terrible in maine s history only onn person now alvea w lio can to the full i predate its horrors ind tint Is mr clincan I 1 hooper who enjoys the unique distine lion of hiving pissed through a an der mill ci it gambo alive he Is in old man now and totally blind lie knovis the suffering chused by the loss of friends in this way too as his son wis killed in tho sime null a few years after his experience lie gives the following account of an explosion as seen from alie inside ahe first thing I 1 saw was a blinding flash winch instantly grew brighter and 1 jumped to get out of the w ay iy I 1 hid tl e presed ce of mind to f alf flit on tl 0 door of the mi 1 the horrible report cime and of machinery stones ind sticks of timber cassed head I 1 luckily I 1 was not struck by the mis siles I 1 ut I 1 w is terribly burned by the lowlier ind tl e concussion shook roe up inside I 1 ly on my bed for months ai d i ou cm sec 1 ow 1 am now one oil er man cimo out of a wreck ippie antly unhurt 11 e blow knockel tl e shoes from 1 is feet but ho up alie ro 11 ind told some men lie met the accident ident laughing ind cengr atul biting 1 itself on 1 is es cilc when it is discovered th it tl e skin on tl 0 I 1 ottom of his feet hid cone etli 1 is shoes and a few minutes liter ho fell de i aiom tl e effects of tl 0 con is nu interesting one hiving accidentally ignited some i ow der clip ped 1 is 1 ands avei it in i second ills hinds ft ere burned to but tl 0 mills ml their sued er time i workman stepped up to the superintendent alio lal j col ie in and remarked rem irked if you will step outside tell ou something tl it vall make bour 1 air turn gry lie steppe I 1 outside and tl en tl e m u begron did ion know oi 1 id i lightel cibir in conr 1 eforo 1 e could tl e sentence donn went alio cibir to tie gionna if tint had reminded him of the fact in tie mill the cibir bould lne acen dished on tie bloor where loader wab |