Show EXPLOSION OF mr nels johnson relates the sad affair johnson and mr william mccullough havo returned from parleys canyon the acne of atie recent terrible explosion of giant powder which resulted in the eyes of a yonn s man john A s being blown out ul fe johnsen are contractors foi A portion of alie grading on the salt lake eastern railway and have a force of men engaged at the place named on thursday afternoon at a point where blasting vias a hole had been drilled into the rock and in order to hasten the work of ahe aperture several sucks of giant powder were put in the hole and a fuse lighted had been somewhat iome what accustomed to handl iii explosives plo but did not happen to notice that abs tbs fuse more rapidly than is usual he pushed the powder to the back end of the hole which was about bight feet deep and began to push some dirt in the opening when the explosion exposi on occurred the flaak came as though aut of the muzzle of a gun and struck him in the face lacerating his eyes and face terribly he fell forward and t to his feet and fell again the men who were cloe to him seemed perfectly paralyzed paralysed mr who was about forty feet distant at the time of alie explosion was seen yesterday by the man to whom he related the particulars of the sad accident after the explosion mr johnson ran to cuin mines and found hire conscious with his face one mass of pow der and blood anae soda was applied and the face bandaged as well as possible A buggy was secured a bed laid in it on which the sufferer was placed and he was taken to the st alarca hospital in salt lake city arriving there about midnight ur fowler tried to make an examination in order to aa certain the extent of the injuries but the young mans eyes were so inflamed that it was impossible both dr fowler and dr pinkerton fear that tha sight of both eyes is do st royed although it is hoped the lef teye will regain its faculty |