A fatal explosion of giant powder LEADVILLE 2 COLO APRIL 18 A horrible and fatal L accident duo due to th the explosion of giant pow powder ter occurred in the busk tunnel today to day civo lives went out into eternity without a moments Vs warning and who was to blame will always romain remain unanswered as all who were in in a position to know wore bakon beyond the palo pale of answering que questions at this morning in tho the ivanhoe end of tho the busk bush ivanhoe tunnel twenty six sim miles brorn this city occurred in an ex explosion P lasion which resulted in the instant death of five men and injuring 0 five others throe three of whom wore wor ro brought to tho sisters hos hospital P ital in this city and two being able to romain remain at ivanhoe no ono one is able to explain the cause as the foreman who was in id charge 0 was wa among samong the killed some advanced the theo theory Y that it was wag duo to the electrical wires which tare are used to touch off the blasts that they were not disconnected after the lost hist discharge and on boing placed to ho ha powder caused an immediate ox ex lasion the men had just had an hours rest for their lunches and thoe in charge were hurry hurrying ing to got get explosion the tho over before the others othea rs returned so the powder smoke would have cleared away and work could lie he begun others advanced the theory that this may hayo been tho tha cause that in tho the hurry all was not properly done but what ever tho the cause it will always bo be conjecture and M astery six mon men were at wo work ii putting in tho charge a and d a helper had just gone gollo to lr ou 01 tho iho switch to discharge tho the blast whon ahou tho eipl explosion oc cured an and only the fragments 0 of those I 1 oft loft could be found the bodies wore literally blown to atoms ard aid the force of the concussion was so great the remains wore were scattered feet along tho the bottom bottoni and sides of the tunnel tile the ones who were nvere injured were about son seventy enty feet from whore where tho the ox occurred and were blown from froin 11 f toon to twenty becot feets by the force of the shock I 1 at the s eldden 18 don noise after which not a sound abound was heard those in the upper owl end fearing boarin it portended something unusual rushed to seek the cause only dear deadlines lines met them as tho the force of the explosion had extinguished the lights hastily procuring lamps an investigation 0 aaion was begun 0 and soon the searching party came upon the scattered remains of 0 their follow fellow workmen rocky mountain fountain I 1 N news aws