Show miraculous ESCAPE from an awful death at the jmj con michat 0 hagan within 7 fatt of explode n powder suspended in air hemmed in by the walls 0 the silver king consolidated shaft with nine rounds of giant powder exploding within even feet of him michael 0 hagan passed a most frightful and horrifying few beronda a d that b is alive and able to tell the etory to day is little short of a miracle the ac ident occurred where a elation ia I 1 edg cut on the level ol 01 the shaft and five men mike 0 ilagan jack col ling lon barratta Bar ralta alalia and were at work at tine place the cage beating at the bottom of the haft and after the men had put in their round of boles and pit the amen then got on cage and gave the signal to be hoisted tl e guides upon which the cage runs came down to twelve feet of the bottom ol 01 the bait and bielow were tl e falie ghidei I 1 en the engineer tilted to hoist the aae the in holding it gave war and the cage swung and lodged making it i i ible tor the engineer to tioila tl e cage alina placing the men in a most perilous loii NOT A HERO the ebitt bus john callins was looking out for hia own lafety and in elead of lumping down among the powder to cut tt e fuses as h aramati tally told it to a of a bait biaka paper I 1 e made his way aa quickly as possible pos sibl through the bonnet of the cage and once there I 1 e did not even co nilder tl e welfare of hie fellow work men and it na with main force that be wae luied aside I 1 y hi compan ioDe that they too might make an effort to place of gaiety I 1 all of tie men tie exception of bonnet and climbed to eatty eat ty 0 haban in 1 i franx 0 excitement to loee his head and knew not bat to do bt hie ee lingi rod emotions mint have been cannot OB bibly be imagined the hot ere all upper god a they exploded rock and dirt were ciurle 1 upon aha date and bow he escaped beina literally torn to piece is indeed marvel wag bruised about the ace and body recil ng ilia erea teet however la bie leet they wore badly battered ip two of hi and otherwise lacerated and bruised hie gainful he bowed remarkable fortitude and bourage by climbing feet to tie nert 11 from here be was taken to eustace doctor an 1 every attention given him it we lis fant anft at the mine and it waa a inget one collini a very lightly hurt by being q batt but be ft aid tl at hie conduct in eprea dini tl e tory ol 01 iiii wonderful bravery ii anything but commendable 10 blame can be attached to the corn baar in havlick 0 o many hai lieen lu evry cae |