Show MINER RECITES HIS STORY I Though Injured by Explosion His Thought Was for or Safety I of Companions Park City April 11 IL Harry Hoddles the young man Yno no was so badly Injured In Inthe Inthe the drain tunnel Thursday evening by the explosion or ot giant caps eaps was taken to Salt Lake last evening where he will be put under the care of oC a specialist and everything possible will wilt be done for him in an effort to save his sight While at the local hospital the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate man told this story in regard to the Thursday night affair There was several hundred pounds of giant powder near where the explosion of the caps occurred and I was afraid he said that this would go off or burn and if it did so every man in the mine would be killed I was in the tunnel about feet from Crom the No 2 shaft and before any word of the accident could be reported on top it would be necessary for some one to reach the shaft and signal for the cage I was in terrible Ie pain said Harry and de decided decided to take a chance which I did Along Alongside Alongside Alongside side of the track there is 15 a flow of the escaping water from No 3 mine about two and f feet et deep and while feeling my ray way wa out I 1 missed my footing tooting and fell into the water I was very much afraid that I 1 would be drowned but I finally succeeded In pulling myself out and reaching the bell rope and the cage was soon lowered In the meantime Davi my partner had apparently lost his mind for a time and after rushing out from Crom where he had been injured decided to go back I tried to talk to him but he would not listen so 60 I fastened my arms about him and held him until men were sent to help us usH It H Is just five months to the day da he ho said saul since my m friend was in so badly in one of the Alta Aita mines that he died soon afterwards and I r was an alt eyewitness to the accident so you youcan youcan youcan can see for yourself what I have been up against a eyeballs were peppered with pieces of copper as was also his face his body was bruised and the fingers on his left heft hand are cut almost to the bone The Phie regular meeting of oC the Degree of or Honor A O 0 U W V was held last evening in the miners union hall hail after which re freshment were served and a general good time enjoyed by b the members Mes M s dames Watson Vatson and and Miss nette had charge of the social session |