| Show QUARTER MILLION ASKED FOR LIVES union portland cement company sued for by thirteen for the devils slide horror echoing echain the disastrous explosion in the workings of the union portland cement company at devils slide june 1 1910 thirteen suits aggregating L t 2 were filed in t the h 0 second district court against the company today by weber olsen of salt lake representing represent ag t the administrators of the estates of the six italians and the seven austrians Aust rians who were killed in the explosion the complaint contains charges of negligence on the part of the company in its operations at devils slide damages of 20 are asked for the death of each man pointing out that the company was excavating 0 its rock and ce ment through a tunnel the plaintiffs allege that the company failed to make this tunnel a safe place for workmen black powder they claim was used in the blantin blasting 0 and was stored in pockets at the tunnels end another |
