Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1905-12-17 | Page 1 | One Man Killed; Scores Injured

ONE MAN KILLED SCORES INJURED i t I Explosion in the Powder Thawing House ouse of the Center Star I Mine at Rossland B to Property Will WillI Probably Reich Reach I I I I C Wash Dec epe special S 0 cial to the Spokesman Review from B C says At 2 i title this afternoon about a aton aton ton of gelignite in the thawIng house of the tho Center St Star r mine e exploded through no known cause killing John JohnS S Ingram formerly duet chief of police here her and injuring several scores of people Ingram was to foreman blaster and his death removed the pos possible sible source of Information as to the tho cause of the explosion His b body d was r recovered from flom the debris badly man manGled Lockhart diamond d r ill Operator who was at work under the Center Star om office was badly badh cut about the he head bead and logs but will recover overal members ot of e staff und and men tn In thu tho e building bunding were hurt burt b by flying glass being thrown th Property Damie Large ge f Ii ng In i y yere Were ere twisted of shape and amI the win dews were alJ broken Tile The big War Eagle house was damaged some of the inmates being injured slightly In Iii the city the shock of the eX much consternation and nud did a 4 large amount ot of dam ge all tIme thc plate glass on avenue were many receiving cuts from fragments Merchants goods 1 played much destruction being wrought among amonS these The of glass destro ed is and heavy for repairs be necessary The citizens f feel l thankful that the Ios of life Ufe and property was not gl great greater Rt er er The Center Star War Ea Eagle l and andLe andLe Le Roi mines minea will be shut down a daya ot to the steam pipes and the compressor or ety arid practical wreck of Vl HUng thorn them T r fA J mt be 10 tTy PJ 01 fo of 0 lH ht it will