Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-02-08 | Page 1 | Explosion of Dynamite Kills 87 Persons

EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE KillS 87 81 PERSONS j Chihuahua Max Mox Feb 7 Several tons of et dynamite stored hi In an underground round chamber of the San Sen Andrea Andres mine situated in the Sierra Cadres in tile the western part of f th the state atMe of exploded with wHIt force Maw blew ing die ie t t p of mountain alt ft 1 W aid destroying de g a portion of ot the village Rp of miners there t seven men women and were kilted killed and aad many JDa others bed bAil badly I t F ly Iy 1 Nn f th m q l Among Aroon Amont the he k iP e arl r I his family The TIle gov hab s ft official Investigation of oC the accident L LAt At the time of the explosion there were several hundred miners at work in the Ion lower er workings of the intze They were alt all severely shocked by the ter tel ride force of the explosion n They rushed to the surface through one of the shafts that was not filled tilled wih debris and the sight that met their eyes in the tha I almost complete destruction of ef the little lit tie village is indescribable The work of gathering up the fragments J of the unfortunate ate victims of the explosion was begun and they t tb v were placed together and burled buried in one grave But few of the mangled remains were recognized recognised Summons were to neighboring camps for surgeons to fo attend to the tite injured and azul it was some time before the they arrived The Sun San Andres Andrea mine is the most moat celebrated sliver silver mine roine in Mexico It te 18 valued at It has ihas produced many man many millions of dollars worth of ore