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Show SON OF SALT LAKER BLINDED BY BLAST Special to Tho Trlbuno. SEATTLE, Jan. 30. Whilo working on a now orchard tract near Prossor Thursday, Austin Gibbons, whoso father, Patrick Gibbons, lives in Salt Lako City, met with an accident that cost him tho sight of both oyos. Mr. Gibbons Gib-bons was blasting rock in placo and had drilled a hole about threo feot in dopth and loaded it with fivo sticks of giant powder. Ho lit tho fuso and retired to a safo distanco. After waiting a whilo for tho blast to oxplode ho returned to tho holo and, supposing tho fuse to havo gono out, started to romovo tho powder. Without warning tho chargo exploded, Mr. Gibbons Tocoiving it for tho most part in the face. Physicians pronouueo Iho sight of both oyes totally destroyed. His wholo fnco was cut and burned bo-yond bo-yond recognition. Tho nttonding physicians phy-sicians say tho patient in all probability will recover. |