Show ACCIDENT explosion of in prove canyon FROM WHICH JOHN RECEIVES TERRIBLE INJURIES 9 both hands blown olf and one eye gone A most unfortunate and probably batal accident occurred in provo berday morning by which a man john hallett was fearfully if not fatal iv injured the provo canyon wagon road company have biad a force of men making a road along side of the river at the old mecham place about six miles from here to supersede the road that now goes over the hill yesterday morning between 9 and 10 two of jim yorks bivs and the eldest sop of thatcher baletta Ha letta 1 of the fourth ward were getting ready to blast some rock young hallett had five sticks of giant powder in his bands and was holding them over the fire the york boys were a few feet away from him preparing the fuse they started to go to him when in wine unaccountable manner the powder exploded and the mangled andt bleeding form of young hallett fell to the ground dr pike was immediately sent for md found atie injuries of the young man to be very severe both hands were bl wn off the lett eye knocked out alie sc ip from the right side of the frontal bone blown off and the right hip fractured the injuries were attended to but it is doubtful if alie unfortunate young man will ever recover he was rendered unconscious by the ac aident and was in that condition at a late hour last night it is feared if no reaction takes place that the acor fellow will aie the parents who are plunged in the deepest grief have the sympathy of the community |