Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-31 | Page 1 | Idaho Blast Kills 2

IDAHO BLAST KILLS 2 c EXPLOSION HURlS BOULDERS fROM Man Standing at Entrance Entrance Entrance En En- trance Knocked Out by Flying Rocks THREE MEN ALONE Powder Charges Set Off Prematurely BONNERS FERRY Ida Jan 31 Associated Press Press John John 25 and Herman Herberg 39 w were we're were re killed today in a mine explosion at Leonia Ida twenty five miles east of here George Wilson was in in in- A 4 premature explosion of fourteen fourteen fourteen four four- teen powder charges crashed out be- be foro Tore and Herberg HerberS' were ready rendy to set It off oft and their bodies wet were mangled b by flying rock lock and burned b by powder Both were from Libby Mont Time The two had gone Into the O- O foot fool boro bore of or the Metals MinIng Mining Min Mm- ing company on Boulder creek to prepare for tor the tue blasts while white Wilson Wil iVil- son son waited at tho the entrance to the tho 1 The The terrific detonation hurled rocks to the entrance and ori end ond of l these knocked him The rhe three miners were alone alon at the tho time and no help came until Wilson recovered his tenses am and walked to I Leonia onla to call caU the tho d day dy y crew rho The bodies were taken to Leonia IT A 1 Sees Progress 1 6 i e ej j 4 2 ri e W WM M. M J. J DONOVAN