Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 3 | Blast Kills 3, Hurts 9 Others

BLAST KILLS KILL 3 3 HURTS 9 OTHERS LONGMONT Colo Cob Sept 14 UP P PA A terrific dynamite blast which tore o e out a granite a-granite cliff in North St. St I Vrain Vram canyon as it fired fined d faultily Ilett left three three persons dead and nine injured In its wake today The dead were identified 8 as Jack as-Jack Jack Simmons abo about t 30 Longmont Colo Cob C. C O. O Can Cantonwine ton wine 45 Longmont Longmont Long Long- mont Colo Cob and Jack Monroe Loveland Loveland Love Love- land Colo Cob All AU of or the dead an and injured were highway workers struck down by jagged rocks hurled into the air during the explosion The accident occurred last night as U the men sought to determine why a sUck stick charge of dynamite had not fired ired properly foremen of the he Driscoll Driscoli Construction n company in charge of the road building project said T The e 12 men were attempting to remove the detonating device when the ho don dynamite exploded literally tearing the earth from beneath their feet and sending them sprawling against sharp boulders at the base bise of the foot precipice Rocks and debris thrown high Into the air by the tho blast l fell n on the dazed and helpless victims Near by crew crews dashed to the rescue rescue rescue res res- cue working for several hours hours' to recover the bodies of some of ot the dead Other men men- rushed almost seven miles to th the closest telephone near Lacy Colo Cob to sum summon on aid