Show Explosion sion Kills 2 In Lark Mine LARK March 19 C 19 Cause 19 Cause use of ot a a premature explosion slon here Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day doy afternoon which took the lives of ot two miners Friday was under investigation b by o officials of the United States States' States Smelting Refining Relining and Mining Co Killed in the blast were Theodore William Weaver 43 Lark Paul William Confer 40 Magna The two men were alone in the tunnel at t the time of ot the explosion don sion and no other Injuries were suffered in the accident The accident occurred on the Lark level some feet from the mine portal officials They placed the time of the he fatal explosion at about 3 pm p.m. Other workers in the mine heard the bl blast st but believed it if to b be routine e shooting The bodies were not discovered until pm p.m. when tags on the checkout board indicated indicated indi indi- the two two men were were still atm In Inthe Inthe the mine An Ai Investigation revealed the bodies abo about t 25 feet teet from the face of ot Jhc the dr drift t where they had been working workingS The two made nade up a a blasting team with Mr Weaver a veteran of ot more ore than 20 years year mining experience ex ex- who had been working in in the mine only since Wednesday as senior member Mr Confer Conter had been working in th the mine mino since Feb 4 Study Methods Used Died Mine Mine- officials although continuing continuing ing lag their investigation Friday Friday- theorized the miners used Inexpert methods in Igniting fuses or a Faulty fuse was Involved Max M. M DuBois mine superintendent however however how how- ever said there is no previous record record record rec rec- rec- rec ord of faulty fuses in the mines mine's history Officials said procedure of ot their blasters in lighting fuses is to use a safety which burns for two minutes after which the miners leave the scene During the two minutes all fuses should be ignited The foot eight-foot fuses burn for lor eight and a half hatt minutes s al allowing allowing al- al lowing sufficient time for miners to walk at a normal pace and nd be out of danger blast said Mr DuBois He reported that only part of the fuses had been lit when the rescue party arrived at the scene Hurry Back Bade to Shaft Mr DuBois said miners working on the face had left about 15 mm 15 min minutes utes before the explosion and hurn hurtled hur hur- n ed back when it was was' noticed d the two blasters had not checked out Dense clouds of ot smoke from fm tr in the explosion hampered search for the bodies I j until 1 the ducts uck away yay the e smoke Charles Spence pence Utah tah mines mine Inspector in inspector In- In arrived soon soon after the explosion ex ex- pl sIon occurred and directed removal removal re re- re- re moval of the bodies and preliminary preliminary n nary ry- ry Investigation Mr DuBois sa d that a similar t nt about h a year rear ear ago resulted in t the e Jh of- of ofa a miner but ut that prior to that the mine had enjoyed more than four arid and a half haIt years without a The mine min has received two safety awards h he s said id Served d In Navy Mr Confer was born Jan 9 1908 at Or Orangeville Ill III He served in the navy between 1942 and lOtS 1945 He had lived In Ut Utah Uth h since Bince 1946 Funeral arrangements ts are pending pending pending pend pend- ing arrival of his his his' hiss his's s sister ister and law brother brother in l w Mr and Mra Mrs Herman Herman Herman Her Her- man Frahm Hershey Neb his only known r relatives Mr Weaver who came came to Utah only a afew few days before fore from froth Butte Butte Mont was born Aug 23 1904 a at Pa He served Ie served one month in the army larmy in 1940 His His nearest nearest relative is a brother Mike Weaver Harwick Pa PI I I J i r 7 74 4 fr 1 f 5 c i I. l' l I 1 a r. I r I 7 c 4 k y- y 1 9 I t- t c 4 9 If I t I s- s n 47 v c- c i. i F y L II k Y Associated Press WI Marshall Chief Talk Thinas Over Secy Seey of State George Gcorge C. C Marshall 1 right talks talks wl With h Dr Robert G. G Sproul University of Call Cali I fornia president during the secretary's visit Isit to university where he blasted Russian aggression |