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Show EPABK PBOM PIPE EXPLODES ' u BOX OF, GIANT CAPS . ; t . REDDING, March 3 At the Lagrange La-grange mine five miles west of Weaver-ville Weaver-ville a box of giant caps exploded In the hands of Edward Blakely, an ' old employee. r The caps probably were set off by a spark from the pipe he was smoking. His right hand was torn away and only two fingers remained on the left hand. , The sight of one eye was destroyed .'and it is ' doubtful whether the vision of the other eye was not destroyed de-stroyed .also. His face was terribly lacerated with pieces of the copper cat fridges and bits of burned powder. - . Through It all Blakely never lost consciousness.- He was taken to the hospital hos-pital in Weavervllle this evening where he Is In good spirits In spite of his injuries. in-juries. ; He will recover.. . .. , : . |