Show POWDER E 6 MC tuh STRUCK BY FLYING ROCKS WHEN GIANT BLAST OF POUNDS EXPLODES crowd watching blasting operations operation in canyon when accident occurs small boy being fa fatally tally injured by flying rocks ne ahl utah A small boy was struck on oil the head with a rock rack and fatally injured his older brother and two othet other were seriously injured by flying rocks all telegraph and telephone service was destroyed tempos artly arlly and the canyon railroad was torn up sunday afternoon when han a heavy charge of powder placed in salt creek canyon a mile anti anil a halt half cast of nephi failed to explode properly and blew thousands ot of large sized stones i in all directions the charge contained pounds of powder and was placed in a hole bole by the plaster company for the purpose of breaking up tho the side of the mountain all those injured were members ot of a large crowd ot or curious persons persona who gathered on thi opposite side ot or the canyon yards ards away to seo see the explosion the explosion was most spectacular the heavy shot bad been placed in the ground and was expected to open up p the earth barthin ear thIn in all directions instead the setting off of the powder resulted in what la Is known as a blowout blow out tho the heavy charge blown straight froni the hole sent thousands of stones many of at them weighing tons directly across the canon canyon officials of the plaster company deny blame for the accident and declare that the charge was waa placed in the hole with all caution under ordinary circumstances the persons across the canyon would have been in perfect safety t |