Show WONT DO IT AGAIN slightly disfigured but till in the ringa lesson learned pi aiom om actual experience john packer amt betra bear a charmed life it la is not every ann m who w can c an at bifid over two tao sticks of giant pow powder d er while it exploded and live to tyll the tale tuesday evening mr packer had bad demport a dull and thought he had cooled it enough so BO that it could be safley used to press ane cv ci arge he had just placed in a drill hole the charge consisted of two sticks of giant powder a gnant giant cap and luse fuse had just been placed in the hole the drill was then taken and used to pr as sa the cap and explosive down the drill was aas still hot enough to explode the cap and this of course set the powder oft off with a ter bitic 1 deport aport the drill was hurled over a hundred feet away and mr air packer was thrown about ten feet away and landed on ins back several injuries were inflicted on his left hand and the side of his face was badly skinned his eye was also injured buethe but the extent of the injury will not be known for a few days his cloths claths were badly torn particularly his vest which was waa cut as if by a knife at the back from top to bottom the watch chain and stem ring was boin from the watch but the time piece kept on merrilly ticking off the seconds without an interruption henry who was working for packer was near by and hurriedly bound up his hia bleeding hand then started at once for vernal reaching town about 9 tuesday night dr brownfield was summoned and creased used the wounds the middle finger of the left hand was amputated at the first joint the work mr air packer was engaged in which necessitated the use of powder was tho the opening of a new entrance to the coal mine |