Show FATAL EXPLOSION J M X alexander blown several hundred feet and killed news was received here early t this his morning of the explosion of the steam boilers at H y S Al alexanders elanders saw ml mill 1 I on lake creek about twelve miles from reber city alt in which J 14 alexander was instantly ina tautly killed and his two brothers were seriously io injured lured the 1 he facts as fully as can be learned at tills time are as follows yesterday altur afternoon noon the mill was running as usual to its lull capacity young J jamea tilling filling the position ot of engineer and fireman and harles charles and a younger brother manipulating the saw it appears that iu in the rush to as work as possible the aeten lion of u juies was distracted from froin his water aud abeam gauges abes and he allowed itie boiler to rub dry it is sup d that as he h discovered the state of 0 ased affair slie became excited and started the teed feed pump a few strokes ot of chica forced lorcey the cold water into the red hot boiler instantly generating a heavier pressure pred Bure of steam than the boiler would stand A terrific explosion jo followed in which the body of jimines was waa hurled beatral hundred feet through tile the air and aart was caught in the topmost of a pine tree the luau who ho was killea killed is a brother ot of Ms mis geo chit of this place and has other relatives laere also he waid about 22 years old how badly charlea and the y younger brother are hurt we have not been ae able to learn any more than they i were ivere not dangerously injured A man who was work working aag about the mill immediately took the remains of the dead man and his two brothers to their home in heber the alexanders are all well known here la in the tae park and the deepest sympathy is felt for the sorrowing family park fark city record aug 2 7 |