Emery County Progress | 1909-05-29 | Page 2 | Explosion Injures Six

EXPLOSION INJURES SIX missed shot causes ser ous accident on the southern fc ogden alx mer were seriously in aured saturday at the rock quarry at Pro point on the line ot the bouther fl pacific cut off by the elpio s on of a missed shot all the in aured were within ten feet ot the shot and suffered external as well as internal inbur es A work train was standing on a ck the quarry waiting by the blasting to be completed before loading the tn n was in charge ot conductor jenkens with brakemen tribe and earhart engineer ward leigh and fireman carlson the blast ing was being done under the diorec t on of blasting foreman erick G is the first blast had been fired at 7 30 and the second was to am mediately follow As it had deemed to miss fire the men were looking for the lead wire to the second hole and were about ten feet from the hole when the ealos on occurred jeni ina was the most er bously in aured altho sh ohp fact away the cene of the explosion