Show Former Cedar Man Instantly Killed By Powder Blast I Scott Beott Walker 29 of or Cedar City was killed in a mine explosion at Pioche Nevada Wednesday when a I. premature blast of giant powder snuffed out the lives of three other miners and injured two others The others killed were George Lees 31 31 Provo Joe 33 Morgan jMorgan Morgan Hill CaL and Howard Mitchell 32 32 Joplin Mo The In injured injured in- in men were George Alexander and Curl Curly Curls Douglas The Ibe blast In the Castleton Castleton Castleton Castle- Castle ton shaft of the Combined Metals Reduction company mine at a I. I point about feet high in a foot raise being run from the 1410 lUO- foot level tunnel of ot the shaft upward up- up wart ward to connect wilt the foot 1310 level drift drUt Evidence showed slowed the tho explosion explosion explosion ex ex- was ca caused by tamping of powder j In a hole with a stick the charge shot into a box partly filled with powder which exploded suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly ending the lives of the four men who were placing their last shot before going off orf shift Rescue crews after arter carrying the two Injured men out of the mine recovered the bodies of the men who were vere killed but according to reports Identification was because the tho bodies were badly mangled A jury called to investigate In Investigate investigate in- in the accident blamed the deaths to a premature unexpected and unavoidable blast of giant powder Boott Scott was born in Cedar City on November ember 5 II 1909 a son Ion of ot William J. J and Sarah Reese Walker and lived here until about five years yean ago when he went to Nevada o 0 find employment On December 20 1935 he married to Viana Vlana Ashdown who survives him Also surviving are two sons Ronald and Henry Walker and a brother Ned Walker of Cedar City Funeral services are being held In tn Poche today for the four VictIM vie vie- tins tIM of the accident after which the body of ot Mr Walker wilt will be brought to Cedar City for tor burial Funeral services will be held here for tor him In ln the First Ward Ch Chapel pel Friday afternoon |