Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-01 | Page 7 | Loses Eye and Limb in a Mine Explosion

LOSES EYE AND LIMB IN A MINE EXPLOSION Jack Ward a miner was brought ht Into Inti Salt SaIL Lake Friday suffering CIO 11 frightful rl Injuries received In tho the premature ox ox- of ot u IL o of ot In iii tin lit ii Frisco mine at nt In hum u He lie was to th the I hospital when operations were Vert performed removing remo the Ih hi left leCt eye Cf and amputating the lie left hand liand While hUe Wards Ward's ar s 's condition I Is serious wort wor word from the lie hospital about midnight was t to the tho effect that hut he lie hail had a lighting chance chaner for Cor his life liCe The accident occident happened about C G o'clock Friday morning ord hall hail Ju Just t finished loading sixteen en holes hols anti ond was tho seventeenth He when tho the cop cap got nt stuck With Ith tho ho recklessness which characterizes characterize character character- ize ires izes the tho actions of or miners miner who have han handled hanti ti tiled led dangerous explosives cs was for foe years ean Ward Vaud gave o the hue giant cap an extra punch A 4 fearful explosion resulted The unfortunate miners miner's rr right ht hand was blown n oft off hl lila his eh chest st badly Injured hi by IW fI rock an u ugly I hole cut in his head bead and both eyes injured Other Othier miners rushed II to 10 tilt Hit spot where Ward arti was lS lying In a bloody h ht ap S To all appearances h he was wa dead but examination pro e proved differently Dr o.-i o. bOU was summoned and dressed the lie thew w wounds Ward was sent into Inlo Salt Lake City on the first passenger cl train In eam can can- canot 0 ot or friends At tho lie hospital it was wn thought at first that hat it would bl be necessary sar I. I to remove both bOUl eyes but the physicians II In attendance Drs Hammond nn and think there Is good oo chance for savin savins one olle of oC them heni The left one was removed l Tho The injured man Is 42 years ears of 0 age unmarried un iio- iio married and aunt had lived tl at nt the camp only a a. short time prior to the he accident t. t