Show t. i-t. J DYNAMITE LETS 10 j IN IRON MINE 1 y S TWO MINERS MINERS' ARE KilLED Their Mutilated Bodies Are Arci Found by Companions on Day Shift When They Enter oj the Tunnel to Begin Work ABOUT THIRTY STICKS OF DYNAMITE ARE EXPLODED Explosion of Small Charge air or ott s Powder Sets Off the Entire Round of Holes and Death Death Comes Quickly J Jo V Vi DOUBLE FUNERAL PLAN PLANNED D' D i 0 o 4 2 4 M. H M H. 4 M 4 M o I. I 4 Republican Special Service f Feb 20 fhe The i. i p I 4 1 remains or of Calvin ln Me- Me f 4 Fate mid furl Jacob smut nt thet I undertaking rooms of or fj I 4 ElI iu lii this city efty as 85 the results I tI 4 of or an un explosion of or d In Jn tho the big tunnel at the lie Iron King 4 mine mille in the eastern part t of or the tho 4 A I 4 Tintic dl district The men ar ore oro 4 J 4 half brothers brothelS antI and they f alone In the tunnel ai L the time t l-t- the tire exploded f 1 I 4 were on thi tho night shift hUt and the the 4 k t bodies were found round b by the If I miners who lio entered red the tunnel at about jr I 4 f 8 ocI o'clock this Uti morning S f 4 ki- ki O M 4 H HAs 4 H 4 Q As near nenT as can ed the tWe vie Urns tit had jU Just t commenced loading g d dl their round of ot hOle In n the the- fac face Q d l tho the tu tunnel w p ls 19 about 6 0 9 Xe t t I f U f l ce h i. i rge or Of J PP i r d dr Th The B Qt CJ it 11 S t WJ rl Un tor J l tn ln S. S f ln 1 nU U to about 3 39 stuck i rhe flie miners generally use a i 4 piece of or wood In tamping and J fh t J A Aing 1 ing fog the powder r and sometimes s a a. st tp of 1 scraper is employed for tor the elIno p pur ra- ra I- I I pose but not nol often otten however as steel Ils is liable Hable t to cause causo an explosion when jt It comes cOmE'S lh contact with the powder I and calls t t t I A s r per which 1 an ant t d r I Were Using was found I face tace ot the he t tunnel neI In n a b condition an hat indicates that It It ft j I had been used Instead of ot the tamp tamp- nJ stick sUck f ii I The Tho round of holes ore are l loaded a d and ana I fired just before the shifts shift's work isI Is la I finished d and this this this' fact Indicates ates thor l Jf time of ot the explosion at about 3 I o'clock this morning It was six hou hours hours' I later when the other shift went into h I tho the tunnel and found the horribly 1 I I mutilated remains of or the two twos men j i Owing to the bad condition of pr the t. t wagon agon road It was noon before the tho W. W I two bodies were vere brought i No arrangements ha ha 6 yet b been n mado f. f for or the double funeral which will h. h I undoubtedly be held here Jacob Tacob Hodge lodge was 32 yea years old and ana 1 I leaves A young joung wife w whom om ho married mar mar- s- s ned ried a little o er a year nJ ORO ngo while hll T his half halt brother Calvin McFate was wa 1 P 28 23 years ears old and unmarried Their fi mother and several brothers and s' s 1 are also airo alfo left lett Calvin was a member of ot the Eagles EasIeR lodge o of this city McFAte te and John John She wea we 0 i. i running the tunnel at the Iron under a contract which they recently secured S J. J Superintendent Nick Roberts RobertI o of or tho thc Iron l King ICing mine accompanied 1 th the i bodies bodie's to Eureka and ond un until 11 til UI after the coroners Inquest tonight He Is unable to give further details regarding the ac accident but buC believes ec the powder exploded while white McFate and Hodge were I loading ading their second sec see I. I ond hole The two men were i ly Iy right over the hole hote with their supply sup- sup pi pl ply of or powder close cloae at tt hand and Ui the t r explosion occurred I |