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Show J. E. BAMBERGER MAKES AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Park City, July 16. Manager J. E. Bamberger of the Daly-West is in the east on business. Ernest Bamberger, assistant manager, in the absence of his father, has assumed charge. He arrived on a special early this morning. On the same train Were W. S. McCor-nick, McCor-nick, Daniel Wood, .Mayor Ezra Thompson, Judge W. H. Dickson, J. C. Lynch and others of Salt Lake. While the officers are at as great a loss, almost, as the general public to account for the catastrophe, Mr. Bamberger Bam-berger made an official statement this afternoon, which is as follows: "About thirty-five men went to work on the 1,400 level at 7 o'clock last night. The powder magazine is on the 1,200 level, and as far away from the point where the men were working as it is possible to get. It is supposed that the powder 'monkey,' John Burgy, was smoking, or carried a iighted , candle into the magazine, which communicated communi-cated with the powder and caused the explosion. - ' f.. "The station tender, J. W. Rooker, after the explosion, managed to get ; " ' " IIIIIJ" 1""l,J " vy1""- i on the 900 level, and was pulled up in the cage. He informed the surface men that there had been an explosion. Immediately 'a rescuing party, under : the direction of Foreman Nimo, was lowered. They brought up Weggeland from the 1,200 level, dead. Besides Burgy, he was the only man at work on that level. Two were brought up in the second load. They came from the 1.400 level, and were Ed Hall and William Harlon. Both were unconscious, uncon-scious, but recovered. The next trip three were brought up. They were John Lively, Elias Nelson and John Gill, all dead. "Eight men escaped through the Anchor An-chor tunnel, which connects with the Daly-West, about 2,000 feet from the shaft. "One cage only is serviceable, having hav-ing been on the surface at the time of the explosion. The' other cage was wrecked by the force of the concussion. "All the men, save Burgy, were asDhyxiated." Mr. Bamberger said he did not know-how know-how much powder, was stored in the magazine, and declined to make any estimate. |
