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Show Serious accidents. A little son of Wm. J. West, and a grandson of .lacob West, of oui city, had both eyes burned so badly that sight Is despaired of in elthei eye. The affair occured at Chesterfield, Ida. where the unfortunate boy, with other children, was playing with gunpowder. gun-powder. A match was applied to some of It and not exploding, led the youth to Investigate, when It suddenly sudden-ly Ignited with the above result. A deplorable accident happened at the Foiuth of July celebration at Glcnwood Park, Ogden. At the display dis-play of lire works a large mortar was being used to throw them Into the air. The mortar was being charged with a bomb that was Intended to explode in midair throwing darts of vailous colors, when through some cause, the motor Itself exploded Into a thousand pieces, killing Dan Shupe and Miss Chailotte Claik almost Instantly In-stantly and Injuilng four other persons. per-sons. The three men manipulating the motor escaped Injury. |