Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-04-08 | Page 1 | Explosion at Canal Works

EXPLOSION AT CANIWOIS Several Men Are Killed at Celi-lo Celi-lo Government Project Doctors Hurry. The Dalles. Ore., April S. Seven men were killed outright, one is dying dy-ing -and a half dozen others were in Jured on the Dalles-Celilo government canal works near Big Eddy, just be fore noon today, when a heavy charge of dynamite that Had missed fire was struck by a steam shovel. The Dalles. Ore., April 8. Three men were killed, another is dying and several were injured today on The Dalles-Celilo government canal works, one mile and a half east of Big Eddy, whon a big steam shovel struck "a hole that had missed fire and caused a terrible discharge of dynamite. Ed. Klndler, shovel engineer, was blown to atoms. The other dead and Injured were laborers known as "pit men." Employes were considerably aroused arous-ed over the accident For some time, it is said, they discussed complaining about tho "missed holes," declaring the engineer lu charge of the blasting blast-ing had been trying to fire too many holes for tho number of batteries used and that dangerous charges were eft unprotected in tho way of workers