Show shocking explosion the territorial enquirer rel related ate the following sad occurrence which took place in provo city last week A most fearful aud and shocking accident occurred on thursday evening even iii to mr joab collier Collie of the fourth ward by which lie was frightfully and pair painfully Jully wounded through the burstin bur slina it of a cartridge the evening previous to ilia accident ho lie was out huntie hun tins when several of his cartridges missed fire iio thought he lie would remedy such failures in the future by readjusting the caps of cartridges that were loaded he lie was in the act of fixing one which had been placed in a loading instrument and pr pressing ming m ing the cap further down when the shell burst hying flying into fragments and also shattering erinc the loader pieces of cartri cartridge go shell struck mr C in the face cuttin cutting fearful gashes in the under lip nun mangling gling that organ in horrible manner A portion of the end of the nose was cut clean off and the mouth and faco face otherwise lacerated doctor pike waa was called who dressed the wounds lie thinks there are still portions of the shell inthe check tho the wounds bled profusely just before the explosion mr colliers little son was standing by watching watch the operation ration he ile was told to stand aside as it might go off lie had just obeyed when it did go off with results as above state the char goof of shot ahot berried itself to in the wall of the room A little one year yea r old child was also standing near and was knocked down by the con concussion cussio n and slightly burned on the check with specks of powder the patient is doing us as well as can bo be expected considering the circumstances |