Show r BLASTED IN J 1 dennis mccarty and john sullivan have narrow escape morn in mccarty s con critical ai a of an explosion ot siant powder in ahe J I 1 0 early tuesday dennia mccarty is iving near uddo death in the holy cross hospital in salt lake and bis partner john sullivan ii suffering from painful and enrioue wounds the accident happened at 4 clock the men being in the act of spilt their bues tues before geini off aeilt the dirt in which they were working was a very net and it was with much difficulty that the holes were fired the victims of the accident had three boles in and bad spit one of cheuu and t as the difficulty experienced in spit ting atie other two that kept the men in the drift longer thin they should 1 ave been with the result that the first bole went ob before they got out of U e way fortunately the explosion did not set the other two boles off it is almost marvelous that it did not sullivan I 1 ad bet turned around and 0 o caught the force of the explosion in body but mccarty who was facing the less fortunately bai face and bead b ing badly cut up sullivan got up ag quickly as possible and thinking bis partner dead he stag to the shaft for assistance on his nay dack he met mccarty making his way oat of the drift and they walked to the cage together dr ward as summoned and with he is tomary promptness and concern he got up the mine as soon as possible dressed the wounded men carefully and accompanied them down town the trip aas a very hard one owing to the condition of the roads aad the bitter cold n en were taken to the part city hotel and in the afternoon to the holy brosi hopital ho pital in alt lake the doctor going awn wilh them mccarty s skull was fractured a piece of bone the size ot a twenty five cent piece being taken from bis bead ins bose wa broken both fiands bad v torn and his body otherwise bruised he was from butte and it was his first in the nine dillivan Hil livan was not so badly injured but his arm side and leg were peppered with rock and dirt |