Neihart, Montana
Broadwater Mine Explosion
April 18, 1896
MANY MEN KILLED.
Awful Result of an Explosion in a Montana Mine.
Niebart, Mont., April 20. – An explosion
occurred in the Broadwater mine at 11:15
Saturday morning, by which seven men lost their
lives and six others were seriously hurt. The
accident took place in the magazine used for
thawing powder. Frank
Doran was looking after the powder
and had just commenced loading the magazine when
the explosion followed. It is supposed that his
candle must have ignited some powder. He was
found 20 feet from the magazine in another
drift, and must have seen the danger and tried
to escape. The men had just finished eating
their midnight lunch and were on their way back
to work. Thirty of them had to pass this
magazine, and it exploded as about half were
past. Those in the center are dead and seriously
wounded.
Evening Bulletin Decatur Il 20 Apr 1896
Frightful Mine
Explosion.
MINNEAPOLIS,
April 18. – A special from Niehart, Mont.,
says: An explosion occurred in the Broadwater
mine Saturday by which seven men lost their
lives and six others seriously hurt. The dead
are: FRANK DORAN, W. J.
MORRISON, HUGH McKENZIE, DANIEL O’LEARY, D. H.
ROSE and
JOHN CAIRS.
Davenport Daily Leader, Davenport IA 19
Apr 1896
Articles transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
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