E.C. CLARK
W.S. YOUNG
February 10, 1898

A fatal accident occurred in the Copper Queen Mine Friday evening 
about 5:30 which resulted in the death of two well known miners, 
E.C. Clark and W.S. Young.  The men were engaged in blasting and 
had loaded two holes and lighted the fuses connecting the explosive 
material.  The first one burned but the second one being in a damp 
spot gave them some trouble and while they were busied with it the 
charge first lighted went off with terrible effect, horribly mangling 
the bodies of the unfortunate men.  Clark was instantly killed by the 
explosion. Young, with a broken leg and covered with wounds, with 
great effort managed to crawl out of the tunnel and was found an 
hour later by Charles Warner in a dying condition.  He was barely 
able to tell of the accident and was taken to the hopsital where he 
died a few hours afterward.  The funeral was largely attended.


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