At half past two this afternoon J. J. Martin section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad was instantly killed. While burning away some grass along the right of way, about three miles east of the city, he came upon a can containing nitroglycerine that had probably been stolen from one of the oil companies by unknown parties and hidden there about two months ago giving it a kick it exploded. One Mexican belonging to the section gang was also killed, and two more are fataly injured. A son of Mr. Martin standing near by was badly jarred and scarred.
Martin was about fortey years of age and leaves a wife and several children. The force of the explosion was such that his body was completely dismembered.
A hole four feet deep and very wide was found in the ground at the point of the explosion, giving ample proof that the explosive contained in the can was nitro-glycerine.
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ELECTRA, Feb. 16 - J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver railway; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican section hands, are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew, are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right-of-way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls Clinic hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life, while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occured.
Body Blown to Pieces.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. the top of his head was blown away completely and the other parts of his body torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body also was badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet.
Blown Across Roadway.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin, reports here said, had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years, but it is understood he has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Hernandez Married.
Hernandez was married and the father of one child. Roscoe also was married. Ochoa was unmarried, as was young Martin, son of the dead section foreman.
It is believed that the can contained only a small portion of Nitroglycerine. Authorities were investigating the report that the explosive was a part of that recently stolen from a supply house here.
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THREE LIVES ARE LOST IN NITRO BLAST
Railroad Section Foreman and Two Mexican Laborers Killed.
Times-Herald Special.
ELECTRA, Tex., Feb. 17 - J. J. Martin, 55 years old, section foreman of the Fort Worth and Denver City railway and a resident of this city; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican laborers, were instantly killed here Tuesday afternoon when a can of nitroglycerin exploded.
Another Mexican, Louis Roscoe, and Lewis Martin, 20 years old, son of Mr. Martin, were injured. Roscoe is not expected to recover, while Martin suffered serious but not fatal injuries.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track.
According to one of the Mexicans, the crew was at work cutting weeds and grass from the right of way when Mr. Martin found the supposed empty can. When he attempted to kick it out of the way, the contents exploded. Mr. Martin's body was blown to pieces and the body of the Mexican also, horribly mangled, although he was more than twenty feet from the can. The two injured Mexicans were at work more than fifty feet away.
The force of the explosion left a hole in the ground more than five feet deep and eight feet in diameter.
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Three Are Killed in Explosion
J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver Railway; Raymond Hernandez and Ochoa, Mexican section hands are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right of way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls clinic-hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occurred.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away completely and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body was also badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet. Immediately after the tragedy he rushed to the city and secured an ambulance and doctors, went with them back to the scene of the accident and flagged passenger train No. 1, realizing that many lives might be lost if the explosion had damaged the rails to any extent to wreck the passenger train. Having disregarded his own wounds until this had been done, he then collapsed.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years and has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Martin was about fortey years of age and leaves a wife and several children. The force of the explosion was such that his body was completely dismembered.
A hole four feet deep and very wide was found in the ground at the point of the explosion, giving ample proof that the explosive contained in the can was nitro-glycerine.
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ELECTRA, Feb. 16 - J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver railway; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican section hands, are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew, are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right-of-way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls Clinic hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life, while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occured.
Body Blown to Pieces.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. the top of his head was blown away completely and the other parts of his body torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body also was badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet.
Blown Across Roadway.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin, reports here said, had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years, but it is understood he has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Hernandez Married.
Hernandez was married and the father of one child. Roscoe also was married. Ochoa was unmarried, as was young Martin, son of the dead section foreman.
It is believed that the can contained only a small portion of Nitroglycerine. Authorities were investigating the report that the explosive was a part of that recently stolen from a supply house here.
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THREE LIVES ARE LOST IN NITRO BLAST
Railroad Section Foreman and Two Mexican Laborers Killed.
Times-Herald Special.
ELECTRA, Tex., Feb. 17 - J. J. Martin, 55 years old, section foreman of the Fort Worth and Denver City railway and a resident of this city; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican laborers, were instantly killed here Tuesday afternoon when a can of nitroglycerin exploded.
Another Mexican, Louis Roscoe, and Lewis Martin, 20 years old, son of Mr. Martin, were injured. Roscoe is not expected to recover, while Martin suffered serious but not fatal injuries.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track.
According to one of the Mexicans, the crew was at work cutting weeds and grass from the right of way when Mr. Martin found the supposed empty can. When he attempted to kick it out of the way, the contents exploded. Mr. Martin's body was blown to pieces and the body of the Mexican also, horribly mangled, although he was more than twenty feet from the can. The two injured Mexicans were at work more than fifty feet away.
The force of the explosion left a hole in the ground more than five feet deep and eight feet in diameter.
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Three Are Killed in Explosion
J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver Railway; Raymond Hernandez and Ochoa, Mexican section hands are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right of way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls clinic-hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occurred.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away completely and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body was also badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet. Immediately after the tragedy he rushed to the city and secured an ambulance and doctors, went with them back to the scene of the accident and flagged passenger train No. 1, realizing that many lives might be lost if the explosion had damaged the rails to any extent to wreck the passenger train. Having disregarded his own wounds until this had been done, he then collapsed.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years and has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
At half past two this afternoon J. J. Martin section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad was instantly killed. While burning away some grass along the right of way, about three miles east of the city, he came upon a can containing nitroglycerine that had probably been stolen from one of the oil companies by unknown parties and hidden there about two months ago giving it a kick it exploded. One Mexican belonging to the section gang was also killed, and two more are fataly injured. A son of Mr. Martin standing near by was badly jarred and scarred.
Martin was about fortey years of age and leaves a wife and several children. The force of the explosion was such that his body was completely dismembered.
A hole four feet deep and very wide was found in the ground at the point of the explosion, giving ample proof that the explosive contained in the can was nitro-glycerine.
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ELECTRA, Feb. 16 - J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver railway; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican section hands, are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew, are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right-of-way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls Clinic hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life, while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occured.
Body Blown to Pieces.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. the top of his head was blown away completely and the other parts of his body torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body also was badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet.
Blown Across Roadway.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin, reports here said, had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years, but it is understood he has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Hernandez Married.
Hernandez was married and the father of one child. Roscoe also was married. Ochoa was unmarried, as was young Martin, son of the dead section foreman.
It is believed that the can contained only a small portion of Nitroglycerine. Authorities were investigating the report that the explosive was a part of that recently stolen from a supply house here.
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THREE LIVES ARE LOST IN NITRO BLAST
Railroad Section Foreman and Two Mexican Laborers Killed.
Times-Herald Special.
ELECTRA, Tex., Feb. 17 - J. J. Martin, 55 years old, section foreman of the Fort Worth and Denver City railway and a resident of this city; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican laborers, were instantly killed here Tuesday afternoon when a can of nitroglycerin exploded.
Another Mexican, Louis Roscoe, and Lewis Martin, 20 years old, son of Mr. Martin, were injured. Roscoe is not expected to recover, while Martin suffered serious but not fatal injuries.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track.
According to one of the Mexicans, the crew was at work cutting weeds and grass from the right of way when Mr. Martin found the supposed empty can. When he attempted to kick it out of the way, the contents exploded. Mr. Martin's body was blown to pieces and the body of the Mexican also, horribly mangled, although he was more than twenty feet from the can. The two injured Mexicans were at work more than fifty feet away.
The force of the explosion left a hole in the ground more than five feet deep and eight feet in diameter.
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Three Are Killed in Explosion
J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver Railway; Raymond Hernandez and Ochoa, Mexican section hands are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right of way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls clinic-hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occurred.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away completely and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body was also badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet. Immediately after the tragedy he rushed to the city and secured an ambulance and doctors, went with them back to the scene of the accident and flagged passenger train No. 1, realizing that many lives might be lost if the explosion had damaged the rails to any extent to wreck the passenger train. Having disregarded his own wounds until this had been done, he then collapsed.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years and has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Martin was about fortey years of age and leaves a wife and several children. The force of the explosion was such that his body was completely dismembered.
A hole four feet deep and very wide was found in the ground at the point of the explosion, giving ample proof that the explosive contained in the can was nitro-glycerine.
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ELECTRA, Feb. 16 - J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver railway; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican section hands, are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew, are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right-of-way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls Clinic hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life, while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occured.
Body Blown to Pieces.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. the top of his head was blown away completely and the other parts of his body torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body also was badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet.
Blown Across Roadway.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin, reports here said, had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years, but it is understood he has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
Hernandez Married.
Hernandez was married and the father of one child. Roscoe also was married. Ochoa was unmarried, as was young Martin, son of the dead section foreman.
It is believed that the can contained only a small portion of Nitroglycerine. Authorities were investigating the report that the explosive was a part of that recently stolen from a supply house here.
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THREE LIVES ARE LOST IN NITRO BLAST
Railroad Section Foreman and Two Mexican Laborers Killed.
Times-Herald Special.
ELECTRA, Tex., Feb. 17 - J. J. Martin, 55 years old, section foreman of the Fort Worth and Denver City railway and a resident of this city; Raymond Hernandez and P. Ochoa, Mexican laborers, were instantly killed here Tuesday afternoon when a can of nitroglycerin exploded.
Another Mexican, Louis Roscoe, and Lewis Martin, 20 years old, son of Mr. Martin, were injured. Roscoe is not expected to recover, while Martin suffered serious but not fatal injuries.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track.
According to one of the Mexicans, the crew was at work cutting weeds and grass from the right of way when Mr. Martin found the supposed empty can. When he attempted to kick it out of the way, the contents exploded. Mr. Martin's body was blown to pieces and the body of the Mexican also, horribly mangled, although he was more than twenty feet from the can. The two injured Mexicans were at work more than fifty feet away.
The force of the explosion left a hole in the ground more than five feet deep and eight feet in diameter.
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Three Are Killed in Explosion
J. J. Martin, 55, section foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver Railway; Raymond Hernandez and Ochoa, Mexican section hands are dead and Lewis Martin and Louis Roscoe, both members of a section crew are seriously injured as a result of nitroglycerine explosion on the Denver right of way three miles south of here early Tuesday afternoon. Ochoa died in the Wichita Falls clinic-hospital several hours after the explosion. Roscoe is now in the same hospital with but a bare chance for life while young Martin, son of the man killed, is less seriously injured in a hospital here.
A crater 10 feet in diameter and four feet deep was dug by the explosion which came after Martin saw a tin can in the weeds and playfully kicked it. The section crew had been burning weeds on the right of way of the track and were returning to work after the lunch hour when the tragedy occurred.
Martin's body was literally blown to pieces. The top of his head was blown away completely and other parts of his body were torn from the torso by the force of the blast. A right leg was found 100 feet from the scene of the explosion and bits of clothing and flesh from the body of Martin and Hernandez were found clinging to telegraph wires near the track. Hernandez' body was also badly mangled.
Scores of Electra citizens heard the explosion and rushed to the scene of the accident three miles away. Some of the first to arrive said the bodies of Roscoe and Ochoa, the injured men who were rushed to a hospital at Wichita Falls, were so badly torn that no hope could be held out for their recovery. Ochoa had been employed on the section crew for only half a day.
Martin's son Louis was not as near the deadly explosion as the other members of the crew but his face was badly lacerated and flesh was torn from the left side of his body from his shoulder to his feet. Immediately after the tragedy he rushed to the city and secured an ambulance and doctors, went with them back to the scene of the accident and flagged passenger train No. 1, realizing that many lives might be lost if the explosion had damaged the rails to any extent to wreck the passenger train. Having disregarded his own wounds until this had been done, he then collapsed.
Dirt, stones and bits of bodies and clothing of the dead men were found on the opposite side of the Electra highway which parallelled the track.
Martin is married and the father of 10 children, 8 of whom lived at home; the other two are married.
Mrs. Martin, the widow is in the care of physicians and her condition is said to be critical. Her reaction to the news of the tragedy has brought about a serious condition due to weakness of the heart.
All of the members of the section crew lived at Fowlks Station, a community about five miles from Electra.
Martin had been living at Fowlks Station for about five years and has been engaged in railroad work for a number of years.
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