The Daily Morning Astorian

Exploded When Kicked by the Mule.

A remarkable case of dynamite explosion is reported by Henry Simpson, a resident of the Point. Simpson has been using dynamite for the purpose of blowing several old stumps out of the ground, and carelessly left the dangerous compound lying by the side of a stump on which he intended to begin operations. The dynamite was mixed with sawdust and gave an exceedingly pleasant odor, which attracted the attention of two of Simpson's hogs, which soon had converted themselves into gigantic cartridges. The stuff, when eaten, creates a peculiar sensation, which annoyed the hog to such an extent that it entered Simpson's stables and began rubbing its side against a post at the mouth of a mule's stall. The mule remained passive for but a few moments, when it gave the hog a terrific kick in the side. A tremendous explosion followed, and after the clearing away of the smoke and dust, the hog was to be found only in detachments, while an enormous aperture marked the spot where it had stood. The mule had received a tremendous shock, but was still intact. The other hog is now running at large, greatly to the terror of the entire neighborhood.