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July 14, 1916
Gunnison News Champion
Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado
What is this article about?
Steam pipe explosion at Utah Fuel Company works in Somerset on July 6th killed engineer Eugene W. Bruner instantly and seriously injured Peter Foster and Ira D. Zook, wrecking part of the electrical engine house with about $600 damage. Bruner, 27, leaves wife and child; body taken to Delta for burial.
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MAN KILLED IN BOILER EXPLOSION AT SOMERSET
Eugene W. Bruner, engineer, was instantly killed, and Peter Foster and Ira D. Zook, master mechanic, were seriously injured July 6th. when a steam pipe of the Utah Fuel company works at Somerset exploded and wrecked a portion of the electrical engine house. The extent of the damage was in the neighborhood of $600.
Mr. Bruner was about twenty-seven years old and leaves a wife and a child one year old. His parents reside in Escalante canon near Delta, and the body was taken to that city for interment. He was popular with all his acquaintances and his death was a great shock to all who knew him.
Eugene W. Bruner, engineer, was instantly killed, and Peter Foster and Ira D. Zook, master mechanic, were seriously injured July 6th. when a steam pipe of the Utah Fuel company works at Somerset exploded and wrecked a portion of the electrical engine house. The extent of the damage was in the neighborhood of $600.
Mr. Bruner was about twenty-seven years old and leaves a wife and a child one year old. His parents reside in Escalante canon near Delta, and the body was taken to that city for interment. He was popular with all his acquaintances and his death was a great shock to all who knew him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Boiler Explosion
Somerset
Eugene Bruner
Utah Fuel Company
Steam Pipe Explosion
What entities or persons were involved?
Eugene W. Bruner
Peter Foster
Ira D. Zook
Where did it happen?
Somerset
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Somerset
Event Date
July 6th
Key Persons
Eugene W. Bruner
Peter Foster
Ira D. Zook
Outcome
eugene w. bruner instantly killed; peter foster and ira d. zook seriously injured; damage in the neighborhood of $600
Event Details
A steam pipe of the Utah Fuel company works at Somerset exploded and wrecked a portion of the electrical engine house