Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-…
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Roland Adamsperson
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a.k.a. Bob Adams, Bob
Joe Herdperson
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W. E. Herdperson
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Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-
curred at the Modoc mine, in the Organ Moun-
tains, last week, which resulted in the death of
Roland Adams, or, as he was more commonly
known, “Bob” Adams. At about half past seven
o’clock in the morning Mr. Adams and W. E.
and Joe Herd were sitting at the table in their
cabin, having just finished their breakfast.
Adams was smoking his pipe and opened a
nearly full box of giant blasting caps. It is sup-
posed that a spark of fire from his pipe fell into
the box of caps, for just as he was replacing
the lid the entire box, containing about 80 caps,
exploded with terrific force. Mr. Adams was
horribly injured by the explosion. Both of his
hands were blown off, his eyes destroyed, his
bowels laid open and two of the caps penetrated