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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 1, 1923, page 1

1 KILLED, 2 INJURED BY DYNAMITE BLAST
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PREMATURE EXPLOSION OCCURS NEAR LYLE
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David Arnold Loses Life in Highway Work;
Matt Galvin, Port -- Sub-Contractor, Hurt.

David Arnold of Lyle, was killed and Matt Galvin, a sub-contractor of Portland, and Clarence Smith, a laborer of Kansas City, Kan. were injured seriously at 7:15 o'clock Wednesday night of last week, by the premature explosion of dynamite while they were blasting on the North Bank highway near Lyle. The injured men were taken to The Dalles hospital.
The three men were putting in an extra charge of dynamite the last thing before quitting in order to have the work ready for the crew the next morning, when the blast occurred.
The Arnold funeral was held last Friday in the Lyle cemetery and was attended by a large crowd.
His brother, W.A. Arnold, who lives near Swan-Haman spur, was in town Saturday and believed the blast was caused by the hot holes.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., May 31, 1923, page 1

ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED BY DYNAMITE BLAST

David Arnold of Lyle, was killed and Matt Galvin of Portland, a subcontractor of Portland, and Clarence Smith, said to be an itinerant laborer, of Kansas City, were seriously injured last Thursday evening on the North Bank Highway, about four miles west of Lyle by the premature explosion of dynamite while they were blasting on the North bank highway. The injured men were taken to the hospital at the Dalles, and will recover. Arnold, who was about 35 years of age, said to be an ex-service man, and has lived in the vicinity of Lyle about six years, was instantly killed, his body being badly shattered by the explosion.
The men were blasting in advance of the road graders and were setting off a few shots to finish up the work at the camp, the regular day's work having been finished.
Arnold, it is stated, was employed as a pit man on a steam shovel gang, but had some experience in blasting and volunteered to take the work of the powderman that evening, who was not able to be on the job.
Coroner Chapman was called, but after an investigation, deemed an inquest unnecessary.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., May 31, 1923, page 5
"Lyle"

The entire community was shocked Thursday evening by the tragic death of David Arnold, age 34, by the explosion of powder at the Rajotte-Winters construction camp near the mouth of Major creek. Matt Galvin of the Galven-Youngblouth construction Co., and Mr. Smith were seriously injured and were taken to The Dalles hospital. The three men were loading a large hole in the bluff with powder preparatory to setting off a large blast. They had been at work one hour, when for some unknown reason, the large amount of powder exploded. Mr. Arnold was loading, while the other two men assisted. His body was blown to fragments. Mr. Arnold was not married, but he leaves a brother and an aged mother at Lyle. The two men who were injured are reported as improving.