Because it was sittin' low enough and the kids were low enough that it would have done it. I mean, Columbine, it wasn't that way. It has shaped me to know that God is real. Many recalled praying silently, forming prayer circles and seeing angels during the crisis. And knew what they could do? Sue Castaneda: Which is the son who is also running for sheriff? It was there for a long time, all that support. He had just big rings of perspiration. You can't think, well, maybe something could happen, because yes it could. I can understand that. I was a little bit nervous, of course. Cokeville Trying to Rebuild A Normal and Secure Life.. Rich Haskell: Well, I like to think I'm a better person because of it. The first chapter is titled A Town of Trust.. AN EXPLOSION of vapors, resultLing from a combination of circumstances at the Kearney, N. J., plant of the Koppers Coke Company, on May 17, 1948, resulted in the death of ten men and started a . President Hinkley, President Monson, and President Faust. So he did try that device. Go to their hands and knees and crawl out. In the tiny classroom, they watched movies, played games, prayed. I remember seeing the wide eyes on my band teacher as he collapsed with the EMTs afterward. Nobody come inside this circle." Well, after interviewing some of the people, what had happened, the bombDavid Young had set the bomb to have what they call a dead-man switch. [10][2][3] The injured were triaged to several area hospitals in Wyoming and Idaho.[2][3][11]. Well, with the window being open, with the ceiling tiles being able to lift up and down, I think that absorbed a lot of the explosion of the gasoline bottle. By Deseret News. Doris had a migraine headache that day, in talking with the other folks, and she was complaining about that, and asked David if she could open the windows because the gas fumesevidently the gas was leaking from the incendiary and he finally consented to let 'em open the window. She is a beautiful example of turning tragedy into triumph. Mark Junge: You also mention in your written article in Witness to Miracles [See Note] , the book, that you found a briefcase and you had to open it remotely? I actually created a website knowing that people would wonder what was real and what wasn't. Here is a local story from the 20 year anniversary (we are at the 29th year now), What's your side of the story? In the meantime, David and Doris Young gathered children, teachers, staff and visitors in the elementary school into one central location. Doris accidently triggered the bomb by motioning to her hostages with her arms.