Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-30
NO BODIES RECOVERED.
Channel of the Michigamme May
Have Co he Changed

CRysTAL FAILS. Mich. Sept. o.
None Of the twenty eight bodies have
been recovered from the Mansfield mine.
and il is thought the channel of
the Michigamme will have 10 be di-
verted before they can be reached.
The Mansfield mine il situated on the
banks Of the Michigamme river about
six miles east OF Crystal Falls. tho
county seat of Iron county. Ii has
been working between three and four
years and has shipped about G0.OO0 tons
Of Bassemere ore. The ore lenses dip
ped rapidly beneath the stream and for
more than two years the chief workings
have been directly under the bed OF tho
river. There HAS been much trouble
with water and predictions have not
been wanting that the river would some
day break through the roof OF the
mine.
la the number OF lives lost il is be
lieved TO have been the worst disaster
that ever occurred IN the Lake Superior
iron region. What measures. IL any can
be taken. To rescue the bodies Of the
dead are yet undetermined. A careful
survey Of the ground 10y competent
engineers will have TO he made for the
first 4iep tow ards getting into the food
workings must be 10 divert temporarily
or permanently the course OF the Michi-
CANINE river and pump out the mine
The Michigamme II a small river that
curves around toward the south in the
shape - horseshoe. The mine is To-
catcd very near the stream; 50 near. in
fact that ono of TIE shafts OF the mine
extends far under its waters
The mine has always been considered
a dangerous oDs for men 10 work in. and
last nights disaster has often been pre-
dicted, bat the predictions gained little
crcicuce.
The water ~ rising every minute
Women and children stand around the
shaft distracted. wailing and wringIng
their hands. and even brave men are
appalled, az the magnitude II the disas
ter
Last night a shift ~ forty sir mircrs
descended 10 10 their nights labor 4 he
force worked IN small crews on the dir
fersnt levels % which there we're siy.
The sixth level Vas - feet down. IL
vas on the 9Th level that the danger
arose. The water had soaked through
and undermined the SUPPORTS of the
roof - this level and shortly after the
miners began work Il gave Nay and fell
on the rpcf the sixth. The lfvels above
losing their support. followed in its
wake almost instsntly while the Nichi
CANINE river emptied iis entire food
into the opening The bottom level q
the uTine on which most IL the men
working trends xith the river which sf
that point rune north and south. Was
reached by a shaft sunk en- the ves;
hank ~ the river. Just at the water =
esige.
When the eighteen miners rho made
their escape reached the shsff perfect
trrrent q vster wae rushing down. The
n3en bad g. come through this torre \ {
and they did Il by holding their breath
coming up from one PLATFORM 81 snefhe,.
Their eeeape wse nafseioos
The Nanefsid mine uas fifl~~fe,i n NE
lower ievei hy water iaet 4pring. sud
While N this coosiiiion IN ore Pillars -
fhe nrper lcvei4 N,r~ removed Il = a..
lerssi BY ORDER - TIE nupe~ihtensiert e
- nine 1his 80 ianht kssferei The
rnliahse ard TFev~ntesf mary - ~ ufr.
foftanate ualhers from essisping. AZ