The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-11
One MORE LIFE LOST
The lll-Fated Hope Mine Claims 1t
Eighth Victim.
STIFLED BY DEADLY FUMES
Albert Boulware Tries to Reach
the Bodies of His Comrades
Only to Add His Name
to the Death Roll.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Basin, April 10.-Anouher life has
been sacrificed to-day in the desperate
effort to rescue the seven men who are
in the depths of the Hope mine. A
great many OF the miners have ven-
tured to the 50-foot level from time to
time, but as the air overcame them.
they were obliged to return to the sur
face. Emboldened by the many at
tempts to reach the 50-foot level, a
party consisting of Albert Boulware,
Martin Buckley, Charles. Macarthur,
James Baker, Ed Murphy, Tommy
Wall, w. H. Shea and Pete Macarthur
went below. deeming ii best for the
safety of all that a number descend
together so that, If one would be over
come with the deadly fumes. the one
being in distress could be assisted by
the stronger men of the party.
The descent was made to the 100
Some of the number having felt the
effects long before reaching that level
returned to the surface. Boulware was
in front of Baker on the first set above
the 100 He asked Baker for a light,
while leaning up against a post. Baker
noticed that Boulware was overcome
by the gases and tried to assist him,
but his head commenced to get dizzy
and he, too, left for the surface, or he
would in a short time been left in the
mine along with Boulware. Buckley,
before that time, had ordered the men
out of the mine, for he himself had
commenced to feel the effects of the
deadly gases. When Baker left Boul-
ware he was sitting on a rock.
After all OF the men had reached the
surface another party consisting of
Joseph Spradt, Tom White Hayes and
Axtell attempted to rescue Boulware.
but for the reason that they did not
yxyh hn
turned, when a third party, consisting
of John Bennett and Pat Padden, start
ed on the same errand. They, too re-
turned without having accomplished
what they started for. Pat Padden
was completely overcome by the dead
ly fumes and went into convulsions
after reaching the surface. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was taken
home by number of the sorrowful
miners
Alfred Boulware is a married man,
with two sons and a daughter, all of
whom live in this town His wife soon
learned that her husband was in the
mine and that he was given up for
dead. The news caused her to go al
most distracted 1t was a pitiful sight;
1t was with the greatest difficulty that
she was kept from following in the
Footsteps of her husband. She got
close ITO the mount of the tunnel, and
her agonizing cries brought tears to
many an eye. Every effort is being
made to rescue the men. and especially
Boulware. Neither time, money or ex-
pense is spared in the accomplishment
of this object.
A high stack has been erected at the
mouth of the tunnel which connects by
pipes with the old Slopes. Thus an at
tempt is made to draw all of the deadly
gases from the mine. A shaft has been
commenced above the old slopes on
the surface by which to have another
outlet to the surface. and when this is
completed ii is hoped to rid the mine
much quicker than by the means hith-
erto adopted. Homer Emerson, Charlie
Macarthur and Martin Buckley are do
ing the work and every man in the
town who wants work gets it, In the
hope of rescuing their brother miners
there was a determined effort, and
many men were overcome by the
gases. Foreman Buckley ventured
farther into the mine with a determi-
nation to learn, If possible. If the air
was good below and If there were any
nope for the seven, among whom were
a number of his near relations
superintendent Bach has been at the
mine since the day after the calamity.
he says 1t Is a mistake that there are
no ladders in the shaft from the 200 to
0.
lie says that there is ladderway in
all parts of the mine and that the con-
nections with all parts of the under
ground workings were perfect for men
70 escape before the tulkheads were nut
In, but he says the bulkheading of some
or the drifts may have cut off escape
IN some places. He further says that
ne cannot see how the bodies can be
recovered from the bottom of the mine
in anything like reasonable time. as
the company has no shaft through
Whlch II can hoist. Mr.. Bach is of the
opinion that Ii would be just as well.
ana better, to run a drift from the
Katie. when that mine starts up. and
recover the bodies by means of the
urlIts from that mine. for. If the Hope
company should recover the bodies hv
means of plant on their own ground
1t would necessitalte the sinking of
new shaft
The Hope shaft is DESTROYED almost
entirely from the 50-foot level To the
surface. The collar of IL comes ont in
big slide OF loose rock, which origin
ally had 10 be excavated while the
ground was frozen before the hofst
which was destroyed by fire could he
built. 1t would be next to an impossi-
bility to raise the shaft or sink n AZ
this time of the year in this loose and
rolling material
Pat MCGOWAN for some time was
given up as having been lost i'm the
mine. he having gone down with the
hrst party. but he had been overcome
by the gas and had wandered home.
Pat was one of the first to venture into
the mine after the fire.
Basin presents a scene of sorrow.
with the whole population of the place
in sadness and gloom. Alfred Boulware
who lost his life to-day, has followed
the life Of a miner for years. He was
highly respected by everyone. He was
ambitions and anxious TO render all
the aid in his power to the men below.
and insisted that others who volunteer
ed their services stand back so as 10
permit him TO do his part for the seven
brother miners with whom he had
worked. BY some Of the miners il is
thought that two of the seven men
We're on the 100-foot level and these two
are the miners they tried To rescue
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