The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10

one reason why there were no signal
from the men below. All day long ef
forts have been made to get down tn.
shaft, but every attempt has been un
availing.
Mr.. Bach is at a loss to account 70,
the hre. Gus Daniels was the las
blacksmith to do any work in the shor
Ior the company. He did some work
the day before the fire though IL Is
claimed that the day of the fire a fire
was lit In the forge to melt some metal
Mr.. Bach intimates that the fire may
nave been caused by an incendiary. f.
N. Fletcher ventured into the raise
which comes up in the tunnel level
with the men who were at work laying
pipes In an endeavor to force pure air
down into the slopes and the bad air
out, but was overcome by the deadly
fumes. He escaped 10 the surface be-
fore ne got knocked out. but James
Dwyer was so overcome IL was only by
good treatment and prompt medical aid
that ne recovered. Severar other miners
suffered the same experience. Relays
OF men were put on in the tunnel, and
as one set would commence to feel the
effects of the bad air. they would drop
back and another set would take their
place. Mr.. Bach made the remark that
II would take many weeks unless some
thing unforeseen occurred to recover
the bodies from the mine
All of the unfortunate men are well
Known and highly respected miners in
the West. having worked i'm numerous
mines in Montana and more particu-
larly in the big mines of the state of
Nevada. John Buckley. the shift boss,
Is a brother of Martin Buckley, the
foreman of the mine. and has a large
family who live i'm the same house
that came near being blown up on the
same day as the Katie fire. the 18Th of
last August. His wife is a daughter of
Mrs. John Lynch, proprietress of the
Basin hotel. Besides a wife he leaves
two children.
Patrick Buckley is a cousin of Mar
tin and John Buckley. and is a single
man.
Murthy Sullivan is a married man.
his family living in the East
Hush McKewen is married. his family
living in New York state.
Willis Belden is alsU married His
wife went East last fall on a visit, but
IL is not known what part of the East
she is in.
Barney Wall. the pumpman, is not
but leaves a father. mother
and sister in the Black Hills. He was
born in Aspen, Col He has two broth
ers in Basin. Tom and Frank, and a
brother in Aspen.
@~N NtNAIliluT is a DTOtner or r. j.
Macarthur of Butte and of Charles Nc
Arthur, foreman of the Pauper's
Dream Mining company. on the Por-
Dhyry dixie.
III Is understood that there has not
been an amicable business relation ex-
sting between the eastern and the Hell
ma owners of the Hope. For some time
ne mill has not given satisfaction. II
having for the last year lost more than
,ne-half OF the values in the ores. one
action of the stockholders was I'm IA
0or or new mill, while the other was
n favor of repairing the old one. This
without other business dis
lsreernents led to shutting the mine
lown. There is a fine body of ore on
ne 35O-foot level. but the rich chute Is
n the east drift, in close proximity 10
ne katie's west end line. This the
ompany concluded not to take out. for
would last but a short time until the
Up would take II out of their ground
{ was more than probable that the
nine would have remained closed until
here was an adjustment of the differ
noes, and the result would have prob-
bly, been the building of a larger and
etter mill Superintendent Fletcher
ad been In town a few days prior to
ne fire ~ ,