The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
FLAMES FAR UNDER GROUND.
Constant Danger of Fire in tho Deep Lake
Superior Coppe Mines.


Oon''"" Dnnbe At "0o A"N
'up
HouoHToN. Mich. Nov. l6-The Atlantic
mine. one OF the Oldest ana largest copper
producers OF the Lake superior District Is on
fire. The flames were discovered last week
near U shaft. on the seventh level. foo rect ne
low the surface. and arc supposed to have been
caused py careless miners VINO went 10 that
part OF the mine. wnere the copper rock mas
been dug out, to eat their midnight luncheon.
The mine Is now Theoretically sealed and the
~ "N ~ .nN ou', n,oe , ono
rom u. iew huuureu iee' " nea,iy f.oUo
Ieee nave caused the loss OF scores o, ives IN
H,v ooppe nuu -,
wiz oiean OUT tne drl,.s quicker tnan any o1ner
that minara ,re blasting and warna tboaa who
s sns y o 49,. a - se -,
near 1t to seek spots distant from the scene OF
the blast.
The frat and most costly mine fire was In the
$50, n.s "S1 a unnIs 4, Iao7 l r ma' h"n
Calume1 ana hecla mine In 1861. W thou-
sand men were thrown out OF work for moro
than a month and several lives were lost.
The cost OF the fire to the mine was never made
known by the management, but is variously
estimated at from one totwo million dollars.
The shafts leading into the mine were all COW
cred with heavy timbers. over which clay and
sand were spread and packed tightly down.
Despite all Efforts to cut OH the supply OF air
me mo. = pulseu s.uooornly ios many week..
~ All" L nto "as ioio"eu %i.n'n
i sitbi imam a i. a gSa5 by b q q ss tSipS, 1 I'm thu see so lseSs5
and tA again ar'h IN t the third d. fire. t the me re s cutt sgr0 otf
o ~ tb st am . IN Sne Inaru to mpu if too mere s1os. e = uroose OIL
the immense underground openings of the
nina containing air n foed the femea for
weeks: hence carbonic acid gas was generated
in huge steel tanks and sent down into the
Are TIbia smnfberina nlan Vac q SncoesS
Ire. I'M h r sm11 in ara p.an was q success;
SSaanaSne t sne nnr oe 2IH hf fe rt greaf i6 preSa Ut en- nave
WAY. aers So Sn noI reGu,aTi 9r empi5Sea IN tne
panied by a mining %captain' ON a trim pass
signed BY HeIapderF Agassiz. 'Presiden t Of p the
Ga N.Y. Mana ISeerrlnSSe1R9eHW b J4na %R bsye an ana
thorIty to n allow visitor; to of the nina neVe T P6 aus Is
Se9;o1 se a rear m S@psrieree eaenof ana AZ E sI y 4
ddh6Fo0puaR tne ppopep1y u moe bneir SharRe; Ere
tbs Tni W bg rbi abu ~ Eee nare osSn p W. b ba
cut of from the others nso On short notice.. Just a
ocean N. s. t @ me- w haTe w nan ba nIos ana a. alr,tiGns
c oSnmsnts1 ent5os w IN cas can IN c 1S eiose a. on a Iew
t Ing. on M rseIs EiP n,sc run =. th tSa ;ine every i e, and
and Srifts whicb corresnonT% in he mine re
street CORNERS in = eity: 'TSIephoniis and tslso
~ the mine nn n the pro ~ rha IL tso an c an sfaTI1Ts
Guarded re- al against fire tt9p most cities eaf WVihhiiIss
tho 10 mot and Hnnln haa crTaraI r,i1innn
~ doI1ars' ne"mniarv loss tbronuh nine hres
the o ioss Of lie pesq has BEEN ,DS Se snF9 smaili mine nfeS'
tba Tat Eee snnari mrn miHe I,sAS Sisfr sceT wan nno " I'm In
S,e i mines Which Joins the SS sIMnS a. and snS
HHs ecIe' IN mSS eptem mbb eri \ 4 x n Geie caneh ti IN
~ leUveff' :, 20s0p fee tp beI 0ego tbe az snr rmfep
shortly before noon, presunably from a can.
ns,eopta ia n " anyyeda1eiS mins ana ita ioda 10
as firm rs the foot and hanTine wv walls Whicb
are ~ tran rnck az npvieiHdinn = g T tbe or,nfta
hills hence there was hut little timber In the
nraasnnns, M nci so = he EN- II peIatreo =" aHpIua
e and Ties for The tr.nk titseif Tidh sida ana
roof pieces to hold the track in shape S,1' The
thnir 9omn ,nnhenn Menv ~ +bsm .nabaSS
al III i u ~ dnega;r fm pnm a % f n hH iauGHea
e0t sbair in so little T 1Imbe G:c and G @lIs led to .
natural sHstem az yentilstion' the air pnin@
down No. s3SI s6aft and M eominR I'M No Z a u! 55OSS9 } %
steep shaft iickinr IN the wooden timber fhe
emrren sta OF heeaateedi air forc wS'H its wav oSainst
the downward dTaueht from the he surfaces and
througb No, = a down dTauabt WAS created nv
the suction Of the flames. The fire fire 'I was mora %s
i Sn rsToh nan ae a mItted o SH " c Jnie Seris 3 eoa 59 }ast th Re
length can scarcely be IMAGINED by those who
We're not witnesses Of the IRE. The s Change sf in
%nenc ssm ereat ih SoInmes of as ana ans as a. e eo ~see
Whirisd Into the drifts CONNECTING T!o the T twS
enan ana InHhSH lhe3 an inc HndeTGround
the smoke the miners Who had stopped to
& shafts SONS escsned NV rIdi me- nn = to 10 IL,
a , sfa on i'm TN sL GIsai ntba pS adulnR up 70 tne
Safety BY the ladders after a climb Of / i440N0S Feet hn
IN the m0st rnbust wbila otbers suecnmh nnS
In The drifts and vet others died on tbe II eSn
der wa One n man was found 4 five d. DAYS ss1 later ter.
S stasah Mo sky a Zee o. M .ne si snria ns Tdth arms ana
tte teeth "f8 rmnpYy a cIIipeb - on erae lie o' to oms tsdus Tau ana