The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-11


stand the blow that has fallen upon their
elders, they played about the town yes
terday with the abandon of holidaytide.
Innocence of Childhood.
The mines have been closed since Sat
urday morning. and where there Is no
work they think, with childish philosophy.
there should be play. To see O. gleeful
procession OF little- fellows following
corpse to the morgue brought tears to
many strong mans eyes, Possibly one
child in that happy band was looking his
Last on the face of father or brother.
Bottom of the Canyon,
Carbonate sits on the brow Of the hill
that frowns across deep canyon at
furrowed sister eminence. Along the
bottom OF the canyon runs a troubled
stream. lashed into white fury BY great
yellow rocks. From the town the bot
tom Of the canyon is reached by an In
cline, up and down which cars arc oper-
ated by small but powerful engine at
the top.
Along the edge Of the mad little stream.
at the bottom. are black mouth OPEN
ings leading in under the hill on which
NutDoi~"o 1eonus' ~ hHvwH az
Wingate NIL ana 10 catacombed with
tunnels. shoots ana crosscuts.
wingate Hill Tunnels.
Along the canvon- ON the carhon.6o
side, runs the narrow gauge railroad. ON
which the coal cars are tussed along by
q. dwarfed engine, bridges being built at
the mouth OF each of the big tunnels. !. 1.
., ana .. NO. Z has been shipping 400
tons OF coal DAY TOR years. While held
by the miners az one OF the most danger
Gus OF the several parts OF the mine, they
agree that the ventilating apparatus was
more than adequate to the apparent needs
OF the tunnel. ana are apparently at q
loss to understand what could have caused
the explosion.
Explosion . Mystery.
The fire. boss 2ees 1opes who ss.urd.v
r,nrn,,r chalkaa -, tha h,acl hosra e.
the mouth Of No. ths reassurinr letters.
~, u n. 80, .sa..a -. x ~. ,...-.S 40
liable men on the camp. Explanations?
Yes. few. but they are always given
with vagueness that - extremely unsat-
isfactory- Tho only ones who could tell
are dead. Did some miner carelessly strike
lignt Tor his PIPE, or for. an Ill working
lamp! Did a contract miner. eager to
make big showing, put In q too heavy
cnarge OF giant powder ana create fric-
Ton OF nying fragments sufhctent to ig-
hite tne lurking gasesf VINO can tell.
Knew Not What Happened.
Two men who .ved through m. evr,o-
sion. even thnurh u,nrkInv IN /. nart ~ -.
mine near the heart of the catastrophe.
were found this morning in chambers in
tne iourtn crosscut. lSo feet above water
level Wnen drought to lie one Of them.
an OLD Frenchman named Peter Merp.
1antasucaiiy exclaimed:
Peter - all right. Where are his dogs?"
Wnat nad happened to him ne Could not
explain. The other, Finn namei Knish.
can naroiy speak because OF injuries to
his lungs, caused by fredamp. The strug-
gies OF these two In the darkness. bruised
and stunned by the effects OF the concus-
sion, can De better imagined than DE-
scripeo.
Closed the saloon.
nuinors oI possible riot Drought snerin
Anis mere SATURDAY n'snt. ne came pre-
pa.eu ior 'iouoie' uue iouno tnat every
'nins was uhusuahy queI anu tnat the
n.oss neeoeu "eie Soropef uosSa ana
o's'e WINE ihspector owens me only
saiooii III 'ne pace mas peen closed.
GOV. Rogers. VINO arrived on the same
Train with SneriH Miiis, returned to Taco
ma early shs MORNING leaving Fish Com
missioner Little N charge.s pending the
arrival OF inspector owens, who Is expect
ed tomorrow night.
Company Not CuIpnble.
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