The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-11
TWO MEN WERE RESCUED
Az Awful Night Imprisoned in
the Mine.
A CHAMBER OF HORRORS
Opening OF Small Pocket OF Gas One
of the Theories of the Cause OF
the Explcson-A Searching
Investigation.

Carbonate, Wash, Dec. 10.-Stunned
the people here seem too dazed for any
expression of grief of a demonstrative
nature.
Thirty-tWo is the number of dead.
AS by miracle two men were rescued
at o'clock this morning after suffering
an awful night entombed in the dark
cavernous chambers of horrors Al
mcst moelling the dolsful situation, cne
of these men, Peter Merpx. proudly
slapped himself on the breast as he was
emerged from the mouth Of the main
tunnel. ejaculated Peters is all right:
hows my dogs?"
In painful contrast to him was the
other fortunate, named Michazl Knish.
Pole. SO sickened had he been with
the bad air, ladened with its blacikdainp.
that he could hardly find his voice.
and what utterances he did give vent
to were born Of delirium.
Later in the day Knish said: II waS
working on the fourth cross-cut when
it came. After that | went 10 sleep
and somebody came and woke me up
and took me out yf there"
That was the tell-tae measure Of his
period of consciousness. All he knew
was that an explosion had happened
and then he fell asleep. until rescued.
He had lain in the cool depth over Is
hours and had not the least conception
of this length of time. On the other
hand. Peter. the Frenchman. had been
blindly cropping around in the dark
ness for the most of the night on his
hands and knees, seeking for some
avenue of escape
The injured. in addition te Knish,
number five. They are Andrew Kich-
inko, Michael j. Kichinko, Hungarians;
Abraham kalunki, a Finn. and James
Conway. the first man to leave the
mine of Foreman Davis shift all OF
whom are severely burned, and Can.
dido Parolini, an Italian, who has sew
eral ribs fractured by falling imbers.
Governor Rogers will conduct a
searching examination as to the cause
of the explosion. He has telegraphed
State Mine Inspector Owens, now at
Spokane, to attend the inquest to-mor-
row and examine witnesses himself
The question of inefficient ventilation
of the mine in accordance with the state
law will be thoroughly gone into.
1t has been found impossible to Sc
cure an impartial coroners jury in the
| mining district and Coroner Hoska has
gone to Tacoma and will select his ju-
rorS there
The theory of Superintendent Davies
is that a small pocket of gas was open
ed and became ignited The concussion
of gas explosion caused the terrific ex-
plosion of dust which caused all of the
damage and loss of life.
The total number of men in the un-
fortunate shift was 76, of whom A are
alive, all of them having escaped or
been rescued.
A revised death list follows:
Company men-Leonard Johnson.
Henry Soini. Matt Rehla and Victor
Ruhinaki (formerly given as John
HID, all Firms; Michael Kichinko.
John Mellon and Andrew Gecey, Polas:
John H. Jones, David Thomas. Howell
Meredith. ST.. Watt Jones, Evan Nj.
Lewis, Daniel Davis and Reese Jones.
all Welsh: William Wilson, Joseph Lee
and Richard Dare, Americans, and Ben
Zeigler, ir., German.
Contract miners--August Hainaut
and Emil Hainaut Belgians: Paul Cur
tiss, Adam Pavoll. John Folta and Ste
phen Kraunoga, Poles: Ben Zetglef, sr.,
German; Mat Nulan and Jacob Lande,
Firms.