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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
SCENES IN THE TRAGEDY.

There never was a mining disaster
OF any magnitude without instances Of
heroic seif-sacrifiee and conspicuous
examples Of individual courage. IN
every-recorded case it has shown work
men prompt and willing to risk their
own lives in going to the rescue Of their
co-laborers.
At Winter Quarters there were many
such exhibitions of gallantry, as fine as
ever witnessed on the field of battle
They were Intellectual and hopeless. bur
none the less grand When young viii
Clark dashed into the tunnel after the
explosion to aid his father and brother
who had been working there, he went 10
certain death But ne never faltered.
He felt that they needed him. and he
Nent. He persisted before he reached
them. and when ais lfeless body was
taken home his 16-year-old sister fell
dead at the sight.
Two brothers were found locked IN
each others arms. and in the arms of
Des n. a score of Iitde boys who help
ed their fathers were taken out with
the dead. one father had almost reach
ed the mouth Of the tunnel with his
son. and there they were discovered in
a last embrace where the after-damD
had overcome them There may have
been a hundred deeds Of unexampled
heroism and devotion of which the
world VIII never know.
After an explosion in a Pennsylvania
mine a few years ago. a boy related his
experience with one Of the rough miners
who saged his life. The man carried
him a considerable distance until the
after-damp was encountered. The lad
was frightened, and wanted to rush
through IT, This was certain death
and the man knew it, He lay down and
held the boy. who clawed and fought
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

personal intimacy is the keynote of the
literary tone of the journal. This note
IS struck with the very first article on
The Spectators Account of Himself,
and it is sounded in the second contri-
button, where Steele describes Sir
Roger and the Club"
The Sir Roger de Coverley papers,
thirty-three in number, do not form
novel, according to the accepted def
milton of the word: but they do contain
many qualities that afterward, in the
work % Richardson, in 154O, became
the definite characteristics of the full
hedged novel. This series of essays,
while possessing all the traits of the
essay, gradually unfolds the life, hao
its and environments of Sir Roger, a
parsonage fictitious, yet incorporating
the easily recognized characteristics Of
country knight. Associated with this
familiar figure are other lesser figures.
delicately, yet definitely, traced, such
as VIII Wimble and Will HoneYcOmb.
Moreover, this character sketch is not
without plan. 1t is devoid of plot, as
the word is employed in defining the
novel; The plan is simple enough. 1t
is as unnecessary to the characterize
ton az the tracery Of scaffOlding is to
Michael Angeles conception of the bib
lical scenes Sir Rogers presence in
the fluD, MS hOuSeholG, his ancestors,
neighb0rs. country life, etc, are so
many separate canvasses on which are
depicted the manners of the man and
his rural surroundings. Sir Roger in
London, Furthermore. presents the man.
ners Of the man against the perspective
of city life, and the writer has the OPP
portunity of contrasting country with
city life. Sir Roger in London means
a series of views of LondOn's show
places in the last century, to-wit West
minister Abbey the theatre, Vauxhan,
etc. And this plan contained one fur
Their episode that panied many a reader
besides DR.. JOhnsOn-AddisOn had TO
kill Sir Roger that nobody else might
murder him" In this simple exposition
of a noble character was hidden the
seed from which should spring the
mightiest product that literature has
ever knOwn-the novel. 1t was the inn
mediate begetter of Richardson and
Fielding; the ancestor of Dickens,
Thackeray and George Eliot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
COAL MINE GASES.

Since the explosion in the coal mine
near Scofeld. The Herald has received
inquiries concerning fire damp" and
after damp" As these matters may
be of interest to many readers at this
time, The Herald gladly devotes some
space to their consideration.
Fire-damp and after-damp are not
the same. Fire-damp Is an inham-
mable gas given of by coal in large
quantities, and the explosion is caused
by ignition when the gas is mixed with
atmospheric air. The composition of
fire. damp is very variable. Marsh gas,
which is light carbUreted hydrogen,
forms the main constituent, and oxy-
gen, carbonic acid and nitrogen in va
rying proportions are always present.
1t is claimed that f1re-damp when
mixed with from four to twelve times
its volume of atmospheric air is ex-
plOsive but when the proportion is
above or below these limits, it is mere
~ infammable and not explosive.
After-damp Is the irrespirable gas
left in the coal mine after an explosion
of fire-damp. 1t is chiefly composed
Of carbOnic acid gas and nitrogen.
The danger which arises from gas in
coal mines is considerably increased by
the presence of dust in the air: and
this, it is believed, caused the explo-
sion at Winter Quarters. Years ago
Galloway made a number of expert
ments in this direction and ascertained
that an explosion may be produced by
igrited particles Of coal dust in the
air, and that a lamp, ordinarily safe,
might create havoc in a puff of coal
dust. At Blauzy. in France, and else
where, fatal explosions have been
traced TO the firing of coal dust from
the fame Of a shot, even in cases where
no fire-damp was present in the work
inga"
Il is alleged that this was the trou-
Bile at the mines near Scofield. that
they We're so dry the passages had to
be wet down frequently. If this be
true, the most plausible theory of this
explosion is that somewhere in the
mine a match was struck, or a spark
Of fire flew from the point of a pick.
causing a small explosion, which ignit-
ed dust in the next chamber, then in
the next and so on until the gathered
force of all at the mouth OF the tunnel
blew the buildings and ventilating APP
paratus away with the force of a man.
moth cannon.
At all events. the investigation into
the causes Of this disaster should be
rigid and searching. Measures should
be taken to prevent a recurrence OF such
calamities. Precautions are required
and taken against explosive gases in
most mines, and something should be
required and done to prevent explosive
dust from filling the air.
Ventilation is one of the most import
ant branches Of the colliery business.
It not only supplies the men at work
with fresh air, but serves to remove
the dangerous gases given off by the
coal. Air can only be circulated for
this purpose by mechanical contriv-
ances, and it seems that an apparatus
should be stationed at either exit from
a mine, in order that air may be
pumped into one tunnel when the ma
chinery is destroyed or communication
is cut off at the other
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PARADOX AT SEA.

The New York Sun prints the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gloucester:
The schooner Nereid has arrived with
her flag at half mast for the loss of one
of her crew, Samuel Swim. What the
fishermen call an unlucky sea struck the
dOTy containing Swim and his mate
Bradford Lowe, and capSized her Swim
was thrown away from his dory and be-
ing unable to swim,- could not reach the
craft.
Such accidents are unaccountable 1t
is hard to understand why Swim
should sink After he was dead. and
Swim no more, he probably rose, as the
bodies Of the drowned are said to do.
But Swim should have lived UP to his
Name. Perhaps he tried to swim to
Lowe,
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of urbanity and good humor, instead.
1t created a healthy and sensible pub
lie opinion on matters of religion. lit
erature and life. The mistake is some
times made of assuming that Addison
entertained no intense convictions be-
cause in his character of Spectator he
wrote without intensity. But Addison
had a higher art than augmentation
and intense diction by which to effect
his purposes. There had been more
than enough controversy on all the
subjects which Addison touched with
evident calmness in the Spectator.
There was need of a respite from fierce
contention, and Addison's prose came
as a relief. The prose Of the Dreced-
ing century shows two extremes. That
of scholars like Milton, writing for
scholars. was based on the Latin model
and was characterized by long, in
volved and comprehensive sentences.
That Of the journalists, whose number
greatly increased toward the close of
the century. was coarse, eolloquial and
Intentionally slovenly. It is caTica-
tured in the Taller for Sept 2S, 1710,
from which a sentence or two will
serve to illustrate:
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THE HERAtD's FUND.

The response to The Herald's appeal
for contributions in behalf Of the
widows and orphans hereaved by the
scofield disaster has been prompt and
generous
Up to 10 o'clock last night over $1,000
had reached The Herald office and
people We're stiH coming in with
money Every mail during the day
and night brought evidence that the
whole state and iptermountain region
had been touched by the terrible af-
Fiction that mas fallen upon the women
and children at Winter Quarters. The
money came from rich and poor. from
young and old. It was accompanies
by such messages Of sympathy as
made the contributions doubly gener-
Gus.
While the amount donated to the
fund this first day seems large. it is
only a small earnest Of what should
and viii be done for the sufferers. They
are all women and children. deprived
OF their support overwhelmed by
appalling disaster and confronted
with an outlook that must be desper-
ate if help. ample help. is not forth
coming at once. Few of them are
able to provide FOR themselves. many
are without friends except among the
unknown thousands whose compassion
is going cut to them in this their hour
of trial. They should be made to feel
that their immediate wants viii be
looked after: that the whole state is
bent on befriending them
When the excitement attending the
great disaster has passed away the
pressure of want VIII make itself felt
There should be funds available
to give the distressed families time
to adjust themselves to the new
situation. There viii probably be
a Thousand. possibly two thousand
women and children To he fed and
clothed The number NAV ~ even
greater a staple calculation Wiz
snow that s100.0o0 can be used profit
a5iy in the RELIEF work without extrav-
agance. and If Utah can raise that
sum j. w.H nor be exceeding The de-
nands OF cormou humanity ia this
great emergency.
Beiiey,uE that thousands Of people
vino have not yet been heard from wiz
be sad TO contribute. when they know
the uisels-y o. tho case. The Herald
viii continue 80 receive ana account
for gtts for any amount from any
source It VIII see that every cent is
applied - the relief OF distress and viii
render d report Of its stewardship that
VIII show low the money has been ex-
pended. Not on cent viii be charged
for administration % the funds-the
entire amount donated will so TO the
people for whom it is intended. Every
contribution VIII be Acknowledged in
the columns Of The Herald
Now is the time to give
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
GOLDEN AGES OF LITERATURE.
XIX.-ADDISoN AND THE AGE OF
PROSE AND REASON.
(Coneluded)
BY JOSEPH VILLIERS DENNEY,
AN

Addison was born in Wiltshire in
1872, his father being dean Of Lich-
field In school days, at Charter house,
he began the long friendship with
Steele, of which Thackeray writes so
charlningly:
Dick Steele the Charter house
cowboy, contracted such an admira
ton in the years Of his childhood and
retained it faithfully through his life
Through the school and through the
world, whithers0ever his strange for
tune led this erring, Maynard, affec-
tionate creature. Joseph Addison was
always his head boy Addison wrote
his exercises. Addison did his best
themes. He ran on Addison's messages;
tagged for him and BACKED his shoes;
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didn't have to conquer Greece or Sicily
to get to do business in Europe.
We want the trade OF the 100000
FiliDinos as much as we want the
trade of the 5000 600 inhabitants of The
Netherlands, but we never yet gained
a customer by war.
The conquests Of this republic are the
conquests of peace. This is not Spain
and no imitation of the methods Of the
conquistadors will make this nation
great or respected.
It's glory lies in other fields. It's
grandeur is erected on higher plane.
There let it stand and expand. 1t has
set new ideals for the nations of the
world during the last century. Let
it live I'D TO them.
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Addison and Steele builded greater
than they knew. II was certainly i'm
their point of view. fully to understand
the latent forces centered in that new
project about to be issued in the col
umns Of the Spectator For our point
of view we can explain why the Spec
tatOr was given to the world in March,
I'LL We can understand why the half
century preceding the reign of Queen
Anne resulted in the great political
struggle between two radically opposed
parties, one desiring government by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

The seat Of war has been changed
from the island Of Luzon to the island
of Samar in the Philippines. It ap-
pears to be only a question of time
when the entire archipelago is in open
revolt. This seems to be the normal
condition Of these tropical lands. Lu-
zon has always been regarded as the
most Peaceful of the group, while the
treacherous Sulus. who have made such
ostentatious professions of friendship,
are really the most dangerous sub
jects of the Philippines to handle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
of the Weather Bureau
Salt Lake city. Utah, May ?

salt Lake City. Utah, May ,, 1915
Maximum temperature. "a degrees; min
imum temperature. 40 degrees. mean tenn
perature. - degrees, when is . degrees
below the normal: accumulated de-
1Iclency of temperature since the Isl of
the month, degrees; accumulated excess
Of temperature since Jan l. 5G6 degrees
Total precipitation from p. III. to D.
m, Q inch; accumulated deficiency Of
precipitation since the list of the month
10 inch; accumulated deficiency OF pre-
cipitatiOn since Jan. ], 30 inch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
SOCIETY NOTES.

Mrs. w A. Nelden was yesterday re-
elected chairman of the music section
of the Ladies Literary club. Mrs.
HOppaugh viii serve as vice chairman.
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Wallace Lyman of Omaha Isl the guest
OF Mr. and Mrs. George Y Wallace.
(. =, %
Mr.. and Mrs. James a. Pollock will
shortly take possession of the Stout
home on South Main street.
g g @
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Stout will re-
move to $40 South State street.
g g @
The marriage Of Miss Evelyn Muir
ray and ". II. Irvine took place yester-
day at the brides home. Bowling Green.
KY The happy couple will make their
home in this city.
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Spain has introduced a reform in the
carrying out of the death penalty. Ex-
ecutiOns viii be no longer public and
criminals viii not be exposed TO public
view in the prison chapel for twenty
four hours before being put to death.
aa in the past. The object of this GUS
tom was to enable the criminal to pre-
pare for death and to allow the public
70 join in praying for his soul. The eff
feet Of it viii be to reduce the brutal
izing influence Of capital punishment.
When the gallOws used to be erected on
some eminence in this country and
criminals executed in the view of thou
sands, children took to initiating the
work and gOssips TO discussing such
scenes as matters of neighborhOod con-
Germ. The tendency was demoralizing
and brutalizing, and served to bring the
severest penalties of the Law into con-
tempt. 1t may be several years before
Spain becomes progressive enough to
abolish the death penalty altogether.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

How would The Herald commence
to enforce the law against the Stand
ard Oil trusts?" asks a, contemporary.
1t would secure the services of an at
torney general who would enforce the
law. The rest is easy. The law is
plain The violation of it by this COM
bine is. notorious. The supreme court
has upheld the law. Precedents have
been established. Complaints have
been made by competitors who have
been crushed by this monster law
breaker. But nothing can be done with
an attorney general like Griggs or
during an administration that keeps
such a prosecutor in Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

Tonight at the Salt Lake theatre.
THE Evil Eye. viii be the attraction
for one night only. Yale's extraya-
ganzas have achieved a great reputa.-
ton. and THE Evil Eye" is said to be-
one Of the best
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

1t takes the administration press
these days to tell how this government
has been administered without regard
to the wishes Of the governed. History
will have 20 be rewritten-Or reread.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

And now the boilermakers of Chi
gone out on a strike. They demand
their share Of the prosperity on which
the trusts are thriving.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

Work while you work and play
while You play is the homely old
adage which forms the burden of adj
vice to the young readers Of St NichO-
las, contained in Theodore RooseveIt's
article entitled. What We Expect Of
the American Boy" in the May num-
Der of that magazine. Gabrielle Jack
son begins new story for girls called
Pretty Polly Perkins" and Josey and
the chipmunk finish their series of ad-
ventures - adventures Temarka bic
enough to suggest and even rival
those of Alice in Wonderland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

The Prince Of Wales is keeping up
his reputation as a sport. He picked
the winners at the New Market races
yesterday and carried off a handsome
stake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

The Nicaraguan canal bill received lit
tie opposition in the house yesterday
Prospects for an interoceanic water
way seem to be frightening. But the
canal should be under the absolute con-
troll of this government.
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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

The leading article in Golfers Week
ly is Lieutenant Gillmore's description
of his captivity among the Fflipinos.
The story is told in a simple, soidierIy
fashion, without egotism or superla-
tiveS- Indeed, the only touch of
emphatic language is in the words of
praise given to Colonel Hare and his
men, who came to the rescue Of the
Gilmore party. Julian Ralph in his
South African correspondence has
much to say of the devotion of the
British soldiers to Lord ROberts-the
Little Bobs' of his devoted warriors
He is very quiet in manner, very free
and democratic with all who do not
try to be too free with him, very broad
in seeking and accepting information
from all can give it to him. no matter
how humble or unpublished they may
be-"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

Several thousand Beers have been
deported to So Helena. But there
seems to be enough in the Transvaal
for all practical purposes yet.
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Denver News: The American soldier in
the Philippines is truly unfortunate. He
not only has to brave the climate and
Filipino bullets, but is threatened again
with the scourge of canned beef.
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Los Angeles Herald: Reference 10 in
sane soldiers is frequently made in news
from the Philippines, and the proportion
OF such cases is evidently abnOrmally
large. No explanation is ever given, how
ever. as to the causes which lead to this
affection worse than death When harden
the cause of causes must be too dreadful
to contemplate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03

The conclusions of C. z. Akers in
Harper's Weekly as TO the Situation
in Cuba" are to the effect that con-
ditions are most encouraging after the
year Of American rule, and that only
the widows and orphans of that island
now stand in need of aid. The queens
progress through Dublin is shown in
a number Of pictures. and the raising
of the siege of Ladysmith is also ex-
tensively illustrated.
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Chicago Record: There must be mill
lions of those FilipinOs, when we are kill
ing about 1000 a week without percepubly
diminishing the supply.
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WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES,

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Raise no mem
orial to Pillar. He still lives.
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Atlanta Journal The Philippine war
was declared to be over a week ago. Now
we are told that the Filipinos were more
aggressive last week than ever before
since the war began. The press censor
does his work bravely but the truth viii
pop out.
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Art.

Chicago Post)
''It takes an artist to cut hair nova
days"
Yes, and it takes an artist to go with
out getting his hair cut
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Omaha World-Herald: Is General Otis
willing that his only monument shall be
a heap of the rebeIlious backbone he has
broken2
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Ohio State University.

SIR ROGER DE CoVERLEY.
BY CHARLES T. MCLUMPHA,
PHI. D.
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Helena Independent: We can take the
Philippines away from the FilipinOs II we
persevere. burly thief, armed with a
murderous club, can fell a small girl and
snatch her purse.
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Anaconda Standard: The Philippine in
surrectiOn. il should be remembered, was
suppressed some time ago. The Ameri.
can troops killed those 300 Filipinos Tues
day and Wednesday just for exercise.
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Boston Traveller: The American people
would like to have the government pro-
vide some statistics as to the number of
United States soldiers who have died in
battle or hospital or gone insane in the
Philippines. We have a good deal to say
about British losses in South Africa, how
about our own in the far caste
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