Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-21

Telluride, Colo, Nov. 2l--Nearly
hundred men were probably suffo.ated
70 death IN the Smuggler- Union mine
IN Marshall Basin as the result OF a
IRE which consumed the buildings at
the mouth Of the bullion tunnel Twen.
y-tWo miners are known TO be dead
ANA scores of others are In the nine
workings, either suiiocated to death or
seeking safety In remote parts OF the
mine until the place is cleared of foul
gases and smoke
Fire broke out In the tramway bunk
mouse at the mouth of the bullion tun-
mel the principal opening from which
the property IS worked. and spread
rapidly % the boiler and engine house.
and blacksmith shop The tramway
terminal with IFS great ore bins and
several smaller buildings were all soon
wrapped In flames. A strong draft
drew the smoke from ne burning build
lngs directly in the tunnel and the niles
of drifts, upraises ana slopeg connect
ing with II began to M rapidly with
the smoke,
LOST HEADS IN EXCITEMENT.
In the excitement Of trying to control
the fire In the outside buildings the
mine was forgotten and before the SIT
uation was realized the workings were
fast filling with dense smoke. By this
time the buildings about the mouth Of
the tunnel were all abluze and nothing
could be done 10 stop the smoke from
going in.
AS soon as II was possible great bod
les of rock were blown into the tunnel
mouth ana the opening stopped, hut not
until the workings were filled and the
smoke working ts way through the
shafts to the surface a mile or more
up the mountain from the tunnel house.
The day shift some two hundred
men, had gone into the mine ana reach
90 tNolr stations before tho fire
started
BONE ESCAPED.
II is known that some Of the men
escaped through the old Sheridan tun-
mel and also through the old Union
workings, but they are thought to have
been but a small part of the force In
the mine.
The Smugger- Union Is the largest
mine IN the Telluride district. the out q
put being about two-thirds Of the total
or the camp, II is owned by New York
and Boston capitalists.
Persons who have come irro town
this morning from the Smuggler- Union
mine, which is four miles distant, be-
tween Marshall Gulch and the noun
talns say the workers have almost
abandoned hope OF hhdlng any Of the
imprisoned men alive Every entrance
to the property is the scene OF active
work and the willing hands are only
stayed by the fear OF certain death II
they enter the smoke-flled levels
Every few minutes men make q rush
inside, only 10 crawl back helpless and
shangllng as they meet the foul smoke
which fills the tunnels and levels,
OFFICERS REFUSE TO TALK.
The officers OF the company refuse to
talk either In giving information or in
expressing opinions as to the likelihood
Of early rescue OF the unfortunates yet
in the mine They viii only say that
the work win De continued until every
body has been recovered, and viii be
fastened In the hope that many may
be found alive.
The telephone and telegraph wires
were destroyed In the fire and the only
means Of communication is by messen-
ger,
BODIES IDENTIFIED
Twenty-Five bodies have been reoov-
cred These have all been Identified as
follows.
August Jaanta, Allen Henderson, Girls
Maxi. Tortenor Knos, the SHIFT boss.
William Warheld, John Peterson, VIII
liam Jones, William Graham Frank
Jadra, Mart Jadra, Gus Sundberg,
Obitta Rebatta, Anton Anell John
Glosson, Lewis Begigin, u. Dahlnstron
Joe Nelson, John Ahone. Mark. stark
Alexander Solomon, Sorey Barkley,
time boss, James Sunstrum.
The first started about o'clock this
morning from a defective hue IN the
clubhouse at the mouth Of the tunnel
IT quickly communicated With the oth-
er buildings. The dense smoke from
the burning conyerter-house, which was
saturated with OIL began pouring INTO
the tunnel, which, with the shafts OF
the mine, acted as a chimney.
REPORTS ARE MEAGRE
Denver. Colo, Nov. 2l-0nly a
mea1er report concerning the disastrous
FIRE at the Smuggler- Union mine near
Telluride. Colorado, has been received
al the local Office OF the company. II Is
no. known here this morning whether
the loss Of life will reach 100 as feared,
ar whether any bodies have been round
I'm addition 20 the % which were recoV-
cred aud identified last night The dam
age caused by the fire In the loss or
buildings Is estimated az $4,000 fully
covered by insurance but the mine viii
have 20 be closed for at least month";
SMOKE FILLS TUNNEL
The mouth u Bullion tunnel through
which the Smuggler- Union mines are
worked, Is located not over 90 or 6O feet
from the burned buildings, The smoke
from the start seemed 20 be drawn to
the mouth OF the tunnel and II enclr-
cled that point as II there We're no other
place OF escape. This was due to the
suction as the air In the mine was
warmer than that outside.
on account Of this suction movement
the majority OF mine and tunnel en-
frances have iron doors ready 20 lower
I'm rlace at minutes notice 70 stop
smoke on FIRE. Unfortunately, the Bul-