The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-02-27
RAGING FURNACE
UNDER THE GROUND
Miners EntOabed and Burn
ed to Death Calamity
at DiamOndvilIe


Scrprs McRae Press ASS %.
salt Lake. Utah, Feb 26.-A
special 10 the Tribune from kemmcrer
Wyoming says
Tho foiiowine O. an Incomplete list
az tile men known 90 oc dead in me
1iamondvnle No. ~ mine froa' th'
nrs which broke out last nisht
DAMIONk Dls FkANCAzcE. sine
gle
efASIppE ENDRiZZl single
stORDOpltA GAlARDf. single
ATHIIO KuCOL. single.
UrIsHPPT TRANsOL
rORONO FItEzOf. married.
PANTO F0RMOLEO. single.
BIErs HllNEi.A. single.
YANANO AVANYINI married
AIEsANDWO BAHFAGNOLLi mar
ried
VORADo ANGEL marwed
DONONODO iiOANt married
pALMASCO RlANt married.
i3IsTIsTA BAs0LO. married
JOHN HEIEfNENS. single
JAMES AND HEMMIuiSA PYHA-
G4AHTf iugic.
JOHN rASANEM. uierr.ed.
MAT TAI8SMhN. rOi1te
EMAIL AHo. sinSie
RAMS ftA ANSAMLi. single.
THOMAS SIMPSON and y year son
JiERBERf
FRANK DWyER single.
with the exception of Thomas simp-
son, and his son and Frank Dwyer al
the above are Austrians. IN addition
there are 1--WE ftaliaus and seven FIR
ianders. whose names are not yet
learned. making total OF th.rty-siN
lives lose
1t is given out by superintendent
Thomas et;satan and confirmed by
others fan,iiar VITA the circumstances
that the nyes Of an the men were cer-
iainly exunsuishcd within three min
utes of The ore gaining acendancN
al this writing p. ula the FIRE is
believed TO bc evunguished, at any
rate Il ~ nuily under control aud sup
erintendcnt sneddon announces that
he win open the mine tomorrow for the
recovery of the bodies.
ohastly preparations are now under
way for thf reception Of The bonies
the blaclxamithshop having been pre-
nared as a temporary morgue.
while the horror Is of less proportion
ahan the disaster q the Sooneid mines
ana tae stil liter one iu British Col
unbla, i is stnl sufficient TO impress
itseir THE large proportion OF men of
families among .ile ,.otitis7 adds 20 the
general distfffs ana an night long
women ana chndren hung around the
slone aling Ne s,ir wJtA their lament
ations for their lost husbands ana
fathers Hy daylight most OF them
were removed by the gentle hands OF
ministering friends.
An additional tragedy followed the
maln one today Thomas Simpson.
with his young son. Who are amons
ihe victims. came 90 Diamondville
from Alabama but six weeks ago,
bringing the wife and mother IN the
hope the change OF climate would ben
aflt her health The shock Of last
nights tragedy was too great for Mrs
simpsons delicate health and today
she died. thus every member OF the
family Is victim OF tho disaster
ghere are many other sad and dis
lresslng incidents being witnessed but
Aone more pethetic
Tho origin OF the FIRE has not been
definitely determined but il Is Thought
Il Nas the result % carelessneas or
some one IA the drivers cabin, back
ST the sixth level AZ this point the
drivers conercgate waiting FOR their
loads and a was thought a lighted
wick was icft ia smonldcr among the
rubbish The fire was discovered by
Driver Jamos Hudson. and ne states
that had the miners who have lost
thelr lives hecn English speaking the
death list would have been much low
~ for he gave the alarm thoroughly
and was severely burned himself IN
his efforts 20 communicate the danger
10 tho unfortunates. Tie was himself
rescued with great difficulty and i'
now under the doctors care The
failure OF Stmhtson and his son and
Dwyor to respond 20 this summons o
accounted for by being too far distant
% hear Hudsons voice
shortly after the breaking out Of th'
nre. superintendent SneddOn arrived
An examination proved 60 him the i'm
poeshiiity Of a single soul being alive
IA the heavy flames and gases general
ed 4 second attempt az rescue was
made but without avail and when th'
hopeiossness Of saving any lives be
came apparent superintendent gave
orders Co close the levels. This wai
done AZ once with the result that III
arc was brought fully under control
every operAng being hemerioaliy seal
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