The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-19

that the two professions almost inter
mingled. passed uniformed members of
the knights of Pytf1ias, accompanying
the body of J. b. Tindale. On other
streets groups of mourners bore grue-
some burdens to the railroad stations
TO be sent away for interment. Never
in the history of the city was a similar
scene presented. Streets were thronged
with a quiet, orderly crowd of grief
stricken friends and relatives. Bust
ness was suspended from the time of
the tragedy until all were buried.
How Doctors Worked.
Splendid work was done at the time
of the disaster. by the four local ply
sicians and the two who were sent out
from Salt Lake on hearing of the trag-
edy. Drs. Wilson, lie Compile, Doneher
and Wade have earned the gratitude OF
the whole population by the efforts
that were made to snatch the miners
from the death which seemed inevlta-
BILE to at least half dozen All hur-
ried to the scene OF the disaster as soon
as the news was sent TO the city, and
a few hours later Drs. Root and Plum
n,er Of Salt Lake arrived. Dead bodies
and those who were almost overcome
by the deadly fumes were being raised
to the surface as rapidly as the cage
could be sent up. Miners who had gone
to the rescue of their comrades had
become partially saturated with the
poisonous vapOrs and came reeing
from the cage. When the gate was
nung omen they fell to the ground.
bearing their CHASTITY burdens. No at
tention was paid the dead by the ply
sicians. Only the living were looked
after. Hastily piling in rows along the
boisting works those who were posi-
lively known TO be dead. heroic efforts
were made TO reSuscitate those VINO
sin breathed. At least six of those
who were brought out of the shaft IN
conscious were revived and owe ther
lives to the work of the doctors.
without question. the most unparal-
Ieled display Of blind but absolutely
unselfish heroism was exhibited oy
every miner who was in the hosting
works when 1 arrived said Dr. Will
son today. Dead and dying were De-
ing rushed to the surface when L ar
rived about o'clock. As soon as the
ca,Ts wound rise from the shaft a call
for volunteers was made. Death lurked
in the depths and every miner knew IT
well only too well. Not one refused
the call. Huge. muscular men pushed
desperately and fought TO get place
on the cage and take a chance with
death in their frantic desire TO aid IN
the rescue of their friends The strug-
riinE mass CROWDED dIOuitu AhC NdSS
and a crew had TO be picked from
them. Real. unassumed disappoint-
men1 marked the faces Of every miner
there who was not fortunate enough to
be sent down the shaft
Death Without Suffering.
"For a while I worked alone before
the arrival of the other physicians.
ms I.A Compile and Donoher had been
- 80 the Ontario. but I had been
sent to the Daly-West. They hurried
70 the latter mine as soon as the dead
snd injured at the Ontario had been
attended to. Or. Wade also hurried
up from the city, and DrS- hooI ailu
I3s,,,,,,,,sv came from salt Lake on the
snecial. some OF the men. al least four
or Eve. were at the point of death when
they were raised to the surface As
nhvxiation is the right word TO De USED
in accounting for the oeaths OF nesiilS
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