The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-01
LIVES OF OVER zoo MINERS
ARE SNUFF[D OUT IN WYOMING
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hurled from the mouth of the shaft
200 and 800 feet. Supt. E. S. Brooks
and a large force of men went at work
with will to remove the debris from
the shaft and reach the entombed min
ers. Their progress into the mine was
blocked by the foul gases and several
times they were forced to return to
the surface.
All day the rescuing party worked,
the force being increased from time to
time by the arrival of ranchmen and
others from nearby settlements and by
those of a relief train sent out from
Rawlins, which arrived at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Unconscious Men Taken Out.
About / o'clock four men were taken
out nalive and half hour later they
were followed by forty-two others.
Many were unconscious and had to be
carried from the workings. Some were
injured. but none fatally. Several are
in a, serious condition, but it is believ-
ed all will recover.
Two hundred and eighty-two men
tonight only forty-eight have been ac-
counted for. OF this number two are
dead. 1t was some time after the ex-
plosion occurred that the first man was
brought to the surface. He was fol-
lowed by others until / o'clock, when
the last were brought out. The rescu-
ers were unable to get further into the
mine until additional openings had
been made to permit fresh air to reach
the lower levels and clear away the
foul gases.
Rescue Work Slow.
Horses and scrapers were put at
work hauling debris away from the
shaft and cars were pushed down the
incline, loaded and hauled back up the
tipple' and dumped. The work is prog
ressing slowly, owing to the narrow
space in which the rescuers are COM
PEELED to operate, but by daylight the
mine should be opened sufficiently to
permit of deep explorations and the
rescue of the dead bodies.
Late tonight party of rescuers
reached four mules that were alive, and
this caused hope to arise in the breasts
of the tired workers and the anxious
women and children gathered about
the shaft. 1t is a faint hope, however,
for experienced mine bosses and min
ers say that when the imprisoned men
are reached all will be found dead.
Some Of the miners that escaped said
they saw twenty dead bodies in Entry
No. II.
Explosion Crazes Them.
They reported that many of the men
were crazed by the explosion and ran
hither and thither in the mine Many
of these could have escaped but they
laid down, buried their faces in their
hands and gave up the fight
OF the 234 dead about ITS were mar
ried and leave large families. About
100 were Firms, fifty were colored, and
the rest were Americans. Supt. w. L.
Park, of the Wyoming division; As
sistant W. A. Whitney and Trainmas-
ter Anderson, of the Union Pacific, are
on the ground assisting in the work of
rescue.
The Hanna mines are among the
best on the Union Pacific system be-
Ing established in 1878. The town was
named for Senator Mark Hanna, when
he was a member of the Union Pacific
Coal company. Mine No. is prac-
tically new property. 1t has twenty
six entries, fifteen miles of workings,
and a main incline shaft of one and
one-half miles in length. The mine has
been recognized as dangerous property
for some time on account of the large
amount of gas but the system of VENT
lation has been SO good that an acct
dent was not anticipated.