Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-05
LATEST STORY
Of EXPLOSION.
Heroic Conduct Of Miners in Ell.
fort 10 Save Their Entombed
Companions.
FULL LIST OF THE VICTIMS.
Condition of che Mine and the Eject
OF the Explosion on Lower
Workings.
Sreclal CORRESPONDENCE.

Dlamondyille, Wyo.. Dec. s.-There
Is but little change since yesterday in
the condition OF things pertaining TO
the explosion In No. mine. The res
cuing parties continue the work OF
clearing the mine, or rather the slope,
putting up brdttices at the mouth OF
the various entries, as they push their
way down the slope IN their endeayor
10 reach the entombed men. An extra
rope has been nat ON the engine and
some cars attached, which help make
the work of the resCueIs more easy.
safe and rapid. The body OF Robert
Marshall is the only body yet brought
ont The reseuers are down to the
eleventh level, and know where the
bodies Of John q. Grinishaw and VIII
Ham Wilson, his partner, are located on
the Twelfth level They were breaking
off an cnbry on the twelfth level and
the cars We're let down TO them to
load They rang the "trip up Just at
the time the explosion occurred The
ears are there yet
Tom Evans who was reported injur-
cd also James Kiddy are, il appears,
unmjured. Mr.. Evans is well known
at ogden and North ogden. The men
had left the mouth OF the slope but
just few minutes and were only a
few yards away when the explosion
occurred. and We're thus as 1t were,
miraculouJy saved. There are no
'Mormons' among the entombed men.
WORK RETARDED.
The work of the rescuers ls now re-
tarded by some caves-in and the in
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be very cautious now No naked light
IS allowed below the eighth leyQl The
rcscuing party pushed down to the
twelfth Level but had TO retreat on ac-
count Of the afterdamp small fire
Was found IN room four ON Eleventh
south between two walls of coal, or
rather In a crevice I'm the coal. and
only ~ sacks OF sand were called for TO
bury II and put 1t out.
A reporter OF the Denver Post is hers
and was handled, not gently, for the
sensational and ex,ravagant manner In
which he gave an account Of the ex-
plosIon He promises to have 1t correct-
cd, and was shown through the mine
as far as possible, that he might see
for himself
Mr.. White general manager of the
G. G. Il Coke Company arrived here at
from Cumberland. Mike Blake, Need
aman and others
CONDITION OF THE NINE
As to the condition OF the mine, al
or the rock cemented stoppings, IS
inches thick were blown out but the
roof, which is mostly coal, IL not ali
coal is In good condition The track
was covered at places with rocks. coal
"a
also blown out, near the top OF stone.
IL was repaired, and canvas stoppings
put IN at the mouth OF an the entries.
nailed 70 a wooden frame work, as far
down as we went.
A VOICE IS HEARD.
When at about the fourth level lights
we're seen away down the slope, and a
voice heard. quiet, men, shouted
Foreman James Hunter. He though, II
was some OF the eutombed men COM
ing out, but was mistaken. as IL was tho
voice or Supt sheldon, calling for A
man 20 be sent down. In an instant a
young man, Sam Faddis leaned under
me canvas and away he went down
without any thought OF what might he
the consequence, Supt Sneddon Joe
Blrd' Walter Morrison and Lindsay Fad.
dls Rad gone round by way of No. 3 mine
HhH came IN below the resouIng party
on The sixth level. They made lash
Gown "a the eighth level, where the
pump IS located to rescue Robert Mar
snau' we pump man, but could not find
nm Walter Morrison was overcome
by the afterdamp ana Il was ali no
could 90 TO get out. They all had a
good dose Of It, Supt sheldon came
up ana reported that he had been
around IN the man way. etc, and that
they We're clear all around us and there
was no IRE and we need not be af-
Uald but push forward as fast as we
could Above was the condition of the
mine thus far,
suPT SNEDDON'S COURAGE.
Supt sheldon Is coura geous man.
re never says 20 boys until he has gone
himself Talk about courage on the
battlefield No geater courage Is known
or ever seen than is exhibited by the
coal miners. They think not of them
selves In times Of danger but OF others
who are in danger.
NAMES OF ENTOMBED.
Report has II that there are 81 men
cntomhed. which is considered official.
but don't think there Is any more than
at first reported. The names OF the
entombcd men are az follows.
English--John G. GrlmshaN, John
MaNdsIey, Thomas Faulds, Henry
Greenwood all single.
Scotch-John Clark. married, no chill
dren William Wilson, single Robert
Marshall, married, four children
G7rman William Shields. single.
Fnlanders--John johnson. married
t"o children John Kasaci. Gus John
son, Henry Usitais, all single.
AttrH F.sNa. q
lied. two children; John Smrdel. Matt
Smrdel brothers, both single
There are reported to be SIX Aus
trians entombed, but the Austrians say
there III only three as above given John
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