The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-05

y LEGATION of the methods followed y
by the salvage engineers at COur- =
] = rieres with the idea of prOseCut- y
Ing them under the criminal code y
+ for negligence and manslaughter. y
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Lens. France. April Another liv-
ing survivor of the mine disaster at
Courrieres March 10, was discovered
this morning and brought out of the
pit.
The finding of another miner alive
| after twenty-five days entombment
! caused intense excitement The man
was found in pit four of the Sallau
mines. He was in good condition
According to his first statements this
man, Auguste Berton, suffered less
than the preceding rescued men. He
is 30 years old and was born in the
same place as Nemy, the leader of the
! thirteen men rescued March 80.
Wild Excitement.
AS the news spread through the re-
gion it caused evaporation against the
engineers who have been directing the
salvage work. NJ. Leon, the state en-
gtneer, when he arrived at the pit
was surrounded by crowd of people
who cursed and swore al him, one
woman going so far as to strike the
engineer.
One of a party of salvage men was
working in the mine this morning
when he felt the touch of a hand on
his shoulder, and a man. who turned
out to be Berton, said: Il am saved"
An affecting meeting occurred be-
tween Berton and his wife. Berton.
who was covered with a layer of coal
dust, described his experience as fol-
lows:
Berton's Experience.
Il was working with my cousin
when an explosion occurred and we
became separated. Afterwards, alone
1 CROPPED about in the darkness, trying
to find an outlet. l first found a dead
horse, but was unable to eat any of
it's flesh Later I found some lunch
bags, which had belonged to men who
had been killed by the explosion. and
I lived on the food I found in them.
suffered from the cold and took cloth
ing and shoes from the dead. At one
time I gave up hope and tried to COM
NIT suicide by opening a vein. I slept
ten times and tried to count the days
estimating that eight days had passed
since the explosion
Engineers Attacked.
When the engineers came up from
the COuTrieres pits at noon today they
were attacked by a crowd of women,
crying, Death to the murderers."
a
goOns. The people are intensely ex-
cited. They believed that there are
other men alive in the mine and serf-
GUS disorders are threatened.
A thousand women are thrOnging
about the pit mouth and are forcing
the barriers. The troops and gen
darmes are trying to control the stu
alton.
Five search parties went down this
morning to explore pit four, but up to
1890 p. m. they had not discovered
any more survivors. Other parties are
searching the mines and the chief en-
gineer will remain below all night.
Some Died by Inches.
The crowd several times during the day
broke through the Gordon of troops sur
rounding pit No. 4, eNcitedly questioning
the SalVagerS, who stated that no further
traces of survivors had been found. Sew
eral bodies of miners with the appear
ance OF not having been long dead and
a living horse, We're discovered The lat
ter was in good condition. The crowds
dispersed at midnight, except for a few
women, who refused to leave the vicinity
In pursuance of Premier Sarrien's in
StructionS a judicial inquiry was begun
this evening against the state engineers
who, II is alleged, took over the Superin-
tendence of the salvage work from the
company's engineers. Should this exam
inatiOn show a lack of CELEBRITY or neglect
of duty or incapacity on the part of
the state engineers, prose cution will en-
sue on the charge of involuntary homi-
eide, the penalty Of which NAV be two
years Imprisonment.
The strikers tonight are quiet
Premier Sarrien hes communicated to
the federation the compaI.y's concession
A meeting of miners will be held on Fri
day to decide on the acceptance or re
lection of the new terms. The COM
panies propose "A slight increase of the
average daily wage. but the miners arc
not satisfied with the amount