The Ordway new era., 1906-03-23
|URTEEN DEAD
IweuL sNowsLIDEs NEAR
slLvERToN.
SLIDE KILLS TWELVE
Killed at Bonner Group -
Ielvs Meet Death at the shenan-
MIne-others In Fear.


m MIne-others In Fear.
vera Silverton special to the
n News Monday night says:
rteen lives were lost and prop
alued at 100000 was destroyed
nwslides which have run In the
district around SilvertOn since
3ay afternoon. The greatest loss
and property was at the She
alb mine. where on Saturday
at 6 o'clock a slide occurred.
nr death TO twelve persons and
wing property valued at $500. 900.
hours before, n slide ran near
INNER group. killing two men and
ling property to the extent OF
During to-day slides have
lrying away the Green Mountain
nd good portion Of the property
old Hundred mine and mill. To
every mine In the district is
and the men have come to Sill
TO await until after the danger
knowslldes is past.
lowing is a list of the men killed
Shenandoah mine:
b Thebolt, Jess Shaw. Gus
Peter Carburt. Ed. Kirk. Bert
Flake Blanston. Emil Bird.
Gusiafson, Candle Vercelli,
vercelli. Tony Oberto.
Two men killed at the Bonner
we're: William Thompson.
Abbott.
slide at the Shenandoah mine
be most disastrous in loss Of life
foperty. Tten men were asleep
upper part OF the building and
Teen were below eating supper
the roar OF the slide was heard.
shed into the wooden building
kepi away the entire lower por-
Erinding up the men who were
like so many shells crushed In
hg hand. Those who were above
hg were not injured. Manager
bas among those who were car
own the steep mountain by the
bche. He managed TO crawl out
bandered around all night In the
and darkness unable to find his
ack TO the mine until morning.
eher four were rescued by their
des. Hill is now confined to his
i,h pneumonia contracted from
posure and cold.
two men killed at the Bonner
Ten miles north OF Silverton.
Working their own claims. They
swep, down the mountain side
leir bodies have not yet been re-
d.
Green Mountain mill was car.
lway on Saturday. The slides
away many trans In addition
troying mine buildings. bunk
and mills. Among the proper
hose trans were swept away b!
ides were the Silver Lake. the
tho Iowa and the Sunnyside.
bxa mill was also carried away.
light Siiverton IL filed with min
200 having fed from the hills TO
the great white peril. Every
In the San Juan Is closed. and
emain closed until all danger
slides is past. Silverton had
newspapers since March 11th.
will be twenty days before the
IDS will be able to clear their
and haul In mail and provis.
Silverton is cut of from Du.
by rail. and the telephone and
ph lines are down.
great Iowa slide ran to-day. 1t
xenty feet wide and stretches
the railroad track on the edge
70 for a distance of more than
eet.
Is the worst year in the his.
the San Juan for slides. The
life and property has been
: than ever in any previous year,
end is not In sight. Slides arc
sing hourly. and reports when all
Is known will probably reach
greater figure.
great Silver Lake mines, owned
Guggenheims and under the
ement Of w. Rowland Cox, arc
tonight completely for the first
three years. Only the pumps
pt going. Everything Ia done
be done to make life and prop
lie. All that Is left to do is to
and walt. and with no man
at what minute the awful
I'LL run leaving dawn ut n ttuu md