The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-04-11
ANOTHER RESCUE
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM THE
coURRIERES MINE.
IMMURED1WENTY-FIVE DAYS
Aususte Berton Found Alive in the
Pit and Brought Out to Greet His
Wife as One Arisen From the Dead.


Lens, France.-Another living sur
vivor of the mine disaster at Cour-
rieres March 10th, was discovered this
"wednesday morning and brought out
of the pit.
. The man was found in pit four, of
the Sallau mine. He was in good CON
dition. According to his first state
ments, this man, Auguste Berton, sui
fered less than the preceding rescued
men.
One of party of salvage men was
working in the mine this morning
when he felt the touch of a hand on his
shoulder, and 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 layer of coal
dust, described his experience as fol
lows:
81 was working with my cousin
when an explosion occurred, and We
became separated. Aftarward, alone,
| CROPPED about in the darkness. trying
TO find an outlet. ! first found dead
horse, but was unable to eat any of il
ho sh.
which had belonged to men who had
been killed by the explosion, and
lived on the food ! found in them. ]
suffered from the cold and took cloth
ing and shoes from the dead. ] also
found three watches and n sous. Al
one time ! gave up hope and tried to
commit suicide by opening "A vein.
slept ten times and tried to count the
days, estimating that eight days had
passed since the explosion"
AS the news spread through the re
eion it caused extreme evaporation
against the engineers who have been
dire Getting the salvage work. NJ. Leon
the state engineer, when he arrived at
the pit. was surrounded by crowd o!
people, who cursed and swore at him
One woman went so far as to Strike
the engineer.
When the engineers came up from
the CourriCres pits at noon to-day the'
were attacked by a crowd of women
CRYING: ID, ath to the murdercrs'
They were rescued by squadron q
drai cons. The people are intenssi'
excited. They believed that there ar
other men alive in the mine and ST
rious disorders are thrcatent d.
thousanad women are thronEin
about the pit mouth and are fOrcin
darmes are trying TO control The s.tna
ton.
Five search parties went down this
morning to explore pit four, but "
10 1920 y. m. they had not discovered
any more survivors. Other parties ar
searching the mines and the chief en-
gineor will remain below all night
The crowd several times during tn
day broke through the Gordon of troops
surrounding pit No. A. eXcitedly ques
tioning the salvagers, who stated thai
no further traces of survivors haH
been found.
Several bodies of miners, with til
appearance of not having been Ions
dead and a living horse were discoE-
cred. The latter was in good condi
ton. The crowds dispersed at mid
night except for few women, who re
fused to leave the vicinity of the pit
head.
In pursuance of Premier Sarrien's
instructions, judicial inquiry was be
gun against the state engineers. who
1t is allie Eed. took over the superin'
tendence of the salvage work from
the company's engineers. Should this
examination establish a lack of celer
ity, neglect of duty or incapacity on
the part of the state engineers, prose.
cution will ensue on the charge of in
voluntary homicide, the penalty OF
which may be two years imprison-
ment.