Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-21
DISASTER
IN THE0LD
DOMINION.
Famous Copper Mine al Globe
q Roaring Furnace.
THREE MEN
LOSE LIVES
Property Da mage
Enormous.
A CANDLE LEFT LIGHTED
SETS FIRE TO THE TlMBERS
Entire Lower Workings Of the Oh
Mine Now in Flames and Battle
Is to Save New Shaft,
Property Damage
Enormous.
A CANDLE LEFT LIGHTED
SETS FIRE TO THE TlMBERS
Entire Lower Workings Of the Old
Mine Now in Flames and Battle
Is to Save New Shaft.
speclal TO the Mornlng journal.

Special to the Morning Journal.
Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. 20.-A fire, ter
rible in its destruction of both life
and property, broke out about noon
today in the old shaft of the Old Do
minlon copper mine at Globe, the
news reaching here by wire tonight
Three lives are lost, but no estimate
of the financial damage can be Sc
cured at this time, the fire being still
in progress at last account.
1t originated from a candle left
burning on one of the lower levels
during the lunch hour and from which
II is supposed the timbers of the shaft
were ignited.
The mine was first cleared of all un-
derground workers who found egress
through the new workings and new
shaft. AS soon as possible Superin-
tendent n. S. Berrary and force of
men went down the new shaft and
are engaged by means Of placing
bulkheads, I'm an effort to prevent the
fire from penetrating the new work.
ings.
n For the purpose of trying to put out
the fire, Joe Ikenberry. Joe Artissay.
Jack James and Jack Mossett started
down the burning shaft. At the third
level Ikenberry, Artissay and James
were overcome with smoke and fell
from the cage, presumably to the bot
tom. or to the twelfth level. They
are certainly dead, though their bod
les have not yet been recovered. Mos
\ sett was brought back to the surface.
In an effort to stop the fire water
is being pumped from the mine
through the. new working shaft and
turned down the burning shaft though
with what success Is not known AZ
the fire was still raging five hours att
er It was discovered, So far as knowr
there Is no danger to the surface
structures of the property
Confined to InterlOpcr Shaft.
BY Associated Press.
Globe, Ariz., Feb. 20.-The old In
terloper shaft of the Old Dominion
mine caught fire at noon today and a
Z o'clock tonight was still burning, al
though reduced. OF five men who wen
into the shaft to fight the fire thre'
lost their lives The efforts OF tn
management are directed toward buk
heading the openings connecting wit
the mine The fifth, sixth and eight
have been closed. The twelfth Is re
moved from danger by flooding. Tn
tenth Is the only level remaining I
bulkhead. Twelve boxes of powde
burned without exploding at the tent
level station Of the interloper shat
filling the level with smoke and driv
ing the men from the level Work wa
later resumed but conditions were $
bad that the men had TO be relieve
every few minutes. Many were over
come by the gas, but no other fatal
ties are reported The later report
are more favorable and II is believe
that the tenth level will be success
fully closed and the fire confined
the region of the burning shaft
All who were employed In the mir
managed to make their oscar
through the new workings and ne
shaft. Later Joe Ikenberry, Joe A
tIssay, Jack James and Jack Nose
started to descend the burning sha
TO fight the flames. At the third lev
all but Mosett was overcome
smoke and fell to the bottom Of Il
twelfth level and we're undoubted
killed.