The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-06
between $50. and 800 miners ARE
ENTOMBED WITH SMALL HOPE OF
any Being RESCUED ALIVE
!. q Is not believed that the explosion

It Is not believed that the explosion
or the conclusion killed many miners
but as the fans were stopped the main
danger for. those entombed is after
damp. Or. purrett, the mine physician
Of the New England mines, believes
that there is very little hope for any
Of the men entombed. He says that
the force Of the explosion travelled d
with the air courses and only those
men who were In this air course were
killed by the explosion or from the
debris thrown in Its wake. He believes
that the men back In the rooms would
be safe unless they are suffoeated from
the after damp, or scientifically known
as carbon mcnoxide, In other. words,
half burnt carbon which takes direct
actlcn on the red corpuscles Of the
blood with disastrous effect to life.
Tom Donald, pit boss, Is one Of the
missing known to be In the mine, as
well as. Fred Rogers. Charley shinn,
at first thought to be In mine No. 6,
was not at work to-day. Yesterday the
mine was Idle and for this reason It Is
thought the full force were on duty
to-day, as this 10 a mine worked only
Of days with no extra shifts. Z.
One hope entertained for the: en-.
tombed men Is that they may be safe
Iy waiting In their rooms for the res
euers, as all miners know the danger
Of. getting In the air passages at such
times as explosions occur. ~,
Hundreds Of people arc rushing to
the mouth Of the mines and It is with
difficulty that the guards by means Of
ropes can keep the people back. The
banks and hills surroun ding the mine
are Literally crowded with y anxious
people, many women and children who
are weeping and crying hysterleal!y
for love Of their fathers, husbands and
brothers known to be entombed. The
foreign women are indeed to be pltied
for their great sorrow and their way
Of expressing II by tearing their hair,
scratching their faces with their fin.
ger nails until the blood runs down
their cheeks. Several were witness.
ed In this condition leading their little
children around through the mud and
cold not noticing either in face Of their
great sorrow.
Father soutIou was on the eround d
comforting; the sorrowins and italian
Consul G. D. caIdara was doing much
to pacify the women Of his country
who were most loudly giving vent tc
their terrible feelings.
Almost simultaneously with the ex
plosion a trip broke at the knuckIe al
mine number six and rushed back Into
the entrance, thus blocking the way.
It Is thought that II will t7ye sever
al. days to get all the bodies out, a.
tho mines are both large, one going
back into the hill about three miles
Mines six and eight are the best minei
Of the Mononsah section and srea'
will be the loss to the town Of Monon
J sah both In life and employment Il
the living.
Patrick Mcdonald and w. Il. Blee
who were injured, are being cared fol
at, the Miners Hospital. Both are sc
rIously injured.
Four Italians made miraculous es
eapes through an air. hole from min,
number eight.
linemen have completed repairs or
the wires around mine number six.
The smoke 10 SO dense that the res
euers are finding much dlffieulty II
getting along with their: work. Anoth
er fan Is being rushed from shlnnstor
to force out the smoke.
Superintendent Ruekman Is too bus,
caring for the lives. Of his men to talI
or express any opinion as to the caus.
Of tho disaster. l,y
THE VERY LATEST.
The bodies Of three foreigners hav.
been recovered from mine! six and ar.
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