The Ordway new era., 1908-06-12
MINE TRAGEDY
At S|LVERT0N
FIRE IN THE GOLD KING "'e
RESULTS IN SIX
DEATHS.
THREE MEN TRAPPED
,EIRTY FACE DEATH IN HtHo'e'
ALLY WORKING FOR THEM
RESCUE.

D.-,.- <,.vs special from SiI-
,e-,,a S.uIa> ussht says SIN men
Az, dead t,, rs them as III" result
= ,-,.rs ,u r,.car mon trapped IN 'he
;o,. Nm. uiuc by the FIRE that de.
,;-..,.! ST., bindings on 'h" surface
-...t >,,,u Arr 80 hospitals hey" re-
.,.s. ~ ,yru the fumes "i ''iN""'
t..- s-s Ot th,-~r seven nv" "'I'
NJ ....- 10, ,h,. Nr~t rrscHr party t"A'
N,r: .r,' 'hr mine
Or, ,h,. -hr,v u.tn ought un''f
c-.au. ,:,., far 'hr deadly anu 7""'''
cL-e.u., ac.4 els -lrd A~ h'' T'h' h'N
III, surface Ills tNp comrades were
.el- up nearly dead az " ''"'h
;h.s ...,-r..ur With 'l, b0l'"s ana VII"
fF.. ,E--> Who U'.r'' u'II 'r'ai h!hE
,htt- Iast .Hr the -ah' ot saving "' h"I7'
Suyu.', Sl.N~r,ou paid her tribute
rn ,h., dead 'oda, "a hrn ih" special
trains b,a-tnc 5000 volunteers ot the
second rescue party iha, was rushed
TO Gladstone last night. reached the
CT, N,h SIX bodies aboard and bear
Ing .A, seven men whose lives were
near ended from deadly fumes.
When nre. supposedly the work OF
AZ trcer HAIRY. swept through all Of the
hgt.l.ers II the Gold King at Glad
stone Friday night. IL was believed that
al. Of the men underground had es-
capst as well as those sleeping IN the
buukhouS.-s \ relief train that was
sent from hero soon after the fire start
ed brough, back its passengers be
cause 4; Was believed that all wcT"
SAFE.
With dawn OF yesterday check Of
IL. men returned three missing Erick-
soa. Flus'rom and Johnson. Nearly
every man in camp volunteered to go
below ground. and thirty were chosen
% make 4 search Of the eas-fill"d work
!ugs FOR the three men thought TO be
either lost or helpless
With nearly every man. woman and
child standing auNiously about the
mine. In silent terror Of the death deal.
!aE gases below. the thirty rescuers
wsrs sent down Air could not BE-
supplied 20 them, because all OF the ma
ch!aery was in ruins from the fire,
alt rhey kneS that their lives might
D. the price OF reaching the three men
sou-xh'--- IA underground.
The thirty Tescuers went TO the fifth
level and began their search. They
.ouui theiT men but before they could
= hols.et the gescueTs began 10 sue
cu-b
On The surface the long wait caused
: call fo- more rescuers. and then the
tao a.lads of men hurried from Sill
ve--oo Assisted by some OF the
stro-EsT %! he original party. the new
volunteers began 10 take OUT the living
2-5 -hs 1ead.
By o clock thirteen ot the first par
- lad reached the surface. some u
Gs- seemingly nearly dead The mer
t1=- So 20 york with frenzied speed
AZ continued 'helr efforts until
O'Clock this morning.
TIE dead are
Tlc-o- Erickson. one OF three min
s-s e1;-app-t Ia the mine followln.
IL ti-e IN the 'ipple and tram house
Peter NcElansy Roy Coburn. Axe
Ioars0u. \ " Burns. Gus Olson.
Probably the miner who is in tn
-os; serious condition and who is no
expected to live. Is Herman Matson
=ao Sas one of the three entombe,
miners John F.nstrom. the third one
IS very sick. but he will probably r,
cover
Others q the rescuing party who ar
IL a bad condition by being overcom
By sas. are David Louis. Otto johnson
Nike Anezi. Angelo Anezi, A. Blanc
and Frank Wurz They are expecte
to recover.