The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-23
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EHeHAlI, Nov. 22.-All work at
rsA Copper mines, where the
,sle accident occurred last night
r.snlted in the death of four
rs suspended today. Not q wheel
1 not 4 shovel of earth was
10. a puff Of steam was to be
r.s great mines were as idle and
b as the heart OF q desert. Men
a 10 and fro past the scene Of the
I: where Kent Smith, general
y, OF the entire plant; George
ard Hugh Burns, steam shovel
Iui Dominic Spiadero, an Italian
y, losi their lives. They peered
liz bole in the side of the noun
|r .so8sh expecting 10 see the lost
! isr.b again clothed in the full
f:i manhood. \ moment, and with
Z tsnt in sorrow, they passed on.
! fur neG, one an innocent vic
b pms man s blunder, the others
Ieoes who sought TO remedy q
h lad left the shaft. and forever
beyond the reach Of their fel.
|y,iEnen.
y fell in 4 binding storm, but
u uoi deter the men from show
iif respects 20 the dead. In the
nder;aking rooms of E. W. Hall,
% the only street in the town,
Er2nt stream Of men Of all ma
iso fled into the back room
by the bodies Of the dead Italian,
son and OF Burns. With uncov-
'Eids and humb Die mien, these men,
- by years OF toll in the mines,
q ihom with the crucifiS held
iseir heads, looked for i last
pon The faces Of their dead com
nd ss silently as they had come,
ra. The body Of the dead fore
e been removed in the morning
~ Lake City. bat each OF these
Elo. for years had labored under
fe;ion, breathed a prayer for him
Y knelt beside all that remained
EE eopaTtners. Such a scene has
4 oseB witnessed in this town, and
IL serTow was upon every man 5
Blunder Is Made.
|Etne1 declare that o serious
2 was made by somebody. Who
u his duty, none Of them cared
IA but II is certain that had the
81 OF the general foreman been
Z ano precautions taken the story
alilug ont OF the lives Of four
slh never have been added to
-sGTg o. mine disasters. One Of
ISnen declared today that on
NJ: Smith had said TO one OF the
Of the company: "Be careful
sndlng men into that shaft; it
sS.ous" Mr.. Smith was an eX-
sa miner. He had been in charge
- oi the largest mines in the
!, and his ability was clearly
wen the directors Of the Utah
4ine placed him in direct charge
a FsflauoDs Of their immense prop
ne mad scented danger, had is
seinIng, but, upheeded, one man
aN doom, to be followed shortly
~ by three other men, bent
-s9a saving others thought to be
4 Ae at tbe time, and TO guard
iustoer loss of life through en-.
s.W i4e tunnel where those men
opposed 10 lac at work. The
usuOie, It IS alleged, was caused
iAet that the compressed air
f,i a. onl Of commission, and thus
Az IL the mine could not be
\ Spsldero Goes to Doom.
sl' slift was due for duty at
5n, obladero and two other OF
,;,snen entered the small tun-
|kso.d' nS' and pushed ahead TO the
l,S ] or several days "Sho0t.
|;,s Deen going on in the pit. The
H. 1sa been drilling holes hero
bovda % 'ae interior, plugging them
.ss"t ee' and after the blast had
In l. resumed their work. The
Ia ma mai peen working in splendid
J hs tac poisonous gases arising
|els titNlles had been forced out.
|is |isvH5e sae pump failed and the gas
d hv 70 accumulate. il was not
y had 'Ao Workmen that the deadly
i.lo,v ,sleItlcd ia the pit seventy
IS,a He entrance TO the tunnel,
|i!e,, mctk to do, and they started
H. ,IHnsslo1. Spiadero was lead.
Ia tbs tb,acr two Italians, aud thcq
|kya adder reaching from the
ann the second. Down they
y So;.tne sixth level had boon
ID yrs.toero, yss according 10 his com.
|hna :, seen 10 totter. and at the
6ss. 'aey began to feel weak in
.ag no. mad made Gasd for tho tunnel
b arso,p!s asp!s 70 assist their country,
Ia ~ ton, OF growing weakness
s,,nDo ~ ae!p himself. sitter a
ttnnsg!e they reached the mouth
sss by ana then fell, completely
Physician Is Called.
u % gal gGH!l was sent for Or, G. Y
o n. s'sh Copper surgeon. Ia
xl scene Of the accident on
E,atea - hlter tho men had beer
iGsran y told their story. Gen
4 Smith was cfR duty, bui