The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-16
HOPE ABANDONED
FOR NINE VICTIMS
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he9d the feelings Of these poor people
sana 10 explain TO them the necessity
for perfect order.
-, II any one attempts to break
through the line explain and argue in
gentle, manly way Do all YOU can
10 dissuadc them and under no circum.
stances resort TO violence or lose your
for assistance
The deputies were then stationed
manity,
Final Attempt Made.
am ready said Inspector TAYLOR
as hc bucklcd on his helmet Williams
ana James Webb also stood prepared
III the shaft cage
Are the signals understood." asked
NcWSam OF his assistants, who nodded
assent The automobile horns carried
py inc explorers which were to give
the signals, were tested.
Lct 90, shouted Ncwsam and the
cage was lowered. Down deep il went
uniiI The bottom WAS reached, the sig.
hais rom the horns finally calling for
ascent Several thousand people leaned
forward eagerly us the experts emcre-
ca from the shaft 4 conference with |
thc olnclais followed and "A report was
spread that bodies had been found. This |
iatsf was denied hy the investigators.
rev minutes later the cage was
lowered again. This time the horns |
footed signals frequently. Tho care
was raised and lowered alternately. nm.
III eventually the bottom of the shaft |
was reached.
No Bodies Recovered.
Anxiety was intense. No signal |
came, H. was apparent that something |
important had been discovered Fif. |
tcen minutes passed. Then tho blast |
OF inc horn echoed through The shaft |
slowly the cage was raised This time |
me explorers reported that they had |
been walking in ono of the veins of |
me mine for hundred and fifty feet |
from the base Of the shaft, and that |
they had found no living man or dead !
body.
Tho atmosphere. in this vein was
much better than had been expected. |
and, with the aid OF their electric |
lanterns, the scarchcrs could see
plainly.
much smoke was encountered and moth
ing could be seen. A consultation of |
officials followed, and IL was deter
mined 10 start the vcniilaiing fan Mt ,
the opposite side Of tho mine.
We believe the fan viii clear the /
galleries of the smoke and that before
the end Of The day moro will he known
the condition Of the mine said Nine
Inspector Taylor.
Between Hope and Fear,
After workmcn bad repaired the
mechanism of the giant fan-like wheel,
a whirliUg sound gave notice that the
fan was again in operation.
''What viii be the rcsult!' was the
question in the minds Of nearly every
man on the ground
Some believed it might arouse
slumboring fire. Others felt Suro that
the fire had been smothercd and that
the ventilation would clear the gal
lcrics and make them passabIc for the
searchcrs,
In half an hour the fan was sud
denly ordered shut down. Smoke be
gan 10 pour from the main shaft.
Immediately the experts were low
cred again 10 investigate. The smoke
should have been drawn down and out
through the exhaust lustcad.
Searchers Try i'll Vain.
Into the smoking cavern the arm,
orcd scarchcrS were sent. Again ana
again they signalled for haIf-hour.
Their progress toward tho now uHSel
tain bottom was slow and cautious
suddenly a loud blast came from the
depths. "Raise up, shouted New
cam. ttraise her fast" he repeated,
when second signal was given,
The experts were ierlScd 10 the, sur
face and gave orders for n hTe nose;
Firemen Of the mine were called. and
tha hose was taken down, Water was
turned on and few minutes later the
scarchcrs came TO Inc top.
They accompanied mine officials into
the conference room and there reported |
a blaze of which there had been no cyl |
dcncc on their early traps before inc
Al. G.,,,
discovered in the stable portion of the !
mine where the original fire occurred
Impossible to Return.
They said they might be able to ex"
tiusuisb il with hose, but lack OF water !,
,ni nressure made success doubtful Al
y o'clock dense clouds Of smoke weTo
nouring out. The temperature around
tLc shaft. which before had been nor
NAL now was excessive For the eX-
merits TO re-cnter the mine was ImposSl- |
BILE.
of the United States Geological survey
! had reached the scene. Mine inspectors
had become alarmed
1--WE must seal thc shaft declared
several experts. Mr.. Rice, after ,hur-
| ricl examination agreed with them
! few minutes the smoke was cbokcd
! hack into the shaft which was covered
with steel sheets aud hcnvy layer OF
| saud.
Men and women VINO had relatives IN
| the mine turned away in despair.
IL was determined 10 fight the fire,
and orders for pumps, Il fire engine and
| train loads of water tank cars were
hurricdly given. 4 fire engine arrived
tonight on q special train from La Sale,
| Illinois.
Flames Still Unchecked,