The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-15

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human beings. men and BOYS, ii is now
/ b,lieyed. are dead or perishipg-in the
~. Paul mino here, though fhc experts
sho succeeded in penetrating the smoke
6lled ar shaft to the depth of 800 feet
l,,e TODAY returned with a ray Of hope
for tbe erief.strickeu relatives of the
\ ,aombcd men.
Thst the fire has been cNtinguishel
sss the CONCLUSION of mining experts
and inspectors sent by Governor Denccu
10 investigate the calamity.
l for more than thirty hours the pris
,uer, have bccn cut of from fresh air
n Tlst liic could exist under such con
diiionsis doubted, bot, because no trace
II high temperature was found in the
dsplbs of The mine tonight, officials
n tbe company hope the victims may
ksc found safety in remote reccsScS
ef tie workings.
\ A. }. Earling. president of the Chi
eec, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railroad
4 napaDy. who has not slept since ar
I lhmg received an encouraging report.
/ siter heroic efforts bad been made TO
/ liy 70 open the mine for the release
II q the eDtombcd men. OF for the dis.
eysry Of the dead
III May Be Signals.
II From the son of one Of the missing min |
N ',rs Young man named Reid. the rail |
iuid president beard that conclusion |
y The Garth had been felt by farm
i. report was sent 10 Henry Burke,
u official Of the mining company.
bsIke rushed 10 President Earling III
u office Of the company.
n "Fve heard signals from the men, -
y aid, excitedly.
What DO you mean, asked The
nilroad president. ''What signals 90
John Reid boy says that he and
ilIreIs whose land is over the southern
% Of the mine felt several concus-
fa,s Of the earth this afternoon. There
sde several shocks, and the men who
p' iosm are convinced they were shots
E@ oE The imprisoned miners, and
w they were meant for an assurance
va at least some were alive.
i 'VA, hope so,i said Earring "Tbat
At least encouraging.
ist gllmmcriug of light in the dark
~ Zones of Cherry tonight followed
NJ. encouraging, though doubtful.
ls, oil experts that the cutombed
sueos may not have been suffocated
Wal oxygen enough remains IN the
s,o Keep them alive until the shafts
~ be rc.opeped.
n Rescuers at Work.
Ser the third attempt 10 explore
'M'ols' K Y. Williams of Urbana,
q ~ ,ns United states geological sur
y Nuo Snperlnlcuded the work Of
r. i,' 49, ss explorers. telcgraphed to Ur-
=. n lof more rescue apparatus.
III ,rsn, expected TO arrive early to-
Il ats,'i anu q score Of men have vol
8 ,,,n 70 accompany the experts and
- ,s,ss Inspectors into the air shaft
81 pqay: Three times Mr.. Williams
HI. Iy smith. ono Of the volun.
\ II b,,Ls,'e lowered into the mine in
II b lsn., . Each time they succeeded
\ a,I ,;.ing deeper into the Shaft.
b. ls,,ai,thc l,.9 thcy said the temperature
yVTo =. The sealed main shaft and
Id 10, e lhIne WAS impossible TO-
e, s.ae inspectors have told
tss1;, tss1;''nlcndrnt Steele that they
4fl ,ssd lou Io''1nhite uonhite results could be oh
/
IN sc,t; am,uoned =, tonight il was nm.
" Ila xn,ii L,at men fitted with oxygen
,1ssibp, operations as carly
Nv n;, Of the missing was conpired
80. i 'ue oinces Of tho mining com
N xhnsa. .'ached $50. including the
- G,,o GUSe eharred bodies we're taken
- Il Va ahg aa.lg cages Saturday afternoon
10 M ln "ylared probable that this list
d. ~ Increased. '"'' az
e,sa ',SSured and seventy ,-cn who
ben aco+. a.ue saturnar morning
= r0Ies as sunted Tor. The company
- faployeo. ''aners at work rounding
Sid ~ lonlgbt COMPANY ofi.
va, nv lumber of mcu i'm the
IT'D Fhtd poss;bIa p;bI,er than they first had
ST aaay Americans Included
EsLo hsyan missing are many Amcri-
IS 9oisc for years, ta 1ne TbanggE TTb@ng sgsc ,%c
d0a lti,@SSe are foreign. ag born nevef Nor d ne
ra;d 'Oruss sOneS mes here or in The surround.
'!srl rSS,bSioo bSod villages. Gfief ii'oo"c oTeT
~, u sasSii,s, saSis fate has cast !: pail over over
lena befoSy. bSffay SeId thousands of per.
"A atolndcdp uoon tho St Paul mine
Az seb. 3y an almost lneontroi.
'~Xd deriiEe. ~ thc dav >worc in
- 10 handle the crowd.