The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-17
NO HOPE IN
MINE HORROR
Death Of 800 Men Almost a
Certainty
RESCUERS TRY AGAIN
The Grief-stricken Wives Crowd About
Shaft--Some Organized Relief
Work Already Under
Way.
.RESCUERS TRY AGAIN

Cherry. H., Nov IT, The tempera
ture taken at the top Of the shaft in
the burning St. Paul coal mine here
yesterday was l0s This indicates that
the FIRE below is intense, and It will
probably be impossible to unseal the
mine al present The test was made BY
Geological Director George r. Rice Of
Pittsburg
Dawn yesterday brought increased
anxiety to the families Of the 800 miners
who are still entombed in the mine as
result Of last Saturdays disaster.
Despite the belief expressed by the
state and government officials that there
is little Or no possibility Of any Of the
men ever being brought to the surface
alive, scores Of grief.stricken wives
gathered about the mouth Of the hoist
ing shaft, which late Monday had to
be resealed on account Of the renewed
fire In The interior
"There Il still chance, amt there27
pleaded dozens Of women Don't say
they are dead for certain
The mine officials, as wen as the state
and government authorities, hoped that
the fire would be sufficiently smotbered
by the closing 81 the mine during The
night, 50 that descent by rescuers would
be possible, and wished that no time
be lost. a number of water tanks were
brought here from Ia Sale on fat cars
before daylight and run on switch. |
ready for the water To be poured into
the pit At The same time. q supply Of
fire oxtinguishing chemicals was Oh hand. /
4 special train with fire apparatus in
charge Of Chief James Koran oi hn fire
department was sent from Chiea -
Among them were chemicals intended |
to produce carboDie acid gas II the
fire were still raging IN the timber sup
ports it was proposed 70 bore holes
through the lid, or seal at the mouth /
Of the shaft and by means Of iron pipes
force the gas 70 the bottom.
With the smoke drifting into the re-
hottest galleries Of Tie mine for almost I
three days. the entomhed men must GER
tainly have been sulfoeatcd. according
to President Duncan 3. Macdonald og I
district l2. United Mine Workers 81
America HE declared also that tie fire
had burned away the timber support, I
and some Of the men undoubtedly had /
heen buried by the caving-in Of the
walls and roofs Of tie passage ways
Organization Of an charitable efforts I
into a centralized plant was proposed I
at 4 meeting called yesterday. Among I
those on the ground are Ernest 2. Biel. {
nell Of Washington, director Of the /
national Red Cross, and Or fiustavns
Il. Baleh and James Rosinia Of the Hi
nois branch. II WAS stated that unless
a substantial sum o. money Is collected
great suffering viii ensue this winter
among the 1000 orphans and 200 or
more widows left almost destitute
Albert r.. Hopkins Of Chicago an
nounced that he had been authorized hy
the French consul at Chicago to help care
for the families Of the entombed miners
who were natives AZ France Seine e
the women and children Of these, he
said. would be transported back TO
France rs the French government.
President A. J Earring of the Chicago.
& St Paul railroad was
aroused early yesterday BY a report that
troops had been called for and ordered
here to protect the ST. Paul mine. Mr.
Earring emphatically denied the report
and declared that ha had no idea how il
could have originated His denial waa
by a statement from Sher
iii Skogluna and States Attorney Eek
hart Of Bnrean county Mr. EARRING said
that while those who had suffered great
loss In the disaster might get excited.
the sheriff and his deputies had the stu.
alton well in hand Excellent order had
prevailed, he added
Certain 1t Il that no troops have ar.
rived here and railroad officials declare
they have heard Of no arrangements for
4 special train
cherry's gloom yesterday was in.
sreased by deluge Of rain. which be.
gan early in the morning and still CON
tinues
That the msin shaft IN the mine viii
not be opened to-day seems assured
Train loads Of water tank cars are ar
living, and preparations TO fight the fire
ire progressing rapidly.
Geological Director George E. Rice
aid yesterday that it seemed assured
hat the coal in the mine was on FIRE.
fhe smell Of gas near the shaft indicates
his Wednesdav Is pay day at the
mines and $4,000 Of the pay roll Is IN
leposit at the Cherry bank. Clerks win
Seep check on all who appear and in
his manner, 1t is believed the number
i men entombed in the mine can be
established.
Funerals Of the ~ rescuers who per-
shed Saturday night were held yester.
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