Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-16
An Efforts to Enter it Were Aban'
joned Early This
Afternoon.
RELATIVES STILL HOPEFUL
r..c,,cauy Certain That Not one oil
The Entombcd Men
survives.


$500 Fahrcnhelt. This indicated
. W, n, heat below was intense, and
~, ii would be impossible to break
-, ,.sls OF the shaft for many hours.
m, families q the nearly 300 en-
4 ,,,,hed minors must, therefore, wait al
4 49,, another day before their agoniz-
,rg suspease will Be over IL ~, or
,onrse practically certain that none or
49, hi the mine are alive, but scores
IN u.lves end mothers nope on
rhe arst effort at opening the mine
xas disappointing 70 the mine OFFICIALS
and Investigators who made All prepar-
s,lons for fghting the fire A special
.rs3n nom Chicago bringing fire fight
Ing apparatus was on the way mere
as,tv todav under the direction of
line Koran chief Of the Chicago FIRE
department -.
cured ana as soon as the shaft can
n opened the fight against the names
Win be undertaken.
F,rther efforts to enter the st. Paul
nine where about 900 men are en-
tombed were abandoned az I O'Clock
H ,hls afternoon. George S Rice chief
~ the field work Of the United States
e,ol0qcal survey, announced this de.
clslon after an inspection Of the mouth.
pawn today brought increased ankle
~ Ia the families Of the 800 miners who
are sim ento,nbed IN the st. Paul coal
mine as a result Of last Saturdays dis
asier
Despite the belief expressed by the
| state and government officials that
| ihsre vas little or no possibility OF any
| Of she men ever being brought 10 the
| surface alive scores OF griefstricken
| wives gathered about the mouth Of the
/ hosting shaft. which late yesterday
| hsd hean closed down and sealed her
ns,ically because Of the renewal OF ire
n ne Interior
Raggrd and almost worn into ex-
fsustlm ~ the terror OF three sleep
lss nrhis the women approached the
cs,ak importing for some giimrner
Of hope,
DON'T SAY THEY ARE DEAD
-Then is stu a chance. amt there,
rrer?' pleaded dozens Of women.
'Dpnt say they are dead for certain"
he mine officials. assisted by the
rate and government authorities who
hid remained on the premises all night.
hgan early 10 ascertain whether Il
Would b. practicable again 20 send
~ uers down the shaft
Il was decided that II the fire had
ben sufficiently smothered by the
closing Of the mine during the night,
f'scent would be possible and no time
would be lost A supply OF water was
nough, here from LaSalle before day
lgat 10 be poured into the pit Al
" sane time a supply OF FIRE extin-
rahlng chemicals was on hand.
Among them we're chemicals intended
produce oarbonic acid gas II the FIRE
hiA raging IN the timber supports, Il
N pOposed to bore holes through the
stal, AZ the mouth OF the shaft |
~ " means Of iron pipes force the
a. % the bottom.
WIN the smoke drifting into the re-
hesst galleries Of the nine for almost
ilee GAYS the men must certainly have
,s sqhocated, according to President |
4, uehald, OF district -. United Mine
Gsef of America. He declared also
KY ne hre had burned out many OF
~ umor supports and some or the
D undoubtedly had been buried in
s4s'ns IN OF the walls and roofs
ne passageways.
, NJ. only would the men have been
s,s,,ne tood but with no means OF
~ .t .usy must have CROPPED their |
,,s a'ousn lnterminable passa geWays
''Fi could be found at an.
PLAN FOR CHARITY.
limitations Of charitable soorts
centralized plan was proposed
~. meeling called this morninR |
/ 49, nose on the ground is u p
/ of ,s.roi Washington. u. .. director
/ al ~. sauphal Red Cross. II was stat |
/ mons, unless substantial sum OF
/ Womb va collected great suffering
/ orlsn' pug, tnls winter among the ] 900 |
/ rsss ehQ ~ on more widows ieft AZ |
4 l 49, a.s,ltrte BY the accident
a. +, = Hopkins 90 Chicago. Ia heio
rlr.,.F tae families OF the entomb.sd |
Soma p We're natives Of France |
bsss we women ana children ~ |
Ma b, sald, would be transported |
i.rt ''"noe by the French govern |
aso '' N,,,i a ) Earring. or the Chi |
/ nN srers.s'A ee a. 81 Paul railroad. |
4 ma, troe,s early to-day by a report |
/ iiefsd be, Nau been called Tor ana |
Pine pr.sidD project the 81 Paul |
| iigor 'uent Earling denied the |
b. greatly surprised IN h..r 81,
| 'frs,e.. elnt' said President Esri,,a
L., nave not been ordered rr.h |
nj H.. zen asked for. troops nav |
/ Nv 4, .ueh trying circumstancss a.
10 49, 70 be expected feei,n. ~,
',sl iemar,sIiqlt the order here has
We nII
/ sh h,.n recognize that indlyid,.
csassg suffered great lose u ~
/ rfdn srs De excited. bi,f ~ |
lllon seIl ~ deputies have the sii. |
,'ralnlg eos.59, " asking for mlllti.
fial1sd n, Y ne the last 10 be- an
sherH stori... IN THIS emergency"
.f M H. $500 700. oppressed sur. /
sllel IA r.o,.lt should troopa 10 |
would tare -ineat upon the roxe,,,,',.
rave TO be- made bv hi6s vernon
- ~ !. THOUGHT op MILITIA
eoat 's,e noi asked for mn,,,
o1lran, ny t1 De said "cn ~
hat ,u' crowd has 49,, IN tie
tenfs ~ e.ea the force of da,.,.t
leslef Nh Nisnt. Was MI, 'f-lf
L rckeu 10y me actions of ~ L
tlnr o. t Yesterday 49,.
Hen miner- nine. IN every css.
ls ne as,i,,smptod 10 pas '1 fhs
,n 70 keea psalss easily psrenadnSs
~ nine dop1tis.A Last night i had
| 'htrrls eieealiss a. the mine "@q
atllge of AN s'oai y Increased d.,
moulng ant ,,.h began carlv M
main sh4f ,,N continues. Ths,
~ tcday no. t nlle win not NJ
""hs h. hloe - ~. aHnuftd.