The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-17
But Smoke Continues to Pour Out Of the
Opening and the Shaft Cannot Be
Opened== a Charnel House.

Sherry, Ill. Nov 17.-An explosion
today threatens the ST. Paul coal mine
IN which 300 victims of last Satur-
days disaster are still buried The
burning of the coal is one cause. and
the action OF the fire and water is
another. Should gas form In large
quantities and explode, the lives OF the
men at the top OF the shafts would be
In danger. In an effort to rid the
minc Of this gas, the airshaft will be
opened today. according to 4. II. New
sam, and the big fan started. Upon
the success Of this action will depend
the immediate plans of the men trying
to bring the interior FIRE under con
troll and cifect an entrance.
Early today the engine pumping wa
te? INTO the hosting shaft was
stopped The water evidently was
falling 10 reach the flames. since the
Ere is fiercest In the galleries and the
water descends beyond it To the bot
tom of the shaft The water has been
forced TO the bottom in quantities sul-
fclent To- fill the "sump" or drainage
basin and overflow 1hc lower galleries.
1t is possible that the fire pumps viii
resume later In the day. The fire is
now hotter than it has been at any
uhe.
The inquest over the rescuers who
perished Saturday was not resumed
today.
Threats have been made against
RCSenjack, the eager. who Is said 10
Iaye deserted his post on the day of
le disaster. and his testimony may
ring upon him violence at the hands
Z those who have held him respon-
ible for the failure TO bring at least
Cme OF the miners 20 The surface.
Captain Hall, la command OF the
mili-ia now here, found no evidence
Of trouble early today.
Il can't see any need for troops
here" he said.
The soldiers we're scattered about
the mine and their appearance caused
no demonstration from the miners.
During the night tons of water
were forced down the burning mine
through the hoist shaft Fire Chief
HOral and Captain Kenney. with en-
Elne No. 40 and a squad OF Chicago
iiremcn, are iii charge OF this work.
The thoroughness of the persons
directing the relief VIII make physical
hardship and suffering improbable,
II sufficient funds are received. 4
card index system IS employed by S.
c. Kingsley superintendent of the
United Charities of Chicago. and f.
j. Biclnel, director OF the National
Red Cross.
Bishop Michael Dunno. OF the
Roman Catholic diocese OF Peoria;
Father Skulik of La Sale and forty
Sisters OF Charley will he among the
pcrsons trying TO give comfort to-
day
The temperature in the main
shaft OF the mine was taken this
morning by George F. Rice. OF the
United States geological survey. y
few feet from the top the thermo-
meter recorded 115 degrees Fahren-
belt This was an Indication less
favorable than last night when the
state authorities determined 10 open
tho mine II II possibly could he done
with safety
After making the test, President
Farlng. Sheriff Shogluud, States
Attorney Eckhart and A. r. New
scm went into conference to consider
what could be done
DUlluE lllt lihllE vi III 'N'oN pSNhNN
.ic appeals from the women OF Cherry
for the shaft 10 be opened forced the
officials to turn their heads. With
soldiers standing by, one woman
rushed up up on the sand-covercd
top OF the shaft and threw herself on
the earth. sobbing;
open tho shaft open the shaft.
Her cries and hysterical efforts to
roSist the attempts OF the men To
take her away attracted attention all
over the mine enclosure.
Open the shaft open the shaft,
she repeated. "My father was down
in a mine week and he came out
alive and l know my husband and
brother are no dead
This is typical of the feeling at
Cherry today. Tie authorities. real
lzlnG IL. will do all in their power
% pen the mine.