The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-20

Cherry, H., Nov. 19.--Science and desperation have greatly checked the fire that snuifed out 300 lives last Saturday in the St Paul coal mine; men blayed today the fire swept tun- nels 'o bring to the surface the dead charity has poured aid into the homes of suffering; but all of this could not snbdue the grief of Cherry's inhabi- tants when the sight of fhe dead. lift cd from the tomb. exploded their hope that the men might be rescued alive.
 IL has been just six days since the fire. sbapting in bale of hay, swept the bread winners of this community to their ,icom, and in all that time of anxiety but five bodies of the entomb- cd have been recovered four of them today and one last night.
 Tomorrow probably many more dead will he recovered More were fourd today but explorers. working deep into the second gallery, were forced fo fee for their lives. as they were about to bring them ont when filling earth and rock endangered them.
 Tonight miners were put to work replacing the burned timbers and clearing obstructions which impede access into the veins for more than 250 feet from the main shaft. Be yond ehis point fires still burn.
 The mine inspectors were satisfied tonight with the progress of the work. All but three inspectors left for their homes today
 The mine today was "a sorrowful scene. As the weeping women and children viewed the dead their griet moved the hardest heart.
 The sight 0f mutilaied forms brought realization that there was no hope for any human being who failed tn escape after the fire. This realiza tion drove many of the women to their homes. where agents of charity were able for ehe first time to talk with them satisfactorily.
 sConviction that their husbands were dead prompted the women to think of their future and their children.
 All day Cherry was the Mecca for thousands of visitors attracted by the opening of the mine. They came in special trainr. automobiles and on foot. The military guard around the mine preserved perfect order, and no trouble of any kind was reported.
 The dead recovered today were identified as Henry Kroll, 62 years: Alfred FIoll, i5 years. father and son; George McMullen. 36. and Charles Waite, age 23.
 At the time members of the res cuing party working in the second level were almost cut off from escape by sudden falling of rock and earth, they had placed two bodies on q stretcher and were ready to carry them to the cage in the hoisting shalt when with series of loud reports, a shower of debris came down
 Drop the bodies and run for your lives shouted the leader.
 The men were then about 250 feet in from the hoisting shaft Further in they could see a great heap of bodies. These were those Of men, boys and mules, indscrininately mixed. indi eating that before they died the mules had been driven from the shaft by the heat. and in the final struggle had tumblcd over each other.
 Leaving behind them the two bod les which they had struggled to reacr ahe fire fighters rushed to the hoist. ing shaft,
 They were quickly brought to the top.
 None were found to be hurt. Clear ing away nf the debris delayed the exploration work almost the entire forenoon.
 "Is 1t possible that after being bur s jed for six days some of the miners nav still be found aliveg"
 This question was revived today as officials succeeded in getting into the remote part ns the galleries. One oll miner. who lost a son, declared he wae hopeful.
 Those entombed in mines have