Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-15

| signal bell was ringing ana two men
broke their way to me n dragged
me to the cage. | then lost con
seriousness and when | came to I was
safe on top.
My partner had followed closely,
ana encouraged by the light held by
the cage men. managed to reach tho
shaft and wa carried with me TO
safety
4 tobacco pouch was the means of
saving the lives Of John Phillips and
Edward surroek. miners In the Sec
ond vein. Philips. on his way to the
shaft, found Surrock lying on the
track In the main entryway. He
dragged the form of his comrade until
he himself WAS almost overcome by
the smoke,
Win a miners Intuition he
searched for something TO cover his
nose and mouth. The only thing
available was the small sack in which
he carried his tobacco. Taking 1t
from his pocket he emptled the con
tents, and placing one end In his
mouth. he pulled the rest OF IL over
his noso and fastened II about his
head with the string BY crawling
with his head close to the rail he
struggled forward toward the shaft.
dragging his almost lifeless comrade
with him.
one OF the heroic Incidents of the
rescue work. was the saving of John
McGiii and his young son, They left
the place where they were working
when the alarm was given and before
half the journey was completed the
boy began to grow dizzy. Clasplng
his fathers hand, ne sank to his
knees, exclaiming weakly, PA, I am
dying. leave me and ave yourself If
you can
Although greatly weakened himself,
the father raised the now unconscious
son and taking of his belt, he strap |
ned the hoy on his back and struggled
on within sight of the shaft ne
staggered ana fen Before losing
consciousness he yelled for helm and
his cries were heard. The rescuers |
picked up the two forms ana bore
them to the cage ANA they were hoist |
cd to the surface.
Eleven of the twelve boarders at
one house In the village, that OF alrs
George White. were lost The only
survivor was an invalid. who returned
from the hospital Monday. and was
unable to report for work Saturday
one pitlful case Is that Of the Love
family Mrs John Love is not only
lett a widow. but four sons IRE sup
posed To have persisted \ canvass OF
what Is known AS Long Row. a street
has on one side u row of thirty
three cottages Identical In appearance.
has revealed that only two men in an
the houses are numbered among the
living Each Of the thirty-threc tam
has from one TO four dead
The story of the thirteen heroes
who went down 60 their death i'm the
shaft and the one man who
came back Scared BY fire and black
hN smoke tn ton the Ehastly
story, Is being related here today in
all its details and forms. one of the
most thrilling narratives of local
history.
out above an Others is the
story 81 pr l. o. Howe. the man
"N' 'Nhf' NNhhH AUr only one uf The L
heroic thirteen who survives TO ten
what happened Seven times before
other rescuers began to go down
n the burning shaft lie went down
In q iift ana each time he
brought L. The surface his quot ~
avcd Twenty-Five miners owe their
ives To HIM.
To-day his hands arc badly burned
be shows NO other scar. Whep
skrd to describe his experiences DC
merely shrusged his shoulders end
AID
] youldu AVE done anything rIsel
han . did tt is not worth talking
Bout Besides. I am too busy Co tan
lda,
The disaster brought To- Iight many
nnnmrd herovs. Among these MAS
miner who. while fighting his way
binding smoke stumbled
cross the body ot a ntiiu "trapper
nN who had heen overcome al his ,
'st Of duty 40 onc OF the trap doors n
control the air supply. STOPPING 1
b. miner fclt the boys heart and n
ndine life SIN existed hs ~, ked a
the rnrou=rlous form and stag v