Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-23

Cherry. H.. Noy Effort to
reach men possibly alive in the ST.
/ Paul mine were made in two dlree-
/ tions today--east and west. In the
/ latter section the attempt was made
! at the third or bottom gallery at the
I earnest request of Duncan Mcdonald,
president of tthe United Mine Work
el's of Illinois, and niue other offio-
( c.A- a the oisa.ais.stion
The gloom OF the situation here
was accentuated today by the wealth
fer Rain fell all night and In the
forenoon turned to snow Almost no
relatives of the missing were at the
scene. Eut efforts to explore un-
derground continued with unabated
vigor Dozens OF volunteers worked
against the most exasperating odds
to extend their explorations Earth
and coal were removed only TO be
followed by otner cave-ins,
They're still alive down there"
was the watchwotd of every worker
although evidence of this was mea-
ger The first lhy of hope came
when men AZ work in the cast work
ings broke through a fall Of earth
where II had been expected by ex-
perts that large numter OF bodies
would be found. Not one was dis
covered Instead, in tool closet
hcwcd out of the earth great many
mining implements were found. as
laid down. Apparently when the
men came there TO cat they deposit
ed their tools fact regarded as
significant WAS that not dinner pail
remained. From this II was argued
that the men, unable 90 escape wheh
the fire was discovered. retrehtcd 10
some extremity of the mine, carrying
their food with them.
The next ray of honc came with
the discovery that ths bc'tom'nosi
gallery west, was not sufficiently
flooded to impede progress.
II was this section of the min mat
formed the subject OF the colferencc
between the union and M1nagnr ray-
ior. The delegation, headed by Pres
idcnt Mcdonald, Insisted tha. an At
tcmpt be made to cXpior- the third
gallery generally believed to be ot
little Importance. At the time OF the
catastrophe little IL amy work was be-
ing done in this section.
Mr.. Taylor was impressed with the
hcory that the men cut nft in the
second gallery might have fount
.heir way into the gallery below
where there is no fire and orderei
Is exploration In this gallery, IN
lottommost. there is an overcast ar
IN Irregular SHAFT distinct from the
gallery
"Tf mon who were IN this part Of
ID, mine thought of the overcast
md were able to reach IL, they are
,robabk alive now" said MI. Taylor.
In the gallery proper there IS much
,atar. but We hope that IL IS not 80
i-h but that rescurrs can make their
,ay through H.
Rescucrs who carried up twenty
hree bodies TODAY, said there was
videnc. that the men had walled
lemselves up for several days. but
ad emerged C. seek food or water
ud had mot death In the black
amp
Al point beyond where the
.archcrs had gone. several declared
lcv could see the shattered blocking
a pocket where the men had taken
,fugc The bodies are scattered
long the gallery many yards. Men
no found them believe the victims
elapsed from weakness or asphyx-
ittion before going fifty yards to-
ard the entrance.
some bodies were burned and II Is
robable that of the twenty-three not
N had been in the pocket. The ex-
aeuce OF the refuge was denied by
th.r member OF the party. The
,nseueSs OF the nerves OF the res
uers is shown by a remarkable in