The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-18
EXPLORERS to
 DOWN IN MINE
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everything possible was being done the authorities threw open the mine company's grounds and allowed crowd company's grounds and allowed the crowds to gather near the shaft. AS Mining Engineer Rice lowered a ther. mometer through bore in the lid of the shaft to test the degree of heat, another man stepped forward and announced through a megaphone: One hundred and four degrees near the top" Es Mir. Rice rapidly lowered the ther mometer to full 300 feet depth of the shaft and a moment later the voice rang out through the megaphone:
 "One hundred and seven degrees al the bottom"
 Why" cried chorus of voices, that's good; they can go down in that We can stand IA degrees in the sun. surely they'll go down in that"
 Men and women gazed on intently with hopeful looks, some of them cher ishing faint hopes that if descent was made at once, their buried com rade might still, by some chance of fortune. be found alive. 1 But this burst of confidence was soon destroyed It was explained that owing to the gas in the mine, axygen helmets would have to be worn by the reecuers and that a much lower de- gree of temperature than that in or dinary conditions was necessary for those who wore helmets. Moreover, if was said that if the seal was op- ened the fresh air rushing in would fan the fire and before the rescuers could get down, flames might be leap ing high.
 Disappointment was evident in ev. cry face If the fires continue will the bodies ever be recovered? was asked on all sides. when it became known that plan 10 seal up the mine for weeks or months had been talked of
 We have gone into every detail of the situation,' said Commissioner Traer of the Investigating board.
 We have pondered over the maps of the mine; we have heard the opin- ion and advice of everyone who is familiar with the mine. Our only thought is to get out the bodies if 1t Is within human power. That's all we can look forward to-" The order for troops to guard the string of sleeperts and the private car of President Earlng, of the St Paul road, was given by Sheriff Skog- lend after repeated rmmors that blot a@s would blow up the train, had served 10 frighten many of it's occu- pants
 Late in the day it became known that another company of militia is being held in reserve at Monmouth. ready for any emergency.
 A remnant of company c of Kewa- nee, which failed to arrive in special last night, arrived tonight.
 third company was made ready today for the guarding of the mine and cai's tonight, and the demonstra. tion of feeling on the part of the sur viyors of the entombcd miners served to create considerable uneasiness among the mine officials, experts, charity workers and others, who have been handling the situation.
 Sheriff Skoglund was asked to take immediate action. and at dusk he ask. ed the railroad to move the troops which had been station several hun- dred feet from the mine. up beside the special cars, which are serving as temporary homes.
 T want to assure everyone who has any fear for his safety that he will be protected" said the sheriff. after d conference with States Attorney Eckhart.
 Regarding rumors of threats of SC. cI'et society meetings and such things of an alraming nature, I have iyothing 10 say.
 You have watched matters here for several days and today especially sou can judge for yourself that I would be foolish to leave the mine ani the people here unprotected" So it developed that just as the soldiers were eating their evening meal, switch engine picked up their train and the idleness which had been theif's all day ceased.
 When she troop train arrived at the mine Captain c. W. Hall, in command ordered one company to guard the cars and another the mine. The troopers at night took posses sion of the solemn ground beneath which the bodies of 300 men lie bur. jed and over which, for the first time | e