The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-20

Cherry. ILL.,, Nov. 2O.-Bodles of
ten more victims were brought to
the surface shortly after daylight
this morning. At 8 o'clock there APP
peared no obstacle TO removing So
or rs more. IL is expected 100
corpses will be raised by this noon
The last yestige OF the fire was ex-
tlnguished last night. Then II was
found that large quantities OF coal
blocked the tunnels, mined and not
taken out IL was extracted last
night by degrees and then at G.
O'Clock this morning the bodies were
taken and placed In huge tent.
provided by the G.. A. X. OF Bureau
county. They were brought two or
three at a time and shielded by the
tent from curious crowds. There
were many outbreaks of grief. but
no disorder II is believed to be i'm
possible to Identity fifteen bodies
taken out altogether.
Gatherings Proof Of Negligence.
Cherry. H.. Nov. ga system
attic campaign was begun here by
Cheyaller SABBATH. the Italian con-
sui at Chicago. and his deputy. JOS
eph Nicolai, with a view 90 gather
ing evidence which can be used to
support claims for damages that may
be instituted by the relatives of dead
Italian miners. II was stated that
evidence tending TO establish the fol-
lowing facts has already been OBJ
tained.
That the mine was on fire at least
an hour and a half before any gen.
eral alarm was given.
That some OF the men and the
trapper boys tried to leave the mine
before the alarm was given and we're
ordered back to work by the mine
foreman.
That there were naked torches in
the mine shaft and the mule stable
and that the stable was built of in
flammable wood.
That there were no facilities above
the mine for lighting fire in the
shafts.
That the main shaft and the air
shaft are only $50 feet apart, where
as the law requires that they shall
be at least 800 feet apart.
Italian Gives Testimony.
one OF the witnesses. upon whose
testimony the consul depends. is
Sonsiglio Tallio. This mans story
as told to the consul Is substantially
as follows:
I'VE heard number OF reports
about the mine being ablaze during
the next hour. and several of the
men went up to the shaft to see
about II. One or two of them climbed
up the main shaft to the second vein.
There they said they were met by
the night boss. who ordered them
back TO work.
"'Go back TO the third vein,' the
boss said. This fire is none of your
business. Wen attend to the fire.
you send up the coal About 2:45
the smoke got strong down in the
third vein and some one came shout
ing to us to get out. ran TO the
air shaft and climbed up the ladder.
when I got to the second vein |
could see that the ladder was all
afre above me. ] got of at the sec
ond vein and ran over to the main
shaft.
Last Man 10 he Saved.
THE shaft was all ablaze when /
got there. but the cage was down,
with DR.. Howe In II. He grabbed
me and pulled me in. was the last
miner that came up alive. The
other elevator went down as we
came up and all the men In 1t were
killed"
IL was given out positively that
the consulate has statements from
miners to the effect that they were
told to go back to the third vein by
their foreman. and they they saved
their lives by disobeying orders. 1t
is said, too, that a number OF trap
ped boys who started for the surface
were ordered back and persisted.
All of the miners who escaped
from the third vein agree that II was
after 2:30 when they were warned
to get out. They say that when they
came through the second vein they
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