Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-16


they might be able to extinguish il
with hose.
n was attempted a second m 70
drown the fire but the lack of water
lana pressure made success doubtful
Al Z O'Clock dense clouds Of smoke
were pouring ont The temperature
around the shaft. which before had
been normal now was excessive. Fol
The eyprrts to re-enter the mine was
impossible. ny this time q. + Rice
OF Pittsburg. of the United states geo.
logical survey had reached the
scene The mine inspectors had be-
come alarmed.
we must seal the shaft declared
several Of the experts.
Mr.. Rice, after "A hurried eXamina-
lion, agreed with them. The sealing
was ordered and within q few minutes
the SMOKE was choked back into the
shaft. The men and ONE with
loved ones IN the mine, turned away.
''1he mines are on fire again.
| shouted a woman. as she left the spot,
| where an day she had been waiting for
| favorable news John will be dead
now she sobbed. even If he had
| been alive before"
For an hour after the sealing of
| The shaft. the streets were filled with
! men and women, whose eyes were
dimmed with tears and whose faces
expressed utter hopelessness.
10 fight the fire was determined
upon and orders for water pumps, a
fire engine ana train loads of water
tank cars were hurfiedly given. From
IAl sale. HIS, q fire engine was
promised and IL arrived here tonight
on q special train.
Meanwhile the fire ragged IN tho
mine and some experts feared that
the fire might spread through the
coal veins. thus burning out all the
timber supports and causing further
cavelns. Inspector Taylor, who was
one Of the discoveries Of tbs renewed
fire said tina the flames had not
spread beyond the stable section of
the mine, This caused President A.
J. Earring Of the Chicago. Milwaukee
a ST. paul, 20 exclaimi
'If that is so. then the men, II they
are alive. are lust as well off now
as they were had the second outbreak
not occurred.
"If we had had a barrel OF water
with Us we could have ex%tinguished
the fire when we discovered IT," said
Taylor. Whether the fan was re-
sponsible for the second outbreak, or
not, 1t liz certain that the original
fire was never ~extinguishcd. We can
do nothing now until we get appar-
atns for fighting fire"
Tho plan to penetrate the lid or
seal over the mouth and force the
steam and carbonic gas through pipes
To the bottom of the pit may be tried
tomorrow. Various opinions are
expressed az to the probable effect.
chief j. w Paul, OF the government
mine rescue workers, said the ebeml-
cal would have u tendency to smother
out the fire and would penetrate to
every corner
Mr.. Mcdonald Of the Miners union.
Was of the opinion that what would
put out 4 fire certainly would ex-
tinguish human lie If any existed in
the mine.
Funerals Of two OF the men who
died in an attempt to rescue the min
ers Saturday and of one hoy cmploye
werc held today. The men were
John Szcbranski and Dominic From
mento. The boy was John Tuhy.
S1shranski was an alderman In the
village ny wen as eager in the sec
ond vein. He was leader among the
.Ltthuanians ana was popular. His
bravery in sacrificing his life has
made him a hero in the opinion OF his
fellow countrymcn and all of his fol-
lowers who could go. attended the
funeral which was held IN Spring VAL
ley. Fremmento was n grocer and
was among the first to enter the cage
IN which he lost his life. He and
Tuhy were buried at Cherry.
Governor Harmon of ohio, offered
the services of the Ohio mine inspec-
tors, in a telegram tonight from CO.
lunbus To Chairman Richard New
sam OF the Illinois state mine com
mission, Mr.. Newsam Informed
Governor Harmon that their services
were not needed.
II was learned that tho fire In the
mine today was moro serious than at
first thought II reached 20 the tim
beers AT the bottom OF the hosting
shaft. The fire had jumped along the
sides of the roof OF a passage connect
ing the air SHAFT with the hosting
SHAFT The burning and possible de-
truction OF the timber may he a SER
ious obstacle tu the resumption Of
work The fire. with tho air practl-
cally cut on is reported to hc making
slow Roadway
should the fire entirely destroy thu
shaft timecrs the last communication
with thu bottom would he cut OF in
In the morning an attempt To- enter
the hosting SHAFT may be made by
means uf a bucket or. Il the fire will
permit, IN u cage.
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