Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-18
Bodies Of 500 and More Miners
Are Buried in the Depths of
the Earth.
FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT AT resi-
hundreds Of Collins Ordered and
Nurses See No Prospect of
Work--Not @ Body Re
covered by Searchers..


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Fans employed in an effort to carry
fresh air and life down to tho imprisoned
men served only to eniivcn some embers
"hich sprang into flames. soon the heat
ana SMOKE became so dense that it was
'eceSSary again to seal the mouth Of the
f".7'hg shaft and Tonight the men down
lA'f" Whatever their condition, are locked
w as eHecuNrly as in dungeon.
w hether attempts to take ou' the bodies
b" oe mace tomorrow depends on the
'""nl'ioh OF the internal fire. 1t IL
possible that carbonic acid gas viii Ne
i"'Veu TO the bottom OF the mine to-
7'ulroW 10 choke the flames.
II was said Tonight that SEQ collins
''e" ","ered. Me1H;;me tn" seV-
'''i S'o'" "i nurses who were rushed
'I' Io"h forward 10 no prospect of worl.
D." 'eN'Nhe injured men 1t is believed
''.'e no ono VIII hc brought out Of the
nae "i'Nt'
FOUR RESCUINC; PARTIES.
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hey could ra-descend. ,he fire had broken |
'ut.
IS restlt Of the disaster there are
III This town of only Il few hundred in
h"'itnnts ut least 100 orphans anil 20 !
widows. These are the figures OF Duncan !
Mcdonald. president OF district No. u. |
tn!'ed Min" Workers.
President Earring Of tho Chicago. NIL
y lUkce G ST Paul railroad declined TO !
say more than that the men are Just
~ safe row as they were yesterday
i this time. The mine is too big and !
las too many ramihCatious 10 he filed
Win smoke yet Besides the smoke is
Of carried downward by any air cur
I l's. II the men were alive yesterday,
every man may he alive now.
Ny, Earring caused a house to house
canvass of the miners to be made. This
: nowed $50 miners MISSING but some of |
the families were not al home and IL is
believed when complete list is obtained
Inc number of entomhed miners will
exceed three hundred.
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oxygen outfits and helmets ready to des-
:. I'm ready" said r,sra.,or ,r.,,o,
he buckled ON his bo,,pct yu1ia,os o,,,
James Webb also .tood nronared ~ .o,ar
In the shaft cage
Automobil, hnln. wore cocried for civ
railing.
~ ct her go" shouted prasiaopt Nev,-
Fam Of the STATE mining hoard
Fifteen minutes M ssod. Thon a blast
Of the horn signaling the ascent echoed
through the shaft.
The eynlortr>, rooorted IN. ,l,o,, tad