The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-16
lI.roic Rescuers Are Unable to
~ Find Any Sign of Life
Underground.
ruOrSAND CHILDREN AT
CHERRY NOW ORPHANS
Grave Doubt Expressed as to
Probable Recovery of Any
of the Bodies.

.n,np q.
- I'D Some of the bodies lie buried be-
s.,th thousands of tons Of earth, which
s,.n c,yed IN upon them, and 1t Is
,-.h,.ul IL many ever can be recovered.
This WAS The opinion expressed to-
,;,st when attempts at rescue work,
,,,ric1 on night and day for IS hours,
,,o ,emnorarily abandoned. Renewed
s,ss in the mine made further desccnts
br resucrs impossible.
Fans Renew Flames.
Fans employed in an effort 20 carry
,,esh air to the imprisoned men only
.rsd 10 enlivep some sparks which
,,rzng into flame Soon the heat and
uoke became so dense it was necessary
,r,ip 10 seal up the mouth Of tho hoist
no shaft. and tonight men down there,
rR,toyer their condition, arc locked IN
4 Effectively as in dungeon.
Whether the bodies VIII be taken out
omorrow depends upon the condition
4 d The internal fire. Ii is possible that
.,esm and chemicals producing ear
Scrjc acid gas Will be forced through
yirfs 10 The bottom of the minc To-
rorroU. These will have tendency TO
,loke out the flames.
Ii was learned ihat 900 collins have
ker orderod-half of them to arrive
onorrow and half the following day.
Il is believed that 10 one within the
I9Er of rcsuscitation viii be brought
eli Of the mine.
Hope Hangs in Balance,
Hope hung frequently in the balance
+ tpiay. Before the FIRE broke out again !
iecuers descended four times. Then |
ho rumcr circulated quickly through |
" crowds that the men below ground |
hl been reached, and that the reason |
iy were not brought up Immediately |
as that they were exhausted by lack |
n food and smoke.
They're alive; they re alive. = cried |
krful mothers and wives. They I'll |
y bIoagbt up pretty soon.
bFs the truth rDs far .iIffcr II rho ,
ltsseers did 90 one occasion go down |
ea fest TO the bottom of the hosting
Ihep groping their way with clcc-
ne lamps aud kept alive by oxygen |
scIed ~ their helmets, they peuc- |
ihlsd l5O feet into the bottom gal
w But none of the miners. either |
e'ad OR alive. were found.
Hey, are you there cried the res
,ssrs cheerily-but nothing was heard |
hNTcusc.
I was eonicciurcd that the miners
iN trowlcd for safety into recosses |
ss' remote from the fire. but TO these |
lanS IcSeurers were unable TO 90 with |
y Ieascendng Before thev could |
gam descend, tho fire had broken out. |
wieualy the crowd about the mouth !
! 'ne shaft began to thin as hope |
stned 10 wauc
Rescuers Give Up.
dusk tonight tall skeleton frame. /
.e,t Of iron, surrounded by a group |
loS wooden buildings, which d few |
~ ago had been the scene Of in
aaefy' suggested by their dcsolajion |
"M pope had been abandoned. Only |
psit dozen guards patrolcd the prem
- ~ !, IN the distance. scattered over |
y lield here and there, few women |
'nppsd in shawls gazcd on ia silence.
a result Of the disaster, there arc |
snn town, ot only a few Thousand |
sgpe' al least 1000 orphans and 900 |
heossi Some. families of eight chill
ssu WILL be dependent upon charity. |
~ arc The figures of Duncan Nc
.,.Isl OF springfield, H.. president |
Ds,rlct No. II, United Mine Work,
~. VINO instituted \ roll call Of the !
E.ailles Of cntombed miners. Mr.. Me |!
s.uaIa early abandoned hopo that any !
-neN would be brought mp alive.
vPPnsidcnt Earling Of fla Chicaao. |
II 'Nhlntpp x III pa,tl lv..,J I.,1I,.l /
~ men. '' u ~ '"o i''' =
A. Inc men are lust as safe now as !
/ ", y, were Yesterday at this time" he !
4 The mine is too big ard has |
y y, many. notifications 10 be filled !
,aa smoke yet Besides. the smoke |
l 1M beng carried downward by any |
N ~ ~. currents II the men were alive !
4 xrmpuy every man may be alive |
I Number Yet Uncertain.
~ Earring caused q house TO house |
90, Of the miners TO he made. This /
ts.ea that 2j6 miners missing. but /
Nj ~ III inc families wore MOI at home, |
- peicved, when n complete !
',sb@"s optaned, the number of en-
Ta miners will exceed 900.
d % morning dawned hopefully. At !
s hour tho main shaft. which |
,,.o.S Jesu sealed since Saturday. was |
bTlu nv aud determined effort began |
,.js' the living miners or take the !
a M lIom the wrccllngc.
i,S'e i,,Nag , clock the crowd assembled |
- tae mine buildings, aud work |
d, g,e,e gg,Vke The seal Of the shaft. There |
aIs hue smoke in evidence, and this
hR ''pe 'hat the fire had boon smoth-
Mimi tacwsam. president of the state /
l,inss, yyodrd. conferred with Mine Tx |
N OameS Taylor. Il. !. Williams |
! b onte,s VINO appeared in their oxy
VA aud helmets ready to de ,
Hears of Disorder.
tlSrIG;sslo G;slore The signal was given the
>jsty 49, swore in an extra force of
~ bon, ,ueIihS- They believed that a
"a, AMI would See the recovery Of the |
"a ,;aLa. t;aa they feared that the grew.
= Hfr;r would arouse the feeling Of |
s',ult wing relatives and make il
u sda.o, preserve order.
|. 4lsy FeLLIhg the deputies. Stntc At.
" MN Of Bureau county, said;
nhiiy f oS yon yon men to appreciate the
'nls situation; TO comprc-
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