The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-17

kill the men in any part of the mine.
The location of the bodies will indi-
cate about when the men died, for
the noxious gases in the mine did not
become fatally dense until some time
AFTER the first fire was subdued.
Collins Reaay for Dead.
Two hundred and fifty pine boxes in
which are to be buried such of the
bodies as are recovered arrived today
and were stored near the mine, al
though this was kept from the afflict-
ed families.
Funerals of eight miners killed Sat
urday were held today. Two died
while carrying on rescue work. Part
the shaft left their work to follow the
professions to the cemetery.
The belief was expressed by Mine
Manager Taylor that mem in the mine
died soon after the disaster on Satur-
day. Taylor has repeatedly risked his
life to get into the mine and yesterday
almost persisted when he wandered 200
feet from the main shaft and return
ed just in time to see the re-kindled
flames eating their way toward the
cage-his only means of escape.
Every man in that mine died on the
day of the fire." said Taylor. There
is no reason in the world why any
one should try to arouse false hopes
in the minds Of the poor people.
1--WE will do everything possible to
recover the bodies because we believe
it i, is essential that the poor sufferers
should bury their dead
President Earring of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul railway spent
the day aiding in the work about the
mine.
In the morning an iron pipe line
was laid from the reservoir to the en-
trance of the shaft and from it a long
lead of hose was dropped into the
shaft. Two hundred thousand gallons
cars to Cherry and placed on side
tracks near the reservoir, into which
the water was turned as fast as need
Ell.
A steam fire engine was brought
from the zinc work at LaSalle and
forced the water through the pipe and
hose lines to the bottom Of the shaft
This part Of the fire fighting arrange
ment was made under direction OF
Fire Chief Koran of Chicago.
Pay Day at ST. Paul Mine.
Mayor Charles Connolly acted as
bank cashier and paymaster for the
ST. Paul mine.
Along the walk outside the bank
were lined survivors of the disaster
1t was the regular semi monthly pay
day, and in the envelopes were the
wages of the 600 men employed there
amounting to $4,000
At the mine office. half mile away,
employees are given their time checks
the first and sixteenth of the month.
Today the information was given out
that wives or daughters of those who
were down" would be given their
checks.
Among the line of people drawn up
before the pay-window were women
bearing in their arms their smallest
babies, while other wide eyed children
toddled With them. Once in awhile
women would appear at the window
whose face betrayed no sadness, be-
cause her husband was "up," she had
been sent to the bank because he was
busy at the mine
Perhaps the saddest case was that
Of a young bride, a native of Brittany.
The girl, not more than 10 years old,
carried an infant. Another native of
France was called from a positions in
the rear of the line to act as interpre-
ter. The wOman's husband to marry
whom she came to America year ago,
was not "up, she reported.