The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-23

Cherry. H., Nov. 22-Thirty-
eight bodies lying face downward
were discovered late to-day in the
east end of the second level OF the
St. Paul mine, whom the coroner
stated after examination. had been
dead less than forty-eight hours.
Fire was raging in the vicinity.
They had evidently died from the
poisonous gas in the oolliery, after
a desperate fight Tor life.
The rescuers in the third vein
late this evening made desperate
attempts to rescue more than 100
entombed miners believed to be
alive in one Of its furthermost
pockets.
One of the miners discovered IN
the second level, east end, to-day
was thought to be still alive, and
his body was hurried to the hos
pital car. but the physician declared
he had been dead several hours.
look FOR 10 wLEvIiJ.
I Unu tonight no attempt has been made
10 ente- the third gel- u the nane.
The discovery Of the bodies in the sec
ond level together with an emphatic pro
test from the United Mine Workers OF
Illinois against the unwarrauted delay.
caused the mining inspectors to rush a
party Of rescuers into the lowest level
Many Yet Unnccounted For.
According TO the mine officials esti-
mates. there are more than 153 miners
/ yet unaccounted for. Many more bodies
/ are believed 20 be in other parts Of the
second vein.
4 More than 100 Of the miners are ex-
pected 10 be found alive in the lower
vein While it is known that water has
stood several feet deep in the Jhird vein
since the disaster. IL IS said there is an
/ overcast. where hundreds OF entombed
miners could live high and dry. Fresh
air has been freely circulating through
this vein.
( The experts tonight admitted the like
iihood Of saving more OF the imprisoned
miners.
/ CapJs. Laumer and Hall. in command
! OF the troops ar the cOllieries. wired Gov
I Deneen to-day regarding the Feasibility
{ OF placing the town under martial D.
I explaining that under martial
rescue work would be greatly facil.
/ The governor decided not 10 issue such
order al present. There has been muc
/ disseusion over the way in which t5l
rescue work has been conducted. and ex-
perienced miners are censuring the state
/ inspectors in charge.
win Hurry Work.
Il hope they viii hurry the work and
rescue those miners if they are still alive.
but there have been too many bosses.
That is the trouble" said Capt. Latmer.
OF the State troops, discussing the propo-
sition TO take control of the situation
from the sheriff.
The fact that these newly found bodies
in the east end Of the second vein ara
those Of men who died recently has been
kept very quiet, for fear of inhauing
public opinion at time when there is
much indignation among miners at the
slow progress Of the rescue work.
Harry Smith. the first OF the rescuers
who found the men, returned to the sur
face and told a graphic story Of how
some OF them were found 6neeling as IL
I'm prayer. while others were lying face
downward.
Farther on. in the same tunnel the
rescuers could see where the men must
have dug away an immense fall Of earth
with their hands. No tools were discov-
cred near the fall. but the marks Of fin
gers were there 90 show how desperate
a fight against death the men made.
Marks in the hard floor Of the tunnel
told how the men had dragged themselves
foot by foot after days OF hard digging
through the rock and earth