Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-17
Managef Declares the III Fated
Three Hundred All Died Al
most Instant and Painless
Deaths from White Damp.
ALL EFFORTS TO REACH
BODIES PROVE FUTILE
Danger That Coal May Take
Fire and Consume Corpses
Causes Mine Entrance to Be
Again Sealed.

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Cherry. H.. Nov, 16.-Troops have
been called for to prevent any unto
ward demonstrations at the st. Paul
coal mine. when the bodies of the 500
men entombed fby Saturdays disaster
are brought to the surface.
Sheriff Skoglund of Bureau coun-
ty, with authority from States Attor-
ney Eckhart, telegraphed to Spring
field late today, asking Governor De-
nccn to send several companies of
state militia. SO far no violence has
been displayed as a result of the dis
aster and States Attorney Eckhart
hopes by tho presence OF small
guard to prevent any i'll advised move
rhent on the part OF the miners. whose
feelings have been wrought up by the
loss of their comrades.
I'VE want the troops at once; that's
all there Is about it. We will take no
chances" declared the states sttor-
ncy.
When the bodies will be brought to
tho surface Is doubtful. None OF the
officials believe any of the 900 en-
tombed men are alive
The subtcrrancan fires today were
more intense than when the men were
entrapped three days ago. and no ef-
forts could be made TO enter the mine.
Fire Chief Horan of Chicago ar
rived with a supply OF hose and chem
zeal fire extingushers. The seal over
the mouth of the shaft was perfor-
ated and it was intended to force wa
fay II.
pipes.
Chief Horan shook his head. It's
no use," he said. ITO lift the lid today
would mean that the whole mine
would blaze up and there would be
no possibility of recovering even the
bodies, The coal deposits would take
fire. the timber supports would crum-
Bile and il is terrible to picture what
would happen. Perhaps another shaft
would have to be dug to recover the
remains of the men"
In making the rounds of the min
cfs homes. Duncan Mcdonald, presi
dent of District No IL, United Mine
Workers. discovered that a new baby
had arrived at home which lost a
father and son. The mother was
kept in ignorance of the disaster
Eishty-six of the homes visited
were, with the exception of children,
without male members.
Only the most frantic of the wom-
en- who lost their husbands ventured
10 visit the shaft, and these. crying for
loved ones. had to be taken back all
most forcibly
Frequently a puff of smoke issued
from crevice in the cover over the
shaft. This was taken as an evidence |
OF the fire raging within.
Speculation was rife as to the loca-
ton of the bodies in the mine. Upon |
This will be determined the immedi- |
~ cause of the mems death-wheth- |
er II was fire, suffocation by smoke or |
the falling in of parts of the mine. II |
is the opinion of veteran mine work. |
ers that in time of danger a miner will |
remain near the hoisting shaft until !
driven to renloter parts in search of I
air.
II the bodies are found near the |
shaft IL will indicate the mon perished
by fire. II they are found in the
more distant galleries. suffocation by
smoke or gas was probably the cause
NN"ehr ibt Itptdttu Stdii6 W VI
the mouth or the mine. necessary to
stop drafts and smother the fire. was
sufhcient to generate enough gas TO
XIII the men in any part of the mine.
fhe location of the bodies will indi-
cate about when the men died, for the
hoxious gas In the mine did not be-
come fatally intense until some time
after the fire was subducd.
Two hundred and fifty pine boxes
IN which are TO be buried such OF the
ooules as are recovered arrived in a
special train today and we're stored
near the mine. although this fact was
carefully kept from the afflicted fam
lilies.
Funerals Of eight OF the miners who
-ere Killed Saturday were held today.
TWO Of these died while carrying on
ieeue work Part of the SHIFT of min
e's on duty at the shaft lcft theif