Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-17
PRACTICALLY CERTAIN
THAT ALL ARE DEAD NOW
Chief Koran, Of Chicago Fire Depart
ment, Arrives on Scene With AS
sistance-Frantic Women at Shaft
Looking for Their Husbands
Sheriff Asks for Troops.
fRy Associated Press.l

CHERRY. Ills, Nov. 16.-IrOops
were called for today 10 prevent any
untoward demonstration at the ST.
Paul coal mine when the bodies OF
the 300 men entombed by last Sat
urday's disaster. were brought to the
ssrface. Sheriff Skcglund. of Bureau
county. tele graphed TO Springfield,
asking Governor Deneen to send sew
eral companies of militia. SO FAR
there has been no violence and 1t IS
no, ed by the presence OF a small
guard to prevent any iil-advised move
on the part of the miners. whose feel
ings have been wrought up by the
loss Of their comrades.
When the entOmbed men. or more
likely. their bodies, viii be brought
10 the surface is doubtful. None OF
the officers believe that any of the
800 entombed men are alive but moth
ing mere is now actually known about
their fate thar was known the day
OF the accident
Fire IN the mine today was even
more intense than il was when the
men were entrapped three days ago,
and no effort could be made 10 enter
the shalt.
Chicago Fire Chief Arrives.
Fire Chief Horac. of Chicago. ar
rived today with assistance and sup
PLY of hose and chemical fire extin-
guishers.
The seal over the mouth of the
shaft was perforated and it was in
tended to force water and chemicals
down through pipes
A thermometer plunged into the
sand scattered on top of the seal
showed a temperature Of 10 degrees.
indicating that the heat must have
been intense.
It's no use" said Chief Hofa1 TO
lift the lid today would mean the
whole mine would blaze up ana Iere1
would be no possibility Of recovering
even the bodies. Tht coal wolld take
fire and he tine supports w"hid
crumhle"
George s. r.. e.: PittsbIr;,. @hivi
of the field work of The United States
geological survey. also was positive
that the reope ming Of the mine would
have 10 be postponed.
The only progress made today YVES
in organizing relief work for the many
destitute remnants of families.
Frantic Women Visit Shafts.
In making the rounds of the min
ers' homes. Euncsn Mcdonald. presi-
dent of district No. u, United Mine
Workers. today discovered that IS
Of the homes visited were, with the
exception OF small children. without
males. Oniv the most frantic OF the
women who lost husbands ventured
TO visit the shaft today and these
had to be almost forcibly taken back
Frequently a puff of smoke issued
from a creyice in the cover over the
shaft. This was taken as an evil
dence Of The fire raging within. II
was cold enough outside. an icy WIND
sweeping over the Prairies and whist
ling mourn.uilv through the super
structure Of the mine. Funerals OF
eight Of the miners. who were killed
Saturday. were held today. Two OF
these died While engaged in rescue
work
Several Of the miners at duty at
the shaft left their work TO follow
the professions 60 the cemetery and
then hu-riedly returned to help at
the mine.
Probably Dead Since Saturday.
The opirion was EXPRESSED tonight
BIZ Mine Manager Taylor that the
men in the mine we're dead soon az
ter the ere started on Saturday Tay-
lor has repeatedly risked his ffe 70
20 into the mine and yesterday he
vas all Int lost when he wandered
200 feet from ~ main shaft and rc-
turned just in time TO see the re-
kindled flames eating their w~v 20
ward the elevator cagr. his only
means Of escape.
The men IN the mine are dead.
said Taylor ton'rht ~Tacy cannot
30 alive. Under INV process % scien-
tihc reasoning there csn exist 70
ground for hope that \ single s,1l
could have been fo..rd aiiv, a. hour
after the first ere. To max fhese