The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-23
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was the watchword of every worker
although evidence OF this was mea-
ger
The first ray OF hope came when
men at work in the east workings
broke through a fall of earth where
It had been expected BY experts that
a large number of bodies would be
found. Not one was discovered. In.
stead in a tool closet. hewed out OF
the earth, many mining implements
were found. as laid down. apparently
when The men came there TO eat y
fact regarded as significant was that
not dinner pail remained From
this IT was argued that the men. un.
able to escape when the FIRE was dis
covered, retreated to some extremity
OF the mine, carrying their food With
them.
The next ray of hope came with
the discovery that the bottom-most
gallery west, was not sufficiently
flooded to impede progress.
1t was this section OF the mine that
formed the subject OF conference be.
tween the union and Manager Taylor
The delegation. headed by President
Mcdonald insisted that an attempt be
made 10 explore the third gallery.
generally believed TO be OF little i'm.
portancc At the time OF the catas.
trophe little II any work was being
done IN this section.
Mr.. TAYLOR was impressed with tho
theory that the men cut OF in the
second gallery might have found their
way into the gallery below, where
there is no fire. and ordered It's ex-
ploration.
In this callery-the lowest of the
mine-there Is an overcast" or an ir-
regular shaft, distinct from the gal
lery
III men who were in this part of
the mine thought OF the overcast and
were able to reach it. they are prob
ably alive now said Mr.. Taylor.
I'm the gallery proper there is much
water, but We hope that It Is not so
high but that rescuers can make their
way through it,"
Rescuers who carried up bodies to-
day said there was evidence the men
had walled themselves In for several
days but had emerged to seek food
and water and had met death In the
black damp.
At point beyond where the search
crS had gone several declared they
could gee the shattered blocking of
a pocket where the men had taken
refuge The bodies are scattered
along the gallery for many yards
Men who found them believed the vic
Tins collapsed from weakness or as
phyXiation before going fifty yards 10.
ward the entrance. Some bodies were
burned, and 1t is probable that OF the
wenty. three had not been in the pock-
ct, The existence of the refuge was
denied by other members of the party.
The tenscneSS OF the nervs of the res"
CucrS Is shown by a remarkable In
cident this afternoon A man who
proved to have been dead many days,
this afternoon that the yacht was in
the harbor gave rise to a report that
the vessel was still missing. But this
Interpretation, according to state
ment issued by the operator at Tam
pa tonight Is unfounded and is due
solely to the fact that the San Juan
operator was not aware of the pres
ence of the yacht in the barbor Be-
cause of interrupted communication
the operator at San Juan knew moth
Ing of the anxiety for the Nourmahal
and when asked specifically if the
yacht were there. replied simply that
he did not know. Soon thereafter
communication was interrupted, leav-
ing the situation open but In no wise
questioning the reliability OF reports
of the Nourmahals safety as given
at Willemstad yesterday and at Car
acas again today by the steamship
Cracas
That the conversation between Key
West and San Juan might not be TAX
en- to indicate that it had been as
certained positively that the Nourma-
hal is not at San Juan, S. w Hance,
in charge of the wireless station at
Tampa sent the Associated Press a
message In which he said Absolute
" no truth in the report regarding
wireless received here via Key West
about yacht Nourmahal not being at
San Juan.
Hanoe added that he was still try
ing to get in direct touch with San
Juan in the hope of getting positive
assurance of the Nourmahal's pres,
ence.