The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-15
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seconded for the third time lheS
were gone ten minutes.
I'VE got to the base OF the secohu
vein" said Inspector Taylor anu,
though We could see little. we lounn
no excessive temperatures III "d9
apparent that the 6Yc had not pene,
tratd deeply into the mine, ana wo
could not see signs OF flames IL 'nI
temperature throughout the seco'I"
vein is no more excessive than thelc
in the deeper and further Tecesses VI
the mine II is probable that there may
be oxygen 10 keep the men alive. we
saw no trace OF men, either dead vi
alive Tomorrow | think VIC can 80
farther with safety"
Late tonight, after conference ol
I mining inspectors. company OFFICIALS
I and experts, it was decided TO open
the main shaft in the morning ana u
send explorers into the mine IN ne
regular cage. This plan was adop'ea
! because the bucket scheme was louno
! impracticablc insofar az movements
of the men below were concerned
! They could not get out of the bucket
! SO II was determined TO seal up INC
/ air shalt tonight. The seals OF the
main shaft Will be opened and ex'
| perts believe conditions Will be sale
| for them TO walk in the veins before
many hours
". w. Taylor. general super1ntend'
! cnt of the mines Of the ST. Paul com
/ pany, was a pathetic figure today. He
I stood watching and suggesting move
mentS to open the mine and at times
! though he struggled to control his
emotions, tears dimmcd his eyes anu
] hip rhA enhC
II wish" he said. that the men
of the press would interview the min
ing inspectors after they are relieved
from their duties OF this ordeal. about
this mine | do not want TO go on
record alone, but believe that they
will tell you that this was the safest
coal mine in this country. l have
operated many mines and | know that
1t was safe.
"A catastrophe could have happen
cd in no other way than Just as II
did. The fire need not have been
disastrous. The men at work in the
stables were excited. The burning hay
could have been shut of from the rest
Of the mine without the least difficulty
and the fire eXtingulshed with little
trouble
This Is an awful thing. Some OF
the best men who ever lived los 'N0'-
lives, all through carclessness. Bandy
and Norberg died like heroes. 1Aey
were on the surface. They went down
to save their fellows"
AS Superintendent Taylor spoke
tears rolled down his cheeks. He has
not slept since he reached here Satur.
day night H. r. EarlinG too. deeply
feels the calamity He and his son
are constantly on the ground. Ar
rangementS are being contemplated to
bring relief TO families of the victims
II is probable that supplies for their
needs VIII be arranged by the ST Paul
company
Citizens Of neighboring towns al.
ready appreciate, with the near ap.
proach of winter, what the catastrophe
means TO the inhabitants OF Cherry.
Not a home here has not been af-
fected Breadwinners in hundreds of
homes are dead
Coroner Malm tomorrow will resume
the inquest begun today
Cherry, Ills. Nov. 14.-Implicit OBJ
edience by Engineer John Cowley TO
orders of his superior may have
caused the death of the rescuing party
which went down Into the st, Paul
mine Yesterday afternoon.
At the coroner's inquest, which be.
gan today, Cowley, who Is engineer
OF the main shaft. testified that he
declined 10 accede TO the demand of
persons standing at the top of his
shaft that he at once lift the cage
containing the rescuers. The reason
he declined, he said was because he
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