Arizona republican., 1909-11-16

 IF DEATH In The Depths of The
 St Paul Mine NEITHER QUICK NOR DEAD
Found By Rescuers Who Were Driven Back By the Flames-It is Regarded AS Certain That More Than 300 Perished

Cherry, III. Nov. l5-Three hundred ar more miners entombed in the St. Paul coal mine by last Saturdays dis aster, are dead. Some of the bodies lie buried beneath thousands Of tons of earth. which caved in upon them. and tt is doubtful. if many ever can be recovered This was the opinion expressed tonight when attempts at rescue work carried on by night and day for forty-eight hours. were tenn porarily abandoned.
 Renewed fires in the mine made further descents by the rescuers i'm possible. Fans employed in the effort to carry fresh air 10 the imprisoned men served only to enliven some of the sparks which sprang into flame. Soon the heat and smoke became so dense that it was necessary again to seal up the mouth of the hoistinS shaft. and tonight the men down there, whatever their condition. are locked in as effectively as in dungeon.
 Whether the bodies will be taken out tomorrow depends upon the con dition of the internal fire IT it is possible steam and chemicals produc- ing carbonic acid gas will he forced through the pipes to the bottom of the mine tomorrow. These will have a tendency to choke out the flames
 IL was learned that 800 collins have been ordered. half of them to arrive tomorrow and half the following day It is believed that no one within the power of resuscitation will be brought out.
 Hope hung frequently in the balance today. Before the fire broke out again the rescuers descended four times Then rumor circulated quickly through the crowd that the men be- low had been reached and that the reason they were not brought up was because they were exhausted by lack of food and smoke.
 They're alive, They're alive" cried hopeful mothers and wives. They'll be brought up pretty soon
 But truth was far different The rescuers did on occasion go doSn 300 feet to the bottom of the hoisting shaft Then groping their way with electric lamps and kept alive by oxy- gen stored in their helmets. they pene- trated l50 feet into the bottom gal VI v iouN iOii' p4 llic IllntTS. tltnef dead or alive, were found
 It was conjectured that the miners had crawled for safety into. recesses most remote from the fire. but they could not be reached without re-as- cending. Before they could again de- scend the fire broke out again
 As result of this disaster. there are in this town of only. few thousand people at least 1 1,000 orphans and 200 widows. Some families of eight chil- aren will be dependent upon charity These are figures of Duncan McDon- aid. of Springfield. Ill. president of district No. F. United Mine Workers of America, who instituted q roll call of the families of the entOmbed miners
 Just before dark officials of the miners union began the taking of the official roll call of widows and or phans. The work was difficult be- cause Of the congestion of the crowds and because of the hysterical condition Of the women. some of whom had three pr four small children tugging at their skirts. Many. when question: ed for data for the roll call. were so incoherent in their replies as to be unable to tell who they were or for whom they were searching
 The charity work is in charge Of Duncan Mcdonald Springfield. presi-. dent of district No. F. United Mine Workers; Edwin Perry. secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America; F.. F. Bicknell of Wash ingtsn. D. C.. director of the National Red Cross. and Prof. Graham Taylor of the stat,- mining investigating com mittee Late tonight no definite list of the number of widows and orphans was obtanable
 Charity Director Bicknell of the Ma tional Red Cross Society tonight wired Governor Deneen that he was on the ground in charge of National Red Cross work and would remain as long as necessary. Albert l.. Hopkins. who arrived tonight. announced that he had been authorized by the French con sul at Chicago to help care for the families of entombed miners who were natives of France. The French gov ernment. he said. was prepared to transport to France the women and children of those destitute.
 GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR AID. .
 Springfield. H.. Nov Ex-Governor IN;n.n, ;CS.tad tnHaN an annall fOr n-