The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-11-26
BY Associated Press

Cherry, Ill, Nov. 22.--Two Of the ex-
ploring parties in the st. Paul mine,
today found Indication which led
them to believe there are large num-
Der OF living men in the east work
ings. Their hopes are growing, from
the fact that they were able to pass far
into the galleries early today, and not
one body was found whore they ox.
pected to find many
Nearly two hundred men are stil
unaecounted for, dead or alive Live
rates also have been discovered in
the newly explored portion Of the mine.
this increased the hope that the rats
came from remote sections OF the
cave, In which comparatively pure air
remains aud that If the rats could live
there, the men also could. The reseur.
ers at FIRST thought the noise of the
rats scurrying over the loose dirt was
signals of men behind a wall. but soon
discovered the truth
The men have been entombed nine
days aud 1t Is the belief today that un
less they are rescued within twenty
four hours, they viii never come out
alive.
There Is feeling among the rela
tiyes Of the entombed men and even
among the mine officials that number
of Scotch miners who are among the
missing have been able to lake care OF
themselves and the rest Of the miners
Cherry H., Nov 22.-James Levi
son. member of the rescuing party Ia
thest Paul mine, said late last night
he heard a human voice on the other
side of the cavein lie said he heard
the voice plainly, although It sounded
as though Il was far away Lewison
immediately called the attention Of the
other workmeu to the place from
which the voice came but they could
hear nothing
7 would swear that | heard some
one calling through the cayein, he said
1T sounded like they were far away
or we're so weak they could not shout
loudly. Those people are alive and
the sooner We get to them the bet
ter. because ! do not believe they can
last much longer
Ten dead were brought to the sur.
face today and more than fifty bodies
were located in the second level. but
We're aot brought up on account Of
black damp.
A fight for the lives of more than
one hundred miners Who we're eutomb-
ed more than week ago
IN the 81 Paul mine is being made.
Fifty men are working desperately to
dig through a cavein IN the second
vein Of the mine Behind this barfI
eade Il is believed the eutombed min
ers are struggling for life battling
against the awful rlgoges oT hunger
and thirst
The rescue of the twenty miners Sat
urday spurred the workmen 10 super
human efforts All hast night aud to.
day they worked ia Shou shifts TO dis.
lodge tons of earth aud stone that is
blocking the passage way 10 The lm.
prened miners Several members 81
the rescue party worked until they
fell in exhaustion and mad % be carried
from the mine Several members Of
the rescue party are certain they have
heard signals from the east end Of the
tunnel where the miners are supposed
90 be imprisoned
All day Sunday the wives and chill
dren Of the unfortunate miners stood
about che main shaft Of the mine,
pleading with the reseuers who entered
the tunnels to renew their efforts They
stood shitorug Ia the cold, waiting
and hoping for nees that the entomhed
men had been found alive.
4 know they are alive sobbed one
woman My man is down there. God /
viii save him
While ten bodies we're brought to /
the surfaee sunday raising The totd |
Of bodies to ilfly.niue more than dfty /
dead were left lying ia the tunnels be.
low. The reseurers brought out only /
those bodies that wero IN the way |
Every effort was centcred on the At
tempt 70 rescue the living
The bodies Of the miners are said /
70 be piled several deep along the sides
of the tunnel They are lying with
dead mules -Four hundred pounds Of I
chloride Of lime and 5000 tablets 81 /
biehloride of mercury. dissolved IN
water have been sent into tho mine |
to be used as a disiniecmut and TO
neutralize the odor
8 FIRE ID the mine early II The day
caused some uneaslness. The blaze