The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-24
MINERS NOW ENToMeED ARE DEAD IS POSITIVE eEIEF OF
 ALL INSPECTORS.
Only place That Pure Air Could Have Been Stored in Tunnels, Fails Reveal Any Living or
 Dead Miners.

Cherry, H., Nov. 2S.-Hope that there might still be alive some of the lS9 men known to be entombed in the St. Paul mine, was practically aban- doneJ today.
 An exploration into what is known as the second vein, where it was thought that probably many miners and 'barrieaded themselves and had managed to exist on oats and corn pro vided for the mules, showed that great portions of the tunnels had col lapsed.
 t is thought many men were bnrsvd under the debris ana if the obstruction is not soon cleared away at least 100 bodies may never be dug up.
 Fire was still raging dn these tun- nels and the back portions, where im- pfisoned miners could have found d retreat. was said to be full of the fatal black damp.
 What little hope we had was giv. cn up when we penetrated to what Is called the overcast said w w. Fay. lor. general manager of the mine @!a that place pure air would have heen found if it could have been found any. where and the miners. aware CT It. would have retreated there When we got into tho place We found 1t empty both of bodies and Of live men We listened in vain 10 detect a signal O. any other sign Of life"
 Meanwhile Cherry continues to be village of mourning The death to- day of one of the survivors hrolgnt to tie surface last Saturday reduced the total number of those saved out of the S10 loss in the disaster 10 nine. teen.
 Almost al of the forty-two bodies taken out yesterday were identli d. Women. who had been prosteate for ten Jays, were called to make certain by recognizing pocket knife O. a dinner pail that their hopes were gone.
 Down in the mine the rescuers met with great obstacles. In one instance fire broke out in the tunnel, cutting off the escape of twenty five men who had ventured 1000 feet from the hoist ing shaft The smell of smoke gave the warning above and the Tescuers were brought to safety by another res. cut party.
 Following a telegram sent to Gov ernor Deneen by the executive board Of the miners state organization. ask ing that some one be designated by the state to take charge of the mine, Mine Inspector Hector McAllister was placed in charge. It was said that despite the fire and the discouraglng news of tunnels having fallen in, the rescue work would be pushed night and day.
 A dairy wss found today on the clothing taken from one of the thirty eight hodics found in pocket of the mine. The diary was begun on No vembef 13 and was written by Samuel D. Howard. 21 years old. It describes the slow death of the men by the en- croaching black damp and refers ten derly to Samuels. efforts to save his brother Alfred, l6 years of age, who died by his side.
 The dairy follows
 Alive at 1O:30 o'clock yet. At 10.45 ditto, II shaips By sam D. Howard Brother Alfred Is with me yet, A good many dead mules and men. tried to save some but came amost losing myself If 1 am dead, give my diaming ring to Mamie Rob- inson. The ring is coming at the postolfiee. Henry can have the ring have in my good clothes. The only tbirg l. regret Is that my brother could not aelp my mother out aftes am dead and gone
 T tried my best to get out but could not, saw Jim Jamieson Steve Timlxe lying along the road and could not stand II any longer. It is five min ntes past | o'clock and the air is fine