The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-11
Reseo. Parry Was Within 500 F.es Of
the Entom5ed Men at End Of
Work Last
Nisht.
GAS RETARDS EFFORTS
Black oarp ard Cave Ins Are Err
eeurteree sy tne aen Who are
Searching fer th-
SodEes-

STAREvLLE. Colo- Oct ft-As
aarEas sstrIed Ias- night cTer rhe
entrance 10 Eas StzrEvifie Eirs the
to7e that scle OF TIE ftry o. more
men entoubed Eould be found alive
grew faint and gloom settled again I
over me silent crowd ot watchers
After = day Of hard work IN the
faca Of constant perl the rescue par
" penetrated the fuile uorktass Eea--
IL 1905 feet- OF within 500 feet OF
the men Imprisoned nearest the Izta
entrance. Instead OF finding the msEe
clear OF debris and after damp the
workings were foEnd 20 be badly
wrecked and poisonous gases #ere
encoua tered The Leaders wo1gd mt
consent 10 the rescuers going further
un.u sufficient fresh air had been
| famed Into the nine 70 insure safety
After passing the principal cruss-
cut which connects the old sn6 tie
new slopes. and which vas Used IS
the main hzaIzxeway, the party cane
upou cave-ins. plainly Indicating the
i course ot the explosion
When the rescue party renewed us
fozzrney inward IL brsnched OF for
short distance, and then took sourn-
arIv course toward the spot where tie
pfcsnen were supposed to hare been
working Saturday night Rscoanoster-
ing parties were selected and ssnS
ahead to ties. the air. These scouting
uarries reported that after damp vas
! -rr,.scsa ne in ali tEs short cuts and Al
so IN the main slope
& General Manager Weirzel ~ss given
this information by portable rele-
phone and ordered the men out Of tas
nine urtEI the air could be Improved
While the night shift vas waiting
10 be ssnt inside the Eine gang
we're mt TO work installing g dlcVsr
!: 81 he mouth Of the air shaft to Pre-
vent tae sudden stoppage Of air sup
atT bv the failure ot the portable ian
se7eraI tines during the daF this fzn
stopped working but vas specify r
; paired
Making RzpIa Progress.
STAREvLLE- Oct E-At 1of-l
. about tzc niles from the entrance q
the main stafr. huza vs1rilaEfzs fa-
Rad beer located TIE destruction :
that point vzs found 70 he terrific Al
tie IN torn 70 hits TIE resc--ers Ea1
: portable fan *trh than and Esr'
Unable 10 keep bzck TIE Fotsclcg-.
: gases. Ar 1850 last Right, The par-,
: lad reached Fftht1 $40 t==t q c1zE
+ Der No 80 and Il zas this Go-rlze
!, had corerse &c urre feet II
: sueess made during The night s-z-re'
unY rzuors among Eas EoZaE azs
Children ou-zscs TIE CHEZ r-no
was ttst "a bodies Lad 6eeu found
pesrt-s rhe toPeIessness & II
case the wires zistsrs and chfl.rel
= refused 70 abandon hope ard thGEz
ards remained I'll night long Il n
roeth of the pit Ezra g7-z-.s yer
necessarT tneaE 10 keep them bacs-
state Mf1s inspector To1ss said e
tzv Al EXPLOSION of 6Es1 hs5 caEse
n rhe 1isas-sr. zIthough be vas uza5l
Il 10 explain how n explosion ocr---ss
II ThoEreou- superintendent q r-
e zfne pave ou- n EterTtsw Il whfc
u he said ehfs EXPLOSION Eas the NOS
e treakizt ne Fad ever wl--ssstsi
rsuaITy tha force ot erplcsi1us Z
re dovu ana oE-EEd Iris ous va
g inward He does rot -ht1k aay
II the E=n ara IHTs
L srAR.vIIIE Oct ti-Twr ot I
Nv ten nodtas Eecate4t n Tie 1fze, VIZ
b-aaghs To tte surface Both FeI
er rerrfoIT uargted.
- WASHINGTON. oct tr--Tte r
III step at tae nevis established 8'r-ea
os Mines. was t.lasr 5a1zE v1z1 : :
'or Het car vas srar-sts frr- Seat-le s
II. searxvElIs 70 rsrter Ey aid 9cssisi