Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

DENVER, Colo. Dec. 16.--After nj
, teen hours OF tireless work by a gang
OF eight rescuers under the direction
OF Professor j. G. Roberts. who IL In
charge OF the mine rescue car OF the
United States bureau OF mines, none
OF the ten miners caught by fire in
the Leyden mine have yet been taken
out.
Thought to be Dead.
The prevailing belief among the min.
ers of the camp is that the ten are
dead. but some of the company off.
cials and Professor Roberts insist that
IL the men remained where they were
when the fire broke out. there 10
sood chance OF finding them alive.
| Fresh Fire Breaks Out.
At o'clock this morning fresh
blast OF fire shot from the mouth OF
shaft No. 2, sending flames high into
| the air and starting anew the fire In
the smoldering remains of the shaft
house. 1t Is hoped this would clear a
passage for n current of air, but the
ly hopelessly blocked. Tons of coal
and dirt have been falling constantly
into the mouth OF the second shaft
ever since the fire started This cav
Ing In will probably conceal the real
cause OF the fire.
Establishing Air Currents.
The rescuers are now about $50 feet
from the bottom of shaft No. l. They
are putting up a brattice work In the
entry as they proceed in order to es-
tablish a current of fresh air. moving
down one side of the brattice and out
OF the other. Ahead of the rescuers
is white mass of smoke and black
damp.
Far From the Victims.
Fully $50 feet more will have to be
brattioed before the rescuers can reach
the main double entry. Once in this
main entry the rescuers believe they
viii be able to proceed at once to
where the men are imprisoned. Pro-
fossor Roberts stated this morning
that he would probably not reach the
end OF the brattlce work until the
afternoon.
LONDON, Eng, Dec. l6.--Whether
England Is to have any relief from po-
litical agitation and consequent busi-
pess stagnation depends today on one
thing: The creation Of enough lib
eral peers by King George to give the
government control OF the upper body.
Although the king has shown no in
dication what he will do, there Is a
concensus of opinion that he will re-
fuse the demand OF Premier AsQuith,
This viii leave the situation at the
conclusion of the present election pre-
cisely where 1t was at the dissolution OF
the last parliament for 1t Is now prac-
tically certain the conservative and
coalition parties will have about the
same strength in the next parliament
as In the last. The tories are hopeful
of forcing an immediate reelection,
believing that continuation of the
struggle with Its blight upon the busi-
ness interests OF the country will final
ly drive voters to conservative ad-
minlstration for the purpose OF gaining
reace.
F'REDONIA, N. Y. Dec. 16-Build-
ings over radius OF several blocks
were damaged BY q boiler explosion In
the FredGnia street railway power
house early this morning One man
was killed and another fatally injured.
Two boilers exploded simultaneously
with a roar that was plainly heard
distance of several miles. The prop
erty loss will exceed $4,000. The
who was hit by a 1.200-pound fragment
OF flying metal. His assistant, VIII
liam Bishop. was seated on beam
which was blown through the roof
and to the top of barn five hundred
feet away. carrying him along with it.
He is dying from his injuries. Frag-
ments OF boilers were scattered In all
directions. A hundred persons had
hairbreadth escapes from death from
flying missiles The buildings dam
aged include the State Normal school,
postoffice and Columbia hotel. Sew
oral street cars were wrecked.
BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 16.-With the
last day OF the hunting season for this
year in New England ending at mid
night, a record shows a total of eigh-
teen deaths for the season. 1t Is
possible other deaths may result from
serious injuries received. The num-
Der of dead is far below that OF the
past two years. thirtySone having been
killed last year. and twenty-eight the
: year before. More than half Of the
victims this year were youths under
81 years of age Ten were killed by
guns In the hands OF others. the vic
tins in four cases being mistaken for
. deer.
I OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Dec. 1s.
Unless Governor C. n Haskell sees
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