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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15
EIGHT LOSE LIVES IN
GREENO MINE EXPLOSION
Twelve in Workings at Time and Fou,
Taken Out Alive--Two Break Air Pipe
and Get Out With Mine Mule--Super-
intendent Barrowman's Wife Ar
rives--Sad News When She
Reaches Blue6eld Today

James Barrowman. superintedent !;
William Richie, mine foreman; Arch
Leslie, Lee Rollins. Gus Richie, Chas.
Williams, Geo. Miller. Chas. Whitak-
err Rescued and living; James Rosen
baum, John Sitkee. G.. Il. Leapman aud
John Swede' were rescued alive at 2
o'clock this morning. Leapman and
Swede had two others with them st
time of the explosion but they left
and were caught in after damp.
Six OF the dead were married and
five leave large families.
The government rescue car arrived
at 1880 this morning but did not en-.
ter mine until about ten this morn.
ing to make an exploration.
The bodies Of four of the deal wc,a
badly burned. The mine is not on
are. The fan kept running all a;ght
There were twelve in the Mine at
the time OF the explosion. Ali are
rescued.
Eleven i'm Mine
Tacoma. Va, Dec. l5.--(Spe ,ia,j -
At the time of the explosion the-a
were known TO be eleven men il. The
nine including Superintendent lanes
Barrowman and mine foreman vii.
liam Richie. Distress signals by
means Of the power house whist;e
soon aroused the surrounding coip,ni-
nifty and hundreds came from all
points in the neighborhood hut no
one could enter for about one hour
on account of the presence OF the
heavy black damp.
Then rescue party was sent down
but returned with no tidings OF the
Inflated men who were known to be
deep down in the mine. Other par
ties we're organized some returning
but at last one man was reached,
this being John Hendritch and he
was found in water where he had
chawled and was alive. A short time
after he was able to walk.
Dante rescuers reached the scene
at L o'clock with helmets and were
able to go deeper where the men
were and the bodies of one after an
other were brought to the outside
until nine have been rescued whose
names are as follows. Dead: James
Barrowman, superintendent; William
Richie. foreman; Arch Leslie, Chas
Whitaker, Chas Williams, Gussie
Richie. Lee Roland. Injured: John
Hendrich, James RoseDbaum.
Senator X. p. Bruce and Judge W.
II. Bond owners of the mine wefe
present personally directing the wo.k
and heading rescue parties. Scenes
about drift mouth were most heart
rending.
There is no large amount o. debris
to indicate a heavy explosiJl al
TIC ugh flames shot from mine mouth
ut time of explosion and ,mine Ii
1900 feet deep
All the men in the explosio wore
"r'te, four of them marrie1 haV!n7
re families.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15

Otis +. ST Clair returned last night
from Welch whore he went on legal
business
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15
Wheat Was Low

Chicago. Dec. Wheat was low.
Prices off Is but tone was steady.
Corn, oats easier. Provisions started
higher but eased of. Opening wheat
December 92 IA; corn AZ "a; oats
81 5-S; pork January 1922.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15
THE WEATHER

CLOUDY and much COLDER tonight.
Friday fair and colder. Lowest tenn
perature tonight twenty-five degrees
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15
All Are Rescued.

Norton. Va, Dec. 15.-(Special)--
The dead in the Greno explosion are:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-15

V""lestants SHOULD read page two
today--Last special offer during con
test~-6ain 20 per cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21

from stone to stone. To crown all. it
was rairing-one of those formidable
equatorial rains of such violence and
force that it seemed as if the sky We're
emptying itself upon the earth; from
the gigantic bamboos. heather, and
which the duke pressed forward, run
ming rather than walking-there
streamed a continuous, enormous
shower bath Muddy, drenched from
head to foot. the duke never ~slackened
his headlong. feverish march. and. sus-
trepid companions, he reached Kichu-
chu, where he decided to make a halt,
and establish a camp for rest under the
shelter of a val of rocks. While the
porters were arriving, one by one. ia
tigued and worn out, the duke. indie
f%atigable. marvellous in his dash and
energy, a genuine chief. prepared the
hating place. directed the installation.
and himself aided in the work beneath
a downpour which did not slacken.
The native porters. unaccustomed to
harsh climates, We're at the end Of
their strength. benumbed, shivering
with cold. and had to be sent back.
break, the duke gave the remainder of
the caravan the signal for departure.
II the onward march was resumed
a march as difficult, as eXhausting as
before. The way led over slopes so
steep that all hands. the duke, his
companions, and the natives. had to
proceed on all tours. like animals,
clineing with hands and feet to the
unfrequent creepers and to the still
more infrequent bushes. until. at last.
they reached a plateau upon which
opened a valley filled With a huge,
strange. and impressive forest.
1T was a diabolical forest says the
6nka Of tho & hr,,11uj. .Ait JoI n a,,..
Of dreams II Nightmares; it seemed
to be the work of some tremendous
theatrical decorator who, for the ex-
lgencies of an extraordinary and lux
urious stage setting, a imagined a
forest at once fantastic, magnificent,
and %ignoble."
The dukes last great effort. the SUI
preme jewel. of heroic career was his
last years Himalayan climb. Though
he failed to reach the summit of Sho-
golisa, he succeeded in breaking the
worlds mountain climbing record.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
ANGEL ESQUIRE
BY EDGAR

runs into ten volumes, and another
who has spoken his mind on inductive
logic to the extent of 1920 closely
written pages. l have in my minds
amidst a chaos Of thoughtful litera-
ture, searching %ponderous tones for
esoteric references to bolts, door,
mouth, ct cetera."
The picture he drew was too much
for the gravity of the girl, n her
friendship with the man who was
professedly a thief, and by inference
Of laughter that greeted his sally.
Jimmy gathered up h papers, and
carefully replaced them in the en-
velope. This he handed to Angel.
place this amongst the archives"
he said f%ippantly.
Angel in surprise.
Jimmy walked to II of the three
French windows hat opened on to a
small balcony. He took a rapid sur
VeS of the street, then beckoned to
Angel.
DO O see that man?" He pointed
to a lounger sauntering along on the
opposite sidewalk.
Yes"
Jimmy walked back to the center of
the room.
That's Why" he said simply. There
VIII be a burglary here tonight or to-
morrow night. People aren't going to
let a fortune slip through their fingers
without some kind Of effort to save
it."
'What people?' demanded the girl.
You mean those dreadful men who
took me away?"
That is very possible" said Jimmy,
although I was thinking of somebody
else"
The girl had put on her wrap, and
stood i~rresolutely near the door, and
Angel vas waiting.
"Goodby,' she said hesitatingly. IT
i an afraid I have lone you an in
justice, and-and 1 want to thank you
for all you nave undergone for me. l
feel that I have been ~ungracious,
and
You have done me no injustice"
said Jimmy in a low voice. IT am all
that you thought 1 was-and worse"
She held out her han to him, and he
raised it to his lips, which was milk
Jimmy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
ABRUzzPS ADVENTURES
COMPEL ADMIRATION
Duke Holds Record Yor Polar
Exploration and Mountain
Climbing.

Leader Of a record making polar X
petition, the maj who has III his Him
alayan mountain climbing reached the
highest point yet attained by man,
daring sportsman, and learned scien-
fist, Luigi Amedeo, duke of Abruzzi,
does not need to fall back upon his
royal birth to establish his claim to a
action. Writing OF him in the April
McClure's, Rene Lara and Franz
Reichel agree that there is no princely
figuref more sympathetic and attract
i've; and they feel tempted to add
that there is none more enigmatic."
singular spirit who has grown up I'M
der the spell of natures mysteries and
the complex problems of science. In
deed, "he seems to have been reared in
the school of silence, in the solitude Of
the great snowy peaks, and to have
melancholy Yet he is above all
things a nan of action. a sportsman in
the fullest sense Of that word, and q
"voluptuary Of a special sort. who de-
lights in the inward joys that peril,
faced n conquered, affords him."
And besides all this, he is learned with
out pedantry. simple and democratic
In his
The writer's go on to relate some of
the dukes exploits in the Arctic and
among M misty mountain tops of
Central Africa and the Himalayas. He
once heard Henry M. Stanley say that
ne wished someone would thoroughly
explore Mount Ruwenzori, a great
mysterious peak in the gigantic noun
tain mass Of Equatorial East Africa,
whence the Nile takes it's source. The
duke made up his mind to undertake
the task. Leading a carefully equipped
expedition, n taking among his com
panions Captain Cagni and two ex-
perienced Alpine guides, Petigax and
Ollier, on May 20, 1906, he reached
| Fort Portal, situated "at the gateway
| of the mysterious mountains" Reduc-
ing his %caravan he went on from here
to Bujongolo, a eagles eyrie perched
at a level of 1880 feet above the sea-"
arriving or Jun 6, greatly in advance
of the caravan
In order to outstrip it he had made a
forced march that displayed strikingly
his physical endurance. The path that
he followed was full of water and
slime, and the lux sank in it up to
his knees: under the slough his feet
encountered stones, bits of wood, be-
came entangled in creepers struck
against gotten tree trunks; in order to
keep from falling n becoming mired
in the uncertain and decomposed soil.
he was forced to cling to the thorny
underwood, and to advance by leaps
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
MANY INTERESTED IN
CYRATIONS OF COMET
Speculate on What Will Happen
When It Passes Between
Earth and the Sun.
From the Sioux City Tribune.

AS the day approaches for Halley's
comet to pass between the earth and
the sum-, people are becoming more in
terested in the movements of this ter
restrial body. According to the OBJ
servers of Lick observatory, the comet
was scheduled to appear very bright
the latter part of last week. On MAY
l it is supposed to pass between the
earth and the sun.
With the approach of the comet
wonderful phenomena are reported
from various points in the United
States. At st. Loui it is said to have
caused the moon to turn red; at Chic
ago the aurora borealis has appeared
shadow bands" nave been seen in the
sky in parts of Ohio, and meteors have
begun to fall in considerable numbers
Owe q wide area. Added to this is the
fact that the approach of the comet is
is said to have a bearing on the re-
markable weather this locality has
been experiencing Of late.
But the most startling question is
what will happen when the tail of the
comet. through which the earth will
pass. sweeps across the face of tho
earth. According to Flammarion, the
eminent stronomer. the tail is CON-
posed of cyanogen gas. which is prus-
sic acid, a deadly poison.
According to the astronomers. Hall
ley's comet is long on tails. and when
near the earth 1t is expected to 20
through the most extraordinary r
tons in regard to its tail. When last
here it gave an exhibition of its prow-
ess In this respect that astronomers
have not vet ceased discussing. In
their view Halley's comet has cyanogen
gas and prussic acid Ito burn and it
thinks nothing Of surcharging hun
dreds of millions of cubic miles of eth
er with these deadly substances. and
then as suddenly shutting off the SIM
ply.
1T then goes along for awhile with
out a tail. simply a gigantic OMNIBUS
body a million times larger than the
earth. composed of billions of meteors
Moons earths. meteorites, chunks OF
iron ore. dust, gas. rocks and all kinds
of atmospheric debris.
While it is not expected that there
will be any serious consequences when
the comet passes between the earth and
the sun, the possibilities are SO great
that astronomers are giving the mat
ter considerable attention.
$780,. New Scheme. ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Continued Next Weekly
"But Names Will Never Hurt Me-,

CThe secretary Of agriculture has
ruled that it is unlawful to sell as
Rocky Fords'' any melons not
grown in the Rocky Ford district
of C%olorado.)
The scotch" part Of a woodcock is tho
fimsiest romance;
French pastry never saw the outer
boundaries of France;
Havana never could produce each guar.
anteed" cigar:
Nor Russia make all that is sold as rus
SIAN caviar.
The German pancake nourishes in Full
ton street, New York,
M little Irish linen comes from Dub
lin. Down or Cork:
Dutch treats are not from Holland; and,
no one of us regales
Himself with rarebits that have ewes
heard the name Of Wales.
Meier Turkey knew the Turkish. bath,
TIL Egyptian" cigaret
Came not from Egypt; Italy knows not
'Ital. spaghetti"
So, Secretary Wilson. prithee. change that
lire of dope,
Nor take away that primal fake, the r. r
canteloupe.
New York Evening Mail.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Growing Handsome Vines Which
will Produce Delicious
Food.

From the Philadelphia North American.
OW that the real spring weather
is here in earnest, let us see
what we can do to max our
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Going Back on His colors.

A Harvard football player after the
recent unfortunate with Yale
thought he would scape the public eye
by cutting across the fields. A big bull.
which looked as if it could do good
work in a mass play. bodied up and
cast an evil eye upon the Jersey OF
Harvard crimson. s
why didn't / take my father's adj
vice." the young man reflected, ..and
go to Yale. This is no place for a Hair
yard man" ia
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Tides in Lakes and Rivers,

Tides are felt on lakes to a very.
very small extent II not at all on
rivers (unless the rivers, like the Hud-
son, run into the ocean. when the
ocean tide is felt). for the reason that
1t needs both great depth and large
expanse to allow the tidal wave to roy
itself up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
All in Vain.
From the Youths Companion

According to the following story,
economy has it's pains as well as its
pleasures. even after the saving is done.
One spring, for some reason, old Eli
was going around town with the face
Of dissatisfaction, and when questioned,
poured forth mis- voluble tale of woe
thus:
"Marse Geo'ge. he come to me last
fall an he say. Eli, dis gwine ter be a
lard winter. so yo' be keerful, an
save ye' wages fas' an tight
AN I b'lieve Marse Geo'ge, vas, sab.
l b'lieve him, an I save an I save. an
When de winter come it amt got no
hardship, an dere was i wild all dat
money jes' frown on NAH hands!"
To cut off the credit of many a man
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
New Scheme,

TT "--.- New Scheme.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Sued for breach of promise, eh?"
Yep"
Temporary insanity; and 1 expect to
prove it by the love letters : wrote.n
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21

To cut off the credit of many a man
would prevent his being ruined by a
woman,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
Whale sunk whaIer.

Philadelphia, Aug. ga seven
years mystery OF the sea may be
solved through a mishap to the Ger
man steamship Palanza, which struck
a whale at sea, nearly cutting the nam
NAL in two and disclosing a harpoon
believed to have been used by the little
whaler James T, Duncan, which was
lost in 1908. The Duncan sailed from
Halifax with a crew OF seven men in
the spring Of that year and has not
since been heard from. Captain Fendt,
of the Pallanza, which has arrived here
from Hamburg, reports that he ran in
to the whale on August IL. The mon
ster was firmly impaled on the prov oil
the steamer and died after terrific
struggle. Nine members OF the crew
we're let down to chop away the carcass
and one of the sailors found the har-
poon imbedded il, the whale. Upon
the end OF the barpoon was an iron
band stamped -. T. d., 1902" Cap
tain Fendt keeps a close record OF
wrecks, and he came to the conclusion
that the whale may have been respon-
sibIe for the loss of the Duncan. !
think it perfectly safe to say that the
Duncan drove this weapon into the
whale, and in the struggle which fol
lowed was sunk by blow from the in
furiated monsters tail. " he said.
You'd think so, too, il you'd seen
that whale die. d"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
ON Their Way to England.

Father Point, Que, Aug, ga
wireless dispatch from Fame Point
states that the steamer Megantic, OF
which DR.. II. II. Crippen and EthcI
lie Neve are being returned TO London
passed out of the mouth Of the st,
Lawrence river this morning. The
trip had been uneventful thus far, and
two noted prisoners are kept closely
confined to their cabins.
When the WhlteStar line passed here
on Sunday afternoon a white canvas
screen erected on the after deck could
be seen from the shore. This puzzled
the shore observers until the pilot came
back and explained that it had been
put there so that the two prisoners
could be given regular exercise and at
the same time be sheltered from the
observation Of the other persons on
board
Miss lie Neve is on the passenger list
Of the steamer as Miss ]. Bryne, while
Crippen is booked as Cyrus Field. A
tug boat with press representatives on
board followed the steamer down the
river for some distance, but was
not allowed to 60 alongside, and neither
the prisoners nor their guards could be
seen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
Ravapes of Forest Fires.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-Merci-
lessly and relentlessly the forest fires iii
western Montana and Idaho are sweep
ing over a vast area, driving hundreds
OF fugitiyes before them, destroying
small settlements and wiping out OF
existence millions Of dollars worth of
property.
The situation last night is more
serious than it was in the early morning
except as to Wallace, Idaho, where it is
believed that nearly half OF the city
will be saved.
Thirteen lives have been lost in Wal
lace, with a property loss OF 81 900, 900.
Elsewhere in the fire zone the situa-
ton has gone from bad to worse.
Ten railroad bridges OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad
last night were reported burned in
western Montana. II is reported that
so persons have persisted.
A dispatch from Thomson Falls,
Mont, says
THE fire situation here is alarming
Thompson Falls is threatened by forest
fires. Portions OF Belknap, White
Pine, Noxon and Heron are burning,
and there is a solid line Of fire from
here to the Montana-Idaho boundary
line, a distance Of 40 miles. y
The town Of Taft, near the Idaho
line, was destroyed by fire before day
light yesterday morning.
Saltese, just below Taft, has been
abandoned by its inhabitants and is
known to be surrounded by fire. De
bergia and st. Regis are threatened.
Haughan is reported TO be deserted;
the last word from there is that the fire
is dangerously near and the telephone
operator is preparing to flee The area
covered is roughly estimated at 100
miles square, most Of it in the noun
tains and sparsely settled.
Forest fires are spreading rapidly in
the Pen d'OreLle country, and especial
" around Newport, Wash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
MOissant Encounters More Mishaps.

London, Aug. 22.-Further mis-
fortunes we're encountered by John
| b. Moissant, the Chicago aviator, to-
day when for the second time, he at
tempted to fly from Upchurch TO Lon
don 10 complete his Paris to London
fight. which was begun last Tuesday.
Accompanied by Albert Fileux, his
1S2-pound mechanician, and a kitten
which has been named Paris Lon
DON" Moissant assembled at Upchurch
at 4:29 this morning in the teeth of a
forty-mile gale. He flew for nearly an
hour, but owing to the violence OF the
wind. he could not preserve his course,
and finally alighted at Seven Oaks at
5:25 after an IS" shaped flight, as
far from London as he was when he
started.
Moissant's descent was made at ter
rife speed, the aeroplane alighting in
plowed field, after narrowly escaping
hedge. The propeller, rudder and
wire work were broken, and the wheels
were buckled. 1t was a far more seri-
GUS accident than that of last week.
Moissant telegraphed for repairers
to come at once to fix up the machine,
so that he can make another attempt
tomorrow.
Moissant showed himself an aviator
of wonderful skill in today's flight,
despite his inexperience. His Bleriot
monoplane rolled and tipped in the
terrific wind and repeatedly dropped
for distances OF from fifty to hundred
feet. Moissant invariably regained
control, however, and prevented an
alarming disaster.
When he found his battle against
the wind futile, Moissant stopped.
his motor and glided to the ground.
His descent was far more rapid than he
counted on, and a wrecked machine
proved the price Of his daring. He
missed heavy hedge by less than ten
feet. Had he struck it, the aeroplane
would undoubtedly have been broken
beyond repair
Seven Oaks is % miles southeast
OF London. MoisSant assembled at
Upchurch last Saturday but aftor
flight Of only n mile he was forced to
aIight, owing to motor trouble and a
high wind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22
Passenger Kills Captain.

San Francisco, Aug. ga dispatch
today from Eureka, today, says that
Alaska-Pacific liner Buchanan, is pro-
ceeding TO San Francisco under COM
mand Of First Officer Brennan follow
ing the killing of Captain Ward by
Fred Thomas, a passenger who after
the shooting, strapped on a life pre-
server and jumped into the ocean.
Thomas has not been seen since, and it
is supposed he was drowned.
Thomas and an accomplice attempted
to take possession OF the ship in order to
rob the safe. Thomas went 10 Captain
Wards room and demanded the KEY OF
the safe. On Wards refusal 10 comply,
he was shot dead.
The accomplish went TO the engine
room, and at the point Of a revolver,
ordered the engine crew to turn the
vessel toward shore. The crew, how
ever, overpowered the accomplice.
As Thomas rushed to the deck after
shooting Ward, he saw that his plans
had failad, and he grabbed life pre-.
server and Ieaped overheard. The
identity OF the accomplish has not been
discovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-22

THE motorboat fever is raging all
over the world. There are many mild
cases in Alexandria, but the disease is
spreading all the time, although most
owners, OF such boats in this city use
them more for pleasure than speed
contents A long, low, freakish craft
that resembles ahoat a huge, highly
polished toothpick, Was launched at
Burlington, n. j.. Saturday. The boat
is expected to prove the fastest power
boat in America, if not in the world.
The new boat is guaranteed to make a
speed of forty miles an hour but after
a trial of her engines Saturday 1t was
demonstrated that there is a strong
probability of her cutting the water
at much nearer sixty knots. The en-
gines which will drive this eggshell
craft were built to develop go horse
power, but at the first test Thursday
$50 horsepower was shown and when
the machinery is working smoothly
her mechanics predict that 400 horse
power will be much nearer her limit.