The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10
Daring Rescuers at StarkyilIe.
Colo, Are Themselves Over
come by Gas.
AT LEAST FIFTY ONE MEN
ARE IN THE LIVING TOMB
Hope Not Yet Abandoned, but
Chance of Saving Victims
Seems Small.

Vile mine of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company at least fifty-one men arc the
objects of heroic efforts Of rescuers who
worked throughout today trying to pene-
trate the black depths Of the minc in
the hope that some, or all the impris-
oncd miners might be rescued.
The presence of black damp, which al
most invariably follows in the wake of
coal explosions, made the work Of the
rescuers extremely hazardous and time
and again members Of parties were
overcome.
List Of the Missing.
The list of fifty-onc missing prepared
day is:
John Klemic Pole, 23, single.
Gregory Dezialmola, Russian, 2S,
single.
Fclice Porcu (no data.)
Tom Upperdlne, American, IS, wife
and two children.
Albert Hay, Pole, 25, single.
r. Baronofsky, Pole, single.
Josa Zapransky, Pole, rs, wife and
three children,
Joe Fratansky, Pole, 40, wife and
four children.
Frank Cratic, Pole, 81, wife and four
children.
John Cratic. Pole. %, single
Nicoli Eorouzski, Pole, 40, wife and
three children.
Joe Tcbrowitsky, Polo, So, wife and
three children.
Francis Goggins, American, 10.
Emil Harowath. Servian, 81, wife and
one child
Joe Yeorwich, Scrvian, 20, single.
Frank Klemic. Pole, 10, single.
John Chuse, Pole, 81, wife and three
children.
Anton Malacone. Italian, 24, wife and
one child
Guigo Giacomo, Italian, "a, wife and
two children.
Wit Nezio, Pole, SO, wife and two chill
dren.
Tony Voscher, Pole, 50, wife and three
children.
Louis, Pole, 81, wife and two chill
dren.
John Lebinsky, Pole, 81, single.
Jim Zimpah, Pole, 90, married.
Pete Viapco, Pole, 32, wife and two
children.
Mile Korvoric, Pole, "a, wife and four
children.
Lawrence Kobara, Pole, SO, wife and
SIN CUlliIcu
Frank Ucachic. Pole, 81, single.
John Tobias, Pole, 81, wife and three
John Mehora, Pole, 80, wife and three
children.
Rudolph Kcmpeny. Pole, %, single.
Rudolph Pottasic. Pole, 90 wife and
three children.
Luke Upperdine, American, 80, wife
and five children.
Frank Brock. Pole, 81, single.
Paul Tusnic. Pole. 10, single.
Henry Lonon, colored 81, married,
Fred Seppe, American, single,
Umberto Santacruz, Italian, 10, sin
gle.
Savior Sautacruz, Italian, 23, single.
EsQfala Gallcgos, Mexican, 40, ln-
gle,
Carpia Lopez, Mexican, 90, single
Alexander Gallegos, Mexican, 10, sin
gle,
Amilo Mass. Mexican, 40, single.
Frank Greet. American, 10, single,
Anton Malacome, Italian, 81, wife and
two children.
Guilemo Baldossri, Italian, %, mar
ried.
Stepbano Mussati, Italian, 81, wife
and three children.
Joe Tclano. Italian, "a, single,
John Fanoro, Italian, 20, single.
Tom Tomozine, Italian, IS, wife and
three children
Wilbur Hcadquist, American, 20,
single.
Portable Fan Installed.
Late today those experimenting the
work of rescue decided shat none should
enter the mine until portable fan was
Installed aud rescue work was called off
for the time being. The fan reached
the portal of the mine mt o'clock and
under tho supervision Of the chief clec
trician of the Fuel 6 Iron company
was mounted upon an electric motor car
and gradually pushed forward into the
new stopc. working us 1T went, driving
the gas ahead, and, rs was hoped. to an
airshaft thousands OF feet inside tho
mine, where it escaped into the open
air.
The greatest caution was exercised
that the motor carrying the fan should
not be advanced too rapidly and sud
den rush of gas, or K:ck.back overwhelm
the men operating the machine and
snuff out their lives.
a touching feature of the rescue work
was the self.sacrifice and devotion to
duty of lanes Wilson, superintendent OF
the Starhville mine, who left sick bed
TO lead the rlsn who volunteered 60 face
the deadly black damp.
Works Until Overcome.
Mr.. Wilson was finally overcome by
cXertion and insidlous gases aud was
put to bed,
AS he left tho rortal or the mine, Mr.. |
Wilson said to those who followed him
out that be would be ready 10 resume
charge of the rescue parties tonight.
According TO a statement given out
officially by the coroner, there are
known to be in tho mine twenty.eight
Poles. three MeXicans, ten Americans, |
four Mexicans and one Serviau.
These nationalities represented in the
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