Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-12
NINE BADLY WRECKED
BX THE EXPLOSION

StarRviic, Colo. oct 1t.--namag,
to remote workings OF the Col0lad
Fuel ana iron company ininr, tat
wider in extent than anticipated dur
ing the two and half DAYS since
saturday nights explosion, was dis
closed when the day shift OF rescuers
headed hy State Mine Inspector john
n. Jones end General superintendent
James Thompson. emerged from nm
derground with the report Of diff
riouitles encountered came disap.
pointment for company officials, who
had hoped that the last OF the eleven
bodies discovered in J. entry would
be transferred to the temporary
morgue before darkness fell over the
stricken Stsrkville camp.
Tonight nine are still thousand
feet from the entrance OF the new
slope. with the workings piled high
with broken timber and thousands or
tons Of debris dislodged by the terrif-
ic blast All day a large force has
been engaged in levelling trail over
the debris and pulling rocks from the
root 80 clear passageway over
which volunteers ran carry the re-
kONfitf fftfhAfH W AiN' 1ttAAAi 49,
Profitiug 10y the experiences OF tired
day workers the night rescue party.
led by j. = Thomas aud Dave Grit
fifth TOOK up the task of completing
The trail and removing the bodies.
which is now scheduled for midnight
with this done. the rescurers viii
push their way into the III entry in
,hc old workings where forty-four
missing ara believed to be entombcd.
Late this afternoon the day SHIFT
bratticed OFF the y" entry and chang
cd the direction of the portable fa"
which Is now rcrcing air into the old
workings, clearing the way for "a dash
into mcNplOrcd recesses wllicn VIII
be made some time before murnlng.
What ,hia dash may disclose mons
will venture 10 predict though IL is
freely admitted that al hope has been
abandoned of Finding life within tho
dark and damaged underground iab-
yrinth. Opinions generally agren
that tonighrs progress will be to-
ward the point Of origin and may
disclose additional information on
the cause of the disaster.
Scenes AZ tho mine portal were but
Il repetition of previous days ana for
"A time interest of the throng of reia-
tives and idle curious was diverted
TO the morguc.
Fiity-four hours after the rXpios-
ion in the Starbville mine OF the Coio-
rsdo Fuel and Iron company, en-
tombing fifty-fivo men. tho llrss Z
the bodies OF the victims wcte found
by the scarohers. The two bodies
wo erlocated by the searchers at $3.50
this morning in chamber thirty. p
600 feet from the mouth ol the minc,
and az $500 o'clock. eight more bodies
vcre located by the searchcrs ut 3.5p
thirtv-fiVc. The condition OF the
bodies OF the men indicates the3 were
Instantly killcd ty tine terrific force
ol she exploson
Two bodies were brought oft of
ihe mine ~ 1880. Their appcsrsnes
bore oiit tho report that the nlcn
we're killed by the force Of the eAplus- !
ion and had not succum0ed to after
damp.
The men We're Identified as Jan
Kiimek and Wit Nyzio. The latter /
leaves e widow ana two children.
Coroner Gulf today placed m the
hands Of the town marshal a batch I
OF summons Tor the mine slDerin-
tendeut. the Dit bosses and sncir i-s-
sisiants and the men who looked
alter the sprinkiing of the mile 20
sppesr before o jury which viii in-'