The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-02
DASTAROLY FIREBUG
F0|lEO BY MIRACLE
One Hundred and Ten Miners
Escape Death in Fire Of
Incendlary Origin
(By Associated Press)

d. akesboro, KY. Feb. 2.-Herolc
as have been the efforts Of scores Of
rescuers throughout the night, 1t is
believed il will be many hours before
he Browder mine near here yields
up The bodies OF the last OF the men
whose lives were snuffed ont in an
explosion yesterday. Early today
thltythiee bodies have been recov-
e. ed. Among the killed was Matt
Allen, police Judge Of Drakesboro,
aged iU, leaving vile and six chill
| dren.
Because OF the accumulation OF
gases in the east entry where The ex-
piosion occurred, 10 feet beneath
the ground, and 700 feet back from
the mine shaft, II was impossible TO
begin active rescue work until six
hours after the disaster occurred.
The damage TO the mine, investi-
! eating parties have discove. ed, was
/ not great.
Others Barely Escape.
There were 100 men in the mine at
the time of the explosion. more than
half of them in the west entry. All
of them FASTENED TO the cages and
were quickly drawn to the top. Lat
er all III the east entry except the
! unfortunate q fought their way 10
the shaft and were brought to safety.
As soon as il was safe to begin
with the rescue wok, miners were
sent down in relays under direction
OF ] Abercrombie, mine foreman, and
, G.. Reynolds, mine superintendent.
Bodies Thrown Many Feet.
In the immediate vicinity OF the
explosion. ten men had been working
J The concussion tossed the bodies dis
tances of many feet. What caused
the ignition of the gases has not beer
: ascertained.
4 The remaining missing men wers
n entries but few feet distant from
the workings where there was thf
, greatest loss of life, and the search
ng parties have been unable TO 10
cate these entries. 1t Is believed al
he men enombed there are dead.
The pit mouth presents pitifu
scene with the shrieking wives o
he dead and missing miners crowd
ing about waiting reports from III
pscuers.
Uncovered Lamp, the Cause.
, Josse Jonghan was rescued alive
,Lt Is so badly burned that his re
'overy is doubtful.
II Is believed that the explosio
. vas caused by track repairer goin
!. uto an abandoned room with an III
4 covered lamp, as The room is sha
cred almost 10 atoms and the bod
!. t the gepairer Is nowhere to b
found.
] The Browder mine. with three oil
!, ers In the vicinity, is owned by
= vndcGte OF Tennessee and Yves
Virginia capitalists.
IL Escape by a Miracle.
s. Peoria, Ill.,, Feb. "A firebug ye
/" erday put torch to the wooden su
ace buildings of Sholl Brother
oa mine, destroying them. BY
miracle 1l0 men escaped death 9
l hev had come out to give way to tn
| light shift.
| While the fire was raging In th
i haft and upper works rescu
/ \ ldILy cnltEtu Tue tSNdpt Shdil vi "a
] zine at South Bartonvile. a mi
way from the main shaft, an
brought two miners nearly dead fro
uffocation to the surface The fl
believed 10 have an incendary O
gin and started in The tipple al 81
- }. m.
e The blaze was ex ngulshed
cl olunteers Two hours later.
c An investigation will be Started
II, nee.
n Only two men were in the mine,
4. he day shift of 10 men had gone {
h luty and the night shift does n
o 'art work until o'clock
Al In the list of known dead compll
,r rom records of Coroner Gilfoyl al
ir he company are the following.
Dave Williams, Welsh, pit boss.
Jack Elias. American, boss driver
: Wnr~ tfrlHa, American.
y James Rummings. American