The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-16
FIND DEAD MINERS
UPRIGHT IN CARS
If;Tty In All Recovered at
BrycevilIe ColIiery.
'nree Men Are Rescued from Their
Living Tomb After Ffty.Four
Hours a. sutferina-Many
Co,sns for the Dead.

Al biyceyil'e Tenn. eight hfeless
miners recovered late in the night sit
ting upright in train OF mine cars
IN cross entry No %. two miles from
me mouth 81 the Cross Mountain mine.
brought the list OF known dead from
the explosion in the Knoxville Iron
companys mine Saturday morning m
To sixteen.
Altogether thirty bodies have been
recovered.
Whistling OF the special train
bringing collins at O'Clock In the
morning brought another horror To the
little town. The special brought l75
boxes. and they we're piled near the
mouth Of the mine.
II Is apparent that the seven men
were on their way TO work In the mo-
tor driven cas- when thee death blast |
overcame them. Among them were
tather and son sitting side by side.
Rescue work was continued by two
crews OF twelve men each, who worked
IN tWo.hour shifts before midnight.
A great fan which has been rugged up
at the entrance forced much OF tho
after damp out of the main entry and |,
inc workers were able to proceed more
speedily and with greater results
Though the list Of known dead dur
the night placed at sixteen, hope that
any OF the 100 or more men imprison-
% viii be taken out alive was aban.
loned
a pail OF sorrow hung about The /
mouth OF the mine, as thousands con I
Tegated some standing for hours and !
'thers moving momentarily from one {
Joint Of vantage TO another. r
Three men live TO tell the tale ar ]
nderground horrors following the dust u
Nplosion which last Saturday entomb. 4
q 100 or more miners employed at the 4
ross Mountain mine Of the Knoxville a
oal company. h
VIII and Milton Henderson, father S
nd son, and J u. Smith are the men W
'scued after having been captiyes In N
le mine for forty-four hours. They
ere found in cross entry No II. I'm r
lamber where they had bratticed
lemselyes i'm from the deadly after NJ
amp All three We're conscious and 81
bic In few minutes in the fresh air &c
walk to their little homes and re- al
ice with their families. III
Bill Henderson. the Oldest OF the SC
scued men came ont OF the mine
noking his pipe and resisted efforts 10 CO
Try him home. III
The explosion occurred Mt 7,30 \ m so
on after the day force OF miners had 70
tered the pit Nearly ali the men
ere az work in the vein where the ex-
osion took place or in rooms adj
cent thereto No one had chance TO
escape wi
Those above ground were given their We
81 intimation Of the explosion when Sv
earth irembled. An instant later sic
sheet OF flame shot out OF the shaft IN
lowed by tremendous boom loo
me inhabitants Of The town about En-
mine knew instantly what the riy
md meant Women and children
families OF the miners. ran toward y.
shaft some IN tears and Others :
Gaming An feared their relatives GRO
Wv tue ground msui never escape coo
gc ar
ne officials NJ The mine assembled H.
orce OF men at the mines entrance No.,
quickly as possible 10 ascertain lai..
ihcr rescue work could be accom- 49,,
ned They We're compelled TO turn 49,
OF this force into a guard 10 Pre-. -
frantic women from hurting them
.es into the shaft IN their dctcrmi -
ION 70 learn the fate OF their hus- !
ds be
omen md children clamored TO be yea
wed 70 make their way inside the sic
& 20 aid IL the rescue and