Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-13
rIIE FEAR or DEATH.

Of im most horrible f0rms. two mia
ers wen, rasing mad and are sup
nusod ~ be- running from channel 60
channel in the mluc at Rricerlllo.
Tennessee. where an explosion oc-
CURED last Saturday morning bury
ing about zoe men.
THIS wss one 81 The most hnrrif, .
ing features Of AN accident that con-
tanned nothing but horror. Hui II II
interesting from certain standpoint.
" one can cold bloodcdly stand aside
and try 10 enalyse the effect OF tho
disaster on those men who remained
alive "a the workings. well knowing
that In ail human probability their
respite from death WAS bat a brief
one and that there was but little
chance Of them being rescued before
they were overtaken by the black
damp which II death IN swift aud
certain AS the electric chair.
Rut Of an the men In that for
Saken rat hole. mile under the
mountain. but two went mad. 9th
err We are Informed. write messages
upon the wallis a. they slowly retreat
I'd before the deadly gases. In order
that the rcscuers might the more
easily follow them. In other words
they we're fighting death. grimly. de-
iermlnediy and with the fullest use
Of All their faculties Their long cx-
pcricnce In mining and mlning meth
DDS dictated 90 them the best thing /
20 do In playing 20 the end. their |
one slim chance Of escape.
What q drama might be written.
portraylng the scene IN mine after
an explosion. II would be mere than
drama. II would be the acme OF
irssedy.
But miners. like an men. know
that one day they VIII have TO die |
Their work IN n hazardous occupn-
tion and they spend every daylight |
hour IN the presence Of the grim |
reaper the lamps on their hats flick
crinR like tapera abou. bier
Bni. whilep their employment Is
somewhat more hazardous than that
Of the average person. still the breath |
81 death IL about us most OF the |
time and u IL no mans privilege TO
say when. where and how he will
die.
II Il a wonderful thing. this death.
for II Il NO little known and under
stood And 1, takes considerable OF
C man To face IL under any circum-
stances. unless he has wearied Of this
NE and has all his hope in another
world.
sut take The average man who is
called upon suddenly 10 face death.
and he does 40 grimly. and with the
hest grace possible. knowing that he
must Eo some time. anyhow.
And the fact that but two men out
n the hundred or more In the mine
went mad, shows that the proper
lion facing death ~ a mine disaster.
Who beep nerve ana brain under con-
lroi. n about the same AZ "a hus-
pital. ON an engine or In hattie. !.
when seasoned troops ARE employed.
Hut death In mlno disaster u az
ne bert too horrible 20 contemplate,
We might turn from Il TO consider
ne JOY % the man who II rescued
md who meets his family at the top
y the shaft We might draw a pie
.ure that could partially hide ihc
Imoke blackencd mouth Of the entry
'ui It could no, hide the scenes be-
ow and IL could not hide the burned.
'iackened and distorted bodies oi the
pen who faced death erlmly but died
'efore help arrived.
THAT Is picture there Is nothing
an hlde--except the fortitudo OF the
sricken women and children vino
sait the word at the shaft. lie is
lead"