The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-06-29
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DIVER SUFFOCATES.

RlMOtSkl, Quebec, June ga
deep-sea diver named Cosseboom WAS
suffocated near here today while try
Ing to rescue bodies from the wreck
ed and sunken steamship Empress
of Ireland. With a number of his
associates. he was working on the
wreck when in some manner un-
known to the attendants on the ten.
der his airline became severed
As soon as they realized that an
accident of some kind had occurred.
he men started 10 hois, Cosseboom
to the surface, only to discover that
he had expired.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED
CALGARY. Alberta. June 22-Tke
work of rescue is still being car
ried on at the Hillcrest mine near
this city. the bodies of fifty more
miners having been brought to the
surface today from the lower levels.
This brings the total number of the
known dead up to 1871, with num-
Der still to be accounted for.
The bodies brought up today were
unrecognizable. some of them being
very badly burned. From the ap-
pcarance of others it is evident that
the men died from suffocation.
The rescue crew Is still working
night and day. in tie hope OF being
able to rescue some Of the entombed
miners alive. However. 1t is thought
that all who Were in the lower lev
els of the mine at the time Of the
fire and subsequent explosion, have
persisted
VICTIMS FAMILIES SUFFER-
CALGARY. Alberta. June %
The coal mine explosion and fire at
Iillcrest has left many widows and
orphans dependent upon their neigh
bors for support Advices received
today from the stricken district
state that the question OF providing
for TIE immediate needs of the un-
fortunates has been taken up. and
the indications are that there will
b" ample funds to go around.
The majority of the bodies taken
from the mine have been buried
CHINA FLOODS DESTRUCTIVE.
LONDON. June 23.-Cablegrams
received from various points in China
today tell of the death OF thousands
Of natives as the result Of unpre-
cedented floods throughout the in
terror provinces. 1t is impossible
to ascertain the number of dead
with any degree of certainty. owing
to the inaccessibility Of the country
w ich has been flooded but 1t Ii
regarded as certain that the fatal.
ties will exceed 1000.
In addition to the loss of life. the
damage to crops and other property
is enormous, conservative estimates
placing the loss at more than $4,000.
zoe
OF the thousands rendered desti-
that many will die of starvation be-
fore assistance can reach them. Re,
lief expeditions already have been
sent out from a number Of points,
PASSENGERS SAFE.
PENZANCE Eng. June 24.-One
hundred and thirty passengers and
Sc of the crew of the steamship
Cortland arrived here today in life
boats from the Isles of Sicily, where
heir vessel is aground on reef.
They report that the Cortland Is In
pelilous position and probably will
&c d total wreck,
STRIKE THREATENED.
PARIS. June "a This city Is
threatened with a serious tieup in
The mail service. owing to the re-
fusal of A large number of carriers
10 work longer without an increase
in their wages. A strike was called
this morning and no deliveries were
made until late this afternoon, when
, truce was agreed upon pending
an investigation of conditions by
the government. The complaints of
the men will be heard by tie head
of the nostal department.
When the strike was called, q
largo number of the carriers barri.
radad themselves in the postoffice
and practically nut the whole service
Ant of business for the time being.
II il believed that the determined
.tand taken nv the carriers will
rac,,lt in a general increase in wages
in all branches of the department.
GREEKS PLEASED.
ATHENS. June 24.-There is great
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H. COL, Ap,ort.