Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-19

carried by the men were In most cases
In the removed clothing,
The date OF the inquest has not been
set by Mrs Lola Potter, the coroner,
who Is an undertaken
II Is thought the bodies will be view.
ed by Il coroner's jury which then will
adjourn to later date.
Details of the burial have not been
arranged approximately 2S OF the
dead were Catholics. Father Michael
kearney, of Jackson, was uncertain az
to the arrangements for burial of
those of that faith, identification be-
Ing difficult.
Collins for half Of the victims are In
Jackson and caskets for the remain
der are coming from San Francisco.
When the bodies have been remov.
ed from the mine the work OF the u.
s. bureau of mines crew will be ended
and the ordinary work OF mining In
the Kennedy interrupted for more
than three weeks will be resumed. The
Kennedy workings were used as a
means of entering the Argonaut.
The town Of Jackson was quite to-
day the same IL has been since the ire
entombed the men.
Start 8 Weeks Ago.
Jackson, Calf, Sept. l9.-ThrGe
weeks ago last Sunday night men in
the deep in the Argonaut believed
they smelled smoke A boss took two
men and went to Investigate. They
found the shaft afire at the 5000 foot
level, CHANGED death from gas and
were carried thru the fire to the top
OF the mine. Then began the work
of fire fighting which presently merg.
ed into one of rescue from the men be-
low, for the fire locked the shaft and
prevented the escape Of the miners.
Rescuers Came.
Men came from all over the west to
offer their services, the curious fellow.
ship OF miners bringing offers OF ser.
vice from all who could get 10 Jack.
son. Mining companies in distant
states, even in Mexico telegraphed
proffers of assistance. The Kennedy
mining company, operators of an adj
joining shaft sunk the bitterness OF
lawsuit In its willingness to be of
service and loaned all its property and
facilities to the work of rescue. 80
Work Many Days.
For many weary days rescue crews
drove thru the choked tunnel that
once had connected the two mines.
Drill Thru Barrier.
Yesterday a drill was driven thru
the last barrier of rock into the Argon.
aut. This hole was enlarged to per-
nit a man to pass. Five men made a
hasty and unauthorized exploration of
the part of the Argonaut seeking sur
vivors at the imminent risk of their
own lives. The opening was enlarged
so that rescue crew could pass and
all day explorations went on without
any result.
No Sign OF Life.
The levels were clear. There was
no sign of life. The rescue men,
hampered by their oxygen helmets and
the heat of the underground workings
turned their attention to exploring the
cross cuts and drifts leading from the
the tunnels already traversed. In one
they found bulkhead that had not
been there when the miners went be-
low three weeks ago. Hope rose anew
at this evidence that some at least of
the entombed men had not died of gas,
and the rescuers pressed on. They
found another bulkhead not built of
planks of timbers and stuffed with
torn clothing like the first, but erect
ed of earth, rock and debris. 1t was
pitiful structure, gaping in places,
so that the rescuers could see thru it.