The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-18
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had been driven thru and air was
rushing from the Kennedy into
the Argonaut shaft thru this
hole and thru the porous earth
barrier
In less than an hour after the first
Ar had been driven thru into the
Arxonaut. bulletin was sent TO the
sarface announcing II had been en-.
hrxcd 10 a ie.tnch opening. but q
was impossible 10 estimate how long
II would be before the first expiora-
ton party could enter.
A few riomen, previously v. Gar
tarinl. SUPERINTENDENT or the Argo-
s1ut had risen 10 the surface after
an inspection announcing that the
break Il very near
Twice during the night ~ was be.
Iessd the rescue crews had broken
ihru Each time. however. obstacles
proved to have prevented the final
break
One blast. set at =. m. was ex.
Med 10 prove the final one. IL
~.cpened up. however. an unexpected
formation Of porous rock which had
10 b. cleared away.
Al 10 .. III. a.sother blast was set.
II. howevc.'. revealed that the tunnel
vas ak feet Off the line and had
missed by that distance tho Argo-
rzut drift.
Miners threw themselves frwn-
Rted al the task Of CLEARING away
The hast six feet.
Those men are alive ard we'll get
them tonighf--w~ won't como out ill
ve do one husky miner shouted
O. he went on shift 1T II p IN.
At go word came that only a thin
val separated the rescusrs from the
ArEonaut. and this was followed by
news that NJ 5as a tiny hole had
been driven thru meaning tho work
II the tunnel drivers was about at
IN end.
Air was rushing thru the raise
where the men were working then
The ground was soft after the blast
ard u was thought timbering might
ke necessary.
Bulletins as 90 progress under
ground are being flashed TO the sur.
face every 20 minutes
Early IN tine evening the In
fiction Of excitement spread
wh<n word came from the mine
that the break was near.
State officials took their places az
Z o'clock last night dressed and
equipped to so below. Rescue men
ell had been carefully instructed and
assigned a definite part In the work
underground when their turn should
come.
They stood BY the mouth Of tho
shaft ready TO 60 down.
y The wives Of the buried men. their
children. brothers and sisters were
not at the mine. Every one Of them
quietly remained al home. waiting
for word 10 be brought 20 them. In
many OF the homes no lights burned.
Apparently their hope was exhausted
and they waited with resignation the
sad tidings they have long been ex-
pecting.
Red Cross nurses were rushed out
from town 20 their stand at the
emergency hospital near the mouth
Of the shaft.
The massive structure os the hoist
lowered above the other buildings at
the mine. g1unt and impressive. Its
heavy timber frame was lighted from
top 10 bottom.
Prom the Kennedy mine. the
opposite hillside was blaze OF
moving light. Hundreds Of au-
tomobiIes ran rapidly along the
side. Early Ia the evening.
Father VI. ,. kesrney and
Father Michael O'Connor. from
Suffer- Greek. took places near
the mouth Of the shaft.
They were ready 70 20 below In
ease living men should be found
who desired the offices OF the
church.
DIR. Endicott and Or. Kindall were
| on the ground ready for instant ac-
In the press cage. roughly
4 constructed in the middle Of the
Kennedy mine lumber yard.
hundred newspaper nrn and
women worked ut top speed
Telegraph wires and telephones
were flashing out each develop
rnenf.
About II p. m. last night mine
officials gave out word that their
raise thru which they had been
expecting 10 break into the 1900.
foot level OF the Argonaut mine
had failed TO reach the goal. The
raise came In underneath the drift
at which II was aimed About 1870
work Of building A raise straight
Up from the first raise in hopes
OF this time reaching the proper
drift was started.
When the Kennedy skip started
bringing UP load after load Of water
evidently on a very short haul the
watching crowd feared that an open
Ing had been made thru and that
me mine was flooded The water
was coming, however. from tanks
on the 100-foot level that needed
emptying. mine officials explained.
The u men were entombed
about midnight SUNDAY night,
Aug. 27--practicaIIy three weeks
70 an hour from the date tho
rvscuers reached them.
Fire on the Z.400-foot level OF the
mine was discovered by Clarence
bradshaw. shift boss. and two men.
VINO were coming up from the 1900.
1901 level They reported the fire.
Dat believed the ~ men who were
WORKING below the fire zone could be
saseo' The fire spread and was fol
p"eo Dy cave-in. Rescue work
Mas directed to the driving ~ two
'SnneiS from the Kennedy mine. ad