South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-07

the United states bureau of mines
and the mine rescue crew Of the
Cambria Steel Co. which arrived
here early this afternoon. They
worked unceasingiy IN short relays
hrstueinE the works 80 az TO cont-o.
ths e@s and admit the pure air from
sboya
TheJ gave no iutimation as 20
when me work would be completed,
bet each relay. az Il came TO the
surface. said they were making pro
Eress.
First Aid Given.
other volunteers gathered the
dead and injured which were scat
tered "a the workings not far from
The foot OF the shaft The dead were
paced IN a subterranean room and
ne injured. swathed in blankets
were taken 20 The surface. There =
first aid station had been established
by SpauKIer physicians and the
Spangier chapter OF the American
Red Cross. They were reinforced
later by 10 Red Croes nurses from
Iohn8.Own
The crowd which assembled al
most Immediately after the eXplO-
sion continued 20 grow until night
falI when 81 was seen that almost
the entire population % spargler and
n the surrounding mining villages
had assembled there. During the
day they had been kept In check By
q strong force OF coal and iron po-
lice. but at nizhtfall SIX troopers OF
the state police under a sergeant
from the Greensburg barracks, took
over the situation.
Linemen and electricians began TO
string wires and place lights at ad-
ambiguous points IN order that the
work might go on through the night
Women Await News.
The drilling rain which fell
throughout the day had no effect
pom the crowd which included the
wives and children OF many OF the
cntonnbed miners Some OF them
wspt almost all day long, but others
stood In stoud silence watching the
cage every time 70 came up the
shaft and occasionally. thinking they
recognized the outlines Of a familiar
form. They were so far away and
the bodies 90 carefully covered that
recognition was impossible But ~
gave rise 20 the belief among the
people that all OF the closely wrap
ped forms were bodies OF the dead
and farthered reports that no less
than % OF tho dead had been recov-
cred.
mngling in the crowd were the
ministers from all the churches OF
spangler and a number from nearby
towns. Conspicuous were two Ro-
man Catholic priests. Father James
Paulding and Father J. d. Cochran.
who. wearing raincoats and rubber
boots, sought 20 comfort weeping
women.
They were among the. first 70
reach the mine after the explosion,
and In a short time were taken down
the shaft 20 give absolution TO five
men near the bottom.
Mike Whalen. a eager, was work
ing with his coupler. a lad named
Cavendish, at the bottom Of the
shaft. when the explosion occurred.
Selling the boy Whalen put him on
his back and started hand over hand
on a water pipe for the surface.
When almost half way up some one
At the top started the cage from the
bottom and waiting his opportunity,
Whalen Jumped 20 the top or the
cage and rode with the boy to
safety.
Repair Power House.
J. J. Bourquin. IN charge OF the
bureau OF mines force, took over
the rescue work upon his arrival
here this afternoon. The fan house
which had been wrecked by the ex-
plosion. was quickly repaired and
the fans started TO clear the work
ings OF black damp. Mules were sent
down on the cage 20 assist IN the
distribution OF quantities OF lumber
used on the building OF brattices.
Many OF the rescuers suffered from
gas and numbers OF them were
brought 70 the surface. where after
receiving first aid. they insisted on
returning 20 The workings.
AAANN "a NAAE AauAHAlA oAtSA fUIu-
pany's crew were among those most
seriously affected but Fl. W Darr,
in command OF the Cambria car.
said that all would recover.
Spangler lies in the Allegheny
mountains in Cambria county.
some % miles north or johns
town. and Is the center OF an
Important bituminous coal produc-
ing district. The Reilly mine was
closed down last summer by the
strike but resumed operations early
In September. Normally IL employs
bout $50 men. but Monday IS usu-
ally what the miners term a slow
day. There are many American
born miners in the working force,
numbers OF whom were caught In
the explosion.
A partial list or the injured was
given at the hospital tonight: A.
Craig; James Craig: Joseph Gains
Ky; Allen Hughes; Rudolph Korzen-
"a; James Tins. Peter Hughes.
Thomas Welsh: s. stare; George
papovlc: Michael Chvy-stos: Samuel!
Tr0nzo; J. Fox.
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