Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-11
little HOPE HELD
FOR LIVES Of MEN
I ENTOMBED IN UTAH

CASTLE GATE, Utah, March s.
:. fBy the Associated Press. with
/. conc rescuer dead and excess gas
and smoke thwarting the efforts of
The various relief crews. the fate
>of approximately IFS men entombed
.-this morning in the triple explosion
Gin the Utah Fuel company mine
is still unknown, and another twelve
hours must elapse Lefore definite
sinformation can be gained.
The only hope for the entombed
,.pminers is that those who were not
killed directly by the blast were
able to erect a barricade quickly
1enough to block off the deadly
fumes which were pormeating the
mine. and have been pouring oIt
1sof the entrances for hours. Some
aShope is expressed for those FORUM
ate enough to be near the first air
& station, which is located about g..
1000 feet from the mouth Of the
Mn1ain tunnel
Most of the men entombed are
married and have families. Only
fsttwo weeks ago, with times slack
yand orders scarce, the company laid
/. ssff single men or men with no de-
~ pSfiuenlS.
George Wilson, superintendent of
= the coal company, is the first known
~victim. He was asphyXiated while
leading a rescue crew into the mine.
a Five of his comrades were over
%come by the powerful gases but
4 were revived by the first aid work
-afs. Wilson was picked up about
500 feet from the main entrance.
--rNo official list of the men en-.
3sFefhbed can be obtained from the
Isfuel company because the rack upon
S4axhich the brass Identification
Sz-r1eckS are placed by the miners as
they enter the mine was wrecked
IN the explosion.
- Destruction of the fan has hin!
Nuered materially but this will be in
Eanfteration tomorrow, it is thought,
sk1fild rescuers hope that the blasts
Tsfrafl the fan will be sufficient to
ESTear the mine of a large part of
.s9ts gases. Rescue work is still be.
LIZ attempted, however, but no
Ts5r1gress is expected until the fan
theelA; placed in operation.
Al xnrsesr and doctors arrived from
IH$alt Lake City by a special train
MtiAs- afternoon Mine rescue cars are
Hn-route from Dawson, Butte ana
$zPhseniX. The rescue force at the
RAaliae IS made up of volunteers from
Xvarious other mines in the district.
TfFhe. Red Cross is rushing aid to
Ekhe families of the entombed miners
EEsE1dr other organizations are prepar-
-s#pg- to help care for the sufferers.
~ The rescuers are working fran.
Mtfcally to remove the debris at the
1skhain entrance.
Rescue teams have been able to
@xne1letrate the main drift of the Utah
rFuel mine No. for a distance Of
s%tS500 feet. it was announced late to.
sNaig ht. No bodies were found, neither
Lwas there any evidence that anyone
Tramained alive in the mine. Another
-%trew penetrated the escapeway,
.4bout 1000 feet. without discovering
lspy bodies.
TfIIsAD or MINE RESCUE
CREW is ASPHYXIATED
MQASTLE GATE, Utah, March S.
T&SN the Associated Press. )-George
-&kNHson. O. Standardville, Utah, head
MIA mine rescue crew. was asphyXi-
1fed early tonight when attempting
40 reach the us men entombed.
M3ther members of his rescue party
lad to be carried out. There were
~ehree explosions in the mine shortly
1rafter s o'clock this morning. The
First one was followed in about
.xnlihute by another, and a third oc-