The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 25, 1914, Page 7, Image 7
250 MEN ENTOMBED IN MINE
ONLY 14 ALIVE OUT OF 50 RESCUED
FROM MINE.
Mine Experts Lat?oring Under IHfficulties
to Get to Entrapped
Men.
Lethbridge, Alberta. June 19.?
A mighty explosion to-day entombed
250 miners employed in mine No. 20.
of the Hillcrest collieries, limited.
Of the 50 miners rescued only 14
were living to-night.
Despite tne eirons ui ?i-uic
mine experts, laboring amid the poisr
oned gases and debris, hope of rescuing
alive the 200 men yet in the
mine was remote.
There were 600 men in the mine
when the explosion occurred. 350 of
whom escaped. Fifty were rescued,
and of this number 36 died later.
There are supposed be 200 miners
still entombed, most of whom were
probably killed by the explosion.
The explosion, which happened
about 9 a. m., shook the countryside,
lifted roofs from many cabins and demolished
numerous small buildings.
A moment after the explosion a score
of panic-stricken surface workers
rushed from the mine, foilowed by a
dense cloud of smoke and poisoned
fumes.
Appeals for Help.
Appeals for help were dispatched
to many towns, and residents organized
an emergency crew and began
the work of rescuing.
When the first rescue crew arrived
a large force of men set about to
clear the shaft, working desperately,
I as the moans of the entombed men
came feebly from the mine. The
moans became fainter and fainter,
and finally ceased.
Thousands of tons of rock have
fallen into the mine, and it is feared
the men, even had they escaped death
from the poisoned fumes, probably
were crushed to death by falling debris.
Most of those entombed were
working about 60 feet inside the
mine.
^ No information as to what caused
the explosion has been given out, but
it is believed it was caused by gas.
Thomas Quigley, superintendent of
the mine, is among those entombed.
Early to-night two trains filled
with expert mine workers, doctors,
nurses and officials of railways arrived
and the work of rescue was begun
in a systematic way. The experts
found jumbled in a chaotic mass,
timbers, wagons and mining para
pnernana, luuicsuug mc luito ui explosion.
The explosion tore both ends
of the pit and blocked up the interior
of the workings, making it almost
impossible to gain entrance. The fire,
which broke out following the explosion,
later died out, but the gas
fumes made it impossible for the
rescuers to work effectively for several
hours.
Most of the men are foreign born.
Rescue Work Progressing.
The rescue work progressed rapidly
and late to-night the entrance had
been cleared. Several miners were
rescued alive near the entrance and a
little farther on a few bodies were
found.
Several mine experts said to-night
it might be a week before some of
those entombed could be reached.
The mine in which to-day's disaster
occurred is but one mile from Frank
Alberta, where a dister occurred ten
years ago. The mines have been operated
at intervals for twelve years.
Because of the danger in working
them it has been difficult to get men.
This is the third great disaster in
the mines of this region. Four years
ago 35 men were killed in .the Bellerue
mine and ten years ago Frank
was wiped out by the neighboring
mountain toppling over and burying
125 inhabitants.
To See the Moon.
r The death of Sir Robert Ball, the
famous astronomer, was regretted by
everyone of the many thousands who
have heard him lecture, for as a lecturer
he had an unusually intimate
and friendly manner that put him on
good terms with his audience the
moment he began to speak.
His fund of good stories, too, was
apparently limitless. Among me anecdotes
he enjoyed telling was one
relating to the time he was at the
Dunsink Observatory.
A working man called to see him
one day, and in reply to Sir Robert's
o
question, he said he wanted to see the
moon through the telescope.
"Certainly!" replied Sir Robert;
"and if you'll come back this evening
I'll be glad to let you use the telescope."
"Can't I zee it now?" asked the
man in evident astonishment.
"No, I'm afraid not," sajd Sir Robert.
"You must wait till the even -
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ing.
"But, lor' bless ye:" exclaimed the
man, "I can''see it myself at night
without any telescope."
And he walked off with an air of
great disgust.
Some men are unable to believe
a word they say.
TOWN SOLD FOR DOLLAR. [
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I Purchaser Plans to (irow Oats in Its
Main Street.
. The town of Bulger. Col., has been
sold for the cash consideration of
$1. H. M. Ayelsworth, the purchaser.
will plant oats on the main street
and build a corral on the site of the
Bulger hotel. The ornamental street
lighting system of Bulger will be left
intact.
Bulger was founded three years <|
ago by Colonel James Bulger, soldier j
of fortune, now awaiting trial for
the killing of Lloyd Nicoedeum at
the Savoy hotel. The town site was
in Larimer county, adjoining the
tracks of the Colorado & Southern.
The decline of Bulger as a municipality
came down when the railroad
raised their right of way and left
the town 15 feet below the tracks.
At that time Colonel Bulger, sponsor
and father of the town, deserted his
holdings and came to Denver.?Denver,
Col.. Dispatch.
VICTIM MUST PAY DAMAGE.
Injured Pedestrian Held Responsible
for Auto Wreck.
A judgment which is likely to
cause a great deal of comment was
given in the Paris Court yesterday,
when a foot passenger, who had been
knocked down by a taxiauto was held
responsible for the damage caused
by the latter to another automobile
in trying to avoid him.
While Droceeding down the
Champs-Elysees in June, 1912, an automobile
belonging to M. Defranc vas !
damaged by a taxiauto, which collided
with it in attempting to avoid a
foot passenger, M. Flores. The taxi
driver's attempt was, however, unsuccessful,
and M. Flores was knocked
down and injured.
M. Lefranc sued the Compagnie
Generale des Taxiautos for $240 for
the dafnage done to his machine.
The company, in defence, entered
the novel plea that the accident was
due to M. Flores' carelessness.
After hearing the arguments the
Court decided that both M. Flores
and the Compagnie Generale were to
blame. As, however, the foot passenger's
imprudence was the primary
cause of the accident he was ordered
to pay three-quarters of the damage.
The Amazing Movies.
More than 5,000,000 admissions
paid at the doors of more than 20,000
theatres.
More than $300,000,000 in the
pnmnloto industry.
An unrolling of 96,000,000 feet of H
films every night. H
A single picture reaching possibly H
15,000,000 spectators. B
Royalties to Mr. Edison said to fl
amount to about $10,000 a week. V
At least 30 brand-new names ad- I
ded to the list of our American mil
lionaires.
These are a few items out of Hen
ry W. Lamar's paper on the motion I
picture business last year in the
United States, as written for the __
World's Work.
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The principal figures for 1912
were perhaps half as great.
American film makers are expected L<
to export 25,000 miles of films this 0
0FS
year?a girdle for the earth.
terd
Motion picture studios are now
fitted up at a cost of $10,000 to $20,- ;
000./ (A1
ha H
Mr. Edison's building cost $100,All
000 and has a tank for aquatics holdrpm
mg 130,000 gallons of water.?New
York American. 1 at
^ beei
The Unsophisticated.
exp<
Now doth the busy bride-to-be
Watch every passing hour,
For almost any time may she eraI
Expect some sort of "shower." The
/ by i
It may be linen, wood or tin?
It matters not at all. forr
Each evening doth she wait within, t*le
All ready for a call. star
And when they come, her chum3 and
friends,
Their grand surprise to spring, jj
How innocently she pretends,
"I never guessed a thing!"
?Frederick Moxon, in Judge. q
Shoulders Were Funny. mf
mfli
A large woman with a large hat t^la:
was sitting in the orchestra directly of ^
in front of a mild mannered gentle- and
man, who for the greater part of one an(*
act was unable to get a glimpse of ln(^
the stage. At last, unable to endure c*a"
his enforced blindness any longer, he 1
bent forward and whispered: m?
"Excuse me, madam, but would mayou
mind removing your hat?" nes:
"Why should I remove my hat?" 1
replied the woman.
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"Because," protested the man, "1
can't see the stage, and I want to ln
laugh with the rest of the audience." m111
"Well," replied the woman, turn- orcl
ing away, "you watch my shoulders, *
and when I laugh you laugh."
^ S. <
Strive to become a leader; the sup- tha
I ply of followers exceeds the demand, qui
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irons, she keeps cool and comfortable.
That's because she.
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inety-Four Bodies Recovered. I LODGE MEETING.
Bamberg, Lodge, No. 38, Knights
ithbridge, Alberta, June 20.?The of Pythias meets first and fourth
.... . Monday nights at 7:30 p. m. Visitles
of ninety-rour of the 197 mm- ing b^^ren cordially invited. =
entombed when an explosion yes- ^ DENBOW,
ay wrecked the inner workings Chancellor Qpmmander,
Mine No. 20 of the Hill Crest C. R. GILLIAM,
berta) Collieries, Ltd., to-night Keeper of Records and Seal.
been brought to the surface.
hope of rescuing alive any of the HH
n inir, rr 1 ft Q momhorc of thp PTPW ' tm
entered"the*mine'yesteraay~had Will cure your Itfienmatinm _
1 abandoned. Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
nor tho Pm-orumont Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
nder the direction of Government _ ^ ^ er
srts the work of rescue went rap- ^m3f?'d Sores, Stings of Insects
forward to-day, and at nightfall ?tc- Antiseptic Anodyne, used mrescuers
had reached a point sev- ternally and externally. Price 25c.
hundred feet inside the mine. AU|nUCCTrD A nil I A
work was retarded somewhat I -fllOriKLO I Ull w lILLw
i fire that broke out to-day. A
avestigation preliminary to the pnuiS^^^oidJ^^V/
nal opening of the inquest into S| t.*S .K V y
cause of the disaster has been L dS^dabrandpiuI;T??I }"
ted by Goverment officials. A** &
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Excursion Rates
To The Seashore Via The I
Atlantic Coast Line 1
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The Standard Railroad of the South.
ROUND TRIP RATES V; ||
From Denmark to Washington, D. C $21.20
From Denmark to Baltimore, Md $21.20
TiVnrn DpnmflT?lr tn \tpw York C!itv $30.20
From Denmark to Boston, Mass $34.75
Tickets on sale every day until September 30th,
via Norfolk and Steamer, with final return ?
limit October 31st, 1914.
From Denmark to. Wilmington, N. C $6.40
Tickets on sale for all- trains each Saturday and for
forenoon trains each Sunday until September
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Tuesday next following date of sale.
For Summer Excursion Rates to many Mountain,
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the sitting-room table studying their lessons for
the, next day, the telephone often rings. A little
neighbor a mile down the road wants help from
his school-mates. Children as well as grown-ups
Kit pleasure and profit from the farm telephone,
o you know how little this service costs and how
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