The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 21, 1922, Image 6
CALIFORNIA TOWN IN GLOOM i
AS MINER S BODIES ARE FOUND.
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Families of Stricken Miners Prepared .1
For Evantuality by Mine Officials '1
and Red Cross Workers. 1
Jackson. CaL, Sept. 19.?All 47 of 1
the miners entombed in the Argonaut 1
mine August 27 are deau, it was an- '
nounced officially shortly before 9 1
o'clock last night. The town waits 1
today the bringing of the bodies from
* the tunnel that had been their tomb
for three weeks. It is California's j(
worst mine disaster. A pall of gloom ; *
hangs over the town of Jackson as j *
tho /rrwvwlc wait for the dead to be 1'
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hauled to the surface. 1
A note found on one of the bodies j(
inuicated that all the men had died jc
within five hours of the beginning of j'
the fi e August 27, officials said.
All the miners were found behind Ii
the "cond of two bulkheads they had j
built i a cross cut 4,350 feet down ,1
in the l ine. Byron 0. Pickard, chief ;'
of the federal bureau of mines for: 1
this district, was the first man to go f
behind the bulkhead and discovered i
the bodies. j1
Pickard on an earlier exploration ' *
behind the bulkhead, had counted 42 j1
bodies and expressed the belief then *
that there were others there. The j
note found read as follows: *
"3 a. m., gas bad."
The same note bore a scrawled fig- 1
ure "4," apparently indicating the *
samp man had attemnted to leave ^
word for those who might come after c
of the condition of the mine at that *
hour. f
Min j officials declared that the con- 1
dition of the cross cut behind the (
bulkhead was such that life could not 1
have l>een sustained there by the entombed
men for more than five hours. 1
The bodies were piled one on top *
of another and decomposition had J
progressed so far that identification ^
would be impossible, Pickard reported. 1
The mine officials said the action y
of the men as evidenced by the bulk- (
heads they built and other matters
indicated they had died within five 1
hours after being entombed. t
The officials declared the mute evi- i
dence of the men's struggle- showed i
they were -57 of the most co d headed
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Sixteen of the entrapped miners removed
their clothes to provide material
for stuffing the cracks in the
vooden barrier, hastily constructed
vhich was found early this evening.
Then another barrier was built of
ock, earth and debris. However, the
?as and fumes from the fire apparenty
seeped through the first bulk and
he men fled from the site where they
vere building the second one, to st?rt
i third farther on.
This third attempt to wall off the
ieath dealing gas was made at the
;nd of the -1,350 feet cross cut in the
\rgonaut, but the fact that only a
>are start was made at it proved, the
nine officials said, that the deadly
arbon monoxide and the suffocating
rarbon dioxide had reached it and
jerformed their fatal office before
he 47 unfortunates could raise even
m excuse for a barrier.
Mine officials said that death had
ome to the entombed men painlessy.
The gases, they said, would proluce
first a lethargy, then a coma and
inaiiy death.
Jackson as a whole took the tragic
lews calmly and courageously. The
jeneral topic of conversation except
n the immediate family circles of
he dead was arrangements for the
uneral which it was believed would
>e a joint affair.
Jackson tonight takes its greatest
ragedy in silence. After the first
lasty news that 42 men had been
round dead in the Argonaut mine,
:rowds flowed from homes, stores and
lotels. Small groups gathered on the
sidewalks and discussed the possibilty
that some at least of the five
>thers who had been entombed since
\ugust 27 were alive.
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tien were dead and the little hope
still held by wives, mothers, fathers,
sisters and sweethearts vanished.
Knots of people gathered and gave or
eceived news of this or that dear one
vho had met fate bravely and been
>vercome.
Relatives of some of the dead could
>e seen walking slowly, calmly to the
elegraph office to send word to other
elatives in distant cities that there
10 longer was any hope.
Jackson's long period of bittei anx
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iety, desperate struggle and suspen- [ r
sion was over. j
Those of the bodies that were not t
piled atop of one another were hud- i
died together in little groups. Since ?
death came approximately 22 days ago
anil the temperature in the cross cut \ 1
where the men took refuge averages .
about 10u degrees, it will be necessary
to wrap earh body in canvass prior ?
to its removal to the suiface.
Officials thought it likely some, but 1
not all the bodies, could be removeu 1
before morning. 1
The sad scenes customainy associated
with removal of the dead from <
mine cusasiers ?cic jicic iu- >
nigiu. ineie was no crowd of weeping
widows and sorrowing relatives <
at the mine mouth. Among those
gathered at the entrance to tne great
gold workings, newspaper men and
miners and comrades of those entombed
pre-dominated. For days the reia- i
tives have remained at home under 1
the pursuasion of mine officials and '
Red Cross workers and tonight it 1
was the Red Cross Workers or sym- '
pathetic friends acting under its guid
ance that brought the sad news to <
them. 1
The time elapsing since the men
were entombed had given opportunity 1
to all to prepare for the worst and J
when that came it was accepted with- 1
out demonstration. !
Most of the miners were of Austrian
or Italian birth. Eighteen of
them were married and those leave 1
25 orphans. 1
A second communication from the
dead was discovered near the body 1
of William Fessell. Scratched on a '
timber were these words:
"3 a. m., gas very bad. Fessell." J
The hour indicated was only three 1
hours after fire broke out in the
Argonaut. 1
New Agricultural Teachers.
Clemson College, Sept. 11.?Ten
new men will take their places in the
several divisions of the agricultural
department this session, two in ;
agronomy, one in animal husbandry, ]
one in botany, one in entomology, 1
two in horticulture, one in dairying, '
and two in agricultural education. ^
J. T. McAIister, graduate of the
Mississippi A. & M. College, who has
had several years' experience in '
teaching at the Mississippi A. M. '
becomes assistant professor of agron- 1
omy and farm machinery, succeed- 1
ing Prof. E. R. Meacham.
L. D. Howell, native of Mississippi
and a graduate of the Texas A. & M.
College, becomes assistant professor
of agronomy and soils, succeeding
Prof. W. C. Jensen.
C. G. Deuber, graduate of Wash- j
ington University, who has had ex- \
perience in teaching at Shaw Eontani- j
cal Gardens, St. Louis, becomes instructor
in botany, succeeding Miss
Mary Evans.
C. L. Morgan, of Kentucky, graduate
of the University of Kentucky,
becomes associate professor of animal
husbandry, succeeding E. G. Godbey,
who has been transferred to experiment
station animal husbandry
work. Mr. Morgan formerly held the
position to which he now returns.
J B. E. Goodale, graduate of the
Iowa Agricultural College, with experience
in teaching at Ames and in
practical creamery work becomes assistant
professor of dairying, succeeding
Prof. M. R. Tolstrup.
G. E. Hagan, graduate of Texas
A. oc AI. c^onege, mm c.\^cnciac ?o j
a teacher and as an orchard and !
nursery owner, becomes assistant pro- |
fessor of horticulture, io fill the vacancy
which has existed for some time.
W. D. Reed, graduate the Mississippi
A. & M. College, takes the position
of instructor in zoology, made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Mabel Stehie. Mr. Reed has had
valuable experience as an assistant
of Mr. B. R. Coad at the government's
Tallulah Laboratory.
M. E. Gardner, graduate of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, where he
has had several years' experience in
teaching, becomes instructor in horti
culture for the Federal Board work,
succeeding J. A. Henry.
W. H. Washington, graduate of 1
Clemson College and of the Iowa
Agricultural College, becomes assistant
professor of agricultural education,
and will give part of his time
to teaching Smith-Hughes agriculture
in the Seneca high school. An addi- j
tional member of the division of agri- ;
cultural education, who will give part j
time to teaching Smith-Hughes agri- j
culture in the Calhoun Clemson high ;
school, is yet to be selected. j
News From Indiantown.
(Written for last week.)
Mrs. Eleanor Cunningham gave a !
farewell' party for the members of !
the graduating class of 22 and a
few others, most of whom are leaving
this week for various schools
and colleges. Many interesting
games were indulged in and enjoyed
by all present, after which refresh-'
ments. consisting of lemonade and
cake were served by Misses Dertha i
and Allie Cunningham. The follow- j
ing young Indians enjoyed Mrs. Cun- '
lingham's hospitality: Misses Virginia,
Emmie and Grace Wilson, Lotie
Snowden, Alice Bartell, Geitrude
stuckey and Jennie McCutchen, Messrs.
Joe McCutchen, John and Toga
Snowden, Richard Stuckey, Clelmerkartell,
Ed. Eaddy, David McGill and
lames McCutchen.
Miss Mildred Wilson of Kingstree,
spent Sunday here with her parents.
Misses Hessie Williamson and Eulice
DuBose and Messrs. Smith and
VlcElveen of Hebron, spent Sunday
lere with friends.
Mr. David Daniel returned to his
luties at Clemson College last Sunlay.
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ind Mildred Poston of Johnsonville,
spent several days last week with
Miss Saliie Bartell.
Messrs. Robert Ervin and Paul
Wilson and Miss Annie Ervin have
returned from Glade Valley, N. C.,
where tney went to visit the former's
brother, Rev. Clarendon Ervin. They
were accompanied on the return trip
by little Misses Clara and Silby
Ervin, who will attend school at Inliantown
this ?ear. They made the
trip in a Ford car.
Messrs. Wilmot Daniel and Clelmer
Bartell left Sunday afternoon for
Lake City, where they expect to enter
the eleventh grade of the high
school there.
Mr. Ned Wilson and Misses Marie
Snowden and Gladys Wilson are attending
the Hemingway high school
this year.
Messrs. Furney and Laurie Rhem
sf Rhems, visited friends here Sun-1
day afternoon.
Mesdames Beulah M. Dinkins and
Bethel DuRant and children of Rome,
spent Friday here with relatives.
Mr. George Barr has returned
trora a very pieasani visit to menus
at Salters.
We regret to report that Mr. Harvey
Nelson is critically ill at this
writing. We hope for him a speedy
recovery.
Mr. J. W. Nelson, who has been j
in Lake City for several weeks look-1
ing after the interests of F. Rhem
and Sons, was called home last week
by the illness of his brother, Mr. I
Harvey Nelson.
The 1922-23 session of the Indian- J
town graded school will begin Monday,
September 18th, with the folowing
teachers: Miss Kennedy, principle.
assistants, Mrs. Klcanor Cun-1
lingham, Miss Virginia Wilson anil
Mrs. Oia Lovett.
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