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EVENING BULLETIN, HONOLULU, T. H.. SATUHDAV. DEC. 4, 1909.
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SCENES ATTENDING ILLINOIS MINE HORROR;
ILLINOIS MINE WHERE 384 MEN DIED
STATE ATTORNEY AND A GALLANT RESCUER
HOW GALLANT RESCUERS WERE EQUIPPED
MINE DISASTER
i
GREATEST OF AOE
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Itlgld lutesllgutlnn by stale and federal nlllilals lis well as the lount) toronor wete set uroot Imuic
illalplj fiilliiwlne the liorwir In the tft 1'anl Cm I Cn 'h nilnn lit Chen), III. I.eunaril lkkert, state nttornej,
took iliarcc of the loml liientlKatlon. aiul .with the iiherlff. Hwore In n hundred ileputleH to keen order
xiiboiit tho mine The most pitiful Kronen attending a mine dlaxter In the hlntor) of thla lountry were wlt
neMseil iilinnt tlm month nf the ulinfl ilnrtnc the Innc hoinii of Miltlnc hefoie all) of the liodleH of the en-
r. tomlied men wei6 rcrovereil. IIiinilreilK
fate of hutduinilx and f.itherx. formed
f'norktd frantltall) to ihnk the Hamcx
hope of smntherliiK the Humes, hut cuth time when tho shafts wero nopeiicd tho lire lit like out afresh. Dr.
W. Iluwe. a hual phjhlclan, did tullant work In the orforts at icxmlng the cntomlieil mlncis and would have
'lout his life with tho rcninlng part) had not an otlltliil of the mine ilrhcn him haiK from the shaft when
, the cnKi" wlllt the" wnnltl-lie ristucri. was lowered for the last time. Thise unupsliots show the iiiiwiIh uliiiut
the mlno and the temporau moigiic where th bodies of the thirteen gallant rebiucis were taken after tho
last fateful trip Into the mine.
CITY MAUSOLEUM
An Ideal, Sanitary, Permanent
System of Burial
Specifications for the City Mausoleum have been
approved by the Board of Health
Townsend
W. W. HALL, Pres.
of wiitucii and ihlldien, Kelzed lth
a HlulekhiK miiltltmle, their uleK nlinciat iimn'rliiR the men who
In the hurnlnp; mlno. Hcvcral times
THE
From earth burial to interment in a concrete mausoleum marks a
progressive step in kecnintr with the movement in Honolulu today t
keen npacc with everything upto-dite.
'ideal, BECAUSE IT IS THE IATEST AND BEST.
SANITARY. BECAUSE IT IS CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING; TO
KNOWN FACTS OF SANITATION.
PERMANENT, BECAUSE IT IS INDESTRUCTIBLE.
Illustrated Booklet Free on Request.
Undertaking
Phone 411. J. II. TOWNSEND, Treas.
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almost maniacal dlntresa over the
the Khafts had to lie sealed In
Co., Ltd.
.t ojtisty4u. jV
n .
Details cf Onllrfnt Rescues Made b-,
Kcreci of the Hour Letter.
Wr.ttcn by Impr.soncd Minert
Cautc rf Horr r.
Thu tenlblo crnil mlno ill ml' I tli
uuill took pluu at thitrj llllti
ji MiipiiHiis iiii IhltiK of a limll'ir ii
ill eln tho l'lo hUtoi) nl ion nit
iil.oif. Cab orfi mis ucelud vl b
. mull In Ulil to tht i'il m "!
lulls itK iriliiiR the uxph hlnn md I
hat liuprlioncil hut to i minus
ii w of Ibis liiimbet lime Ii'pii u
siikI, but the poiU'iiliise Is hi inn
nit It i'lleos llic siti'iini'i oai hum
At the fl'st alarm of tho dlitiMe- th
duitt was Immedliituly beilid
C.iuie of Fire.
The flro timslim he ovploilnii whu
iitd one of the Kreati'it tieeilir
I the list of mine horrors h nl a mo
irllil orlKln. A pile of hn .iIIoai
n smoulde loo torn;, fluall) iKiiiti
ho timbers of the mine, and h"foii
l.e winkers realized their dinger. Hi
lane was filled with smoke Bites an
.l.imes and all exit wau lniHHcblc
tire it herolini was shown b) official
H. il leslilents of Clierr.
0ve Life For Others.
Alexander Norbere a nit lain, cn
hit lllo unhesltatlncl) In a futile effor
r. Kne those of Ida roiiirinbs nh
isked their Ihes with him. Stnndln
t.t tho bottom of the shaft he tarrle
the bodlei of four men lain the uiri
he oul) wn) of oscaMi. An the Im
n h rarrled In, he fell uacoiibelnu
iirnss the lioilv. He was 'dead n
vi'ic all his couipinlnns when timing
hail been lifted to tlm top
At tho entrance or the shift him
ilreils of screainliiR women wicnlir
children and frantle hut lulpbss mei
crowded about A few nnrvUors wen
urroiinded by Kroups of the women
and their nnrwers to the liimllj
shrieked Inquiries mil) milled to tin
terror.
Tho second night after the dlsastci
tho llftlnR of the seal oer the mouth
cf the holstlnc shaft Inillcnted bv fro
(juent puffs pf smoke Hie fury of the
iimothcrcd flames.
One woman, who declared she had
lail dreams and ilslons of her hun
brnd anil brothtr utlll Ivllntr In the
ir.lne, plteously Implored officials to
open tho shaft and then fell In a sense-
u sa neap,
hear Explosion.
Tear that i ihlimilln nlnl In blnn
t p tho officials' train, which stood on
a sldlnR closo lo the mine would be
carried Into effect. Sheriff Hknclund
took steps to thwart it by ordorlns all
powilcr nnd ihnimltr- In tho mlnlnp
trmpato'B Etnrchomc taken out Intt
Hio countr). This order wns carried
out after dark, more than 500 pound?
ef tho oxplosho being remoed from
i tin town secretly.
Sheriff SkoRlund also detailed ilenn
tier to guard the sleeping cair until
tho soldiers arrhid. Two comnanles
of men woro rushed to tho scene b) the
C.ciernor.
Plt'i Mouth Hot.
A thermometer In tho sand on top
o." tho seal showed n temperature of
1)0 degrees. Chief lloran shook hli
head.
"It's no iibo" he said, "to lift tho
lid today, as It wouhi mean that the
whole would blazo tin and there wouli!
bo no possibility of recovering oven the
uomes.
On tho third day of horror tho. mine
WBB OlietlPfl mill Mfinw, cnvitnlv flvn ,lt.
cm icscued, but when brought to tho
miiiicu, mo snocu was so great that
many oi mem illeil from tho effects of
cxposiiro in the burning mlno
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n short tlmo elapsed before tho flro
ii nil, iitmi muinini. tr thn m nn ,...,
within again began to rago and It was
nrcessar) to again soal tho oponlng
' " " v v-,...,m -r v Hnmu iiiuii; in IUU lllipriH
H.Ih action coiiHlRiivtl all those bvIuuoicil miners wrote lottnfH to wch
( n ni'tiiln friA lni..l .... 4t . .
to n certain fr.to.
At tho end of the Blxth day It wa
is
H)ssimo to explore tho burned mlno.
Clearing Mine
...
Allners veto nut to work In tlm i'i.i
, .
Iirles replnclng burned timbers and
clearing ''tructlons which Impeded
rciiss Into the coal ens for more
thnn 250 fiet from tlm main shaft. Bo-
joncl this point ftres still burned, an
: ... .
It will lie some time before the) can
nn ivlliifiiiliihf.il
no extinguished.
Obstacles that Ihicatened lives
"-""'"" ""7n "
Uro flRhters atleiiiled the work of re-
uttering bodies, At one time men
of
'forking In Hie second leiel were n
P osl rut off from ci-cipe by a suddi
rueln of rock and earth. The) Im
nl
W I
placed two bodies on a slielihei nnd
r, ,,-,.,, hi nun uieni lo llie cage
when a Bhimer of ilebils came down
The men weie then 250 feet from
llie Hoisting shaft. Kaithei In the)
o'lini see a preat heap of bodies
men. boys and mules Imllseilmlnntely
r. Ixed,
VnilruiN news in iilu the
deset'i
ml 1
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boat at ,ho month of tho gallery, but I
-' ii i"Miiii in ii l ill in ii uiiu 1 1 r ii-i
v-i -v.v vr vouies would not Ve
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I aH aB SIS I t3ains&Bt &i3h vKxv?
I h aaM aaW aW I V'7tValBSIiBm'akk,'.akHrV.4
Deeds or the ramu hetolsm
Isastei u the ml,,,, of ,he St. 1-au,
.'he n,o Is bellowed to ,oo stalled .,,
o feed the mil es nseil tn ilrnw mill
. , , ... : . , " " i"1" ttiu-ii Kiiiuao iieg
mg ,,ait). eulpped w th mine helmets, wns .ailed for. and ten nan we,0
hese men wero sent Into thn mrn ,, ,in , .i. ... .. . .. . .
----- - r, ..,., un-j siiLcieiiiu in niiiiglng IS., miners lo ib Hiirfir,.
Mail) of theso were ovcrtomo u sniokn m .,n,.,PWi.. i. i ..., .u ......'"... ..." "" "''"'"'
.ere horr.fMng In the extreme.- Thfc
wait for s gnat hoist tho cage.
.hi . ;., Tin , ,",m . nK.'m,"t
tho surface nine of tlm cullnnt men
zxss aw.ir.sj
,,, , . , ., . "- " " hi'M".'ni iiniiu iiurrors or lecent enrs iiiiilfiut.in.i,,.
will cause an Instigation b) goert.iuent nnd state officials. " ' l,,1,",Hl,,c,ll
iractlcablo until tho blocked owning
had been cleared of debris
t)c)ond theso obstructions thu dead
art believed lo lie tn heaps as the)
fill In their last rush for tho shart.
Of what thu explorers tnemmtcred In
I Ik main gallei) none would speak, but
It was learned tho bodies wero
icorched and swollen. Death iiilglit
lne been duo either to gas or flame.
National Guard.
Nntlonal guardsinin patrolled an
in car roped off nlsnit tho shaft, but
rgalnst tho barrlors a riowd of mix.
Ions men, women and children piesscd
until late.
Charity work was lit onco Inaugurat
ed. Dlroctoi I,. 1', Hlrknell of tho Na
IJonnl lied Cioss, after vhltltu man)
homes, reported 103 to 181 families
hud been glen u witk's supply or g,o.
ccrlcs,
Orlcf stricken women hnvo been on
rblo to cook or glvo attention to their
children. Much of this has been done
bv nurses..
A hair mllo irom the mlno Blcknell
t.'ot three orphans whoso mother had
died recently nnd whose ratiiur was
men in tho mine. The-children, the
"ifcni ,,i niiwui who j( were living
itlono In a hut and seemed not to real-
flTrilfitft if !. h ... 4B .-..
im ineirsiiuaiinn. All wcro'sent to an
Institution at I.add, 111.
Telle Of sufferlngi,
Experiences told In Iho minors who
rrrn i-nupi,,,rl l llm n. ..Kn.., ...
"- ""- "" iiini iiuiiiiii; in
,nn m nn nrin. ,i.n a
...w ...,i:i iuu nit) was SlllllOWlia,
checked nro most pnlhcllc, ,
wiin no thought of over seeing tho
light or day again ninii) of Hie Imprls
and sweethearts. Theso wen, written
cr tho blank loaves torn rrom a nolo
i ook carrlcil by one of tho foremen.
A tetlf.r U rllfnn I... Inl...u ... .,
" "" 'V 'lllllIT IU Kill
lounir wife ulmm i, .,.,.. .... ... ,
,,u"i i-ivtieii
to c'asp in his arjnslngaln In this
wnilil, but was r,i of hopo for a fu
m're existence, sn)s: ,"
)- "Dear Wire: I am hHI (Ivlng. nl
I though It Is now 5 o'clock' Sunday
" ii" ii miniiay
fornlng nnd thern Is little hope ns
it.. 1.1 i. ... i
Hit black damp Is getting llm best of
na. There are twtnt) una of.us n.i
" " ixt-iiij one oi,us alto.
f.ethcr here. oDar wire, do not glov'n,
We will meet again, (lod bless inn'
. Ilellete In lllm; he will lake care or
)ou, Ruesa wo will meet In a lieltei-
land. When ton get owr this, let
., ..... f,,-, ,,,-- (
Himi know at home (Scotland)
That
is an. ueir, llort bless jou.
"YOUR I.OVINO IIIISIIANIV
Vyanted Band
One nf llie Picall Inttma ul.i i..
1 -..., ...n.ivi. i,
the two brohoiH, couclmlcs nlh (hit
wish:
'Wo iIphIm Ii hntid nt ntir funn. ni
lltlll U A VI lull trv l, 1.... t i .
...... iw im IMNll'll HMO lV
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Another portion or the letters refets
l0 our "mlaeiaule tomb whe.e n0 or
i
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I the annals of mine honois weie
CoaI Co. at Cherr). 111. whe.e 3SI
, ,KIllnR ,,r ,lf u) wl
f.... ,i,n ,.i... .,., ...
sonth tinm the . wMh Z n-
I,ut no signal tamo. Tlnal!) the cngln.er In .harun ,., , ,1 " .
1,e wr,,,,K w,,h '"o rc"c""i' "-l "t
worn .. .i .,.. .
- - - r 2? - - K'r
,.L still !le. although wltho'ut ktimv
mg wiicthcr We shall over Lineiso
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htrolim of the Strong.
Onu Instance or stir sin Hire or
k, .. ..i...i. . i . .
iviu nuinij iiiiMMioru was rciiici ii)
1 I fftiWiK ln.Uu
l.i rimer today.
"Walcilnskl I think that was his
t.aino wns CO tnrs old and the we,k
est iimonR us," said Uirlmer. "Our
greatest sufrerlng camo fro,,, tl,,st
foi only thlmblcruls or water cnnld bo
rot rrom tho seepage. Wnlczlnskl gtew
b1 exhausted he coulil not atoop oe,,
but had lo'llo on his raco til drink, We
liiado holes In the ground with out flu
gers and then walttd foi the slow
wepagn or the water Into Hum. It
kept us busy, but wo nlnnjH were te
crlrh with thirst. Whin n little waltr
I'lleil Into n holo thero wasn't a man
hut craved II. Tho tlronRer men tie.
cutntly passed their turn to let the
('il men ilrlnk."
Another Account.
William Vlrktrs, who was at woik
fct tho raco or tho mine, wus ono or Iho
rtw who enmo out nll'.e. I'm mote
than 200 nrda he crawled In the daik
on hands nnd knees using the i.lll as
n guldu to tho button, or 11ms shart. At
one luiliit ho bii)b ho met slxl) flo
n Iners sltllng In a tow along tint roul
The) had glxen up tho struggln and
iro wniiing leslRiiedl) Tor death.
"I and ni) partner woro at work on
the second win loud when tho ahum
or flro was sounded," nld Vlckeis. ' We
tlartcd from Iho bottom but h id Rinm
i.nly n fow reel when our Ileitis went
out. Tho ontr waa rast filling with
i moke, which filled out e)es nnd made
l.i gasp for breath,
"Soveinl tlmis wo attempted tollshl
our lamps, without sueccis. Alibi,'
nui lamps, but without success. All
alout us we roubl hen- shoutH of our
ennuades In niljoliilng looms lm
llko oi,rel(s, liml In en lift I., i,,..
(!rk. Calling lo nir "IiihImV1 i i
him to Rot closo In th,, mndbod ait'l
I dinppeil to nn hands mnl hnwn ,m,i
IfRntt tn ciawi aliiiR llm tails shunt.
U'g at Intenals to n,) lnniuV ( ti
Mijl know w litre I was.
Pasted 8lvty five Victims.
"At one point we pissed about slxl)
Ht nilneis sitting l 'the iiimlsliln
nlmnst In a ituimr I tile.l tn ..,....
II i m mnl nui'iiti igt thin, to go on
mil they M-eined to hie given up all
hopo and ilhl not stir. I hml no Mm,.
to logo and rnutluucil on, expecting
ii' senu teller from Iho shaft
'When within one hundreil feit nf
Hie mine's mouth I beenn lo emu
fiilnt rrom dm effects or mmiko nnd
cMinustlon, p,i(,i mj. r0lt closely
pboiit my raco and, henillng elnsol) in
the rail, struggled on.
"I escaped death by just three mil
Peifinnied bs lesmers folli.vh.r the
, , ,e lo , he , le? In fne
b v ''J,' ,,',;' ,
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n to pour tut of tho Lliaft . hwh.
losu-ed Into the Tif Six Im,
u'""" ,ne "" ' llllin
" "T "' T.V. " !!! ..tUt
linUtnl Hio cage. WhVn It rcTitlii.1
. ... :"?' "'"" " it.iiiiiu
,ules. WIkii I iiriUnl at the bottom
n' il... t,,n n... i ... .
- u ..m U.KU ,(, iijii.,
Hie tP nnd wan about to dtscunl. I
ihoufeil as the signal bill was ring-
,i!,IIK "ll(1 ,w" ''" hrnkc Ihelr wn lo
I tint mi. I .! ,,w 1 . i.. .(.
I ' l,",tiK'11 ,U mo uik, ,
till tl llltlt Mlllunliiii iiii,.. 11H.... I .
tin II lost coiisclou iiichs. Whin I innu.
t'J I wH safely on lop.
Partner Also Eecaped.
".M) 'biidil)' had followed rlosel) all
I In .wa) out, nml, iniouragnii bj tliu
light held b) tho cagy niim, managed
lo .roach tho lurt end waa tarried
with me In sufct."
A tobtteo pntie!i wiih Hip means or
i.ulng the llua or John l'lillllps mid
IVttiird Sumick, lulnirn In the mi nml
vi In. l'lillllps, on his w.i) to dm sbaft
round Suriock l)ng or the traik In
the main cnli)wu). Ho driRgul ,u
eiuunulo until Im hlniHeir was almost
ovtrconm by tho mioko.
With a mlntr's Intuition hu Koinh
el ror something to cover his niise and
niMith. Tho only thing uvnll iblo waa
Iho small sack In which he cirrled
lob ii co. Phielng ono cm! in his mouth
I." pulled the lett mcr bin noso uml
fuitinid It about his heiui with tlm
string, 11, rrawllug with Ills head
i lose do llm ra(l, ho struggled townid
Hu- ihart, i!i igglng'hls alinobt lirelcss
iiinuado with him.
In thu first public demonstiatlon
liar Chalhim, Iighunl. bv Its immi.
or UiuIb llicnnnii n cm on tho mono-
mil mnl carried forty pissengeia it
lwenl)-lho miles an hour pnin
nioun! i.iriH without .my teu-l:"t ,
io it.it e the m
"Old
Continental"
Kcntucky't most fn.
motij nnd best; the
World's most famous
and best; the whiskey
that has pirdlcd the
Globe. Sold bv
W. C. Peacock
& Co., Ltd.,
Sole AjrenU.
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