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EL PASO, TEXAS,
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leasea Wire
DAY ASP WIGHT REPORTS.
WKATHKU KOKBCAST.
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
Probable showers; colder Wed.
Tuesday Evening,
December 16, 1913-12 Pages
TWO SECTIONS TODAY.
FEDERALS THREATEN
ILL A UlU livl 1 liEr u&jE i j
MRS. MARION LETCHER, wife of the American consul at Chihuahua city, who arrived in El Paso this
morning, is accompanied by her three little girls. She is visiting Mrs. G. A. Camphuis in the 1 300 block on
California street. Mrs. Letcher denies the report that she left Chihuahua on account of the disturbed condi
tions in the city. "I am here simply to pay a long planned visit to Mrs. Camphuis. and to do my Christmas shopping,
said Mrs. Letcher. . '.'Itis.not.true that I have left Chihuahua because we considered any danger to exist there. I shall
letura to Chihuahua after Christmas, which I will spend here in El Paso."
"ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE."
When asked if the report was correct that consul Letcher was not allowed to send cipher messages to his govern
ment, Mrs. Letcher said: , , . , , , , , .
"Villa has been most accommodating and, courteous to us, and has not refused any request we have made ot him.
The report that Mr. Letcher was not allowed to send cipher messages is absolutely untrue.
TERRAZAS TAKEN FROM CONSULATE.
"It is true that Luis Terrazas was taken from the British consulate, but the soldiers did not break in. He is con
fined in the federal palace in Chihuahua. The Terrazas women were not molested. They are, I believe, living about
the city with their various relatives, and were not at the British consulate, as I understood it. '
VILLUS
IN ACTS
"United States Believes He
Will Now Stop Driving
Spaniards Out.
SENDS A PROTEST
TO OAHItANZA, TOO
sjtt t ARTTTNirmN. D. O. Dec 16.
W Secretary of state W. J. Bryan's
,?oTnLnd on VeHUstiano Car-
ransa that he curb Pancho Villa's course
at Chihuahua city -was backed up today
bv the "Constitutionalist" junta here,
which advised Villa that his action m
expelling Spaniards and hostility to for
eignershas injured the "CoBstitution
alist" eause in Washington. The junta
asked him to restore l seised property
and to refrain from raolkn foxfgn:
ers
Think Villa Will Chance.
Through representations to Villa by
American consul Letcher and througn
messages conveyed by the American
consul at Henaosillo to Carranza, the
Tinted States officials believe they have
successfully interceded in behalf of Span
iards who complained of mistreatment
when Chihuahua city was oeeapied by
the "Constitutionalists."
All advices to the state department
todav sav foreigners generally with lhe
exception of the Spanards, have been
respected and this government, on the
request of the Spanish ambassador, has
undertaken to see that Spanish subjects
are included in the protection given to
other foreigners.
Becognition of Carranza.
Inferences that by appealing to Car
ranza the United States has recognized
the "Constitutionalists' were pro
nounced false by secretary Bryan 'today,
who pointed out that the United States
had from time t tiine dealt with the
rebel military authorities in control of
various sections.
Secretary Bryan said there has been
bo interference with consul Letcher's
telegrams by the "Constitutionalists,"
and so far as he had "been able to learn,
no threats had been made against any
of the foreign consuls.
Carranza Says "Overdrawn."
Henaosillo, Son., Mex, Dec. 16. A re
port from Pancho Villa on the expulsion
of Spaniards from Chihuahua is expect
ed today or Wednesday by Gen. Car
ranza. The impression 01 "Constitu
tionalist" officials here, derived from
indirect advices, is that--reports of the
mistreatment of foreknere by Villa have
been overdrawn. It was said that Villa
had merely expelled Spanish merchants
and priests who had been active in aid
ing the Huerta government.
CURBED
FEUDISTS WHIP GIRL;
DESTROY FOUR HOUSES
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 16. Fifteen masked and armed men, said to have
been fend enemies of the Collins family of Old Horton, an isolated village in
Howell county, rode into the town, burned four houses belonging to the
family, severely beat several of the Collinses and warned them to leave the com
munity immediately on pain of death. The band then rode away after firing a
volley into the (air, according to reports received here.
The marauders went to the home of Mrs. Jane Collins. Her daughter Pardee
was whipped with switches. Mrs. Collins, who is blind, was handled roughly but
not seriously injured. After removing the children and furniture from the house,
the men set fire to the building and watched it burn to the ground.
The home of Dan Collins was next visited by the band and the house and barn
fired. Two other houses belonging to the family, but unoccupied, were burned.
Ten persons axe said to have been warned to leave the village and never to return.
None of the gang was recognized.
The Collins family in Howell county numbers about 200.
ADDS 280,000 ACRES
TO NEW MEXICO ENTRY
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 16. Secretary of the interior Lane has designated
under the enlarged homestead act 280,000 acres in New Mexico. The
more important areas are located in Torrance, San Miguel McKinley, San
Juan, Lincoln and Eddy counties.
EXPRESS CAR IS ROBBED
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 16. When the L and G. N. train arrived here this
morning from the north, it was discovered that the American express car had
been broken open and robbed.
The car was filled with Christmas
between here and San Marcos. -
No Demand Made on
the Krakauer Store
by the Villa Rebels
"No demand has been made upon the
firm of Krakauer, Zork and Moye,
Succs.. at Chihuahua, by Villa or any
one else," Julius Krakauer said Tues
day. "I have tried to find Charles W.
Ramsower, who brought the story to
the border that Villa had asked us for
$40,W9 sold. He was not at his room
ing house and I was told that he had
gone to Bisbee. However, we have had
mail advices from our store In Chi
huahua under date of Monday and noth
ing was said In these letters about any
demand having been made and I can
say that none has been made. As to
the story about our store being re
quested to engage In the minting of
money. I will say further that I con
sider It a fabrication."
STRIKE PAILS TO
STOP MINE WORE:
Colorado Coal Operators Declare Pro
duction in Now 00 Percent of
the Normal Output.
Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 16. Coal pro
duction in the southern Colorado .fields
is 60 percent of the normal output, ac
cording to figures given out by local
operators.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
the largest company operating in the
district, announces a production yes
terday of 6500 tons, as compared with
a daily average of 10,000 tons prior to
September 23, when the present strike
was called. ! hundred, diggers are
now said to be at work in the mines
of this company.
The smaller companies claim to be
producing 70 percent of their normal
capacity, having 110 men, including 38
brought in from outs!de,points who be
gan work yesterday and this morning
in local mines.
The union leaders declare that only
a few of the strikers have deserted.
PHOENIX MAY HAVE
BUILDERS' STRIKE
Steel "Workers Go Ont and Other Trades
Axe Asked to Join in a Sym
pathetic Demonstration.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 16. A general
bailding strike is threatened in Phoe
nix. Ten structural steel workers on
one job walked out this morning
promptly upon the arrival of J. E. Glass,
of Douglas, business agent of the steel
workers' union for Arizona and New
Mexico. The men have been working
for $3.50 a day, when the scale was ?5.
Their places were filled. Efforts are
being made to persuade the carpenters
and other builders to engage -in a sym
pathetic strike and also to enforce the
recognition of the steel workers union
on other big jobs.
WEATHER IX REVOLT;
EL PASO IS STORMED
Even the weather has the revolu
tionary bug. Instead of attending t
its knitting as well behaved south
western sunshine weather should, the
climatic stuff has been on the warpath
since early Monday morning.
The wet weather took the town by
storm Monday without opposition, con
tinued in command oTer night Monday,
.with gloomy forecasts Tuesday for
more climatic clashes. All fine weath
er boasts were executed Monday, when
It rained, the wind blew and It turned
cold "in rapid succession.
The night attack of the rainstorm
forces was general throughout the
city and surrounding country.
goods. It is believed the robbery occurred
- I
I
FLEEING
TO THE
BORDER
More Refugees From Chi
huahua ' Arrive; Confirm
Previous Stories.
YOUNG TERRAZAS
IS STILL ALIVE
REFCGEB train, the third in
three days, arrived at the bor
der late Monday night with 250
A
refugees from Chihuahua city, who are
seeking a haven on the American side
of the line.
The train carried a number of the
most prominent families in Chihuahua,
including the family of American con
sul Marion Letcher. The refugees, veri
fied the stdries jpreviOasly told by -the
Spaniards: reported that Lais Terrasas,
jr., was alive, but confined in Jail, and
that Villa had requested the foreign
merchants to sell their merchandise at
cost for a period of two months for
the benefit of the poor.
No stores, except Spanish, or other
nmnortr have hfen confiscated by Villa
since he took charge of the Spanish (
holdings, the -refugees on the third
train say. However, Villa has request
or thst nil the merchants sell at cost
for a period of two months, . In ' order ,
that the Poor people might replenish
so badly depleted during the siege. Tbe
TAnnost was couched in polite terms,
but the German, French and American
merchants took It to mean that Villa
was only framing a command In diplo
matic language. Many of the stores
closed their doors rather than sell at
cost-
Foreign Complications Threatened.
The confiscation and sale of the
Spanish 6stdre known as El Mundo may
result in complications with foreign
governments other than Spain. One
German resident of Chihuahua had
$250,000 worth of stock In the store,
and, while It was managed by the Span
ish merchants, it was largely owner by
other interests, many of them In
Europe, the refugees say. The German
and American refugees on this train
say that no money has been demanded
of Krakauer, Zbrk & Moye. Succrs. or
any other firm in Chihuahua, except
the Spanish stores, which were seized.
The refugees who arrived Tuesday
morning reported that Luis Terrazas,
jr Is supposed to be in Jail in Chihua
hua, although his exact whereabouts
Is not known. They confirmed the
story that young Terrazas was being
forced to sign checks on the Banco
Minero for a total of 5250,000. They
say that Terrazas's mother, the wife
of Gen. Luis Terrazas, called on Gen.
Villa at his headquarters in an effort
to intercede in behalf of her son. Villa
is said to have refused to speak to her
or .listen to her pleas for the prisoner.
Villa Again Searches Train.
Villa went through the third refugee
train as he did the two others and or
dered a number of native Mexican
women from the train. He gave no rea
son for his action, but searched the
train carefully for any political refu
gees. The train left Chihuahua at 9:30
Monday morning and carried about 260
passengers, of whom 140 were foreign
ers. There were 50 Germans on the
train, a number of Americans with
their families, French, Italian and
Baggage lined With Money,
Refugees Are Successful In
Eluding Mexican Inspectors
S
PAK1SU refugees who arrived at
the border on the first refugee
train Saturday morning slipped
one over on the rebels who are In con
trol of the town across the river. "When
the specinl train arrived in Juarex, It
was too early for the custom guards
to be on the job to make the customary
Inspection for anything that required
the payment of the export duties. As a
courtesy to the Spanish refugees, col
lector Z. L. Cobb ordered his Inspectors
at the bridge to do everything to ex
pedite the clearing of the baggage be
longing to these refugees.
To do this the baggage was trans
ferred from Juarez to the basement of
the chamber of commerce, "where the
customs inspectors made the inspection
of baggage, permitting the Spanish to
retain anything they salvaged from
Chihuahua.
After the custom inspection it de
i SLLA O
REBEL FORCES SCATTERED; WHICH WAY TO MOVE, PUZZLE
THE SERIOUS outlook for Pancho Villa and his rebel army in Chihuahua continues the principal topic among
rebels, federals and American military men alike.
Villa is in the city of Chihuahua with scarcely enough men to repel a federal army of any considerable proportions,
his artillery divided and his army split up between Juarez, Chihuahua and-the vicinity of Ojinaga, and federals march-
mg Villa has few troops south of Chihuahua. Americans and others who have come from Chihuahua, state that few
rebel troops have been sent south and that the largest body of rebel troops that have been sent out of Chihuahua are the
se that Villa sent towards Ojinaga, after the federals. He sent a large part of his artillery with them. An attempt is
being made in rebel circles to have it appear that Villa has sent a large band of troops south towards Torreon, but this
is known to be false. Villa has sent his largest force after the federals at Ojinaga and has few left at Chihuahua. It
he withdraws his troops in the vicinity of Ojinaga to protect- Chihuahua, he leaves Juarez open to attack from the federal
force at Ojinaga. If he leaves his forces at Ojinaga, he leaves himself open to attack at Chihuahua by a superior force.
J , . VILLA MAY BE IN 1 kiAF.
HUERTA IN FULL
POWER ONCE MORE
- EXIC0 CITY, Mex., Dec 16. Congress having formally adjourned, Gen.
vI Huerta has practically the power of dictator until the next session of the
t"-1 lawmakers. After ratifying the president's, assumption of power over
various departments, f ollowing his dissolution of the previous congress, the present
congress granted him the same power. ,
The most notable act of congress, aside from those directly connected with the
executive's plans, was the ratification of a concession to a Belgian syndicate to
construct 5000 miles of narrow gage railway.
other foreign residents with their fam
ilies and baggage.
The train arrived at 1 oclock Tues
day morning in Juarez.
Verify l'revious Stories.
All of the refugees from Chihuahua
verify the stories which were brought
to the border by .the Spaniards
Bhey -also Verify the- reports that tbe
federals have taken Torreon from, the
rebel garrison.
No threats have been made against
any- but the Spaniards, the refugees
declare, but they say they did not feel
safe in Chihuahua. Villa's personal
guarantees were not considered suffi
cient protection, and as there were in
dications of more fighting in prospect.
I they decided to come to the border.
Spanish Consul la Here.
Federlco Sisniega, the Spanish; con
sul at Chihuahua, who had been on a.
received a cablegram from
f ;emlntere ot foreign affairs at Ma-
isit to San Francisco, nas arrived
ai id in which assurances were given
that the Spanish government naa
Joined with the United States In tak
ing up the question of the expulsion of
Spaniards from Mexico. The foreign
minister of Spain said the "Washington
government had promised that it
would exact from all factions in Mex
ico the same respect for Spaniards as
was demanded for Americans.
The Spanish refugee coldny met the
Spanish consul at the station Monday
afternoon on his arrival and escorted
him to the Hotel Paso del Norte, where
he is making his headquarters.
Refugees Have Been Neutral.
The 500 "or more Spanish refugees,
whose property, valued at more than
15,000,000, was- confiscated by Gen.
Villa, and who arrived hero without
funds, although some of them had been
prosperous merchants In Chihuahua,
have already received offers of aid
from the Spanish colonies at Havana,
Mexico City and Veracruz.
.Maintaining Headquarters.
The Spanish colony will maintain Its
relief organization with offices in the
chamber of commerce building, and
will continue to care for the destitute
members until they can be given as
sistance More funds are being ob
tained from Spain, Mexico City and
Cuba. A cablegram was received from
the Spanish club In Havana sending
$1000 gold for the relief fund.
The Spaniards have been Informed
by the refugees on the third train from
Chihuahua that the hodie3 of Augus
tin and Jose Gonzales, the proprietors
of the Puerto de Tampico, wholesale
fish company, had been found at Santa
Rosa, a suburb of Chihuahua, whero
they had been executed.
The refugees have issued a statement
in which they say they never supported
the Huerta gove-nment, as the rebels
charged, but that they have remained
neutral since the beginning of the
revolution.
Tlenies Benavides's Charges.
-noT,t -e a in -Roniiera. one of -the'
leading members of the Spanish refu-
veloped that the Spaniards had "the bot
toms of their trunks lined -with money
which they had carefully secreted so
that it could not be easily found by a
Mexican Inspector. Many thousands of
dollars In bills and gold Is snld to have
been brought across by the refugees in
this way.
REBELS NOW SEARCH CAREFULLY.
By some mysterious, nnderground
system of communication the rebels in
Junrcs learned ot this and are holding
all of the baggage that comes to the
border until It can be carefully in
spected for any legal tender. However,
the Spaniards are well supplied with
funds and many ot them, are banking
substantial rolls with the local bnnklng
houses.
Money continues to pour into the
Spanish headquarters at the chamber
of commerce from all parts of Latin
America. The Spanish clubs arc send
gee colony; denies that the Spaniards
have ever given any help to the Hu
erta government. "The false report of
Benavides is only a mere excuse or
pretext to bring our ruin Dy looung
our commercial houses and robbing our
property, grown by many years of
steady and most honest labor, and that
such an excuse is only published by
-Carranza and his followers with the
mere object of justifying the rebels
barbarous acts before the civilized
world," he declared.
Says Villa Maintains Order.
"All saloons in Chihuahua have been
closed by order of Villa; orders have
been issued to the commanders of the
various troops that any disorders must
be punished by drastic measures,
whether committed by civilians or sol
diers, and no hardships must be im
posed upon the people, whether foreign
or native."
This Is what Jose Miller, of La Gran
Moda store. In Chihuahua, said Tuesday,
when he arrived on the refugee train.
"Reports of Disorders False.
"All reports of disorders in Chihua
hua are untrue." he says. "All Ameri
cans are being protected and are given
every guarantee When Mrs.' Marion
Letcher wished to come to the border,
I was given a special 'salvo conducto
for herself and her family. She is the
wife of the American consul.
"The two xGonzales brothers were
killed by robbers, and not by Villa's
men, as reported. They went outside of
the town and were shot by some of the
robbers who came In at the time Chi
huahua city was evacuted."
Some Chihuahua Refugees.
Among the refugees from Chihuahua
are: w7 F. Shelley and J. C Goodwin,
who are at Hotel Paso del Norte; A. L.
Eaton. Mrs. Leader, Mrs. Brlggs and
H. J. Boore and mother, who are at the
Sheldon; Howard Anderson and wife
and Al H. Kraft, at Hotel Fisher;
Peter Kurzel, Mrs. R. Picard, "W. M.
Heck and wife, ...lenry Picard and fam
ily, L Nordwald and family, H. Nord
wald and family; V. Creeser and wife,
and Mrs. J. F. Edwards, at Hotel Paso
del Norte. A large number of the refu
gees are living at the rooming houses
and In apartments.
EAOUL MADERO HERE;
WILL NOT JOIN VILLA
Raoul Madero, a colonel In the Mader
ista revolution which made his brother,
Francisco L Madero, president of Mex
ico, Is here to join Villa. He was in
conference with the rebel officials in
Juarez Monday.
Madero declined to make any state
ment about his presence .here He said
that he did not Intend to join Villa
and had been to Juarez Monday only
on a sightseeing trip with friends. His
friends heresay that Raoul is going to
Chihuahua to attend to some private
business for the Madero family. Ha
came, from San Antonio.
ing funds -with which to care for their
countrymen who arc In distress. The
poorer refugees have been housed and
are clothed and fed by the relief com
mittee at the expense of the more
wealthy refugees fith the aid of the
Spanish relief fund.
Arrangements are being made to ob
tain employment for the working men
among the Spanish refugees. Many of
them are to be sent to the vineyards of
California, where they will be employed
by the Spanish wine makers. .Others
will go to San Francisco, where there
Is a 'large' colony of wholesalers.
Others will be sent bnek to Spain
and work will be found for them
there. Few, if any, of the colon
ists, are planning to return to Mexico
and many say they are through with
the republic. Hating lost their for
tunes once they do not care to chance
i it ngaln.
VJ
REBEL ARMY
Even in rebel circles, it is admitted that Villa now has other things to
bother about than forfeiting the property of foreigners. The way that his forces
are scattered lays him open to successful attack by the federals from the south
and he realizes it If federal reports are to be believed, a Huerta army is now
advancing toward Chihuahua from Torreon, about 200 miles sooth. Villa
has scattered his forces by sending troops to surround the federals at Ojinaga
on the border, while garrisoning Juarez and Chihuahua. This is said to offer
the federals an opportunity to strike at Chihuahua, which was evacuated by
them when Villa had all his forces together. Federal troops also are reported
on their way from Monterey with a view of strengthening the position of the
Huerta government in the interior.
COULD CUT VILLA OFF.
An attack on Chihuahua, which is not regarded as imminent, would cut
Villa off from any base on the border. It is conceded by rebels that the first
act of the federals, should they arrive in the vicinity of Chihuahua would be to
stop all telegraph and railroad communication. Thus the federal evacuation
.of Chihuahua, which occurred two weeks ago and enabled Villa to enter the
state capital without a battle, would prove to be somethmg of a military trap
out of which the rebels would have to fight their way.
A FEDERAL PLAN.
The plan which the rebel forces think the federals possibly are trying to
work out is to draw as many as possible of the rebels toward Ojinaga while
federals from the south reach Chihuahua. Others believe that the federal
activity southward may be merely a preparation to check Villa's projected march
on Torreon, and may not extend so far as an attack on Chihuahua city.
The federals who retook Torreon, according to refugees, now also occupy
Parras and have charge of all the industries owned by the Madero family in
the state of Coahuila.
Wilson Quits Order
of Carabaos Because
of Policy Travesties
President's Skin Too Thin To Stand
For Pricks From Fun
makers. Washington, D. C. Dec 16. President
Wilson has formally withdrawn his
acceptance of honorary membership in
the military order of the Carabao, com
posed of regular and volunteer offi
cers of the army and navy who served
in the Philippines in the four years
succeeding the Spanish-American war.
His action followed his order for an
investigation of various satires and
travesties on the administration's poli
cy toward the Philippines as portrayed
at a banquet of the Caradaos in Wash
ington.. "Stunts" Not Seen by Daniels.
Secretary Daniels, who made a speech
at the banquet but left early to attend
the congressional reception, said after
ward that none of the "stunts such aa
the bringing In of the "peace fleet."
composed of the battleship models "TJ.
a S. Friendship." "U. S. S. Fellowship,"
and "U. S. S. Piffle" had taken place
while he was present.
The opinion of, the president -and
members of hist cabinet is that satires
cannot be objected to when coming
from persoris outside of the govern
ment, but to permit to go unnoticed
criticisms by officials of the army and
navy is likely to be misinterpreted
abroad as a severe breach of discipline.
Secretary Daniels pointed, out that
oficers of the army and navy "who
would be expected to support the ad
ministration's policy could not be per
mitted to ridieule it.
Intended for Fun.
Mr. Daniels was inclined to take into
consideration that the function was in
tended as one of jollity and good an
tured fun.
The results of the investigation is
being anxiously awaited by army and
navy officers,- although many of them
believe a reprimand and an order that
such affairs be discontinued in the fu
ture will be the only result.
President Wilson's withdrawal of
honorary membership leaves former
EXPLOSION ENTOMBS
40 COLORADO MINERS
N:
EW CASTLE, Colo., Dec. 15 An
explosion in the Vulean mine oi
the Roekv fountain Fuel com
pany, one and a half miles east of here,
at 10:20 this morning, entombed mine
foreman L. L. Crawford, fire bos L.
Walters and at least 30 miners. This
estimate was based on a hurried check
of the company's rolls. Some officials
expressed the belief that the number in
the workings might be increased to 40.
Only about eight of the men in the mine
are foreigners. s
Believe Six Men Are Dead.
Charles S. Meexdink, mine superintend
ent, with ive companions equipped with
helmets at once began to explore the
workings. According to mine officials,
si men are known to have been work
ing near the eplo-on and are belieed
to havp boen killed.
Hasty examination led to the belief
Woman Without Shoes
Found in a Basement
With Hef Arm Broken
Fractured Bones Almost Protrude
Through the Skin Taken
To Hospital.
Soaking wet and with her left am
fractured, so that one of the bones al
most protruded through the skin. Mrs.
Pontef. "whose residence was givan by
the police as "The Summit Place," 112
Bast Missouri street, was found at 11
oclock Monday night In the basement
of the Morgan building on Mesa,
avenue At the time 'she was discovered
by the patrolman on the beat the
woman was not wearing any shoes. It
is believed her arm was fractured in a
fall from the stairway leading to the
basement of the bailding.
Mrs. Porter was taken to the police
station where first aid was rendered
her. Later she was taken to the Sum
mit place, and from there to the Provi
dence hospital, where she is now a
patient.
At the "Summit Place" it was stated
that Mrs. Porter had ne,ver roomed
there.
president Taf t the only honorary mem
ber of the Carabaos.
Not Hostile Toward Wilson.
Officers of .the Order of Carabao sent
assurances to administration officials
that they entertained no spirit or pur
pose of hostility to president Wilson's
Philippine policy when they gave their
dinner.
Rear admiral Howard, honorary pres
ident of the order, repudiated the work
of the press- agent who furnished ad
vance stories about -the dinner, which
declared that what was said, and done
was designed to show the "lack of sym
pathy for recent developments and
tendencies in the Philippine govern
ment" Admiral Howard said neither he nor
any "other offiCer knew such statements
were being given out
Brig. Gen. Aleshire. Brig. Gen. Mcln
tyre and admiral Howard conferred
with secretary Garrison today and
promised to furnish a report of what
occurred at the banquet
that the east entry was comparatively
free from the force of the explosion,
and this led to expressions of hope that
some of the men employed there would
be found alive.
Explosion Wrecks Fan.
The force of the explosion was suffi
cient to wreck the fan, but rescuers went
several hundred feet from the portal
before encountering anv serious obstruc
tion in the main tunnel.
Miners from the Colorado Fuel and
Iron companv's mine at Spring Gulch,
12 miles distant, equipped "with helmets,
started at once for Xew Castle to aid
in the rescue work. The mine is of the
slope variety.
At 1 oclock it was reported that a
number of bodies had been located by
helmet men. Xo trace of fire insula
the mine has been found. -
IN
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