Show THREE MEN SUFFOCATED BY DEADLY SMOKE AND GASES CASES Air Currents in the Gunnison Tun Reversed versed and Blown Back Upon Miners Montrose Cola Cob Jan ian men were suffocated by powder smoke and nitro ill the Gunnison tunnel today and thirty others barely escaped with their lives Air currents of the tunnel were reversed by the concussion of heavy blasts hd the smoke and gases were blown back upon the miners before they could reach the portal miles from The men were working two the tho river portal and all prepared to fire their holes boles at the same time The dead deadA A S Haynes Parker Patten N Martin The all air currents were from north to south and the miners retired 00 feat north from the blast when It was fired The air currents reversed immediately and the three men were overcome before betor they could grope their way to the outer air A number or of those ose who escaped are re said to be In a 0 precarious condition Phy Physicians tried In vain t to resuscitate Haynes Patton Patten and Martin The Gunnison tunnel Is th the government reclamation project opened last year ear b by President Taft raft on his western trip tt It wilt will provide water to irrigate of the Uncompahgre valle valley |