Show DEATH OF ENTIRE S FORCE PROBABLE From 50 to Men Entombed by Explosion in Mine at Starkville Colo Trinidad Colo Oct 8 Between 50 SO and 15 men are entombed in tho the Stark Starl Starkville ville mine eight miles from here the result of an explosion which occurred about 1030 tonight The explosion ex explosion practically destroyed the old slope of ot the mine mme and the new slope is 11 isso isso so so thoroughly filled with gas and black blackdamp blackdamp damp daml that entrance of rescue parties by br tots tula route is impossible i There Thero is hope f or the entombed min miners ers ems however from the fact tact that the Engleville mine aline Is connected with the Starkville mine through underground workings and only a heavy board par partition partition partition separates them The two mines ran together several months ago In Inthe the tile process of ot operation and the point of lof contact between the two main slopes was partitioned off otto The day force torce consists of ot about men many man of ot whom go Into the mine mille at night to make extra time Tele Telephonic Telephonic phonic reports from late to tonight to the the old night are to the effect that the old slope is in ruins The debris of the mouth of ot this slope had been boen cleared away for a distance of ot 40 feet and indications were that the elope slope was filled tilled While practically all the miners working In n the mine are of ot foreign birth many have been In this country for or 20 0 to 25 36 5 years and a large portion of tl t em have been working In Inthe inthe Inthe the Starkville mine over ce since It began operations in 1892 1895 The mine is the property of ot the tha Santa SantaFe As Fe railroad but is operated by the Colorado Fuel Iron company compan e |