Show LOST LIFE IN MINE FIRE on thursday of last week a fire occurred on the 06 1200 foot level of the giroux shaft at ely nevada which resulted in the death of seven men and the serious injury of of three more the dead a are e daniel drea T J gilmore john edward walsh thomas dovich goldovich Ol john mcnulty and michael foley the injured are clarence gates edward knox and peter Hayr harrington ington it is believed the fire was caused by the explosion of a barrel of oil on the 1200 foot level at the pumping station the ten men were working in the ille shaft on the 1400 level and looking up saw the flames they boarded the cage at once and started for the surface at the 1200 the cage stopped when five of the men started for the old alta shaft feet away the cage with the five men aboard was then pulled to the surface through the blazing shaft one man was dead when the cage reached the top and the others were taken to the hospital where one died soon after the five on the 1200 perished three being found dead and the other two still being in the burning mine clarence gates and peter harrington make their homes in salt lake city mr gates was formerly a student at the university of utah where he took the engineering course every attention is being given the injured men and it is hoped they may survive |