| Show Rescuers Brave Gas in Utah H Mine 17 7 Bodies Recovered Workmen Continue Drive DriveT T To 0 Reach 3 Miners Still In Blast Raked T Tunnel Hopes Held for 2 Entombed Men ft Brought Out Alive After Explosion Explosion Explosion Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Spreads Death STANDARDVILLE Feb 7 Special With W With th seventeen bodies removed from the raked blast Standard coal mine here ber rescue workers were braving the carbon monoxide filled workings work work- ings this afternoon in ah an effort to rescue the three miners minera still in the tunnel Of the twenty-nine twenty men in the mine at the time of oP the blast at 8 45 p. p m. m Thursday nine nine- have been rescued and some hope is held for at least two of those still entombed THE DEAD J. J D. D DUKE night foreman at the mine ne EUGENE F. F 32 German Survivors wife Adrian 2256 Lake street Salt Lake two children childre Eugene 4 Harold 22 months mother Mrs Emil 2256 Lake street Salt Lake WILLIAM WATSON 39 American of Leavenworth Kan Survivors wife Mrs Lydia Watson Castle Gate and arni three children William Jr 12 Mardell 7 Paul 5 fathers father John Watson Leavenworth Kan CARLYLE SMITH 32 American of Sterling Utah Survivors wife Geneva Smith Spring City Utah three children chil dren Irene 8 Bet Beth Betm 7 Dick 5 S mother arid and father Mr an am Mrs Ed Smith Spring C City ty AUSTIN DUKE 18 i 8 American of Eldorado Ill III single Survivor mother Martha Dora Duke Helper Austin was wasson th j json son zou of J. J D D. D Duke another victim of the disaster JOHN LEE JENSEN 33 American Moroni UtaH Utai Survivors wife Vera Jensen Standardville four children children- Maxine 12 Donald 8 Boyd 4 Roy 2 parents Mr and Mrs J. J C. C Jensen Emmett Ida JOHN H. H HARRIMAN 39 American Marissa Ill IU Survivors Sur SUM Survivors wife Ethel Harriman 39 Marissa III IllS children Margerie Mar gene gerie 17 Ro Robert rt 15 Donald 2 father and d mother Mr and Mrs James Harriman Marissa III DI UDELL FOWLES 22 American Fairview Utah Sur Stir Survivors vIvon wife Daphin Fowles 21 Spring Canyon Utah father fathe and mother Mr and Mrs C. C W. W Fowles Fairview Utah GUY FREDERICO 22 Italian New York City Survivors Sur Stir wife Addie Frederico 19 Helper Utah child Dolores 1 father and mother Mr and Mrs Frank Frederico Grand Junction Colo Cob ANGUS BARNEY 30 American Escalante Utah Survivors Survivors Sur Sum wife May Barney 25 Price Utah children Glenn 6 Ardith 5 and Shirley 2 mother and father Mr and Mrs Joseph S. S Barney Escalante Utah M. M BRUNO 30 Italian lelIo Italy Survivor ao son son- ori 1 Gabriel Gabrel 12 Ida lello Italy ROY BRIGGS 3 38 American Sidney O. O Survivors Continued on page 6 I I Scenes at Standardville mine and additional facts facts facts' about the disaster appear on pages six and seven in iii to today's to I days day's Telegram b I. I Workmen Continue Drive To Reach 3 Miners Still In Blast Raked Tunnel Continued from page pase 1 wife Rowena Briggs 35 Castle Gate child Anita 7 father Frank Briggs Sidney O. O ORLANDO FREDERICO 21 American Grand Junction June June- tion Colo Survivors mother and father Mr and Mrs Frank Frederica Grand Junction Colo R. R E. E SPRINGER T. T L. L PRITCHETT 36 W. W SANTIAGO BARRA 37 37 The three men whose fate Is Js still h Y unknown arc alO C. C H. H Brady Frank James Tobe Tobo They are believed to be In slope No 3 one oC of them in the fifth right light level p. and the other two In the tho fifth kit level A crew cre of oC rescue workers under the direction of or John Taylor state slate coal mine inspector A. A c C. C chief engineer and anel Harvey cy Stanley Stan Stan- Stanley ley e mine superintendent are now working back to this level removing removing ing Sn debris and attempting to establish lish a fresh air nil baso brio near slope No 3 which is about feet teet Inthe Inthe in inthe the tunnel Work York Is bein being handicapped by y the fact that man many sloping were blown out b by the force of or the blast The men who ho were rescued are arc areM areM M. M H. H Cleland 37 American Fort Smith Ark G. G Banasky A. A L. L Dougherty Ruby Monroe William H. H McGuire 23 American Ameri Ameri- American can Kingston Ga C. C S. S Elliot 25 American Provo Barney Andrew Johnson 40 American Spanish Fork P. P E. E Olsen 29 J. J F. F Pritchett The latter five were found barricaded barri larri barricaded In No o. 1 tills this morning waiting for rescuers to find them Tho The other four fOUl were rc rescued ll sin n singly ply gly Iy or managed cel to find their own way out of or the mine following the tho ther r f lon Tl Tin h t explosion according to in In iii- formation received from mine oUi- oUi vials occurred in lopo t f No 2 and work worked cd back to No 3 cutting off the three men working there from c escape There is nothing to indicate indicate indi indi- cate that the blast wa was a n severe one most of the deaths being caused by bythe bythe bythe the carbon On monoxide gas Of or tho the bodies found thus far only two were mutilated at nt all Eight Light rescue crews from rein Mohrland Mohrland Mohr- Mohr land Hiawatha Columbia and Spring Canyon are engaged In the attempt to save Savo the men still in hr the mine mino if IC the they are mo olive alive The bodies of oC the tho victims arc are at l the Flynn undertaking parlors in Price ice where the bodies of oC the victims ot of the Castle Gate Gale disaster six years ago were taken Amon Among the th state and federal officials officials dab to rush hero immediately following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing the explosion were O. O F. F of or the state slate industrial commission and R. R C. C Manning of or ortho tho federal bureau of or mines According to Information obtained d db b by F F. A. A S c Sweet t president of or company operating operating- the mine the explosion occurred In Jn the old slope No 3 where only onh three men were working 1 It l is pre presumed umed that the these e c three were killed by tho the force of or th the explosion acid that the other dead were ere victims o ot of carbon monoxide gas gat al which spread to slope No o. o 2 and in a slight degree to to- slope No 1 Mr Sweet S reported that the entire en en- en entire tire mine is well sprinkled led with rock dust to prevent explosions and that no additional blasts are arc probable Had the e. occurred durIn during dur dur- In lug ing the day clay tho the death toll would undoubtedly have havo been several times ns as lar largo argo o as it I is Company Compau officials in Salt Lake reported that 80 men arc aio employed In the thc workIngs workings work work- Ings during the da day shift The fhe mine consists l of oC a level lc tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel some two mites miles lOll long and three slopes which follow tollow the three o in intersected in- in coal veins Slope Slop No 1 1 wh where ro the tho five men aa are aro o barricaded Is to f t feet et t below the tho surface and is It nearest t to the entrance of oC tho the main tunnel Slope No 2 is about feet above No 1 and slope No 3 Is about feet No 2 2 Dr Arthur I L. L Murray hurray physician for tho the United States Stales bureau of oC mines branch in Salt SaiL Lake is anxiously anxiously awaiting the arrival of or D D. J JParker JParker Parker supervising engineer for the bureau at the tho scene of oC the disaster to learn additional O details tails Parker left Salt Lake at midnight ht by truck Dr Murray l said ald a quantity o of supplies supplies sup sup- plies that may be needed in such C cases R is on hand band in Salt Lake The doctor raid lie he Mould be ready at a moments moment's notice from Parker Parket to leave e with any supplies that may maybe maybl maybo bl bo be needed Tho The nearest United States bureau of or mines rescue cur ur is now in trainIng train train- Ing at Butte Mont 1 Tho Fhe same tame equipment which the mino mine rescue car carries carrle however howo Is duplicated on a smaller scale in the truck taken to the tho mint by Parker If it considered advisable bureau officials will order tho mine rescue car from Butte Butle to when n the engineer reaches the tho s scene ee eeoC of oC tho the disaster and makes n a. e survey o of tho situation |
