Show HEROES MET DEATH IN FIGHT TO SAVE IMPRISONED MINERS 4 4 4 44 4 4 t THE THI ROLL L OF HONOR 4 4 4 Heroes who died in rescuing f ff f the imprisoned miners f John McLaughlin f 4 ff f Richard Riccard Dillon 4 44 4 John Eckstrom 4 4 f George Richardson f fIn In the long roll 1011 of ot the m men n who have i died for tor their fellows fellow the heroes of the Daly West cst disaster r arc are con- con Without the inspiration of or waving banners and rattling drums they faced a death drath more certain and than that of ot the bloodiest battlefield The They realized 1 the danger of oC the deadly deadly deadly dead dead- ly gas gal that filled ever every channel and passage They knew alto also that their comrades were entombed and nd ln Ing that there remained d a K chance to tot sa save saC C them they plead pleaded d prayed and andI I t demanded that they be allowed to make the attempt Not all of or them arc are alive to receive I the thanks of oC the rescued or 01 tell the thet thel l t story of that awful night night- Some whose J I only nl thoU thought ht was to save the Im- Im 1 miners are arc now cold In d death ath martyrs to their bravery and 10 loyalty lt f I Foremost among the lt list t of heroic t dead should be placed the name of ot F John n McLaughlin HP lie was not a miner l 1 and was not accustomed to inhaling 4 the gases 8 from Crom the powder Th rh fhe victims victims viet vic vie t t tims Um of or the disaster were not his personal per ler- er ert c friends yet et he was among the I 1 first t re rescuing party part to go down the shaft and audi battle hattle with the poisonous 7 vapors vapor In the effort to save Rave the miners Four Foul times he made the perilous r dc descent cent In safety helping to bring U up upi Ot i th the bodies of or the tho dead and arid those who i y yet t alive had been overcome by the t gas gall The fifth trip was his last last- Fearful Fearful Fear Fear- ful tul of the effects of or the poisoned air Foreman Nemo refused reus for half an hour to let the cage go down When at last a party parly of or hits his friends made the trip down the shaft McLaughlin was waR beyond human aid and died shortly after being brought to the surface Rl Richard Rivhard hard Dillon who was t employed on the tho foot level le of the Dal Daly West is another martyr martI to his bra er bravery After Arter the explosion Dillon descended to the foot Coot level le to lead the imprisoned im Im- irn- irn d miners to safety above He sank overcome O b by tho gas and was wa found by John Gillis who carried him 00 feet Ceet up the ladders and then bec became became be be- c came me exhausted Gulls Gillis was compelled to leave Dillon In order to save sa his own life liCe and the brave miner wa was wan left to meet death alone His body was recovered later Richard Hailon Harlon went vent down with Dil lon Ion and andas was as also alto asphyxiated on the I foot 1200 OO-f OO ot level lc He was wa found by Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard anI who with a giants giant's strength carried him up th the ladders ladder to the foot Coot level and thus thuR saved t his life lire John was wa another hero who met mel death while rescuing hi his comrades His Ills body was as among amonS' the last brought I I out last ni night hl I George Richardson on son Elon of Undertaker Richardson on of Park City went vent down with n a leacue party part morning and failed to return His Ills body was vas tal taken en from the mine yesterday afternoon after after- noon There were dozens of others equally bravo bra All alike faced t He tOte terrible danger without a l thought of or the consequences consequences con con- sequences to th There was no rio ne need d to cal for Cor the volunteers difficulty was vat 1 In ip 1 keeping back all but those who were hEl best t able to withstand the deadly fumes Cumes |