Deseret Evening News | 1896-12-26 | Page 2 | Coal Mines on Fire

coal 1 inittel nd rare HALIFAX N t Dc OAboul 5 oolock OU Illureday ovolug the coalmines coal-mines at Spring HI were ulcoe 10 be 00 fire The fire originated In a pipawRy oa the east Slope at 1 the 800 looklevel 110011010 a 1800 loot level and developed Into a falling Infuses Whelk Government Inspector 111 111 rived fire was Isiulng from every opening of the mine Two cope his were burned and the bajnk eadhad lo l be turn away Miners tried lo stop up every air 1 way oil pill had 10 call Ibe moo Iom till I work as II wo attended with great risk rlkTb flames allot 100 toot Into the air the reflection being 1lblul Artificial Il extent 01 the Ilea I nol known but m1 disastrous oonie < uaucei are feared The lois ou trill east 1 lope I believed lo be complete At 4 p m Friday thu West slope was rise up d 1 right but the men will leave hard work to save It Five years ago ISO lives were lost by au explosion lu these mines 1 Is I likely that the moat serious darringe will be confined 10 the cast slope in which the fire started I I come lo be burning Itself out Tile Ion will be enormous The tire will cause great destitution among caluerej as even I the Il does not 1 rod through the entire olio I to I oooid rd doubtful I work chn be evidenced during the winter