Show u Investigators ors Probe louse Cause of Local Mine Tragedy u ui i w 4 t iM r i r I x f CALENDAR SALES Mayor l Norman Boyd buys the first 1964 Birthday Calendar Calendar Calendar Cal Cal- from Glen Carlson chairman of the calendar sales for the Moab Lions club Other Lions will conduct to door-to door sale of the calendars cale next week Price is- is deadline for purchasing is September 9 9 If you are arc missed in the thedoor thedoor thedoor door to door canvass call chairman Carlson Carlson Carlson Carl Carl- son or any Lion to order your copy Spencer Photo At the time The Times Times-In dependent went to press last Wednesday the fate was uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain for tor 23 of the 25 men caught in the underground explosion at the Texas Gulf Sulphur potash mine Paul and Blake Hanna had miraculously walked walked wal wal- ked out of the mine alive and reported fh five men alive yet behind a hastily built barn barri cade cadet I Thursday evening the five men were brought out ol of the mine by rescue crews after having been trapped for 50 hours Rescued and unharmed ed cd were Grant Eslick Moab Charles W W. Byrge Spring Glen Utah Robert June Moab Charles Clark Moab and Tom Trueman Ontario Canada The remaining 18 men died In the explosion Jess Kassler Moab MH MII Christensen Sr and his son M M. II H. Christensen Christenn Christen Christen- sen n Jr Spring Glen Utah Rene Roy North Bay Day Ontario io Canada Lawrence Ira Davidson Moab Robert Bobo Bobo Bo Bo- bo Border Texas Keith hear Dove Creek Colo L LaMar Rushton Murray James Hollinger Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada Kenneth Harry Milton Moab Fred Rowley Helper John Cottonwood Ar- Ar Arizona izona Jess Fox Orangeville Wesley Barber Ottawa Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada William Huzil Yorkton Yorkton Yorkton York- York ton Saskatchewan LeBlanc Elliot Lake Ontario io o Canada Peter Moab and deli Clell Johnson of Dragerton The bodies have been recovered recovered recovered re re- covered from the mine and final identification has been completed by FBI specialists Throughout this week memorial memorial mem mem- orial services have been conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted in Moab and various other hometowns of the vic vic- tims Following in the wake of the explosion is an investigation tion into Its origin At t the pre present nt time three teams consisting of over twenty men are probing the mine mino in inan Inan Inan an attempt to determine origin origin or or- of the blast The teams represent the two companies Involved Texas Gulf GuU Sulphur and ond Harrison International the U U. S. S Bure Bureau u of Mines t t U. U S. S Geological Survey and the Utah State Industrial In Commission Heading the investigation aTlon are James Westfield assistant director of the Bureau of Mines Casper A A. Nelson member of the State Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Commission and Ern- Ern Ernest lest est Blessing supervisor for tor forthe forthe the U. U S. S Geological Survey Work underground began Tuesday morning of ot this week and continues through Wednesday Spokesmen for the group stated that interviews with rescued miners and examination examination examination examina examina- tion of debris by experts in electrical systems diesel engines en en- engines gines and other phases of underground mining was also al also also al- al so made Wednesday It has been reported that no announcement will wUl be made until the investigation is completed and this may take the remainder of the week spokesmen said In a comment Wednesday Frank Tipple Tippie general mana mane manager ger of the Potash of Texas Gulf Gull Sulphur Co stated stated sta sta- ted Representatives s of State and Federal agencies are now conducing a thorough Investigation investigation of the accident We have pledged our total sup sup- port and cooperation to them Development work at the mine must necessarily be suspended sus during this period but other operations at the mInesite mine minesite minesite site will continue Resumption of full tull scale operations when authorized by the he Utah State Industrial Commission and the U U. S. S Department Department De De- of Interior w will 1 re require require re- re quire replacement of certain i damaged equipment We Wo can cannot cannot cannot not estimate how long this will take Our plans for tor operation of the Cane Creek mine as the safest and most modern modem pot ash producing facility In the world remain unchanged Comments from rescued miners and obituaries es and funeral arrangements for tor the victims are detailed on all Pages Page 2 and 3 of this issue |