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Show tm SALT LAKE i. TRIBUNE; SUJT0AT MORNING, AUGUST rcu tm a I group IN YOU . WE TRUST waarlna. ow ltrii; r Scenes of Remarkable Fire Fight at Sunnyside Coal Mine of th Utah Fua I company raady to go Into th d thl Jpper picture show on of th apparatu th Sunnyside No. 2 mine, whan th man worked 10 000 ohifta under th breathing picture ahowi on, of th aeal behind which th "ha Imet man worked In th gaaoo. 28; In Womens and isses Apparel Style, quality and value mark the early exhibit of our vast collection xf womens and misses autumn and winter apparel. Welnvite your early inspection of these new and smart garments, which comprise the approved fashions, from the conservative styles to the extreme Parisian modes. Come them to you. Whether Jnand let or come and look. We want yoq-bunot, an opportunity of showing you wjiat we have, and of proving the truth of our slogan: BETTER CLOTHES LOWER PRICES EASIER TERMS NEW FALL us-sho- STYLES , - " ' V.7 x,i ' yt ' ", Mvt . ; 1f A4 , -- , "w Icroic Struggle .Terminated After Year of ' Battling the Titanic Conflagration Winer pro-uctt- wKT'-tffi"tf- a Burned for Year. lhen was the fire started August 17, 19M, Immediately seen that it would For (lobablv reach grave proportions. few days endeavor was made to fight with water But it soon became g that hut little headway was ibade and it became a question of the thcr making plans for biggest scale Ire light under apparatus that has ever Ven conducted or of abandoning the be-n- 1 lintw How disastrous the latter course would lave been may be realised when it ts imembered that the Sunnjsule No pine has a daily output capacity of 15119 To lose that production kma of coal grave loss. reant atheveryofficials and tbs engineer Acre inatructed to find out whether a Bcht could be made under apparatus hicb would give assurance that human fives would not be placed In unusual Jeopardy, in danger so far beyond the Bsks of ordinal y mining operations that fusualties would jvrpbenlv result The ng was that unless it could he Jrtertnined that the risks of life wonld be unusual jot abandoned the mine would probably je Thanks to the great advances In projective apparatus made during and after In the avtensiv experiments wild jie war and protection from It the engineers etermined that with the utmost care ft ttould probably be able to prosecute the fork with the right sort of men without extraordinary hazards The two fequlrements were infinite care and well JKvined, physically competent and mental-t- y alert men. )xygen Shut Out. started f thair fight was to ji'ne to seal the prevent oxvgen from tight (baching the heated areas and thus In a manner blanket the lira with th poteo,. f the foul air coming from the burning fuel itself That ouch a course must Of necessity be alow, tedious and an un-- m risking calling for Infinite patience iiul tar, for details was recognized and ftiSTarritatglt was laid on those Hneg SThe first step was to seal th mine Th jseven main portals were blocked timber in Btopes fourteen to sixteen fRKt.th through and twelve to twenty-fiv- e ftet long The boards were tamped with to air from getting in. prevent fud began the work of the men under their apparatus ft was necessary fir them to work in through th portals almost step by step, clearing awav the debris as they went toward the heat 0,1 areas and carrvng in the seals at A tervals of 600 to 900 feet men of were Used, taken Vpwaad fifty ft. - the most part from the rescue teams fhich the company keeps In constant AH were frrtiring for emergencies. trained and thoroughly Instructed W the nature of th before them and work W ly Vf Vi-.-- , "i I 3, P I r i 2 s' V-- r-- 1 a 1 t re, r ' 1, New modes as popular in styles, shade they are wonderfully low in price. 3 a A n ,, AUTUM HAT - ...Cji' 1 ' "li Slo-- - ) ' , , u ses them in onr Third Floor Millinery Parlor. Our New Fall Line of Childrens Hats is most complete and ' 7 ready for inspection. . f V" 1 fV and ornament Dont fail to - r ... PAY A LITTLE EVERY WEEK OR SO J A small payment down and the balance to suit ycror eon venience. Courage. Announcement that the Sunnyside No. ml of the Utah Fuel company will be feady within a few days to resume of coal mark the definite con, lusion of one of the worst coal mint Ire that has occurred In I tah and with r e m out Terns rknWe -- fire jti light that has occurred since the use of pnodem protective devices have been in eneral use. The Matter statement-lfully juhgtantL tedliy the facf that the rhen.who Anight lie fire spent more than 10.000 shifts un- er apparatus In their work to control flames. By apparatus is meant th a mask protection without which a ian could not live In the polsonousifumes feveloped In the mine Every mipute spent by the men In hese 10,000 shift they wore their equip-heof oxygen tank, regenerator,' bag nd mouthpiece Every breath of air hey drew in those shifts they inhaled hrough the mouthpiece of the mask And of ail the men who worked under of (round those scores of thousands (ours, not a single one suffered as a i suit of any imperfection of equipment phis ts particularly remarkable when it remembered that so much as a pin nlnt's hole in mask might have proven ntal, and it speaks volumes not only for She caution and expertness of the men, but of the great pains taken to keep their kjulpment in perfect ehape. Mine f Viw.w a i - by Display Steadfast of r S Wia Plaudits From All Quarter y X. ..rK1 liVA ff" 1 w tho ing dangers incident1 to the undertak- They were organised into shifts, fifteen mn to a shift, and they worked their stretches "behind the seals, wearing eppeenm every minute. monoxide carbon and dioxide Carbon were the principal gases to be feared Of course, in the various parts of the mine, near and far from the heated spots, the amounts ofi these gases varied But, thanks to the equipment of the labors-to- n constant analv-seof the air at sH. te do- points was made on the ground,men and teimlne both the danger to the th8 BmQunt of xygm which might be feed the to fire .filtering in two-ho- s Giant Thermos Bottle. The tlnmes themselves were probably extii guished within forty-eighours, seen ding to the engineers But the fact that the red areas had been turned black meant little, for the black heat was just at out as intense The mine became a sort of huge thermos bottle when it was staled. The absence of air prevented cun.bustion, but it likewise held the heat In and required that time be allowed for the heat to leave by' radiation through the ground, as a thermos bottle will eventually lose Its heat as a result of the slow radiation through the bottle and Its container. When the workmen had slowly mads thflr way close to the heated areas, steo by step, watching the air current, putting up the seals they found that the turnels where the heat had raged had caved, in places from room to floor of th? veins. In places the caving had made the ceiling twenty-fi- v feet high and all the fallen dirt had to be cleared out belorc further progress could be made. So the men went In, carrying their folly pounds of apparatu. to say nothing of their shovels and other equipment, and gradually dug away the tons of Oftentimes the debris consumed dirt they dug was still so hot that when it reached the portals tt was necessary to KUeem of water pla-a const-aoton it, lest it burst forth Into flames as the oxvgen struck it The men actually dug coat at a heat upw ard --ef Keeping -- of tho mine sealed airtight was absolutely essential. Had the air been permitted to let in oxvgen to the heat, the mine would have been in flames within twelve hours, and the work accomplished would have had to b done over again. ht IM-degr- ees successfully battled the fire with such great honor to themselves and the coal It a further mln'ng Industry, Ursolved that a copy of this resolu-- . tlon be sent to the management and em ntnsres xt The Utah Fuel company at Sunnjsiile, I tah." The resolution expresses the opinion of the, feat by men not directly concerned' What the officials have to may aoout the lojaltv, the earnest and constant cooperation and th splendid spirit of helpfulness demonstrated by the meb has not bten made public, but privately they have not hesitated to declare that not a single man who was involved h1 envthiBg-laaS-th- an t hrd liihrv-svhis best, and that this alone really made the accomplishment possible. The work was done under the immediate supervision of H O Williams consulting general manager, A. H Cowl, vice president and general manager, William Littlejohn, general superintendent, and A C- - Watts, chief engineer. the-bm- CASH . - .gac: 'f246STATEST.nl service' Srithibht 'examinatton, ' but subject, however, to assignment by departPe neons wh Joined either ment heads the police err the fire department after Uav 11 will be retained only until October L unless reappointed In accordance with- - tre fulea f the commission, if the are adopted. In tentative regulation cases bf emergency tha chief of either ; MRS. E. B. SMITH e nag 1 vr o ; V c A Vtf ' ' - jf V iSPITIL to Sell Firme Property Resident of Salt Lake Since An order authorising A. A. Jotits, 1859 Die at .Her Home ceiver of th Interstate Tire and Battery re- company, to sell property valued at 172,000, in order to pay off claims against the defunct corporation, was issued by Judge Ephraim Hanson of tho Third dim txkt court yesterday. Notes aggregating 117,009, open .ac2S 000, and count receivable totalling automobile accessories and furniture and fixtures having an estimated value of are Included tn the order Bids for the purchase of the property will be received by Mr. Jolitx until noon Septera ber 7. FORMER SALT LAKER NDARMYCAPTAIN. DIES IN BERKELEY tOUIBEAUMASr Following Long Illness. ' Mrs. Elisa Bean Smith, wife of Joseph hmlth, sheepman, died yesterday morning at th family borne, 564 East Sixth South street, after an illness of ten months. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Bean. She waa born March 31, 1961, tn Bradford, Yorkbhlre, England, and emigrated to the United Stales In 1635 wltfy her I s - iJ Ju n ' i s ( - A v- . tc3r Truck t Backfire Causes Two Airplanes to Burn THESE SPECIALS GOOD ALL WEEK Maid o Clover Batter, Jb. 45c 10 bars 'Crystal White Soap r. . .. .. . . . . . r. .55c Maid o Clover Selected 5- - small cans Sego Milk Fresh Egg;"dozen-Trrr-4Oil ...$1.05 Mazda gal. can Calumet Baking , Yellow Fresh 94b. bag 25c Powder 30c Cornmeal Rico ...4.f...25c canM. JTU7 UoffeT45c 10c Tall cans Sego Milk e Loose Coffee, 25c 20o per lb. bag Salt 2 lbs. Fresh Bulk McNew stock Cream of Wheat, 35c 2 pkgs ..55c Donalds Cocoa can Karo Sjrup , ...75c Campbell Soup, per can ..10c . ,40c 40c can Libbys Corned can Karo Syrup 25c 3 bar Palmolive Soap ...25o Beef 30o can Australian Jamml5o 95c lb. 2 lbs. Extra Large Dry 75c ' Liptons Tea Prunes . 25c 95c lb. can McDonald' . Jell-O- , 10c .75c Dontboil Cocoa per pkg. 50c half lb. Roof Garden Ballantines 120 Malt Syrup, Chocolate . 45c ,v.....40c quart Bottle Caps, 6 dozen .....25c Early Jnne Peas, Woods 15c ..55c Cross, can Quart Mazda Oil 2 can Stringless Eeans. ,25c Large 2ya cans Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple ...25c 5 large rolls Toilet Paper 25c No. 2 can Sliced Hawaiian New stock N. B. C. Crackers. 2 pkgs 20o Pineapple ,..25c White Fawn High 30o Tree Tea, per pkg bag ' Patent Flour ... $1.35 10 bar P. & G. White Guaranteed Flour, 60c Naptha Soap 48 lb.-,.- . $L20. 50c ran Instant Postum.,40e 64b. can Crisco 15c $1.15 2 cans Shinola 2 large bottles Del Monte 14b. can Luneta Coffee ..35c 45c 2 lbs. Full Cream Cheese ..45c Catsup 94b. sack Graham Flour . .40o 5 cans Libby Deviled-Megpek Germade .....40c . .. i ,25c i.. dbc-Hea- piTnr: t I : i 7 t -- Cc .... i r i I? d 1-l- b. High-grad- - 4 s- lO-l- 10-l- b. A ... 5-l- ......... Tentative Draft Is Sent to Police Station and Fire Department for Perusal, Preparation of tentative rules of the police and fire civil service commission cisco was scorched when the two plane waa completed yesterday and copies sent were taking on gas from a truck In a field to the police station and the various fir near Yaquina. Ore., early yesterday morn- houses in order that member or iioth ing. accord i ng to word received by Q. E. departments may have opportunity to ofMerman of ban Francisco, of the It la planes, who waa tn Salt Lak last night. fer any suggestion or criticisms. Tha' planes had been doing passenger tha Intentio of tha commission fa adopt flight work In Seattle and, were proceedpules not later than Septeming to Boise, where they war to do ad- permanent They had ber 19, and to hold th first competitive vertising work for a circtia planned ahead to taka on fuel In tha Iteld examination tha third week In September, near Yaquina and met tha truck thT. to announcement made yesterThe engine of the truck was left running according th commtsloner. Suggestions and Cunningham plane caugtlt Hr from day by-the backfire of th truck angina. must be east te the secretary of the City and , County commission at th DIES.' A commercial airplane piloted by Ked Cunningham of Sait Lake was burned and another by Roy Clevenger of San Fran- Relatives In Salt Lake and Ogden yesterday received new of tlf death of Lout Reauman In Berkeley, Cal. Mr. Reauman was a resident of Utah for many yers. H lived in Ogden, wherb be was assistant superintendent of the Southern Pacific railway and late hi Salt Lake where he held a responsible position with th Utah Copper company. Shortly after war waa declared, hts son. Lout, Jr , was killed when his fell with him at Miami, Fla. Immediately after hi son death Mr Beanothn entered th service as a captain in the engineer and served with th A E F. JRNKIN In Franc. Since hi return h lived la Berkeley. Mr. Beauman Waa a Mason. READING, Pa., Relatives in Salt Lake who survive him (6, for six years are three cousins, Mrs L, Maroit, Mrs. Order Knights of B W Senior and Mrs. J W, Guthrie the United States, . i i yz'.'rr.,.. X. ' M. 0. HUEY, Proprietor. EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY. , , par-col- s. Tho family mad their home In Cincinnati, Ohio, until the spring of 1853. They, then crossed th plains by ox team, arriving in Balt Xak in September of the same year tn Captain Edwin Stovsa-son- ,' company, having walked nearly all th a ay from th Missouri river. Mis Bean was married to Joseph Smith January IS, 1S99, tn the old sndowmont house in the Temple block. Shs was th mother of eight children, of whom fiv are now living Mr Smith is survived by her husband snd th following sons and daughters. B Smith, Ernest W, Smith. Benjamin Harrison Smith. Mrs Charles Livingston and Mrs Gus .Anderson, all of this city, also two brothers and one sister, Joahua B Bean, William S. M. Bean and Mrs Sarah Coulam. Funeral services will be held at th Second ward chapel, Fifth East and Seventh South street, at t o clock Monday afternoon The body wlU lie In state at the family horns from 11 to 1 30 oclock on th day of the funeral. Joseph William Taylor has charge of the body. 60 WEST SECOND SOUTH IS NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT i . Jo-se- hvch-opla- n department may make temporary- - appointments of not mors than a anonth a duration without tha applicant having pa sued th required civil aorrios examination. Every "applicant .for civil service examination must be between H and it years of age, a qualified elector and a person of good moral character. rzsz Receiver Given Order Tribute Paid Miners. Every possible assistance was afforded th mine management by th United Slate bureau of mines, which kept it rescue car on the seen almost throughout the fight, and by the state coal min who, with his assistants, inspector, he.ped materially, so the management tn furnishing data, offering suggestions and being generally helpful. But even then thg work rested with the men tn the mine. They worked under set props which thev themselves had They carried all up In the caved areas the materials used in timbering, sad sealing, for no animals could b used for hauling. A the work proceeded It was th constant effort to keep th circulation of the poisonous air of the mine lying like a blanket on the heated place, to the and that tn this bad air the coal would radiate its heat Recognition of the feat In the mining world was given when the Rocky Aioun-tal- n Coal Xlinlng Institute at its recant convention unanimously adopted the following resolutionWhereas, action of the emplovees of the X'Uh Fuel company at th Sunnyside mine having been brought to the atten lion of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute at the thirtieth meeting, by maaimous vote of the members assem, bled It la hereby "'Resolved that the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute on the pert of th coal mining operators and employees of the Rocky mountain region, express publicly their appreciation and admiration of the wonderful spirit and morale, the untiring service snd the heroic action of the employees of th Utah Fuel company who fought the recent flrj at the Sunnysld mine , "Great credit ts particularly due those Intrepid and heroic men who worked with apparatus, incurred great risks, and under the most unpleasant Conditions so DONT PAY , HALL building by September 8. Aug !7 Jenktn Hail, AH police men and firemen who have supreme chief of the the Golden Eagle, tn been employed continuously for one year died here today prior to May 11 will be retained in the .- 43-l- -- ..... at We carry' a complete variety of tbe season most choice and selected Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Our location permits us to Offer the lowest pricesin the city,- - If you dont pat' ronize us we both lose. A i I |