Show THREE MEN SUFFOCATED TO DEATH BY POWDER SMOKE Montrose Cob Colo Jan men wore by powder smoke ad and nitro Cumes In the tho Gunnison tunnel to toca today ca day and SO 30 others barly barely escaped with their lives All Air currents of the tun tunnel nel nd were revered reversed by the concussion o of heavy blats blasts ad and the smoke and gases woI were blown back upon the mm er else before they could reach the portal portal THE DEA DEAD DEADA A S H Haynes nes Parker Patton Patten N Martin Tho men were working two mies miles from the river portal and al alt prepared to fre fire theIr hole holes at the sae same time TIle The all air current currents wore were from north to south and tho miner miners retired feet north from the blat blast whoa when It was fred fired The all air current currents revered reversed Immediately fwd and the three men were overcome be beford ford for they could grope grope their way to the tho outer air A number of e es escaped are arc said to bo be In n a precarious condition Physicians tried In vain t to Ha nes Patton Patten and Martin Ia The Gunnison tunnel Is the govern Sovern meat ment reclamation project opened last b by President Taft hin year Tat on western trip I It wi will provide water to irrigate 1500 acres of the val valle le Icy |