Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-03-09 | Page 10 | Disaster at Castle Gate

DISASTER AT ATI E I J CASTLE GATE CATE Saturday morning at 9 o'clock t word was as received that a amine mine die die- t taster aster bad had occurred at Castle Gate Utah and sod miners were imprisoned imprisoned I It has bas been 25 years ears Cars since Utah shad had a big mine Then Scofield was shaken waken with a mighty explosion and death entered near nearly I I levery every home In tho mining campMany camp campI I Many of ot the dead wore were brought to tot t Ogden en route to relatives Tb The entire state felt the shock of ot the disaster and a large fund was waa con contributed con con- conI I tr buted by bJ b community tion Castle Gate Is a mining camp mp of 1700 persons miles southeast ot of Ogden Osden on the tha Denver and RIo I Grande The mines have been el free tree from accidents an and with the modern system of t e keeping do down don n the dust duet by sprin kling and guarding against gas 3 pockets a big calamity was un- un uni in- in i ook looked foi for lint But a II coal mine I aI-I al- al always always ways yaS Is an uncertainty Tho The patton oi ot a II coal cOlli miner Ie Ia most moat hal hal- and lind whatever be his com I I j he Is a never too well paid I Ifor I for tho isk risk he takes I Line rescue cars can are on the way I I tu to Castle Gate from frum distant Where there thero are arc a II large number ot of I mince such euch as centers around Ca- Ca Ca tie CM-tie I should be bei Gate a rescue car either at Castle Gate Gale or orrice rice It rescues are arc to be made time a Is s a big big- factor and the experts with equipment should be on the tro at the earliest possible mo- mo mo Olden Ogden extends its sympathy to Ca Castle tle Gate and stands ready to as- as asit asIt it jn tn any manner possible Unpleasant stories notably crime get attention because they are the exceptions One man roan v witha Ith Itha a dagger dager or pistol arrests tho the I at-I at- at attention at attention of ot tho the million Amen Ameri Americans cans cane v who ho are not murderers I Amerl-I The unusual Is news newa The un- un Unusual un unusual usual In fiction Is the spotlight gc get getter t- t tI I ter Most people are decent l law abiding and honest so honest much so EO that the exception excites general curiosity t