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Show A Ijlll Who Is Burled Alive in Slag at El Paso Smelter El Paso, Texas, Dec. 29. Efforts of the rescuers at the slag dump of the El Pa?o Smelter early this morning morn-ing were directed toward the release of Euslvo Aguillar, the only living man remaining In the dump. Aguillar has been pinned under a mass of the slag for nearly IS hours, but It able to talk with his rescuers. Progress Is unusually slow from the fact that etery bit of the slag must be removed from the tunnel in the dump with long handled hoes. It la expected that Aguillar will be released releas-ed seme time today. Six is the total of the death list In yesterday's explosion when the accidental ac-cidental discharge of nearly 1,000 pounds of powder burled a score of workmen engaged In burrowing Into the huge pll of slag to secure material mater-ial for railroad ballast. Four bodies still remain In the dump. |