Show shouldering ing fire causes disaster in in montana coal mini mine anaconda mont jun juno 7 one of the most serious accidents in the history of coal mining in Alon montana tana has occurred J in the mines of the Nort northern bern pacific lat at rocky fork near red dodge carbon county eight men lost lives eight men are dead all victims ot of the deadly whito while damp that filled the corridors of the mine after the firo fire which started wednesday their bodies have been recovered but the story of the work of dr rescue parties Is a tale of unexcelled bravery and heroic self sacrifice of 01 the dead two were nero members ot of one of the parties that entered tho mine in the effort to 10 reach the men inen known to be there the dead terence teren e fleming willam wiliam bailey t k mike willage Wa Wi biage blage thomas skelley shelley f al mcfate r matt v roy carey joe bracey caroy carey and bracey were of the rescue party caused by fire the fire which caused the trouble started in incline no 6 wednesday this was believed to be under control after a long hard bard fight at 7 30 this morning the first rescue party started down no 6 incline proceeding cautiously tiou sly as it was found that there were still traces of the nrc fire when they reached a depth of 1200 feet all were overcome seven inan managed aged to struggle back to where they could bo be reached six esix die in storm st paul june 7 six dead many iu injured jurel and of dollars worth of property blown away summarizes the effects of the storm which day devastated a section of minnesota Alinne soLi i and wisconsin there wre were two separate storms oric ono in southern minnesota and wisconsin and one in north ern minnesota Alinne sota which swept over into wisconsin the dead near stoddard wis falcor J ral halvorsen near Cal caledonia edoMa minn mrs peter meyers and two children near north branch minn alinn english sr and andrew H oleson the latter killed by lightning fortunately tho the storms did not strike any large town but the devastation wrought in tho the farming country through which they passed is said to bo be complete substantial brick and frame dwellings and barns wore were blown into fragments and sott scattered ered for hundreds of 0 yards little town escaped sunrise minn a little town of inhabitants fears for the safety of which were expressed on account of lack of communication escaped uninjured the storm devastated the country about three miles from the village wrecking many houses and injuring a number of people tho large new frame house of wm stev stevens ns was blown to kindling wood and t stevens and his wife were seriously hurt the tornado then turned to the direction of the farm of NT W deming and destroyed cery building on the place his flis wife and ine children took refuge in the fruit cellar and escaped injury farm property damaged after passing sunrise the storm struck into wisconsin going through a heavily timbered section A ro road id feet wide was as cut through the timber as far is as the croix river there was considerable damage mage topsaw mill property pio perty near Nev eisaw wis but no lives 3 were lost about ham lake ancita county minn the toreado tornado destroyed much farm property but no loss of life is reported rescuers driven back dy this time a dense volume of burst fiant no 5 incline and the air in n no 0 6 was so foul that volunteer rescuers were driven back at 10 another rescue party was formed business and townspeople volunteering ering when the Finnin sh miners fled back ter terrified rifled A special to rhe standard from rod red lodge says the scene cone about tho the mine beggared description frantic women and crazed men ran about hampering the work of rescue the second vol gunteer party vas successful the fans were reversed and the smoke forced buck back out of oc no 6 incline in the slopes brattices bratt ices were made ot of canvas and water was let in from vein 1 12 1 2 the rescuers were let down slowly in ears cars they first found the unconscious forms of six of the first which were hurried jo ito the surface sur faco all wore were revived but caray and bracey the bodies rescued it is bellevou bell bel evol level that the injured will recover further down tho the incline e st six x obiter bodies were found ill all beyond tho the hope of restoration to life several of the second rescue party anion among them pit doss were overcome larine during tho the day but were restored and haggerty Hagg orty returned to tho worl work of rescue it is bel believed leveLl that all of the bodies hivo bavo been removed from tho the mine tho the work of fighting tho the fire Is now being behig pushed the cotti con mine inspector and local of the company are on the ground and the worn wont of tho the rescuer as aa brave to the point of foolhardiness 3 |