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Show H THREE MINE RESCUE TEAM H MEMBER8 DEAD FROM OAS H SHATTI.M, Wash., July 10, Tlneo H incmbors of the Pacific Coal com- H pnny's mine ncuo team nt Dlaek H Dinmoud are dtmd and two others nro j oxpected to diu as tho result of breath- H iiiK jxiiMm gas fumes during n prae- H lieu drill in an nhandoncd shaft nt H lllack Diamond shortly before noon B The dead men are Harry Duwinter, Hugh Hughos mid .Inmea Hudson. H Hotioue parties brought the bodies of Hughua mid Hudson to the surface, but they wero unable to penetrate far B enough to recover tho liody of Do- H d liter. Two other members of tho H team were overcome by tho fumes, but suffered no serious harm. Members of the team said thoy know there was "black damp" in tho H hlinft, but did not believe tiiero vna B dangur until some of the men top- j pled over. The others nttemplo'l to drug them to the outer air, but were J themselves overcome, Inter resuen J removed two bodies. The third .'.ns B still in tlio mine tonight HBbH Some imrs ago n boy wundsrod in- HBVH to tho abandoned shaft Intel was Kill- J r (1 by the gas. Since then it has been kept locked except when used for rtsHCiiu drills. H Steam Coal Crisis. H n0ST0N Mass., July 10. The HH niost ficrioim steam coal crisis in its H history confronts New England un less there is quick nnd effective relief, re-lief, according to n report to the governors gov-ernors of the New England states today to-day by their representatives nt n recent re-cent conference with tho intcratnto commerce commission. Tho representatives represen-tatives included the lieutenant governors, gov-ernors, public utilities commissioners or fuel administrators of nil six states. |
