| Show deer trail ara I 1 sl mine M inu A va disaster zi claims 16 12 lives ot of two marysvale Marys a vale a rv men aa four others escape death rescue workers imperiled gaseous fumes from a should ering cring fire in the deer trail mine near marysvale Marys vale wednesday took the lives of two men bert glen lund 36 and dale mcdonald dalton 21 both of marysvale Marys vale and imperiled the lives of four other miners working nearby and a rescue squad of 11 other leaders leasers lea Ilea sers one of the miners rescued curt lund of marysvale Marys vale was carried from the danger zone unconscious but after treatment was able to relate something of the disaster wednesday night other miners trapped were morris burr of marysvale Marys vale and gail taylor and golden mecham of central the men were trapped about feet back in the mine in a feet from the end of the drift mr burr was able to crawl on his hands and knees in a half con condition until he reached fresh air he met dean brevort Tr evort en route to the working area after having eaten lunch and the two made their way out and spread the alarm aided by others they were able to assist mr air Tay taylor lorand and mr air mecham in escaping immediately while some of the men worked in relays to bring the two lund brothers and mr air dalton from the danger zone others summoned help of other independent miners and rex taylor hurried to marys vale and returned with a group headed by john pearson mine superintendent erin hoyt morrill sheriff armond luke state highway patrolman and dr K L jenkins in the meantime the rescue crews working under perilous conditions as a result of gas had succeeded in bringing the three trapped men to a level in clear air 1500 feet from the danger zone all three were unconscious but curt lund soon started to revive As mr air pearson started the mine compressor to make certain the air remained clear dr jenkins started his hopeless task of administering artificial respiration ratio n mr pearson estimated that lle the men died in mid afternoon approximately three and one half hours after they were stricken between 11 a m and noon A brought from salt lake to richfield by airplane was taken from the air porot here by F G martines but reached the scene too late an hysterical crowd of friends and relatives gathered at the mine entrance were not aware of the death of the men until late afternoon approximately 20 to 25 men work as leasers leaders in the gold and silver mine which has not been operated by the deer trail company of salt lake for years three mine inspectors will work with the mine superintendent in an effort to determine the definite cause of the disaster it was believed by some m miners iners the fire had been started tuesday by flames from an open carbide lamp igniting gas from rotting timbers and had smoldered in the timber mr air dalton who was born and raised in Marys valc is survived by his widow mrs airs grace julander dalton his mother mrs alice M dalton a brother wells dalton a sister mrs georgia kennedy all of marys marysvale vale five half sisters and three half brothers mr air lund who had lived in marysvale Marys valc vale since 1904 is survived by his widow mrs airs mary wilson lund his mother mrs airs joseph E dennis four daughters delma bernet leora and rosalie lund a son glen lund a brother curt lund all of marysvale Marys vale a sister given hyatt of kenilworth three ohalf i half brothers and three half sis among them mrs utahna farnsworth of richfield |
