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*t* inn* Ttv*th#r t irw \\ vtr ti rrlh]FIREix m r n * in.mhurtml und fonirht not mitr't lt;hamv\* hHd «uf fny ttvir rlt;M'o' rry\n «U* mM wa^ imfmnltHtrh nvlt; *1*to r* u* t? *1 fI\ * -till in the ’nim .m l\ ^l unie* rs « . nt t ‘nimigh fhnI|. a Vf P1- lJ,|» b ^ *'I * n,'vfourni Wifb«iinl *tilnn*rr IhmIj wa** *»t lt;t\ ♦ ?* oil t hr M*t» hf f(* hr '** HJ*Ivifinr far* dounwanl nnar thr l*n-k,% ) ,] X * t far a a \ « frh ^found. Tin rt\«ru**r«* wrrc* itnai»n t*»:! * W| H tijf* Jand th«i,. *—of McXulf v ahdflu* hoian h mi* nbntnloTml? \ mi i i n\t ni mi \ r 1 \ i » n,^hnfn % rr ^rnlr«1.m:\ —4• \i i rmu i » m *»•*;.hi I hfurnisli^HAfTSSEALEDf th*»] , n iAO\ ♦nilHodlM «*f John Mr\nlt? * HIprfu «t re sllll in tbe mine— Fl«emrr b mi led Ihronth 1 hr blsre tolop of tliBfl-Ono I* dend whenr h mr reaches ihr lop and an-Vt hrn ail !u*pe **f finding the*had hot n ei%cn \=t|» both shaft**mini* were buikheadrd and send Ih«* stsum nnd brine wen turned c m i Iht Giroux sha f t The fire u is *..» sed it 1* b* by the explosion of n *,irrel ofthe pumping station on thr 1.2d0-foot o'% lt;i of the now shaftTlii« is the same min. in which three and a half years ag*. t» men were killed and four oth* rs entombed ♦k da\s on the 1.000-foot le\r!Alpha shaft. The new shaft is of the largest and deepest in thetrict and cost more than $23.WBNflt;ni*t hrit n*' 11«-A pintend*Mm* a*Not ft*!17 vea]Vonthrr dir* In hn*pllnl — ** nrntmining dlmnrntrr El? Hu* Wtio**n.THREE OF GIROUX VICTIMSFire Is sfttl ragingWELL-KNOWN BUTTE MINERSSpecial Pi«r*’rh to the Ftandsr.1Nev.. Auk 24—Fire.A fi*1$10 sutnetiitnA wit 1»\ e r v |lt;w hlchTwo bodies have Three men. serl-the hospital. Thesecretary of theEly. Nev.. Aug. swept through the new five-compartment shaft of the Giroux Consolidated Mines company last night, c.aimed a t-tal of seven ii\es not been recovered ously injured. Rte indtsdiDANIEL SHEA, local mlnsrs’ union.TIMOTHY J. GILMORE n.ght shift i*o*A formerly of Butte. Mont JOHN WILHEIJKLY. Ely.THOMAS ODOLVICH, Ely.EDWARD WALSH formerly o* RuttsJOHN MATLTT. recently arrivedfrom R JtteMICHAEL FOLET. Ely. Died inhospital.The injured, all of whom are in thehospital, areClarence Gates. Edward Knox andPater Harrington.It was the worst mining disaster Ely has known. The If* men were at work at the bottom of the shaft about 50 fset below the 1.400 level, when fire was discovered above them or. the 1.200 levelThe men decided that their cnly hope for escape was in riding through the flames, which were enveloping the*lt;haft They clambered Into the cage and gave the signal to hoist At the 1.200-foot level the flames became sofierce that Gilmore. Wllhelmiy, Odol-* Ich. Prea and McNulty thought their chances were better if they went through the level and tried to reach th. old Alpha shaft 700 feet away. The other five concluded to take their chances with fire rather than withmine gases Again they cave thesignal to hoistTim Gilmore. Edward Wal«h and John McNulty, three of the m« n numbered among the dead in the Giroux mine disaster, w ere old tesidf nts of Putte. with relatives li\ing here at the present time and possess many friend* both here and in Anaconda. Tim Gilmore. the shift bnps at the mine iswell known here and at one time wa« a member of the Butte p*dlce f mlt; e Gilmore was n married man and is survived by a wife and one child, beside*a brother, John, In Anaconda Mrs D. McDonough o? West Wool man street Is a sister of Mrs Gllr «\IJ onmips t!for onNf* #•TWord was received from Mrs Gt • more yesterday afternoon, at t lt;■ n ine her intention of «tart1ng fc*- Butte * -day with the remains of her h tshnndEdward Walsh, another of th. unfortunate men. was also a well-known Butte man He Is a brother of Thomas Walsh, who was formerly proprietor of the Jewel saloon, on Arizona str •*The body win be brought tv-re forburialI.eft Hu lie Recently.I *«‘H ! 1 it'll'HatKnaV*m!lt; 'or;TnrSasli*utTJohn McNulty, the third victim, “ft Futte only two work- ago. ii, company with Tom McNally, another Butte boy. to seek employment In the mines at Giroux McNally. Iti k ’• escaped, as he was working In anothet part of the mine nt the time of the disaster. McNulty is the brother of Joseph A McNulty, a pipeman at the Bell mine, who lives at 319 North Montana. It is probable the body will be brought here for interment.Arc tllilto oular Hr^it %!*€» Knonn Here.Hide I hroii w b Fire.Of the tlire^1 men who survived that trip none have been able to tell of the sensations of riding through a wall of flame. The cage was enveloped and the men crowded down on the bottom, shielding their faces, their clothing • atching fire and every portion of their i*odies feeling the effects of the terrificheat.When the rage roar hod the top Walsh was dead and Foley uneon-Dan Drea the secretary of the E,\Minerl* union, was uls * well kn wn here. Thomas lt;ulcjovlch end Sam Wil-helmy were ted known.The first . new s of the calatnit% tlt;reach Butte came in a telegram o» William Hlt;gan who up to a few months ago was the foreman at thlt; Giroux property. The names »*f the six victims were «i\en. and o.Gng tlt; his personal acquaintance with th** men. Mr. Hogan was abb* to pick out the Butte men numbered among the dead Airs. Gilmore later advised h!ir» In a telegram that her husband's body had been found and that she wouldlea\e with the body for Butte thir morning Telegrams were also receivedby Jlt;*e McNulty and Tom Walsh, confirming the news of the death of theif brothers.lt; !' nupri!**41thorov t*r\Da la \ *-tseU |—( «n t I n ilr r*ln it tl ( aaif.Don’t Persecuteyour BowelsCa* out t'hmrM purs^vm.*.ktF«h*—i*nwc«i^. TryCARTER S LITTLE UVER PILLSPut«I* Ad|«i|r oo ihtri.cn nAit £*:*.I'KSlh^ th* QriiCAtfincrabfECf olci Ate kxywri.Cvi Ch-Tkey are brutftsitMtI JUi' ftkith ms mmm k»owSmt 11 PiM Dose. Small PriceIn talking about the di*a«ter. ADH**gan said he failed to gee how thf tire e«»uld make much headway, as theprecautions maintained s»galnst fire were of the best. He said th»- l,2'K»-font level, on which the fire is supposed to have fr«'ken je»ut. is concrete on the pump side ann timbered heavily on the working side, a perforated pipe supplied with water from a spe« ia 1 reser-\oir for just such cn eniergeney runs around the collar of th* shaft, and lt;*nce turned on would utterly dr**wn «ut any blaze in the shaft proper.The shaft, which Is new and constructed as well us any similar shaft in the country, runs dlt;»wn 1,490 feet Atth** 1.2CK*-f^ot level it is connected withthe old shaftI namiif rou llar asalinwThatliiatltformWONcViGenuine n .«t hear signature.T. J. GILMORE WILL BEWagirlsgravtfor tl Nam;
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Fri, Aug 25, 1911
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