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ONLY CORPSES LEFT
Thirty-Six Miners Are Entombed
In a Burning Shaft.
FIRE MADE RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE
Horror Occurred At Diamonds
ville, Wyoming, and Was
Caused By Careless Miner.
The worst disaster in the history of
coal mining in Wyoming since the
Almy horror, eight years ago, occurred
at Diamondsville Monday night.
Thirty-six are believed to have perish¬
ed in the fire, which started in mine
No. 1 of the Diamondsville Coal and
Coke Company.
The blaze was first discovered
shortly after the night shift commenced
work. It is thought to have origin¬
ated from a careless miner’s lamp in
the oilroom. The flames made such
progress that only one man escaped
from the two entries in which it was
confined. His name is John Andex
son, and he was frightfully burned in
running the gauntlet of the flames,
lie was suddenly confronted by a wall
of fire and smoke, and wrapping his
head in an overcoat he ran in the di¬
rection of the main entrance.
He fell unconscious, and was car¬
ried to the month of the mine. The
alarm was sounded, and hundreds of
miners at work in the mines and on
the outside rushed to the rescue of
their imprisoned comrades. The fires
had by this time made sncb progress
that it was impossible to enter the
rooms - of flames. The entire night was
B pent in confining the fire to the two
entries, and Tuesday morning it was
necessary to seal them up to prevent
the flames from spreading to other
parts of the mine.
This sten was onlv decided noon af-
ter all hope of saving the lives of the
men had been abandoned. Nothing
could live five minutes in the fire,
which was increasing in fierceness
every minute.
The plugging of the two entries will
smother the fire, but it may be several
days before the barricades can be re¬
moved and the chambers explored.
The exact total of men entombed is
not yet known, as a number are miss¬
ing, some on sick leave and others in
the hospital suffering from burns re¬
ceived while fighting the flames, so
that an adequate count is at present
impossible.
The scenes at the mouth of the mine
during Monday night and Tuesday
were heartrending. Relatives and
friends of the entombed miners rush¬
ed to the mine, frantically waving
their hands and crying to the mine
officials and miners to save their dear
ones. Many of the women and child¬
ren were slightly injured in the crowd
and by falling over obstacles in the
darkness.
Iliamondsville has been the scene of
a number of disastrous fires since the
coal mines were opened there ten years
ago, but the conflagrations were never
attended with serious loss of life.
The mine is owned by the Oregon
Short Line railroad. It output is
about 175,000 tons of coal per year,
and upward of 700 miners are em
ployed.
The fire was discovered by a boy
named Jags Hetson, who bravely ran
and told many men who were inside.
Richard Fern, fifteen years old, also
ran through levels Nos. 6, 7 and 8 and
notified the men,and many were saved
through his courageous action. Seven
men, headed by Mine Foreman Griffin,
made several desperate attempts to
reach the men through the lower level,
bnt their efforts were in vain, four of
the seven being knocked down by fire
damp, the others being compelled to
carry them to fresh air7
It is given out by Superintendent
Thomas Snedden, and confirmed by
otters familiar with the conditions,
that the lives of all the men were cer
tainly extinguished within three min
utes after the fire gained ascendency.
The fire was fully under control
Tuesday night, and Superintendent
Snedden announced that he will open
the mine at once for the recovery of
the bodies and resume work.
.1ESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH J. 1901.
SAMPSON DENOUNCED
His Letter Concerning Gnnner
Morgan Acts as Boomerang.
DUBBED DONKEY AND COWARD
Allen Makes Highly Sensational
Speech In Senate Attacking
Admiral For His Action.
In a sensational speech in the sen¬
ate Tuesday “conceited ass,” “con¬
summate coward!” were among the
choice expressions used by Senator
Allen in references made to Rear
Admiral Sampson.
Senator Allen read the letter recent
ly written by Admiral Sampson relative
to the application of Gunner Morgan
to be commissioned as an ensign in
the navy, and, in terms of scathing
bitterness, attacked the snobbery
which inspired that letter, letter,” said
“If Sampson wrote that
he, raising his voice to the highest
pitch, “he is a conceited ass,” and the
galleries broke forth in applause. Al¬
i e n briefly defended the right of the
American youth to have this ambition
to attain success in the military and
naval service of the country, and paid
a high tribute to the Unined States as
the land of opportunity, which took
its great men from the humble homes,
He took occasion, incidentally, to
refer to the fact that Sampson was of
very humble origin, and added
the aristocrat—the man of really no
ble sentiments—would never speak a
word like this in derogation of one
whom he considered socially inferior.
Admiral Sampson was also attacked
in the house by Mr. Berry, of Ken
tucky, who said it was still the evident
purpose of the navy department to
confer the highest boDor upon the
man who was “farthest away” at the
battle of Santiago. He contrasted
Admiral Sampson’s attitude toward
with
action during the stress of battle in
sending word to those below that “all
went well,” and when the battle was
over in saying that the victory be¬
longed to the “men behind the guns.”
text of Sampson’s letter,
The letter written by Admiral Bamp
son in reference to Gunner Morgan,
after stating that the latter “would
probably compare favorably, both pro¬
fessionally and in personal conduct
and bearing, with other ensigns, as
far as his, continued as follows:
“It is earnestly to be hoped, how¬
ever, that the secretary of the navy
will not find it necessary to take ad
vantage of the authority which I un
derstand is to be granted him to ap¬
point a certain number of warrant
officers to the grade of ensigns.
“While it is true that these men are
selected from a large class of men of
very unusual ability, wkich distin¬
guishes them as perhaps the profes¬
sional equals of their officers as far as
their technical education stands, it is
also true that they are recruited from
a class of men who have not had the
social advantages that are a requisite
for a commissioned officer.
“It is submitted that in time of
peace the navy’s function consists, to
i certain extent, of representing the
country abroad, and it is important
that the navy’s representatives should
be men of at least refinement. While
there are perhaps a certain few among
the warrant officers who could fulfill
this requirement, I am of the opinion
that the vast majority of them could
not.
. . .
“Once they are commissioned they
will have the same social standing as
other officers, and no distinction prop
erly could be made in extending gen
eral invitations. The consequences
that would arise from their acceptance
might not redound to the credit of the
navy or the country which the navy
represents. detract from the
“Ido not mean to
sterling worth of the warrant officers
of the navy; I merely mean to suggest
to the department that, unfortunately
for them, they have been deprived of
certain natural advantages, and in
consequence their proper place is
of leading men among the crew, and
not as representatives of the country in
wardroom and
NO. 40.
Plant System.
PASSENGER SCHEDULES.
Arrivals and Departures at Jesup, Ga.
Departures. In Effect Oct. 1, 1900. Arrivals.
For Bavannah and points North, East and Prom Savannah and points North, Bast
Northeast. and Northeast.
Train No, 16 /.eaves 8 39 am Train No. 23 Arrives 5 15am
22 5 20 p m «< 53 6 34 a m
32 11 28 a m 36 9 40 am
36 10 45 p m 33 4 44 p m
78 11 20 p m 15 6 45 p m
For Waycross and points South, West, From Waycross and points South, West,
Southwest and Northwest. Southwest and Northwest.
Train No. 23 Leaves 5 30 a m Train No. 16 Arrives 8 20 am
“ “ 53 6 81 a m “ *< 22 ....... 6 20 p m
“ “ 35 9 40 a m " “ 32 .......1123 am
•• “ 33 4 44 p m “ “ 36 .......10 45 p m
“ “ 15 “ 7 00 p m “ “ 78 .......11 20 p m
ForJaoksonville and points South. From Jacksonville and points 8outh.
Train No. 13 Leaves 5 SO a m Train No. 14 Arrives 10 46 p m
-------- Jacksonville
Solid train Cincinnati to Jackson ville. Solid train to CinoinnaM.
All trains run daily. with U. S. Mail Steamship of Peninsular and Occi¬
Connection made at Tort Tampa
dental Steamship Line for Key West and Havana, leaving Port Tampa Mondays, Thurs¬
days and Saturdays at 11 p. m. through service, trains making .... local stops, ^ and , sched¬ ^ .
For further information, oar
ules to other points, apply to Agent, Station.
A. W. STRIPLING, Ticket Passenger
J. H. POf.HEMUS, Traveling Pass. Agent. Ga.
B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Savannah, application
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