El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 34TH YEAR, Ed. 2, Friday, October 24, 1913 Page: 1 of 1
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8:55 P. M.
EXTRA
34TH YEAR.
LIMBT BOM ROE PAID CIBCUUTION IN SOQTNWEST
EL PASO. TEXAS. FRIDAY OCTOBER 24. 1913.
PRTCE FIVE CENTS
HRST f ATAUTY B. PASO-PHOENIX RACE
ABANDON HOPE FOR WgM GEN. DIAZ BOTTLED ÜP JACK FORREST IS KILLED
NOT BELIEVED
ARE LIVING
Stag Canyon Mine No. 2 One of the
Model Coal Mines of United States
Scene of a Terrible Horror.
Hv The At nodal fit "feii
DAWSON V M OCT. as Two hundred and forty-seven miners all
believed lo be dead tonight are lying beneath ton of fallen earth. Umber
coal and rock In the cuts and rooms of Stag Canon rin-i Company here
while hundreds of miner working In shift of fifteen each aro Hlowly
threading their way through the rooms and entries fighting against dangers
of gas and fire which today started In an adjoining mine and which tonight
threatens to roach the space in which the entombed men are Imprisoned
hi hope that they may be able to add to the small list of survivors. Only
twenty-three men have been takan from the mine alive
FIRST LIVING MINER IN 13 lit H Its.
At 6:1& o'clock tonight the first miner to have been rescued alive within
twelve hours was taken from the main entry. He was found unconscious
near a mule which earlier In the evening hud been found alive. The miner
was (wo miles will tin the mine
MINERS KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
Two hundred and forty-seven men a great portion of whom are known
to be dead are the obectaof the search from which strong miners all uay
hure been returning practically empty-handed weary and with blanched
faces. Bodies of fourteen miners killed as they stood at the Instant or the
explosion were the total of the day's work of recovery. And of this number
three were so mutilated that Identification has been impossible and probably
will continue so until all of the bodies have been brought to the surface and
their checks compared.
CHIEF OF MINE RESCUE BUREAU.
J. C. Roberts chief of the United. States Mine Rescue Bureau In this
district arrived here today and immediately took charge of the rescue work.
Mr. Roberts stated tonight that It was impossible to fell what occasioned
the explosion but that It mu of such violence us to canse him to lose hope
for the rescue alive of any more victims.
24 -JfttN WERE IN MINE. ... .. ' u.
In the mine at the time of the explosion were -81 miners and that ahe
death Hst will reach so great a figure Is attributed to the fact that the groat
fans which kept the air circulating within the mine were rendered useless
liy the force of the explosion permitting poisonous gases to permeate every
recess of the mine. Not until four hours after the explosión were the fans
reiMlred. It Is stated by mine officials that the safety doors which were
supposed to protect the fans against just such an emergency blew forward
iigalnst the fans instead of protecting them from the railing debris.
MANY OF THE DEAD WERE SUFFOCATED.
Mr. Roberts stated Uiat many of the dead In the mine were surfocatotl
by the gas which they were forced to breath because of the inactivity of the
rana. Some of the rescue parties tonight declared it their belief that a party
of entombed minera 'had reached a room and had sealed It In time to keep
die gases from overcoming them. The rinding of a mule -nil alive In one
off the cross-cuts of the mine lias greatly encouraged the men who were
beginning to show that they were working against hoe. Tlie work or'
rescue will continue unabated minute by minute- until all off the -bodies
within the mine hall have been recovered. according or officers in cliarge
of the rescue work.
TWENTV-THKEE ALIVE
And Thirty-Eight rOil Bodies Have
So Fa r Been Recovered .
ify The Aaiociatrd t'rea m
Dawson N. M- Oct 3. When the
midnight shift of rescuers was called
out of mine No. 2 -where 260 miners
were probably killed yesterday when
an explosion partially wrecked th'
workings twenty-three men had
been J taken out olivo and thirty-
eight bodies of the dead had been re-
covered. From 6 o'clock this morn-
ing until after 6 o'clock tonight the
hundreds of rescuers working under
the direction of J. C. Roberts chief
of the United States rescue depart-
ment In this district had recovered
but only one Uve miner while the
helmcted men passed scores of bodies.
All hope for the rescue of General
Mine Superintendent McDerjnott has
been abandoned. The superintendent
was at work in one off the rooma far
removed from either of the main en-
tries of the mine and It Is thought
that In this section of the mine that
the greatest loss of life occurred.
Late this afternoon a mine mule
was found alive several thousand feet
within the - mine and with that new
hope sprang up within the rescuers
that they might be able to find some
of the miners yet alive. After an
hour's tedious search the twenty-
third miner to have been rescued alive
was found In a room near the mule
but six other miners who wero In the
room with him had been killed al-
most instantly. The live' miner
Identified as Jose Fednandes was un-
conscious when found and the heroic
use off a pulmotor was necessary to
establish proper respiration and even
after several minutes treatment he
did not regain consciousness though
physicians say he will recover com-
pletely. It is to him that the govern-
ment and mine officials look for an
explanation of the explosion although
the belief Is practically unanimous
that more miners will be found alive.
The chamber beyond the one In
which Fernandez and bis -dead com-
panions were found has been explored
by the rescue crews but none but
dead were found there.
At midnight the atmosphere In the
mine had cleared so that miners
without helmets were able to enter to
bring out the dead who had been
passed by the helmeted crews who
had Instructions to bring to the sur-
face none but- quick bodies. In such
AVIATION
POSSIBLE
ANY
THE MINE
a manner will the rescue work con-
tinue until all the bodies are recpv
ercd.
Fire which hrokn out In a closed
part of mine No. i tonight had spread
considerably in Us smoldering but
had not reached mine No. 2 so far as
rescuers definitely could ascertain.
Red Cross Roller Work.
Dr. 8. P. Morris representative of
this district of the American Red
Cross society reached here at noon
and at once made preparations In the
name of the organization to carry on
the relief work made necessary by the
sudden death of so many heads of
families. Director-General 'Ernest P
Rlcknell ot the Red Cross society In
Washington wired Governor McDon-
ald to draw on the society for fl.OvO
with which to alleviate the suffer-
ing of miners' families here but Gov-
ernor McDonald replied that the mine
officials had given him every assur-
ance that all destitute families would
be amply provided for and that the
company would defray expenses off all
funerals. Orders- on the company
store for an indefinite length of time
have been Issued to the families of
the. entombed miners.
Model Mine off United Stales.
The explosion at the mine with its
attendant uppalllng death list has
made an awful Impression upon this
town. The mine was supposed to
have been one of the model mines In
the United States and that such a dis-
aster could befall the men within It
had been considered impossible.
Only two days before the tragedy
State Mine Inspector Uiddow had ex-
amined the property and pronounced
It in excellent condition. In telling
of the explosion Mr. Roberta of the
government bureau said:
"It was the Impossible that hap-
pened. Just unother cose of the un-
loaded which discharged. What
caused the explosion Is a mystery
which never may be solved at least
not for weeks to come."
Men Were In Mine.
The explosión occurred at S o'clock
Wednesday afternoon when all of the
men were will. in the mine. Two min-
ers were at the high line or main en-
try for tram cars when the explosion
caught them anVJ they were burled
under the debris at the opening. One
off them escaped the other was hurl-
ed under the tram where his dead
' Continuad On Fags Two.)
WITHIN
MEET STARTS TODAY AND WILL LAST THREE DAYS
PASO FROM ALTITUDE OF
3 50s FEET.
MISS ST1NS0N IN THE CITY
I lull- MtM I ' II- How II (Vols lo bo
In the Air Mu will Be at
The Mertlnf Tody.
MANY WILL BE IT THE MEETING TOOAY
Inaugural Flight Over El Paso But
All Others Will be at the
Field Only.
By BERTRAM B. C ADDLE.
Just as Old Sol was hiding behind
the western mountains and twilight
was softly stealing over the pictur-
esque Rio Grande valley Ralph Mi -Mfllen
the great Curtis hirdman ran
his biplane from its hangar at Olnecme
Park yesterday evening and inaugu-
rated the Morning Times aviation
meeting by making a short but apec-
tacular flight over the city. Like
a Targe vulture the big craft soarod
above the field until It resembled a
small dot among the clouds and then
answering the touch of the aviator.
It stuck Its nose In the direction if
El Paso and flew over the city ut an
altitude or 2500 reet. -
Hearing the purring of hi engine
thousands of El Pasoans and visitors
In the city thronged the streets parks
and other available spots to watch
the bird man. The roofs of the office
building and many residences were
black with hundreds of men. women
and children who ascended to their
points of vantage when it became
known that McMlllen was afloat in
the air.
Drops Times Tickets.
When the biplane was directly
above San Jacinto plaxa McMlllen
inoppea i.ooo rree tickets to the a via
tion meeting ought by the wind
the-httb pastwbua'wa orneas went whlrK
tng and swirling In four directions.
Some landed in the plaza others n
the streets while many were cap-
tured by the youngsters In yarda and
alleyways. There was a mad scramble
by the kiddles for the tickets and
the coming generation will be well
represented today at the meeting as
the gueata of the Morning. Times.
After disposing of his "eompll-
mentarles." McMlllen turned his ma-
chine slowly fn the air and i rroased
the Rio Grande into Mexico. Flying
above Juarez from his lofy height
the hirdman returned to the avlatl in
field at the rate of aixty-flve miles
ap hour.
His machine is one of the fastest
operated by an American flyer it
is an eight-cylinder. elRhty-horae-power
biplane and can make seventy
miles an hour. This' speed will he
made by McMlllen during his first
flight this afternoon.
Made Good landing.
While flying over the aviation field
on hia return trip McMlllen started
descending by making spiral glides
bringing hia machine to within a few
feet or the apot. where he started as-
cending. He had full control of the
craft at all times and was very coo!.
"You bet she'a cold up there". said
the hirdman when the mechanicians
had atopped Ule mnchine na It wheel-
ed across the field. Climbing out or
his seat the aviator blew on his hunda
as though U had been winter. The
air was extremely cold at the alti-
tude he reached and he auid that tf
he had gone 3000 above the city
he would have found It uncomfortably
cold.
McMlllen a Great Birdmau.
McMlllen's flight yeaterday was
only a trial apln. and for thla reason
he did not remain in the air at any
great length but contented himself
in making the flight over the city
and then descending. Today he will
make two long flights from Clnecue
Park and will perform his spectacu-
lar tango and turkey trota of the air.
the spiral glide 'and Lincoln Beachy'a
"dip of death."
These feats will keep the thousands
of apecLators who will crowd the park
keyed up to a high pitch through the
day.
McMlllen demonstrated yeaterday
that he is a daredevil by ascending
2500 feet above the aviation field
4
Miss Katherlne Btlnson und her pilot license which
was presented to her by the Aero Club of America.
SAFE IN HOUSE OF RELATIVES
OUT SURROUNDED BY OFFICERS
Certain to Be Taken in Custody by
Emissaries of Gen. Huerta Should He
Appear on Streets of Vera Cruz
i .
By the Associated Press.
Vera Cruz. Oct. 23. General Felix Diaz who arrived
here yesterday on the steamer Corcovado remained at the
home of his mother-in-law. He has escaped arrest so far
but his friends believe that if he should appear on the
streets of Vera Cruz he would be taken into custody by
President Huertas forces. Detectives and police arc
watching the house and ail General Diaz'. plans for a visit
to the capital appear to have been abandoned.
Take Refuge in Consulate.
It is considered possible that General Diaz will take
refuge later tonight in one of the consulates He conferred
for several hours today with several of his intimate friends
while others remained outside the house eyeing tlie Huerta
guards and discussing resistance if the police or military
attempted to serve an order of arrest.
Diaz Will Not Flee.
Diaz insists that he will not flee 'the country and is re-
luctant to believe the Huerta-Blanquet ticket has official
sanction although he admits that the wide distribution of
the announcement of Hiierta'
iscss 01 outer ncnets almost impossible.
Vera Crur Anniversary.
This was the anniversary of the recapture of Vera Cruz
by the Federals after the Diaz revolt when General Diaz
ana ins entire statt were made
without feeling his way In a slow
manner to ascertain If there are any
dangerous ajr pockets in thla accllon.
He Is one of the very few reckless
birdmen that do (his feat.
Miss Ktlitson Here.
Attired In a neat pale blue travel-
ing dfens that struck her at her shoe
topa a 11 Ule miss of seventeen yeara
alighted from the Oolden State lim-
ited at the Union depot yeaterday
when that train arrived from Chi-
cago. She hailed a' taxi and wan
whisked to the Paso de) Norte where
she registered: "Miss Katherlne
Rtlnson Hot Sprlnga Ark."
Thoae who aaw her little drciimed
that the laughing high school girl
with her dreamy blue eyes waa the
greatest avlatrlx flying on the Ameri-
can continent. She resembled the
Jolly school miss of a year ago rather
than (he spectacular bird woman of
today.
Very Modest Little Mia
When Miau Htlnaon waa Interviewed
at the I'aao del Norte sh waa very
modeat about her exploits but she
finally gave the following' brief out-
line of her first flight and how it
feels to ascend for the firat time in
an aeroplane:
"You see 1 have just been flying
a year so I don't feel that I should
talk much about aviation. That
should be left to thoae who haw
been flying longer and have had more
w " - nil mLiiminn .
unit vcPv t'Vi Itniir I irni HN I Ilk.- it '
because it Is exciting ajtd a little dan-
gerous. I always era ved excitement
und liked to ridu in automobiles above
the speed limit drive fast horses and
take Jaunt on fast traína. Anything
that 'a faat and exciting us a aport
I like.
"When I was at St. Louis last
March a year ago J was thrilled by
the spectacular flights of Janm-a.
that noted birdman who Is now doing
spectacular flights on the Atlantic
(Continued On Page Hix.)
a candidacv makes the biu.
prisoners.
IHAK TAKKK I l I I i . i I
AMICIUCAN t'O.NKI LATK
lOKt'OKTKB BY MM)
ly Thr Aaiocititut
Vera rus Oct. 23. (leñera!
Felix DJas left his residence at
10 o'clock tonight escorted by
President Wllson'a personal
representative John Lind; the
American consul W. VV. Can-
ada and his secretary two
American residents and a few
friends.
It Is believed that he went to
the American consulate to take
refuge there.
General I Max first went to
the Uerrnun hotel which la sep-
arated from ihe American con-
sulate by a wall Tho mili-
tary authorities have uuen no-
tified that a sperioj train has
been made ready for General
o lax ii ml have Issued orders to
the Federal soldiers to sur-
round the block. Dim it m as-
serted will be arrested tf he
leaves (Jie copaulule the Fed-
eral officers believing he has
gone direct there.
STATEMENT BY HI K UTA
Read In the r. . of All the Dip-
Huno ' muí i unmet
Ministers.
Hit The Ataodattd f'rr
Mexico City Oct. 23. General Vic-
toriano Huerta provlalonal preaident
of Mexico made a statement today
which was afterwards read in the
presence of all th members of the
diplomatic corps and the cabinet
ministers. In this statement. General
Huerta gave his most solemn assur-
ance that the sole use that he will
make of hla power ua provisional
president will h to cstahltah first
peace In the republic and -second
to comply with the law of hla coun-
try In holding fair elections so that
the choice of the Mexican people
Whoever It be shall be Installed In
power He stated that hla use of the
power heretofore has been with thoae
ends in view.
Wauls K ouniiioo
"As it Is Impossible to Impose the
will of uny foreign country upon the
Mexb-an people except by force. the
logical course of all the governments
of the world especially the govern-
ment of the Unltrd Htates. is that
they shall give the government for
the time being In Mexico their recog-
nition and moral support In the ef-
forts which that government is put-
tine; forward fur . the protection of
Uvea und Interest of foreigners. In-
cluding Americans throughout the
country.
American Civil War.
"It has not been many years since
nearly two million Americans were
(Continued On Page Two.)
WELL KNOWN EL
MEEIS DEATH
Automobile Turned Turtle On El Paso
Phoenix Course Killing the Racer
and Seriously Injuring Mechanician.
By Special Wire to The Times.
Douglas Ariz. Oct. 24. The first accident on the
El Paso-Phoenix automobile race track occurred 13 mile
west of this city early tonight.
Jack Forrest a well known auto racer of El Paso
who was trying out the track was instantly killed by his big-
car turning" turtle.
John Pryor a negro mechanician who accompanied
Rose is reported badly injured.
The big racing car which was beinK tried out on the
track will also need many repairs.
Forrest and the mechanician left here Thursday after-
noon at 3 o'clock in A. E. Ry an's and Chai les N. Bassett's
Stutz "Bear Cat." They arrived in Deming Thursday night
and left there earl this morning for Douglas. In a statement
last night Ryan stated that he had given Forrest positive
orders not to drive the big racer at a speed exceeding thirty
miles an hour. The machine had made a trial run to Dem-
ing and demonstrated that it was ready for the gruelling race
and for that reason Ryan did not want Forrest to take any
chances.
Jack Forrest was a native of Detroit Mich. where he
is survived by a mother. He came here five years age from
Los Angeles and since that time has been driving a rent
car on the auto stand.' His mother is his only survivor so
far as is known in El Paso. He was thirty-three years old.
The injured netfro mech nician was taken to a hospital
in Douglas and is being cared for there. Forrest's body wil
be returned to El Paso by Ryan who will leave tomorrow
morning for Douglas.
IN SPECTACULAR CAMPAI6N
Illll Kiilcr Ih I'ajliig in ltrpeátJI to
Hon Murphy of Tnmniutiy
Hall
New York Get. 24. Analysing Ihe
events subsequent I IiIm Impeach-
ment uk governor Wllllum Raiser. In
till Opeii-Hlr iMieech . lolilubt to . ' i
in the Hlxth Assembly district where
he h the Progressive candidate for
ihe ussemhly aabi:
My uppi.il ( tb. Ii lull court f
publle opinion from the parked court
i ItiijM'iichiiirMt la rcauiltiig In an
iverwhelmlng reversal of the Murphy
yrdlct."
Hulser í-ti'l he bud resd thai
chnrb-H m. Murph) "now Mu. ri re
nt hiN Tal I ill" !o ol fli f Ihe hi Kit
urt o i Impeachment to diiitit mo
from holding public offh e.
'The chief bad grown ho iiaed lo
getlim; aWay vtllh hla Joba that he
er dreamed I bat lie U oiibl l-f
balked when he threw mt out of tho
gov moral) lp. He la mortified to
learn that while he hud m Ijnrhcd
like a horaeibiei' and lite mob left me
dend there In atill breath enough
In my body to right corrupt boaalam
"Mr. Murphy now Is talking about
bu lug me Indk-ti d on the e Idem e
which Presiding Justice Culn re-
fused to consider. They do not dare
submit my case before a fair Jury
if i could get a chance hk' fh.ii j
would hail It with delight."
H ulcer ut tended u theater tonight
i ud was recognised as he aat in his
box Willi Mra. Rulser. The audience
cried for a speech. At the end of the
firat act after the curtain had de-
scended It went up suddenly und ihe
entire company faced the former gov-
ernor and applauded Imo HuIz'T
made s brief speech attacking Mur-
phy e received another demonstra-
tion in front of the theater us he. waa
leaving
1 I'ANama i: urngi AKK.
0V Thr i a- i Prrm
Panama. Oct. 14. -An surihqunke
PASO AUTOIST
ACCIDENT
Iíxct-jí vtk
m teaa llttemilly (imu the guncral
movement but much groater In forco
ibiin ihe uiiijoiiiv ..r rhe ahocks.
Ml It If N K.SNKl IH-TT 1NKP.
Vera Cruz Oct. m. An order front
the court here to the captain of tb
Amero an line steamship Moro Castlw
to present himaelf tomorrow to testl
I'j in a cii'te ol long xttinding cuuscd
the sleujuer whli b waa ready to sail
tonight for Havana and New York to
remuin at her pier a Mb all her pas
-.eiigvrs and f t ight aboard.
The cuptulti-a tostlmony is desired
.ii an inv eailgutlon of the flight from)
(hi "uiiii of i ir. r'raiiclsro Vuaqueg
Home on board tit- Moro Castle aomo
inontha ago Tu. f-upimu at first con
ii de red puUIng to net) on the Anierl
an foiiaulS cbaruuee but later htt
decided lo -ui until inoniimr. As 1C
to prevent the m iro Castle from leav-
ing a Uexlcun guriiHial luv doss to
the ft". .no i tonlgni. The incident
luiN !( n reported lo Wanhinirton.
M I'm. John Und wife oi John Lludt
hit a a i -1 a i o i ii on i.i.unl thfaeam-
er. Shi! wild lunlghl that ahe was)
convll.i i ii Dial Ho re Was lltlln pros
peel ol an earl.- departure from McX
ico of Mr. land
iimrv-ion: ihiownku.
Kurdish Mourner Cim lowu In tulf
nf ItotllliiU.
If f Thr lMcrt-to.ru Presa
llernoaaiid. Hwudeit Oct. 21. The
Kt'umcr WfHtkuat' ii which left. Vasa
in Ho- Uu If of liotbnia yesterday af-
tertioon In & gale ran on a ruef a few
bourn later and fort y-f our persons
itere drowned A single survivor wag
picked u by I he steamer Carl Von
Lin lie. and leuded hern tonight.
The en w au'-coeded in launching sj
boat but tin- ateamer as.nk In a few
minutes. The boat waa awumped.
Several of the crew clung to tho
rigging but with one exception all
auccumbed to the cold and exposure)
during the night.
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