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Porcupine Advance, 16 Feb 1928, 2, p. 6

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The ~best way to assure independence later in life is‘ start making proâ€" vision for it now. District Representative, Timmins. Established 1871 LIST OF VOLUNTEERS FOR RESGUE WORK WITH MASKS tions were to be made to the police station, and the place was soon fairly besieged with men ready to help. _ It For the work of reseue of those held in the Hollinger mine through the smoke and gas, it was required that men who had had experience in the use of masks and respirators be seâ€" cured. Those with war experience were preferred as likely to be best able to cope with conditions.. Also, men who were employed at the Holâ€" linger were especially valuable, as they knew the underground workings to greater extent than others and so were more likely to locate any of the missing men kept in the mine by smoke and gas. Chief of Police L. MceLachlan put up a bulletin board in front of the Chief of Police L. MeLachlan put up a bulletin board in front of the Moysey Co. stock brokerage office at noon on Saturday. On this board he made known the need for men to assist in the reseue work. Applicaâ€" tions were to be made to the police i Who Registered Saturday at olice Station. All Had Experiâ€" nce and Offered Their Serâ€" vices A: WV Eâ€"*XNG John L. Hunt, Manager TIMMINS BRANCH TORONTO, CANADA 150 avenue work and reseue who added their names to the list of volunteers on Sunday were:â€"Fred Latham, 13 Wende avenue, coal gas and war gas experience; Tony Germain, 14% Sixth avenue, experienced with war gas mask:; Pat: .7 Kimberley south; Luigo Lierro, 2UJ stre(e’g, south ; Gius. Johnson, 7 Balsam street, north, who has had fire department experience; H. Dyer, 75 Birch street, north; (Geo. Mme(hth, 37 Laurier avenue; who has used mining masks; J. Quail, Vipond Mine, who is well used to reseue work in burning coal mines;. D. A. Fraser, Vipond Mmo, who has had experienceâ€"with resceue work in Pennsylvania mines; and Dr. A. P. Brennan, ‘FTimmins, who had three years‘ expericnee in fire departâ€" three year: ment work Others experienced in work and reseue who names to the list of v 1ane j avenue Wm. Brewer, 208 Pine south; . Colwill, 10% Kirby; E. Ede, 46 Seâ€" cond avenue; R. E. Philp, Windsor Hotel; Neil Melvor, Stevens‘ Poo! Room; J. E. Le Blane, 155 Pine st. south; Norman Fisher, 5 Kimberley avenue; Jack Grant, 5 Kimberley avenue: G. West, 75 Birch street ed. A great many of these worked at the Hollinger and so. were doubly valuable. The following who all had experience in the army with the miliâ€" tary gas masks volunteered for the reseue work :â€" was felt, however, that only those usâ€" ed to the wearing of gas helmets or masks, and especially those with war experience, would be utilized at the time, and so ounly about forty qualifiâ€" masks Mayor grateful Ihw +tha + (IMMINS BRANCH, « SOUTH PORCUPINE BRANCH, camp were among the dead, and as Mr. Bridger has l\ept up a very active interest and connection with football matters here since he left town some vyears ago, he felt the disaster with especial keenness, believing that he had lost several close personal friends. The township of Tisdale was very early on the scene with an offer to do anything possible to assist in any way. Councillor Laforest phoned the generâ€" ous desire of the township authorities and people to do anythingâ€"possible to evidence their neighbourly interest apd the deep sorrow felt at the traâ€" Mayor Longmore, and other officials and individuals in town, last week reâ€" ceived literally scores of telegrams and other messages expressing sorrow and sympathy at the disaster, and ofâ€" fering any help possible. A wire was re(‘ei\ ed on Saturday from the Northâ€" ern Committee of the Toronto Board of Trade, expressing sympathy and offering any help possible. Hon. W. 13. Mackenzie King, Premier of the Dominion, and Hon. Peter Heenan, Minister of Labour at Ottawa, both wired expressing their deep sympathy in the tragedy. Mr. E. H. Bridger, manager of the Toronto branch of the Homer L. Gibson Co., wired his sincerest sympathy and expressed how deeply grieved he was at the loss of lives. At the time Mr. Bridger wired it was reported that several of the wellâ€"known football players of the A. E. MOVaFY GO.~GIVE \ 0000 T0 REHEF FUND zood because of the promptness with whi@h it was made. The town was taking steps to see that all immediate need there might be was attended to at once, and with the generous donaâ€" tion of $5000.00 from the Moysey Co. as a nucleus for the fund, there will be no eases of hardship for those bereaved by the disaster. The Hollinâ€" gzer Mine also has been looking after any needy cases in connection with those who have been deprived of the breadwinners. Mayor E. L. Longmore last week gratefully acknowledged the receipt by the town of a cheque of $5000.00 from Arthur E. Moysey Co. for the relief fund in connection with the acâ€" cident at the Hollinger mine. Mr. J. W. Wray, local manager of the firm, was in ommnunlcatlon with Mr. Moyâ€" sey as soon as there was knowledge of the disaster, and Mr. Moysey wired that the office here make the donation of $5000.00. The gift was doubly zood because of the promptness with Sqgeres of Messages of Sympathy and \Offers of Help from Friendly â€"People and Firms Near and FPar 52 First Avenue Custom Tailored Clothes to Measure Cleaning Pressing Repairing IMPERIAL â€"BANEK To save money may require that you make some sacrifice, but if a stated sum is placed in a Savings Bank aczcount at regular intervals, your money, with the interest it earns soon grows and you experience the joy of accomâ€"« plishment. There is a Savings Bank Departâ€" ment at every branch of this Bank. PR TIMMINS, ONT. W. Varley Canadian Vegetables and Fruits possess a fullâ€" ness and a fineness of natural flavor unmatched by those grown in more southerly countries. AYLMER SOUPSâ€"Tomato, Vegetable, Green Pea, Celery and Asparagusâ€"bring this finer flavor to your table in delicious, healthful form. In buying Canned Soups, Fruits and V egeâ€" tables, always specify "AYLMER". The Joy of Accomplishment F CANADA 39p W. Lindsay, sampler, aged 26, Funeral from S. A. Citadel at 2.30 on Tusday, Feb. 14th; Ensign Bond conducting services. Home at Cariâ€" bou (Gold Mines, Nova Sceotia, Feb. 13th was his twentyâ€"sixth birthday. The late Mr. Lindsay was widely known and greatly esteemed. â€"He was the,standard bearer for the Salvation Army here, and a young man of the highest character and ideals. When it was learned that he was amonz those underground at the mine on Eriday many townspeople recalled the fact that at the time of the Reed block fire here Mr. Lindsay gave the most devoted‘ and tireless assistance to the firemen on that occasion, workâ€" ing with the greatest energy and effiâ€" ciency. derry, A. F. A. M., will take charge of the funeral. +The funeral arrangeâ€" ments here were looked after by 8. T. Walker‘s undertaking parlours. The Late Mr. Stevens was 72 years of age. He was employed at the Holâ€" linger Mine for many years and was unusually popular and highly respectâ€" ed by all. FUNERAL OF W. LINDSAY, FPROM 8. A. ON TUESDAY. The funeral of the late Samuel Dunâ€" lop took place at 5 o‘clock Sunday afternoon from the 8. T. Walker unâ€" dertaking parlours and to the Timmins cemetery. Rev. J. D. Parks conductâ€" ed the services, which were under L. 0. 0. F. auspices. â€" The funeral was largely attended, and there were many beautiful floral tributes. He leaves a widow and two sons, John Emerson Dunlop, and Chas. Edward Dunlop, of town, to mourn his loss. Mr. John S. Dunlop is employed underground at the Hollinger but was not on shift on Friday. Mr. Chas. E. Dunlop, who is an electrician, was recently transâ€" ferred to the Kamiskotia camp, from which place he returned on Saturday morning, being called here on account of the tragedy. There was a large attendance at the funeral on Sunday morning, Feb. 12th, and a profusion beautiful floral tributes. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Parks, and the funeral was under the ausâ€" pices of the (Golden Beaver Lodge, A. F. A. M. The body was conducted from the United Churech, where the services were held, to the station, by the Masonic brothers of the deceased. The body was shipped to Londonderry, N. 8., where the home lodge, Londonâ€" FUNERAL OF LATE W. M. STEVENS SUNDAY, AT 10. FUNERAL OF LATE SAMUEL DUNLOP ON SUNDAY, PEB. 12 gedy. A gang of men aceustomed to the use of gas masks was organized at South l’mcupme to give any assisâ€" tance required. in this line. The Jugoâ€"Slavia consul at Montreal, who has been a visitor to the camp on more than one occeasion, and who das many friends here, was another to carly send sympathy and offer of any help possible. EWe L6 W Indeed, from every side and from all quarters, came sympathetic mesâ€" sages and generous offers of assisâ€" tance. The kindness and sympathy of people of all sorts was again made very evident by the interest shown and the many, many offers of help. D. SUTHERLAND, Manager. J, PAUL MICHMHAUD, Manager. £141 The Cost i amount 0 importan( flourishin; nalists he individual Th fite. well as reporters, m and, the newspapernu pecially those represe type of paper, had : where they had no : constantly in the way were a nuisance, and tlemen. The newspa included Toronto, Mo Ottawa and other jo porters here sent « pap M / papermen points, ch TWENTY NEWSPAPERMEN HERE AFTER DISASTER. To keep people informed and to allay unnecessary anxiecty as far as possible, bulletin services were carâ€" ried on by The Advance, A. E. Moyâ€" sey Co., and the police office, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Much of the time there was nothing official to report, but all that was actually known was given out. Reports that seemed to arise from nowhere and tended to give wrong impressions and cause false alarm were of course in cireulation, but all concerned in reâ€" sponsible way did the very best to give the facts as fully as possible without premature announcements that might cause anxious ones unâ€" necessary suffering. Hundreds of telephone calls were answered, and everything possible done to give the facts as soon as they were facts. Office staffs at the Hollinger and the other places comeerned worked night and day to keep the people informed. points, chiefly f treal, though Hamilton, Otta were â€" representd LOImer nome ofi uie dGeceased at boro, Nova Seotia, on the 11.40 this morning. Members of the fellows‘ Lodge paraded from the to the station, six brethren acti pallâ€"bearers. BULLETIN SERVICE TO KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED The late Mr. Graham has been a reâ€" sident of Timmins for a number of years and was very popular amon: his large cirele of friends. Because of the general mourning for those Iinmnown to be dead, and the anxiâ€" ety felt for those still in the underâ€" nxound workings of the mine, the band concert schedu]ed to be held on Sunâ€" day night was cancelled. On Sunday at all the churches in town there were special prayers ofâ€" fered for the safety of those still imâ€" prisoned in the mine, and appropriate references to those who had passed away in the disaster, sympathy and words of comfort being extended to those who mourn. years and was very popular amon his large cirele of friends. The funeral arrangements were at tended to by S. T. W alker‘s Under taking Parlours. BAND CONCERT POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF TRAGEDY. PUNERAL OF LATE IRA B. GRAHAM THIS MORNING SPECIAL PRAYERS AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY. 1 1} € 14 Following the accident here on Fri y last no less than twenty news permen ~came here from outsidé TmMmen h Bay Nugget, The .Sudbur other newspapers for w mch epresentative in the North 1e shortest em searcely from the ‘‘‘ sent 0 was held by the local 1.0.0.F. The body was shipped to the r home of the deceased at Goldâ€" 1A TY nuisance, and some were genâ€" The newspapers represented l Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton and other journals. The reâ€" here sent out anâ€" unusual of copy,â€"much of it of little nco. The taxi drivers did a ng business running the jourâ€" ere and there and elsewhere, graph office also no doubt proâ€" m the reams and reams of 3J0% Soup Spoon for i, Ottawa and other points presented. Camera men, a: reporters, were represented newspapermen generally, esâ€" those representing the lighte paper, had a habit of being iey had no right to be, and Send 3 labels from any "AY LMER*" Soup with postal note for 20c¢, to Dept. Canadian Canners, Limited, Hamilton, Ontario, and receive postpaid a genâ€" uine Oneida Community Par Plate Sougs ve here for the occasion. newspapermen came here test possible notice, some reely having time to catch . _ Mr. Frank Lendrum, obalt, was here over the 3 representative for The Sugget, The Sudbury Star, _out by the vi In addition to newspapers e mere <Lrom O from Toronto and Sudburyv, North ded trom the home brethren acting as Some of them iting news the severa ‘epresented cident,. th M traimn Oddâ€" and AV,

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