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*A**% * ¢ 2733 $ *4 *4 84 454 *4 * 9 IN MINE AGGIDOENT Fire starting in an old unused stope at the 550â€"ft. level at the Hollinger Mine on Friday morning was responâ€" sible for the death of .39 men. The fire is believed to have started in waste material in the stope and was first Vol. XIIL. Majority of Men at Work Escape, but 51 Trapped. Twelve Rescued. â€" Thirtyâ€"nine Meet Death. _ Rescue Work Carried on by Untiring Heroes. Help from Toâ€" ronto and Pittsburgh.®* x: >4: materia®l in LIn€° « lI1LSL noticed before nine o‘clock in the morning. There was a considerable| volume of smoke and soon gases beâ€" ‘ zan to form. Immediate orders were viven that all men be brought from underground. Shift bosses and others' notified their men and others to make at once for the surface. The idea of fire underground was so strange to| many of the men that when they were told, they thought it was a joke. Some| Fire in Stope at Hollinger Causes Big Roll of Deaths shift bosses returning to warn their men risked their own lives. One shift boss, at least, died himself because he stayed to assure the safety of his men. Capt. Geo. Pond, dragging Ira Graham to safety, was himself overcome by the smoke and fumes and had a very narâ€" row escape. â€" He fell on his lamp when he collapsed, the carbide flame burnâ€" ing his clothes but not injuring him. He was taken to his home ‘where he was ill for several days but is now re. covered. â€"Ira Graham and W. M. Steâ€" vens died from the effects of the smoke and #as. all efforts to resuseâ€" was 111 Tor several days DUL is now rC.Z_ covered. â€"Ira Graham and W. M. Steâ€" vens died from the effects of the smoke and gas, all efforts to resuseiâ€" tate them being unavailing. _ Hunâ€" dreds of men underground made theur way safely to the surface, one group vetting through an unused air shaft. Smoke soon filled the mine and spread to all levels, while gases formed, noâ€" tably the fatal carbon monoixed. Res- »a The following is a list of all the Eeg»d, with the approumate time the bodies were brought to the surface. In each case every possible effort was made to resuscitate the men, where there was the faintest chanee of life being restored. In many cases hours of patient effort were given to atâ€" tempts to restore those brought to surâ€" face :â€" Recovered on Friday before noon:â€" wW. M. STEVENS IRA B. GRAHAM Recovered on Sunday at 12.25 a.m. F. MARTIN J. N. HIGHAM. Recovered on Sunday at 12.25 noon SAMUEL DUNLOP, 109 Maple S. 0. CHENIER 0. AHBENKOSKL Reported at 10.15 p.m. Sunday D. NADEAU, Rea Street. G. MASONOVITCH, â€" Canada Hotel, Schumacher. Reported at 11.15 p.m. W. LINDSAY, 11 Cambrar Ave. A. VALO T. GRENKO, Reported on Monday morning early: F. V. PARE, Dorando Hotel. 0. TREMBLAY, 34 Fifth Ave. A. KUMPULA, 45 Messines Ave. W. Y. ALTONEN, 62 Spruce st. Reported at 2.30 a.m., Feb. 13th: T. SARAR, Schumacher. J. BALISH, Schumacher I. WHITNEY, Schumacher. Reported at 4.35 a.m., Feb. 13th: ALFERED AUBREY, 57 Birch S. B. TOWLER. M. WHALEK, P. KLIMKO. W. ROBERTS, 24 Third Ave. H. BARRETT, 38 Cambrai Ave. Reported at 11 a.m., Feb. 13th:â€" M. SWITHY, 65 Fifth Ave. B., HEDE. Monday at 12.45 J. KANGAS, 104 Maple szsouth. E. LEBLANCE, 67 Third Ave. Reported at 5.30 p.m., Feb. 13th: J. AUBREY, 85 Balsam St. 0. BASTIEN, C,. HACHA, 9 Borden Ave. 0. TITLIT, 38 Wilson Ave. S, MAKI, 58 Sixth Ave. A. AHO, ‘106 Maple St. South R. IR\'I\’G 3 Maple St. South M. GRDEJ CHAS. E. RICHARDS, Cambrai Paid Circulation Last Week Ave. C. JOHNSO 24 ay morning was responâ€" death of 39 men. The to have started in waste he stope and was first e nine o‘clock in the ere was a considerable oke and soon gases beâ€" Immediate orders were l men be brought from Shift bosses and others men and others to make pliances for lwtte\y‘frying on of the reseue work. Un account of the fact that gases are not encounterâ€" ed in gold mines, and that dampness has always mitigated any chance of fire, equipment such as needed for a case like this was not on hand, such an emergency being so unlooked for as not to be provided for. _ The few masks and oxygen tanks available were inadequate. â€" The Toronto reseue train helped greatly in the reseue work.. â€" On Saturday afternoon the were inadequate. Toronto resceue train helped greatly in the rescue work.. . On Saturday afternoon the cage bell rang and one man was brought up from underground. He told of a group of others below. The rescue work was renewed with reâ€" doubled vigour and eventually twelve men were rescued. Washington was also communmicated with and the loan of the Federal Govt, Mines Dept. equipment used in coal mines, was kindly made, the Pittsburgh train making a record run here as noted in another column. With the coming of the Pittsburgh train on Sunday morning the work was taken up on a larger seale. The equipment was larger and ‘more extensive than the Toronto train ecarried, being specâ€" ially designed for just such emergenâ€" cies which are not infrequent in coal mines. Soon the mine was cleared of zas and smoke level by level, the use of oxygen tanks, gas masks, blowers and other devices, making this work comparatively â€"simple. _ The Pittsâ€" burgh erew did wonderful work. Evenâ€" tually attention was given to putting out the fire in the stope and water lines and other methods accomplished this. In the meantime cach level was searched for men, and by Monday at 5 o‘celock all but one of the 39 bodies had been recovered. _ This man, 0. Titlit, was found later and brought to the surface for removal to the underâ€" taking parlours. The lists given elseâ€" where show that 39 met death and 12 were rescued. AMBULANGE BRIGADE DID GAEAT WORK AT TBE MINE There will be three thorough invesâ€" tigations into the causes of the aceciâ€" dent,â€"one by the Hollinger, one by a roval commission appointed by the Government and the other the coronâ€" er‘s jury enquiries. Until these engquirâ€" ies elicit the facts of the case, surmises are neither fair nor useful. Chief Inspector Sutherland of the Dept. of Mines, Toronto, and Inspecâ€" tor MeMillan, of Cobalt, came promptâ€" ly to the sceene of the disaster, arrivâ€" ing here by way of the first special. They remained throughout, working with Mines Inspector Cole in the work of rescue and investigation. Throughout this issue will be found many further references to the matter. The Advance kept its readers informâ€" ed of the situation by means of bulleâ€" tins and a special issue on Monday as soon as there were facts to give out. Skill, Experience and Courage of Loâ€" cal First Aid Men Was of Speâ€" clal V alue The assistznee given in the trying days at the mine by the St. John Amâ€" bulance men is worthy of special note. Their knowledge and experience in first aid work pxo\ed invaluable and they gave the most untiring and generâ€" ous service. Among those \\hu did fine work in the efforts at resceue were :â€"Tom Richards, superintendent of the S. J. A. C.; Sergt. G. A. son, Cpl. Hogg and Privates W allace, Jenkins, Kitcher, Madden, Bowness, Rigby, Glover and Andrew Bough. All the St. John Ambulanee members of the 5. J. A. VC.; bergt. UG. Â¥. tnibâ€" son, Cpl. Hogg .md Privates Wallace, Jonkms, I\ltchel, Madden, Bowness, Rigby, Glover and Andrew Bough. All the St. John Ambulancee members acted as stretcher bearers and assistâ€" ed in general ways. ‘Supt. Richards and Cpl. Hogg gave_great assistance at the respiration " work on those breught up from underground on Friâ€" day. Private Wallace made several trips underground both Friday and Saturday, while other members of the Rrigade here were ready and wiulling to do anything and everything that they could do to help. _ They were untiring in their efforts and w lth the skill given by their work in the Amâ€" bulance Bngade their services were especially useful. ree thorough invesâ€" causes of the aceiâ€" Hollinger, one by a appointed by the TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, seue secue the was 2 Employees Who Have Been Idle During the \ { Period of the Fire Will Be Paid in Full Inquest Opened Into the ) â€" Deaths at the Hollinger First Session on Tuesday to View Bodies. Another Sesâ€" sion Wednesday to Inspect the Scene of the Accident. Adjournment to Next Week. No Hollinger Employees on Coroner‘s Jury. Jury a Representatlve One of High Standing. The inquest into the deaths in the accident at the Hollinger Mine last Friday opened on Tuesday morning with Coroner H. E. Montgomery preâ€" siding. Apparently very considerable care and thought had been given to the selection of the coroner‘s jury, the jury being a representative one, with no employee of the Hollinger on the list, and the calibre of the juryâ€" men being unusually high. The folâ€" lowing were the jurymen duly sworn: Rov Asselstine, foreman of jury.â€" staff A. Laprarie, manager limmns branch of the Canadian Explosives Co. Chas. Burke, shift boss, Paymaster Mine, Union man. Alee Koskala, proprietor of the Finn Baths, Rea street, and formerly a miner. R. Cornthwaite, of the Melntyre staff. Roy Asselstine, foreman of jury.â€" shift ‘boss at Melntyre. I. E. Dunn, relief officer, Timmins P. C. Maltais, of the Ostrosser Co LIEUT.â€"GOVERNOR SENDS MESSAGE OF SYÂ¥MPATHY Mayor Longmore this week received the following message from the Lieut.â€" Governor :â€" Mayor of Timmins, Ontario, <* His Excellency, the Governorâ€"Geuâ€" eral of Canada, has asked me to conâ€" vey his deepest sympathy to the reâ€" latives of all those who lost their lives in the Hollinger Mine disaster. ‘‘*W. D. ROSH, FUNERAL OF THE LATE FRANK MARTIN, MONDAY The funeral of the late Frank Marâ€" tin was held on Monday at 2 p.m. to the Timmins Baptist church and the cemetery here, the services being conâ€" ducted by Rev. M. R. Hall, The funeral was very largely attended the late Fank Martin being highly esteemâ€" ed. There was an unusual array of beautiful floral tributes testifyingg to the esteem and regard in which the deâ€" ceased was held and the sympathy for the widow and family so suddenly bereaved. The late Mr. Martin was 26 years of age and was a native of Nova Seotia. He is survived by a widow and five children, to whom all hearts will go out in their sorrow. The deceased was a brother of the late Henry Martin, who was killed in an aceident at the Hollinger three vears agzs. Blake Martin, of Timâ€" an acceident at the Hollinger three years ago. Blake Martin, of Timâ€" mins, is also a brother, and it was from his home on Kirby avenue that the funeral took place. The Moose and the L.O.L. attended the services in a body, the deceased being a valuâ€" ed member of both orders, ~and the funeral being under the auspices uf the Loval Order of Moose. The Hollinger Mine resumed work this (Thursâ€" day) morning, the workings being all free of smoke, fire, gas, etc. Wednesday afternoon Mr. A. F. Brigham granted an interview to the newspapers, the following being given The Advance:â€" Mine Resumed Work This Morning Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Timmins, Ont., Feb. 15th, 1928. Instructed by the President, as a result of a conâ€" ference in Montreal, I make the following announceâ€" ment: The Mine will resume operations Thursday mornâ€" ing, February 16th, 1928. Employees who have been idle during the period of the fire will be paid in full. ‘Lieut.~Governor of Ontario February 14, 1928 pine AMobance: Timmins T‘he funeral of the late Bert Towler, a popular young man of town, who was one of the thirty.nine to meet death in the Hollinger disaster, was held at 11 o‘clock Tuesday morning, with services conducted by Rev. R. S. Cushing at St. Matthew‘s Anglican church and the funeral being under the auspices of the Orange Lodge of Timâ€" mins. There was a large attendance of the Orangemen of the district, toâ€" gether with members of the L.O0.B.A. The casket was draped with the Union Jack, and decked with many beautiful floral tributes. LATE B. TOWLER BURIED UNDER L.O.L, AUSPICES. After the jurymen were duly sworn in, Coroner Montgomery asked them if they wished to view any of the bodies, and some of the jurymen exâ€" pressing the opinion that the jury should: view the bodies, the jury ad. journed to the undertaking parlours for this sad duty. After leaving the undertaking parlours the jurymen proâ€" ceeded to their homes and businesses, to meet again on Wednesday afterâ€" noon at the central shaft to go down to view the underground workings where the tragedy occeurred. After viewing the scene of the fatalâ€" ities, the jury adjourned, to meet again next Tuesday at 10 a.m. R. Anderson, shift boss at Melntyre. Howard Hefferman, miner, Vipond. (G. H. MeQuarrie, of the Blue Quartz Mine, Matheson. Wm, DeFeu, shift boss at the Meâ€" Intyre, A. Rochefort, boss powderman on Mcelntvre night shift. BODIES BEING SENT AWAY FOR BURIAL ELSEWHERE. The remains of several of the vicâ€" tims of the accident at the Hollinger have been sent to outside points for burial. _ On Tuesday after requiem mass at St. Anthony‘s the body of F. V. Pare was forwarded to Ottawa. This young man, who stayed at the Dorando Hotel, was well known and popular here, but had no relatives in the district. The body of the late M. Whelan was was also to be shipped to his former home. He was a Schumacher resident and had hosts of friends there who are deeply grieved at his untimely death. In each case where bodies were shipped â€" to ther points there were funeral services here and large crowds followed in sympathy and regret as the body was borne to the station for transportation. Judge Godson to Conduct Enquiry Into Disaster Here Royal Commission of Enquiry Announced by Premier Ferguson on Monday in the Provincial Legislature. Enquiry Will Open at an Early Date and Will be Thorough. Following its usual custom of seeâ€" ing that the families of any employees who die in the service of the company do not want in the time of their beâ€" reavement, the Hollinger Mine this week issued cheques for $200 to each and every one of the thirtyâ€"nine famiâ€" lies or next of kin affected by the deaths resulting from the disaster at the mine. The cheque for $200.00 in each case was a straight donation from the Hollinger with the intention of providing against the relatives suffer. ing any hardship until such time as they will be receiving Workmen‘s Compensation Act payments. _ This $200,.00 was also over and above any back pay that may be due to any of the men. The Workmen‘s Compensaâ€" tin Act provides for the payment of $125.00 for funeral expenses, and also allows each widow $40.00 a month and $10.00 for each dependent child under SQn, P BQll Honour T mining col pointed by ti2zate the In. .t Mondav . Dy a competent counsel, though wiho this may ibe has not yet been decided upon. _ According to the Premier‘s statement to the House the enquiry will open at an early date and **will the age of 16 years. The payments for the children continue until the children reach the age of 16 years. In case the widow remarries the payâ€" ments are discontinued, but widows who do not reâ€"marry are paid the $40,.00 per month for life. In addiâ€" tion to the money that will be received under the Workmen‘s Compensation Act, in many cases personal life inâ€" surance policies were carried and also many ‘belonged to fraternal and other benefit associations. In practically all cases the only danger of actual want was for the immediate present, until such time as adjustments would be made, and the payment by the Hollinâ€" ger of the $200.00 each removed this danger. be as thorough and possible.‘"~ ‘The P: (@11l experiene same time« have a 1 knowlede M ROLLINGER PAID $200 TR FAGH OF THE 39 GASFS tive enquiry will find the eause of the disaster and the means for guarding against its recurrence.‘‘ Cheques Issued to Tide Over Families Until the Workmen‘s Compenâ€" ation Money Comes in of Canada so far as mining matters were concerned, and one well versed in ithe mining arena and general conâ€" ditions. ‘*It is absolutely essential for the lives and safety of the men who are going underground,""‘ said the Preâ€" mier, ‘‘that they have the fullest asâ€" surance of every possible protection against accident or disaster. _ Our hope is that a thorough and exhausâ€" hat in selecting Judge G ittention had been given :ular needs of the case. ired to have someone xperience and traiming PREMIER AND OTHERS SEND MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY Last week Premier Ferguson ; Chas. McCrea, Minister of 1 Hon. Wm. FPinlayson, Minist Lands and Forests, and other bers of the Provincial Cabinet messages of sympathy with the ; of Timmins and district in the s that had overtaken the people through the deplorable aceident Hollinger Mine. The majority of the 39 dead from the fire at the Hollinger were married men with families. As noted elseâ€" where Mr. Stevens was the father of 14 children still alive, but these are all adults. Mr. Nadean had a famiâ€" ly of cleven children, the younges: only a babe and the others youngz. In another case the widow is left with nine children. 10 W time it was just a man with a edge of mining in the North La as the ideal ma a justice of th the acc Judge ML at tC mnic rovincial rnoon Hon . Godson, judge of the of Ontario, had been ap vyval commussion to inves :ecrident at the Hollinge > (Godson will be assistec the case, °it was deâ€" someone with judicial training and at the as just as necessary to vith a very thorough nining and the condiâ€" rth Land. Judge Godâ€" eal man for the work, of the supreme court far as mining matters , and one well versed rena and general conâ€" announed Godson, : remier Ferguson ; Hon , Minister of Mines inlay‘son, Minister of rests, and other mem rovincial Cabinet, sen and farâ€"reaching : > Premier explainc udge Godson speci to the It w vith â€" 1 12 p6 In opening the address on the speech to the throne, W. E. N. Sinâ€" clair, Iiberal ]mulm, congratulated the Premier on the very prompt way in which he had taken up the matter of an investigation. â€" Mr. Sinclair exâ€" pressed the hope that the commussion would find some means to avert any similar tragedy from taking place in the future. With the Government enquiry, the coroner‘s inquests (which are also in the nature of an enguiry) and with the enquiry being conducted by the Hollinger Mine itself to see if blame is attached to anyone and to guard against similar or other accidents in the future, there will be three disâ€" tinct enquiries made into the disaster, and as each of them will be thorough and â€" carried along (‘()I‘lh(‘l(‘lltl()llbl.\ along their respective lines, the pubâ€" lic can be assured that every effort will be made to place any responsibiliâ€" ty and particularly to guard against any danger to the men in the future. Many people thought that the mass meeting on Tuesday afternoon . was losing no time in askang a public enâ€" quiry. It appears now that a day before this the Government had mevâ€" ed with such promptitude that an enâ€" quiry was actually ordered and preâ€" parations were under way to carry through the investigation with all posâ€" sible speed. ‘This prompt action will increase the public confidence not only in the Government, but also in the safety of the mines. Friday Afternoon : The following were the twelve men rescued from the mine on Friday afternoon, the particulars being bulâ€" letined at The Advance office at the time :â€" MOWATâ€" MACGILLIVRAY GIVE $2,000 TO RELIEF FUND. All of the above were taken to the hospital, where they made good reâ€" covery. Most of them were able to return to their homes on Sunday. Most of them found the experience affected their hearing for a time but this passed away. In an interview with Mr. Fred Jackson, one of the men reseued, the story of his experience was graphicalâ€" ly told. ‘‘We were in the stope beâ€" tween the 550 and 675 levels,""‘ he said, ‘! and were beyond the fire stope. In order to get to the shaft we would have to pass the fire and crawl through the smoke and gas to get out. So, I called the men back, opened the air line, so as to provide fresh air for us, One of the men collapsed and I gave artificial respiration and pullâ€" edg him around, another succumbed. We"drank water and saved our tea, and on Saturday Zolob and I made an attempt to get to the main shaft. Zolobh would not let me go far, repeatâ€" edly saying:â€"*‘‘Maybe die!, maybe no!‘‘ He must have «erawled on his hands and knees the whole length to the shaft, but he won out and saved our lives by giving our location. There were five os us alive including George Zolop and one dead. A wire received here on Monday from Mowat and MacGillivray, Otâ€" tawa stock brokers, saidâ€"‘‘Kindly enter our subscription to relief fund for two thousand dollars and advise by wire to whom we forward cheque. Partners and all members staff this firm extended deepest sympathy."‘ Another group of _ reseued were saved by one of their number who had a wonderful ability to find his way. â€" Through the smoke and darkness he led the others to the shaft, travelling along drifts, crosseuts, ete., and being able to take them along safely. The others say that without his skill and knowledge of the underâ€" zround workings they would have been bopelessly dJost. In opening eech to the uir, l1beral A. TESOLIN, Moneta. J. KRUSAC, Schumacher. D. KURANEN, 48 Balsam street. FRED JACKSON, Hollinger (¢. ZOLEB, Messines avenue. D. KRAKANA, 85 Sixth avenue ljane. I. LIZZIE, Schumacher. M. LOZACK, 65 Gillies Lake. 0. KEAT, 61 or 63 Birch, north C. LEVEN, Boston Hotel. N, PETHICK, Cedar House. C. H. 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