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. night be left for tus families who
watted for news. ...
JBetmler wu awake last nftht.
fififta shown In Mattered heuwi and
etch Hint meant that soma oneseme
mother; children, aoree wife was pain
fully watching, praying. At the
Miners' Hospital the nurses and doc
tors net en duty at the mine, spent a
sleepless night, awaiting for service at
a moment's notice.
In the fog along the railroad track
approaching the mine, figures loomed,
heads down sad, grim men, who hare
looked at death today, who went back
t homes with only grief and pain,
the bitter less a en or a bwther,
or a neighbor gene te his long last rest I
The bodies, wrapped in eheets, were
laid out in rows In the temporary
morgue, which had been the town hall.
Wnln mmm And children clustered
about the little building as lied Cress
nurses and wuvatien Army lassies pre
pared the blackened bodies for Identi
fication. , ,
Mrs. Laura Lawten, of 2717 West
Lehigh avenue, Philadelphia, who was
here en n visit, volunteered her services
and worked with the Red Gress nurses.
She was en duty most of the night.
Mrs. Teny Peclis and her daughters
Tina, twelve, and Bertha, thirteen, en
tered the morgue and walked slowly
along the grim line of the dead. Tlnn
suddenly cried out In terror. She had
recognized her father among the dead.
The child threw herself en the breast
of her elder sifter and cebbed :
"Why didn't they lcave my papa for
vaV
At the mouth of the mine there Is
today no violent emotion : only gaunt,
ell-blackencd and weary faces of men,
State troopers, hardened men stand by
with conftnien and sorrow In their eyes.
"What's the meaning of a thing like
this what's the meaning of ail this
death?" asked one, almost defiantly.
The cause of the explosion is net as
yet definitely known; It is believed
that gas filled a pocket in one of the
recesses, and In seme manner whether
because of an unguarded miner's lamp
or because of a "shot" the gas ex
ploded. Gas Collected en Sunday
"Thcse things seems te always hap
pen en a Monday," said one miner.
T'Yeu see there's no work Sunday, and
the gases manage te collect."
It Is believed that the explosion It
self, which was terrific enough, and
which disabled the fans which sheet
dean air te the werkingtnen, caused
but few of the deaths. The asphyxia asphyxia
tlens was the result of the flooding of
the underground galleries by the deadly
after-damp.
Pat Flannagen, a fire boss, who
made his usual rounds at 7 o'clock
Jesterday, reported the headings safe.
Ie entered the mlne again, with the
ether miners, and he is bclivd te have
perished.
Immediately after the explosion had
rocked the town, rescue work was be
gun. There was no cave-In, but greatest
difficulty the brave men encountered
After they had penetrated about
4000 feet along the main galleries they
come upon mine of the men.. These,
with life still In them, were feverishly
worked ever, and some thirty revived.
The dead were carried back te the feet
of the shaft, te lie there until last eve
ning. Six of the miners are wild te
have escaped immediately after the ex-
rl?.,lenv.. T,,CJwcre Ed McDonald and
Mike nhnlcu, "cage tenders," and four
ethers.
Penetration of the depth of the mine
was begun only after the fans had been
partially repaired. With the sweep of
life-giving air inward, the rescuers
Sushed their way, erecting wooden
raddlshcs or barricades. As seen as
one compartment ,was erected and
iresn nir vumpca in, tbe rescuers j
jiiinen ierwaru ana bum another brnd
dlsh. The work was slew, but telling.
Wblle bracing up one of these bnr
rlcrs the rescuers heard a faint groan.
Speedily they tere nway the plnnk nnd
found ene man still nlive. stretched
across the bodies of four ethers. This
mar.' was Jim Craig. He and his
brother, Abe, had tied handkerchiefs
nbeut their faces. Abe and Tem
welsh were found near the almost
lifeless form of Jim. They were crawl
ing feebly hut desperately forward.
"A bunch of men back there,"
gas-pod Jim Craig. "Get them; I can
Walt."
The fates played n bitter trick upon
1111am Kelly. He was ene of the first
rescue crew te go Inte the mine, nnd
he stumbled across the body of his
father and brother, Haydcn and James.
Twe of the nurses who have worked
since the hour of the explosion with
little or no rest are Kthel Ostinmle and
Cecelia Baker. They are harried bv th6
constant realization that their brothers,
Ed nnd Geerge, are still missing.
Jeseph Fritz, twenty-three years old,
Is believed te be nnieng the dead. Hli
young bride, Saleme, married enlv a
few weeks age, waited nt the' mouth
of the shaft until late lust night, net
daring te cive up hope. All through
the night, motertrucks and automobiles
thundered ever the rutted, wet reads,
carrying equipment bearing the dead,
hastening the living te the scene oftthe
disaster.
As the rescuing party enters tlte fJinft
tneir names are taken, and they nru
checked off when they come out ufter
their two-hour shift. Three of the
rescuer were overcome- by the fumes,
but later revlvcd. They 'were M. J
Ohrlsteff, Crawford Nelsen nnd Art
Sbellenberger.
Mlne Operator en Trip Abroad
The list of the rescued issued by tlie
hospital includes the names of Themas
Walsh, Allen Hughes, Mike Walsh.
Peter Callow, Francis Wylnnd, Albert
Sbrankel, Jeseph Palenlek, Jehn
Palenlck, Albert Kernitsky, Jeseph
Kcrnitflky, Ab0 Craig, James Craig,
Reuben Schlcreth. Mar Sebnrnesky
Max Bcbarnesky, Max Hubarnesky, Jr.,
Snm Tronsee, Geerge Pepvltch, Nerd
James, Peter Lewnlck, Emerald Shope,
Jehn Mlnarisk, Gcerge Minarlsk,
Arthur Lawrence, Edward McCarthy
nnd Jehn Schlepn. Most of these uru
eung married men.
Jeseph II. Rellly. of Philadelphia,
president of the Rellly Ceal Company
ii said te be abroad His son,
Geerge, n strapping youth in dirty
overalls and miner's cap, has been one
of the most zealous of the rescue force.
The report at 4 o'clock from the mlne
was that seventy nre believed te be
dead, though net nearly that many
bodies have been found. Rescue work
ers who first pierced the deadly gloom
of the main headway found n number
of desperate inscriptions burned Inte
the walls of the shaft with flame
lamps.
"Loek In here," ran one of the mes
sages. They cut away tbe debris at
the eighth section of the main head
way and found J. Fex alive. After
regaining consciousness this eighteen-year-old
youth told the nurses that
when he felt he wns, "going" he
crawled Inte what safety presented it-
sen aner Burning me device en the
wall.
"Twenty-eight men here," were the
words en a greut bcum a little dis
tance ahead, The debris was cut away,
but the men were no longer there. They
were found net far nway, all dead.
Mine Inspectors nre of the opinion that
had they stayed where they wjte origi
nally they would hu alive new,
Iluek toward the fare of the mine, a
mile freiu the entrance shaft, were the
words thumbed in wagon grease, "M.
(J, is'herc." The rescuers breke through
the barrier and found M. O.'g body, but
km net a yetldtaUfled him.
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at tbe place ni origin, out at some
s distant, perhaps even a mile, and
jump back again."
Itneugh relief workers had been
beat the mine month, and kept the
imuiiinia w turaraj persons away.
Miners' Hall, little structure here,
was the temporary morgue. Undertak
ers here, in Barnesboro and In Johns
town were ordered te prepare for the
dead men. Early today some undertak
ers were washing and embalming the
mire-soaked bodies In the hall here.
Every delivery truck and wagon In
Bpangler was pressed Inte service as a
morgue wagon.
Red Cress and Salvation Army work
ers from Pittsburgh, Alteena and
Johnstown were en hand distributing
coffee and sandwiches te the rescue
squads as they came te the surface with
their burden of death, or te replenish
their ex y ten tanks for a new explera
tien of the muddy pits.
Investigation will begin today after
the bodies have been taken out, accord
ing te officers of the State Bureau of
Mines and the U. S. Bureau of Mines.
The cause of the explosion may never
ee learnea.
In addition te the theory of the enen
lamp, several officers advanced another
theory that a lighted cigarette may have
caused the tragedy, although smoking
was strictly prenmitea.
"It will be ft difficult matter te de
termine what caused the explosion,"
said J. J. Beurauln. of Pittsburgh, as
sistant chief of safety engineering of the
Federal Bureau of Mines.
"There Is se much debris in the main
headings that we cannot find out any
thing new. An explosion may net show
itself at the place of origin, but at some
place
then
Alt
coming In all yesterday, the need was
se great that Dr. w. is. Matthews,
county medical director of Cambria
County, sent an anneal for mere hcln
last night. State Health Commissioner
Martin immediately ordered six nurses,
ten State policemen and a large stock
of medical supplies te the scene. Phy
sicians are being held In reserve at
Harttsburg if mere help Is needed.
Give Absolution te Dying
Less than an hour after the explo
sion two priests went down into the
mine te give absolution te dying men.
They are. Father James Pauling and
Father J. D. Cochran. Ministers of all
ether deuominatiens from the churches
of Bpangler and vicinity Joined tbe
throngs and did all In their power -te
comfort the injured and their relatives.
Spangler Is In the Allegheny Moun
tains, Cambria County, twenty-eight
miles north of Johnstown. It Is the
center of an Important soft-coal dis
trict. ' The Rellly mine was closed last
summer by the strike. It resumed op
erations early in September. At full
capacity It employs about 160 men.
Monday Is generally considered by
miners as a slew day, and accordingly
net all of them had reported for work.
Jacob A. Bnyder, referee of the Penn
sylvania Workmen's Compensation
Beard, opened headquarters in Spangler
te rule at once en all compensation
claims and agreements. He was ordered
te the scene by Harry A. Mackey,
chairman of the beard. All the workers
are covered by compensation Insurance.
The fact that the men In the mine
had time te flee before the deadly
afterdamp was indicated, rescue men
said, by the scattered dinner buckets,
coats, hats and ether apparel lying in
the main heading as though they had
been cast off or dropped by the men In
their flight. All the bodies except these
behind the canvas brattice were found
head toward tbe pit as they fell in
that position.
Most of the rescued men at the hos
pital are doing well and 'Stand an
excellent chance for recovery. All
were overcome by gas fumes following
the explosion. Early this morning two
men were taken alive from the mine,
but died wblle being removed Te the
hospital.
SURVIVOR TELLS HOW
HE FOUGHT DEATH
felt a great concussion. The eartn
shook under us and ,a blast of air
reared .through tbe tenth left beading
where I was with eleven ether men.
"'The deer te the heading had been
left open. Seme one closed It and we
remained cooped up there until about
2 o'clock in the afternoon. We heard
ether men running along the shaft. We
called te them and eighteen came in
with us. . . .
"Then the after-damp came and pois
oned the air. We were chekln and
all stumbled out and reached Ne. 12
heading. We weren't there long be
for the after-damn reached ui-ncaln.
"I told the. ethers 'there was no use
dying like rats in a hole, let's mike
a flint for it.' . We pepped out of the
heading Inte the, main shaft and ran
alone, esseins' for breath. I saw Ne.
6 heading and remember nothing after
tnat. a rescue party teia me they
neara my groans.
Man, Hit by Oar, Dlea
An unidentified man who was struck
by a trolley car last nlsht at Eithth
nnd Callewhlll streets died today in the
uannemann uespitai.
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fight against death made by thirty of
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ethers.
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MT 1 111 ICI the 1922 Crep of
CO. Malaga Table Raitint
Luscious, Juicy, Thin-skin.
Special Weeden Bexes, 5Va lbs., each, $4.00
Colossal 1-Ib. boxes 70c Cornucopias Colossal Clusters, 70c
Colossal Clusters, package, 65c Faicjr Clutters, 1-Ib. package, 50c
&. Special This Week
Solicited
Imported Sardines, in Oil, 3 cans. .40c
J!? i Sw?taul, Sl, P F Salad Dressing;, jar. . . .25c
SKn r Mt,k.8t SUA Cinnamon Bun, lb 40c
5600 Gennantewa Are. - ... . ; .
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having supple, flexible
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lines of natural feet. .
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Ground Gripper Shoes!
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Sweaters,
Lingerie,
Negligees
Twe Groups of Attractive
Afternoon Dresses
Reduced
They were up te $79.50,
$350
&$55
Splendid new models, in a wide variety of
fabrics and colors, representative of every
new whim and fancy of fashion.
Included are plain and satin-faced Cantens,
Crepe Romaine, Peiret Twill, and Chiffen
Velvet in black and all the autumn shades.
Smart Street Dresses
A particularly attractive collection of attractive and practical models of
satin-back crepe, crepe satin, Canten crepe, matelasae, Peiret twill and
crepe Sheba. Tailored, beaded and draped models, in black, navy and
the new browns.
They were $29.50 te $49.50, at
$ig.50t $25t $29.50
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Te-morrow A Sale
Shoes for Men, Women,
15,000 Pairs at One-third te One-half
Less Than Regular Retail Prices
of
Children
We have drawn upon two sources te provide
the wonderful assortments for this Sale. Frem our
regular stocks we have selected many lines of
autumn and winter Footwear and have reduced
their prices far. below former selling prices. In
addition, we have secured many lets at worth
while price concessions from our most co-operative
manufacturers. These at corresponding savings.
A wonderful economy opportunity.
Every pair of Shoes in this Sale conforms te
our exacting quality specifications. Every pair is
desirable in every way. Net countermanded
orders or factory rejects but the finest Footwear
produced by Laird, Schober & Ce., James A. Ban
ister Company and ether leading manufacturers.
Here is a happy opportunity te select the
family's entire supply of Shoes for the season.
hi Children
Brown Laced
Shoes
$3.15
Children's brown calf Lace
Shoes, en bread nature-shaped
lasts, with welted oak-tanned
leather soles. Sizes 8 te 11.
Misses' lUi te 2 $3.65.
Grewing Girls?
Oxferd8
$3.95
Black wing-tip Oxfords, per
forated trimming. With oak
tanned welted soles and leath
er military heels.
Bey8 Shoes
$4.45
Tan Calf Lace Shoes, both
boys' and youths' sizes.
Thousands tuf Fairs of Shoes for Women
Oxford Styles
Weltedsele
Pumps
$3.95
Six styles, of tan or black
gun-metal calf, black glazed
kid and patent leather. All
with welted soles and leather
military heels.
Laced Shoes
$5.75
All sizes, of black glazed
kidskin, with medium round
tees, welted soles and leather
military heels. Werth double.
Lew Shoes
$7.90
Werth almost double. Tan
Calf, Patent Leather, Gray
Ooze, Brown Ooze, Black Kid
and Black Domine Calf
Pumps and Oxfords from fore
most makers.
"Tailored" Oxfords from
Laird-Schober Ce., of chest
nut brown and black domino
calf and black glazed kid. With
welted soles and leather mili
tary heels.
$6.00
Smart models from fcteck.
With welted soles and leather
military heels. Black gun
metal calf, tan calf or tan
grain wing-tip styles.
Satin Pumps
$6.95
New Black Satin Tongue
Pumps, Three-strap Pumps,
also Twe- and Four-strap
models, and one style with
velvet inlays.
Lew Shoes
$5.90
Pumps of patent leather
with camel or gray buck
quarters, tan calf with fawn
quarters. Smart Calf Oxfords
in the group.
Alse one- and two-strap
models. All sizes in these
smart styles some perforat
ed, ethers, trimmed with gray
suede or black brocaded satin
quarters.
Fer Men
Men8 Shoes
$5.45
Black domino or chestnut
brown calf Lace Shoes en
English last. Alse black or
brown calf Blucher Shoes; tan
or black Brogue Lace Shoes
and Tan Grain Brogue Ox
fords. Banister Shoes
$9.75
Chestnut brown Norwegian
Grain Brogue Oxfords and
High Shoes; Dark Tan Calf
Lace Shoes and nlack gun
metal calf Lace Shoes, Eng
lish lasts; Tan Calf Lace
Shoes with medium round tees
a special purchase from the
James A. Banister Ce.
- Strawbrlde
New Uniforms for
Maids and Nurses
Straight-line effects lend
themselves admirably te the
tailored neatness of the cor
rect Uniform.
Blue Chambray Uniforms
Straight of line, with con
vertible cellar, belt and pock
ets, or pointed cellar $2.00.
Waist-line models $3.00
and $3.50.
White Uniforms
Are of nurses' cloth, Indian
head muslin or poplin, plaited
from a yoke and belted. With
pointed or convertible cellar
$3.00 te 57.50.
Waist-line models $3.00 te
$7.50.
Black Uniforms
Straight-line, of cotton pon pen
jjee, with a neat white cellar,
$3.50. Of seisette, with panel
front, and white cellar and
cufTs, $5.00; also of Irish
poplin $7.50.
Waist-line models of black
cotton pongee, $3.00; Beisette,
$3.75; mohair $6 and $7.50.
Stmwhrldce & Clothier
ThlF.I Fleer, Filbert Street, Wcit
Mile. Manka Rubinstein
Is Here This Week
As the Personal Representative of Her
Sister, Mme. Helena Rubinstein
Mile. Rubinstein will discuss with each one
of our customers individually her particular
beauty problems, exnlaininp tlin simnlwt nnd
most scientific methods for the care of the complexion, and helping
te make a correct selection from among the highly specialized
Valaze Beauty Preparations
Heme treatments with these preparations te correct nnd pre
vent large pores shiny skin, oiliness, blackheads, acne, har-hness
of the shin, and te guard against, or efface lines, wrinkles, crows crews
feet, sagging muscles and all the unattractive signs of a-e
We hope you will consult Mile. Rubinstein te-morrow" '
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A rieililr Klthtli nd rilbrt StrceU
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D. & J. Andersen's
Scotch Flannels
Fine Imported Flannels, in
pink or blue stripes and
checks, also in plain white.
Men think they are the best
te he had for shirts and
pajamas. Practical for young
sters' apparel tee. The well
known D. & J. Andersen's
Scotch Flannel $1.50 a yard.
StFUWbrldt & Clothier
Alule 13, Centre
Dell Coaches,
$4.00 te .$27.50
A plentiful variety of cun
ning little Coaches in many
sizes and styles, ranging in
price from $4.00 te $27.50.
Jnzz-Ue-Jim and Dandy Jim,
the dancing men 50c.
Many play Wagons, Veloci
pedes, KiiUlie-Kars, Games,
and iron nnd wooden Toys nt
prices te plensc.
Stmulirlilsfl A Clothier
lliuemi'nt, Wk
Mere New Twill Dresses
Arrive with Coeler Days
ine model sketched ($50.00) just
arrived; it is a copy of a model retailing in
New Wk at $275.00, and you'll recognize
at a glance its high-class origin it has all
the dis.tinguii.hinK features of qualitv. and
the beauty of the colorings in the embroid
ery alone, proclaim it of high-grade
lineage.
Others in surplice coat and straight
line styles, of Peiret twill and wool rep.
jlaberately embroidered in contrasting
colors or braided with neveltv braid in
black or colors, or edged with braid in tai
k.icJ fashion--$40.00 te $50.00.
A Beautiful Line of
Silk Dresses, $25.00
INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF A
GREAT SPECIAL PURCHASE
REGULAR AND EXTRA SIZES
Canten crepe, chinchilla and breche
crepe Dresses, in regular size.'.; Canten
crepe Dresses in extra sizes. New straight -
line and draped models, plain - tailored
brocaded or self-trimmed. Bluek, navy
blue, brown nnd cocoa.
A si; te ace ffurbfira Lcc Drcxxr $,!) 5u
Te be had here only in Philadeluhin
Silk Velvet Dresses for All Occasions
Beautiful draped styles with smart cabochon trimming or
bended from neck te hem, straight-line models and smart blouse
effects. Seme trimmed with fur nre very smart; ethers have
silver trimmings. All are very rich-looking Dresses and in un
usually distinctive styles $30.00 te $175.00.
Ir HtMHlirlilgc A I'lnthiff Heieml Fleer. M.rLet he..,
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Fine Rugs
Arrive Daily
Our great volume of busi
ness in Rugs last month has
led manufacturers te ship u
new lets, even though go
Rugs are scarce in the epeK.
market just new. These are
among the newest:
SUPERFINE WILTON
RUGS, SPECIAL
size S.3xl0.6 feet $102.50
Size 9x12 feet $110.00
LARGE ROYAL
WILTON RUGS
Size 9x15 feet $130.00
Size 11.3x12 $110 and $130
Size 10.0x13.6 feet $147.00
Size 11.3x15 feet $160.00
SUPERFINE WILTON
RUGS, 3 SIZES
Size 10.6x12 feet $172.00
Size 11.3x12 feet $172.00
Size 11.3x15 feet $215.00
MtinnhrMcu & lethler
Knur Hi Fleer, Wet
New Duvetine and
Velvet Hand Bags
Bags that are the essence of
smartness nnd beauty in
style and fabric.
Trim little Bags for the
street as well as mere elabo
rate ones that are lovely
with afternoon and evening
gowns. Bags of nil sizeg in
ninny distinctive shapes. All
are here in fashionable velvet
and duvetine plain duvetine
nnd novel striped duvetine
chiffon velvet in plain, dotted
stripe and beautiful brocade
effects. Bagi; te grace every
occasion and te suit every dis
criminating taste $5.00 te
$16.50.
Kfmnl.rliU A Clothier
Alle H. fentr
Reller Skates,
$1.95 a Pair
Adjustable, easy - runninf
Union Hardware bull-bearing
Skates for both boys and girls.
With clamp tees and strap
heels $1.95 a pair.
Surface-bcaring Skates, all
steel 95c a pair.
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