,- trimfois 12 PAGES 0- TWO CENTS. SCRANTOX, PA., wmmmmmm&w&SGXB u.l lullijul - " "' ." ' II I II mill III , , - , .. . ifcj MM w I I " """ '' """ "' ""' ' ' '' ' SATURDAY MOEN1KG, OCTOBER 30, lb97. TWO CENTS HENRY GEORGE DEAD Leader of Jeffersonian Democracy Passes Away. HIS SON IS NOMINATED Henry George Jr., Now the Candidate. Dontli of tlio Grcnt Iicnilcr Kcsultcd I'rom Corcbrnl Apoplcxy-IIis Pro phetic Words nt Cooper Union--l.not IlcloriMice to Diehard Croker. Speculation ns to tho Klloct ol George's Dcntli Upon the Situation in Grontcr Now Vorl:--Senntor 1'lntt Asserts That General Trncj's ("linncos nrc Improved. New Voik. Oct. 29. Heniy Geoige, author of "Progiess and Povott)," and enndldnte or tho Thomas Jefferson Democracy for maor of New York, died at 4.50 o'clock this morning in the Vnlon Square hotel of ceiebial apo plexy. In his great Cooper Union speecn ac cepting the nomination fur mayor, leg than a month ago, he said. ' I'll make this race If It costs me my life This Is a call to duty, and as a HENRY good citizen I have no light to dlsre gatd It on account of mere personal consideration." Today the cheers of the workeis liave suddenly been changed to sighs, for, true to his word, Henry Geoige, apostle of the lights of man, died as lie wished to die in harness, fighting foi the cause toward the close of the greatest municipal political contest the world has ever seen. The end was peaceful, and he died without pain. This man of mighty brain nnd undaunted courage was phslcally ft all, and the stialn of an exciting campaign requiring speech inaklng at points many miles ap.iit, night nfter night, was more than he could stand. He kept up to the end, and only a few hours before tho dienil messenger cried halt, Heniy George bad nddiensed enthusiastic audiences in three of the towns of the borough of Quens and a still latger assem blage In an uptown hall here. He spoke at Whltestone at 8 o'clock, and made speeches at College Point nnd Flushing befoie returning to New York to speak at the Cential Opera bouse. Mrs. Geoige went with htm. All the halls In which he spoke were filled, and at College Point nnd Flush ing crowds were turned away. At "Whltestone he drov from the railroad Mation to the meeting hnll at a gal lop To the cheering crowd he said. spnncn on nnFOKM. ' 1 belleethat all the needed lefoims ore summed up In that philosophy the right of eery man to eat. to drink, to speak, as he sees lit, so long as he does not entrench on tho rights of any other man I believe that God, the father, can take care of his own laws. There is no need for us to get Into trouble trying to meddle with God's laws, to enforce them. "If I am elected, and I believe that I will bo elected, I will enforce the law upon the rich nnd poor ullke. I have pledged myself to search out tho chaises popularly made against Mr. Richard Croker. If I am elected these charges shall be investigated. If they are proved untrue.let him go unscathed back to England, or to any other land he pleases nut If they are true," and Mr George's voice rang out in menac ing tonfB that visibly excited his audi ence, "let the law be enforced! Let him go to tho penitentiary. Ho shall go there!" Mr. George picked up his lint. said. "Good-bye," and started for the door. The crowd rose, cheering, and elbowed and fought to get near him. They readied out their hands to touch his clothing. At College Point there wero 1,200 common laboreis, a rough crowd, close ly packed In the hall. Mr. George was Introduced as the friend of the work-ingman. lie began: "I have never claimed to he a friend of the worklngmen. I do not now make any such claim (there was a pauso of dead silence). I have not and do not Intend to advocate any thing In the special Interest of tho laboring man (another dead pause; Mr. George walked the full length of the platform and let out his full voice in a shout:). I am for men! (The crowd set up such a cheering and stamping that the loom was tilled with a chok ing dust). 1 am for men! the equal rights of nil men. Let us be done with asking prl lieges for the laboring men " There was much cheeilng and shout ing as the speaker pushed his way out of the hall. lie drove to Fashing, a long tide, at the end of which he spoke to 1,800 people who had waited an hour to see and cheer for their Idol. Oft again, and this time to a hall In the centre of Manhattan Island. Hero there was prolonged cheering. "I h'ear above your shouts the ioos ter crow," he said. "Next Tuesday you will hear that rooster crow again, and the party of freedom and of the common people will have come In agalr, after yeais of longing and wait ing, and after various other kinds of Democracy, after that of Cleveland, after that of Croker "I have traveled much, wishing, af ter the Democratic fashion, to show myself to the people whose suffcrage I ask. I have met cvcryvvli-eie crowds like this, intense in spirit and large In numbers. After meeting them. I be lieve I shall be elected. "Since 'SG I have not hid iny light under a bushel. You know what I be lieve. I believe In meeting my fellow men and talking to them. If elected I will honestly, fearlessly and con scientiously cany out the principles foi which 1 stand. You may beliee me, and ttust tho result." Then Ileiny George broke away fioni GEORGE. tho crowd, his long day's work was over his busj life's woik was done. Ho went to his hotel after midnight, hoping to set a few houis sleep and rlo strong enough for a still more arduous day's v oik, for he was to have nddtessed bK gieat meetings tonight. Mr. George arrived ni the hotel about 1 o'clock this morning Tlin LAST CALL. Nut long nfter i caching the hotel he retired. Mrs. George waited for him in room 22 of the hotel. It was about 3 30 o'clock when Mis. Geoige was awakened. She found Mr. Geoige sit ting In an arm chair. "I am not feeling quite comfortable," said Mr. George to his wife "Won't you go back to b'd?" in qulied Mrs. George, atr:lnulv "I will It here a wlillV was tho answ er. Mrs. George at once grew anxious as to her husband's condition. Mr. George gradually grew Incoherent and lapsed Into semi-consciousness. Mrs. George was now thoioughly alarmed and called her son, Heniy George, Jr , fiom an adjoining room. Frank Stevens was also called In. Mr. Geoige was now unconscious. A call was sent to Dr. Kelly and he came without delay. Mr. George was still unconscious. All effoits to levive him failed. With out a sign of recognition to those aiound him, he passed peacefully away at 4 45 o'clock. Mis. George was prostrated, and was cared for by tho ft lends of the family at the hotel Dr. a. E. Kelley, Mr. George's fam ily physician, found Mr. George strick en with apoplexy. He was alieady be ond hope. The physician could do nothing, and the family and he await ed the end. Mr. George's death was painless. Dr. Kelley said that he saw Mr. George a few days ago and that he was then in better condition than he ft ad been nt the opening of the cam paign. When asked as to whether he had advised Mr. Geoigo to entei the can vass, the doctor replied evasively: "I don't think any power In Chris tendom could have prevented Henry George from .sacrificing himself In the cause In which ho was enlisted, and I knew him well " In the death cettlllcate, Dr. Kelley says: "I hereby certify that I attended tho deceased from September, 1881, to Oc tober, 1897; that I last saw him alive on the 23th of October, 1897. at 5 o'clock In the morning and that to the best of my knowledge and belief tho cause of his death Is liereunder written: "Chief cause, apoplexy (ceiebral); contributing came, asphyxia; dura tlon of disease, ono half hour." Tho Itev. Edward McQIynn reuched tho Union Square hotel shortly before 11 o'clock. The dlspnlch which sum moned him merely announced that a "dear friend" was dead, but, bearing In mind his own premonitions and the premonitions that Henry George had confided to him, he concluded rightly that his great associate inthe single tax battle of other years had expired. At tho hotel he was met by Henry George, Jr. When he was taken In the room wheie his friend lay dead ho burst Into tears. The scene was a ells tt easing one. Afterward, Dr. McOlynn said "Heniy George died a Abinham Lincoln died. Lincoln was assassinated Just affr his groat woik of saving the union was oonsuinatcd. It was said that ho was mercifully spared the petty unnoynncog and bickerings of the lcconstiuetlon period. Henry George was struck down by fate In the zenith of his powers. Hut the great wort- that he Inaugurated will go on "As a mnn and a philosopher, it will bf long botoio his like will be seen as;alii. His goodness and gentleness singled him out among all men. nnd with otheis I almost worshipped him." Vh"ii Dr. MeGlvim was able to think calmlv over his recent Intel -c- tirst with the dead man, he lecalled that his friend had frequently ex ploited to him hbi piemonitioii that his end was npnronchlng and hud used language that be now saw Indicated a picsuitment that he would not out lli his campaign. Illchntd Cioket nnd John C. Sliee livm both sent messages of condolence to Mrs. George. Mr. Croker declined to ovpresi an opinion as to what would be the effect politic-lily of Mr. Geoige's death. TOM JOHNSON'S TIUIU'Ti:. Tom Johnson said "My best ft lend Is gone. I have nothing further to say." In the ourse of a talk subsequently, Mr. Johnson said that the votis of Geotire suppoitcrs would probably go to Mr. Low. Mi. Johnson ndded that he, of onise, had not nrich if anything to say about asking the supporteis of Mr. Geoige to cast their ballot for Mi. Low, but he felt that It would be done In piefeiencc to going bnck on nil the vows they had made ngalnst bos lm and placing a boss's tool In the mnyor's chair. When Hi" news was lecelved at Dom ociatlc headquarters of Robert A. Van Wyck, orders were sent to r. 11 the printers who had been printing cam paign literature for candidate A'an yei to stop printing all documents beating the name of Henty Geoige. The following teWgrani wis sent by Judge A an Wyck to Mrs. George: "I am Inexpressibly shocked No words can expiess my regiet or my sincere sympathy." General Tracy, the Republican nomi nee for mayor, said at his headqunr tern: "I l egret exceedingly this unfortu nate affali. I have had the highest re spect for Mr. George's philosophy " Chatimnn Klllot Danforth. of the Democratic state committee, said to day: "Tho news Is so sudden that I can but express my deepest soirow and tender through the press my sympathy to his beieaved famllv." It Is not unlikely that all bets on the mayoralty contest will he declared off as a result of Henry Geoige's death. It Is estimated that something like $130,000 has been wageied on the ptock exchange alone. Van Wjck has led in the betting, with Low second choice In addition to bets on the main Issue, nny number of bets hae been made that Low would poll more votes than Tracy, or lce versa. Edward Talcott, who Is one of the heaviest stock exchange bettois and has laid wageis amounting to about $40,000 on the election, said today that he had communicated with the men whose money he holds with the pur pose of bringing them together to ef fect settlement oi their bets. The World has opened a fund for tho election of a memorial to Heniy George. Joseph Pulitzer subscribed $1,000, Mayor Stiong, $30; Mayor Glea .son, of Long Island City, $50, nnd Charles Sleekier, leader of the Man hattan Democmcy, $25. The business men's noonday meeting of the Thomas Jeffeison Democracy In the Wall street dlstilct, was given up to addresses eulogizing Henry George. The national flag In front of the head quarters was at half-mast, nnd the hall was crowded with men who reverently stood with uncoveted heads and list ened to the speeches. BRYAN'S DISPATCH. Logan, 0 Oct. 29. "I have just re ceived a dispatch announcing the death of Henry George. The suddenness with which the summons came will make more keen the sonow which the pub lic generally feel at the death of so great, so pure, and so brave a man. By his own unaided genius he made his name familiar to the reading public of the wot Id aiound. Those who agreed with his theotles found In him an Ideal leader, whilo those who opposed him admitted his nblllty nnd moral cour age. He was one of tho foremost think ers of the world. Ills death will piove a loss to Uteratuie, .society and poll tics. "W. J. Bryan." FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. Henry George's Body Win LP in Stnle nil Day To-morrow. New York, Oct. 29. The committee In charge of the funetal ceiemonles of Henry Georgo have nrranged the fol lowing order of services: "From sunrise on Sunday, Oct 31. till sunset of the sanio day, the body of the great leader will lie in stute in the Grand Central Palace. Ushers will be present to direct the people In their passage before the platform upon which the body will lest, every one who feels the nobility and single heart edness of Henry Geoige's life work Is Invited to bo piesent at this ceremony. "During tho afternoon, between 2 and 3 o'clock, tho funeial services nnd ora tions will take place "Tho funeral car will start fiom the Orand Central Palace at 7 o'clock on SuruJny uvcnlng.and ptoceed by a route to be announced later, via the Hiook lyn brldgo to tho Biooklyn city hall. In this formal procession every friend and admirer of Henry Georgo is In vited to take pait. "Tho committee earnestly deslics that no torches or transparencies be displayed, Banners without mottoes Continued on Puko S The Whilrwind of RESULTS RETARDED BY MILD WEATHER. The '('Citing ol Uctnil Tindc Allcctcd by the Tcnipcrnturo--Uool Mnrl.rts (tuiet. New Ynik, Oct. 20. R. G. Dun & Co's weekly levlow of tiadu totnonow wlll say: The tes-tlng of lctall Hade Is In pro fitless, hut results nie lenuukably 10 tauled by long continued, mild weath er, and also by the fever In Southern distill ts. Tven fitnn that quarter some largo ordeis lato'y iecilod show better dlstilbutlon than w.i.s yot ex pectid. In spite of uni.easannl.ily waim weather, which gieatly liindeis letall dealings In winter uoods at nil points east uf tho plains, the huge number of siumletnentniv oideis with urgent piehsuie foi quick delivery make it clear that the sales in many branches, have fxeopded the expectation ut deal ers, so that leplonlshmeiit of stocks Is not ct finished. Meanwhile, whole sale trade and oideis to mnnufactui eis hae been smaller than when the ri'th wns greatest, but have novel the les liren hit go for this stage, oven In a year of gfnoial prosperity, for the pay ments thiniijh the pilnclpnl dealing houses lme for the week been 3.9 per cent, linger thin in Mie same week of 1S'L', and for tlio month 1.1 per cent. Heaj engagement foi outgoing whent, coetlng 4,000.000 bushels this week, affect monetaiy prospects, but still moie the ptoduco maikets for tho Atlantic exiioits me huge already, S6J,01fl bushels, Hour Included, against 2,344,811 for the week of last ear, nnd In four weeks 13 00l,."i7, against D.S1". 0"S last venr. Western ucelptb nie not quite equal to lest ear's for the week but hove lietn :'7.!lC0,27S bushels for four weeks, against 2S,7.16.CI4 last year. Tho maiket advanced Ji cents with No. 2 red actually above ono dollar here, whHe speculation at St. Louis Is pushing pi Ices yet higher. Tho pos albilltv that foielun osports may bo checked is not to bo ovei looked, but tho heavy engagements besides exports for four months past proo that foreign needs ale real and laige. The coin movement was smaller, though expoi ts fell only S00.0CO bushels below lastyeai's and the pi Ice advanced but slightly. Wool maikets vxo become quiet. In stead of 13,000,000 pounds leported sold at Boston In tho last week of Septem ber, 9,200,000, the neM; 5,000,000 the sec ond week of October, and 3,000.000 the third week, sales havo been but 2,710, 000, and at three chief markets C,2J1, 30, making the nggreguto for tho month 30.394,090 pounds, against over CG.000, 000 pounds In September. Pi lees nie said to bo well maintained, though 2 to 3 cents beluw former asking pi Ices, but occasional heay sales indicate concessions for liquidation of specula the lots. The niniket for goods Is not active, ns pi Ices hae been to far ad vanced as to hinder buying, In many cases Intentionally, until tho futuio Is more clear, and tho mills ha'Ne ahead quite as latgo contincts as they Just now desire. Tho buing of Iron and steel pro ducts, though smaller than of late, continue to keep woiks well engaged ahead, nnd Induces others to resume operations, liotli buera and manufac. turerH find It prudent to limit engage ments ahead, and the period of adjust ment will muke the iudustiy safer for some time to come There Is great preasuie for speedy deliveries, but In bars and wire some abatement of de mand, with slightly lower prices for who nails. Tin is u little weaker and copper at 11 cents for lake and com Prosperity Making Kindling Wood of the Chicago Platform. petition of home ptoducers lowers tin plates to $3 10 The coke output Is larger, 149,5r,3 tons weekly, but anthracite coal is weaker, being offeied here at $4 03 against $4 33 named In circular. Falluits for the week hae been 219 In the United Ptate.s against 270 last oar and 23 in Canada against 40 last year. HAS COLORED AND WHITE WIFE. A Negress Claims Tlint Cntlnr Tirst Wedded llci. New Yoik, Oct. 29 James A. Outlar, tli negio blccle lnstiuctor who wa.s sccietly wedded seveial months ago to Jlis. .Minnie C. Provost, a wealthy liiooklyn widow, Is claimed as the husband of a toloted woman, who lives in a negio Hat house nt No. 10 Lexington nvenue, where Cutlar form cily icslded und wheie his lolatlons llr-. Cutlar's bi other denies that ho was ever married to the colored wo man M,i Provost, befiite wedding the negro, had ftequentlv bctn seen In the neighljoihood of the Lexington avenue house. J. F. Gathtnan, a giocer, sajs she hafl often stopped hei cairlage In front of his stoie, nnd sent to Cutlat's houfi lor the negio, and she nnd Cut lar occasionally went out riding to gether. On one occasion Jlrs. Provost bought n bottle of milk, lemnrklng that her husband would pay for It. Within a day oi two Cutlar came in and said ho wanted to pay for the milk his wife bought. "I couldn't change a hundred dollar bill when he was In my Ktore recently and he got misted for a box of cigais" A POLITICAL POINTER- If j ou indorse tho fieo trade and fice silver Chicago platform as the Lacka wanna Democracy does, "fully and without reserve," then woik and voto for Scliadt, Hoin, et. al. If jou bo lltvo hi JIcKlnley.protectlon and pros perity, -turn these ngents of Ilryan down. m Wheat Moves Upward. Chicago, Oot 29 Had there been nny demund for spot whout toiluj. It Is piob. ablo that tho speculative muiket would have i cached $1 nsaln. As It was, Decern, her sold up to 9S'r., but had declined to S'iC. at the close, or Jc. under yesterday's pilce. Shoits coveii'd freely during tho morning, lleports of poor crop projects abroid and llsht lenelpts wcio Influential fn tho eaily llimne-ss. Dr. IIiowd'n Cnsc. Chicago. Oct. 29. Tho action of the bay confidence, suspending Kcv. C. O. Drown for unnilnlHtcii.il conduct, was today sus tained by tho mutual council of tho Con gregational church which has been ie v lowing the cafe. Tho council acquits Dr. Drown of tne chaigo of adultery, but approves tho action of the bay confer ence. iMc-Kinlcy nt Washington. WashhiRton, O t. 29 Piosldent anJ Mrs. MeKlnlej left WuHhlngtnn at i 40 to. day for Cincinnati, for tho uhlo trip wnich has 'been plunned for several dais, ycc ictary Porter accompanied the president. After stooping In Canton and Pittsburg, tho part will return to Washington noxt 'fhursdav. Peru' (nbiiu't Itesigiih, Lima. Peru, Oct. 29 -It is statod that the cabinet has reigned because of the effort imido In the chninbe'r ofdeputlus to pa a vote of ceunuu. President Plerola has refused to accept tho resignations. Killed Hy HlTson. Doston, Oct. 29. Antonio (labelle, an Italian, wax shot and killed by his son at thoir home In the west end today da. belle was 37 years old and his son is IS, INSANITY NO EXCUSE. Jlurdcrci JUnliunk Will Gut tho Pull Penalty of this Law. Ne-watk. N. J, Oct. 29 Andras llall n.i K, who shot ami killed Mrs. KmcU, lii-causei she refilled to longer continue to bo his mistress, ni. convlctevl this af t rnoon of murder in the first degree. Hl defense was Insanity Jus tico Depue in his charge snid that the law did not recognize' many classes of Insanity It did not nuko emotional in sanity im eciiHo for cilrne The Jury, he said, must remember that if the prisoner had an Irrefutable lmpule to 1:111 tho woman the law did not lecog nlzi this as lnsanltj. The Juiy remained out loss than ivvo hums OLDEST ARMY NURSE DIES. .Miss Ilcbcccn W swell lApires Prom Heart Disease.'. Plymouth. Ma , Oct ? Mi Iteuecca law ell, who, it Is thought, was the- omen aim nurse in tho cotinlij, dlesl at her home hole this morning of hcut ellsense. Miss Wl'We-ll was horn In Prov Ineetovv n in H9o, and lemembered the Constitution and Guonlere fight off that place She was commissioned as nu army muse in Ifij.', nnd was stationed at Gooigetown, Washington, tho Shenandoah allej nnd Portress Monroe. She gave exhibitions of spinning and weaving by hand at the sol dlers' bonoflt fall at Washington during the wat Sha Is widely known In Grand A nil) clichs. Lnvigua Takes the Tight. San Francisco, Oet. 29 Ou no similar occasion has such crowds assembled in Mechanics' pavilion us that which poured into tho big building tonight to witness the LavlgncWalcott fllit. Until tha end of the twelfth the light was eeiually one sided, nnd tho Walcott's seconds thievv up the sponge and the tight was given to Lavlgue. I'ocel Denier Aircstcd. New Yoik. Oct 29 John L Williams, the feed dealer, who was arrested last Mondny charged with murdeilng his wile, wns disc hai gecl loda) The autopsy showed that tho womin had died from carbolic acid poisoning, and theio vvus ever) rauso to belle vo that she had taken the poison voluntailly. Mcninslilp Arrivals. New York, Oct 29-Anived: St. Louis. Southampton. Augusta Vlctoiia, Ileum, buig. Cleat e-d: La Champagne, Havre, Lucanla, Liverpool; Vcondun, Itotterdam. Southampton Sailed: Fiicr.it DIsniarck, Now York. Genoa Arrived: Urns, New York T1IJK NEWS THIS M0KX1NU. Weather Indications Today: I'alr, Cooler; Norllierlj Winds, 1 General Death of Henry Geoige and Its Kffect on the New i'orU Mayoi alty Content. Von Stoich Mine Aflle-. 2 State Improvements on the Delawaio liif pelted. 3 Local Sunday School Lesson for To- mot tow. Coll Weather Affects tho Itaces. 1 r.dltoilal. t'cniiiieiit of the Pros. 5 Local Social and Puuonal. ltcllslous News of the Week, haucy Ucn' Comments. C Loral Prom-ammo of the Stated Dls tilct Attorneys' Convention Mu)ot Will Slan the He-wer Itesolu. tlons 7 Local Knthuilartlc Itepublleait Meet- lug on the South fcilJe 8 Local Wewit Sldu ai Suburban, It Lackawanna County Nowf. 10-11 Sketohes of tho Kc-publloun County Candldaf 12 Neighboring' County IUppcdJiils. Financial tend Commercial. v FIRE IN VON ST0RCH MINE Safely of Men Working on the Night Shift Threatened. ALMOST ASPHYXIATED Firemen Overcome While Fighting Fire in the Slope. I'iro W ns Discovered About 1 O'clock Thin .Horning by a l'nmp Itunncr Who .Undc nil llllort to Got Up tho Slope Where tho Tire Stnrtcd--IIo Wns Unsuccessful and Started Bnclt Through the Mino nnd Gave tho Alarm Graro Danger from tho Smoke liicli Is Drawn Through tlio Workings by the I'nin--At 2. 30 n. in. I'iro Wns 1'ourlng Out ol tlio .Mouth of the Slope. At 1 20 o'clock this morntng ftro btoko out In the ltlver slope of the Von Stoich mine In Piovldence, owned by the Delay. ate & Hudson Canal Co, A number of men were In the mine at the time. At 3 30 thtr file was raging fiercely in the slope, and piomlses to be, very destructlv c An Immense thtong of Von Storch miners and men employed in other mines In that vicinity were summoned by nn alarm from the breaker whistle t-eveial times lepeated, and finally tho city fliemen wero called by an alarm from the box on Ptovldenco square. The flames were burning lleicely In the slope when The Tribune went to piess. The head of the Hlver slope is on the w enter n side of the liver and Is con nected by a nestle with the breaker on the opposite bank. The opening is about 300 feet fiom Notth Main avenue and nearly opposite the Von Stntch homestead. The slope pioper 1b l.BOt) feet long and run.s down to the fout-teen-foot -vein. Tlu fire Is nt a point 300 feet fiom the mufnee. thi: Finn Discovnru'D. At the foot of the slopo Pump Kunner Hdwnid Hlmpklns was In charge of tho pump ing engine last night. Soon after 1 o'clock he deteetel smoke coming down the slope. He walked up It for a shoit distance to investigate but found the smoke .so dense that he beat a hasty lctn-at. Meanwhile the whistles had sum moned to the seene many of tho men who had been em th night shift but had quit woik. Several of them vol unteered to go down the air shaft and help make sure that none of their fel lows wort? left Inside. Chief HIckey, of the 111 c depaitment, and n party of fltemen had a thrilling experience and nanowly escaped suf focation. As it was, Common Coun cilman P. F. Gordon, who b foreman of Hxcolsior Hose company, was brought out of the slope unconscious. There were nine In the party. They enttied the slope with a lino of hose and foi cud the smoke before them by the use of a spray nozzle of great ca pacity. For 273 feet the men descended. Suddenly the air current chnnged, thei smoke was forced toward the mouth of the slope, and the powerful hpray was usele..s in chocking tho smoke, which enveloped the fliemen. Theie was nothing to do but drop tho hose and l tin for their llvesi up tho slope. They buist Into the ftesh air In a state of collapse. Councilman Gordon was missing. He hael given a. cry of despair when wltlUn lifteen feet of the opening and sank exhausted. The cry was heard and several volun teered to lescue him. He was found lying unconscious and It took som time to revive him. The other members of the paity wero David Biitley, Geoigo Archibald, P. .7. Ljnett. Will Hldildge, Jntucs H. Itellly, Henry Williams and Hvun SImms. At 2 43 o'clock the light shed by the flames could be seen fiom the opening of the slope. A few moments later tho llanies buist up Into the open air. Tho flames, In the foi in of an Immense pillat, shot out thtougli the opening with nn angiy lonr nnd set file to the nestle. A sulllelerit city llte-flghtlng foi co was piesont. however, to save the main pait of that structtiie. Chutles Zelsler. the mine superin tendent, dlieoted the operations, H attilhuted the change In the air cui icnt which so ueaily cost the fliemen their lives, to a enve-In on tho slope between the Diamond und tho roui-teen-foot Veins, due te the burning eif the tltubeis wheie the loot wns weak Theie were tw out) -eight men, be sides Pump Hunner Slmpklns, in the mint' before tho llio slatted. Ten of them walked out through the slope ut 12.30 o'clock and saw nn signs of a III e. T'n'o Poloudeis were hoisted up through the ulr shaft near tho Dola ware. Lackawanna and Western tracks. 3 4li a. m. John Farrell, Tom Fadden, miners, throei pump runners and driver boy ure still In thu mine nnd the offi cials when asked if tliere U a posslbtl- ity that they are In danger make, tho ominous answer Wd onut. telL" Tile others liitvo-tecn lakem.crdtjs" , i "
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