AWAITING THEIR DOOM.
THE CHERRY MINE FIRE. SOME TRAGIC INCIDENTS. t RESCUING PARTY INCINERATED. ALL HOPE OF RESCUE ABANDONED. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received November 1(1, 9.10 p.m. New York, November to. Oui of 14 members oi « seaivii party at Hit Cherry mine, all but one perished, owing 'o Cawley, the engineer, implicitly obeying orders only to hoist the cage m response to regulation code signals. The signal bell rang wildly, and his comrades (implored Cawley to raise !th|o cage. Meanwhile the flames overtook the party, who were incinerated. The survivor states that when Hearing the shaft they .passed 05 sitting in a row along the gallery resignedly awaiting their death. They tried to arouse tliem to attempt to escape, but they would,not stir. A fresh outbreak of fire" increased the I violence yesterday, the shaft being again' sealed. Hopes of rescue arc now abandoned. The disaster has orphaned a thousand children.
SIGNALS FROM ENTOMBED MEN
New York, November hi. Watchcns at the |pitj .mouth at Cherry heard muffled reports. They believed that the entombed men were firing signals. It is impossible to reopen the mine before Tuesday.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 241, 17 November 1909, Page 3
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187AWAITING THEIR DOOM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 241, 17 November 1909, Page 3
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