Evening Star
- Three bodies found in mine disaster; 43 still trapped
- Defeated Canadian cabinet resigns
- Florida’s fears of disease end
Rescuers recovered three bodies from a collapsed mine cage and redirected their efforts toward men trapped on another level. In Ottawa, Meighen’s resignation was accepted and King was summoned after the Liberal electoral lead; Meighen also announced plans to leave his party’s leadership. The Florida selection describes reopening shops, preventive injections and food inspection as signs of recovery. Its assurance about typhoid is the contemporary report’s assessment, while the mining passage leaves the trapped men’s fate unresolved.
Translation
Three bodies found in mine disaster; 43 still trapped
The bodies of three men, occupants of a cage in the Pabst mine of the Oliver Iron Mining Co., when it hurtled to the bottom of a shaft Friday beneath tons of rock, were recovered today. Searchers then turned to the extrication of 43 men imprisoned on the eighth level.
Defeated Canadian cabinet resigns
Premier Arthur Meighen’s Conservative government, defeated in the recent parliamentary elections, presented its resignation to Gov. Gen. Baron Byng this morning. The resignation was accepted.
W. L. Mackenzie King, former premier and leader of the Liberals, which party won the greatest number of seats in the election, was summoned to Government House following the resignation.
Mr. Meighen, after resigning, announced that he did not intend to stand for a seat in Parliament, and that he would retire from the leadership of his party at the Conservative conference October 11.
Florida’s fears of disease end
Miami, Fla., September 25.—Rehabilitation took renewed impetus through Florida’s hurricane-stricken area today, a week after the devastating storm, with fears of famine, pestilence and riots allayed.
An optimistic spirit prevailed. Stores and business houses have opened to dispose of depleted stocks and partially ruined merchandise.
Threat of typhoid has passed with improvement in sanitation and a better water supply in most of the stricken cities. Throughout yesterday steady streams of persons were inoculated with antityphoid serums and public health officers are making a thorough inspection of all food.
Context
A shaft accident traps men beyond the impact
The report describes both a falling cage and men cut off on the eighth level. These are connected problems: a mine’s vertical access serves people working in horizontal levels below ground. Recovering the cage’s occupants did not complete the rescue while other workers remained isolated underground.
The end of the King–Byng confrontation
The September transition followed Byng’s refusal to dissolve Parliament for King in June and the brief Meighen administration that followed. An election then returned the Liberals as the largest party. The resignation and summons to Government House turn that result into a constitutional transfer of office.
Reopening shops as a sign of recovery
A week after the Miami hurricane, the article turns from destruction to sanitation, food inspection and commerce. Stores reopening with damaged or reduced stocks show how incomplete the recovery still was. Buying and selling again could nevertheless signal a return of everyday routines after the emergency.
Original
FIND THREE BODIES IN MINE DISASTER; 43 STILL TRAPPED
The bodies of three men. occupants of
a cage in the Pabst mine of the Oliver
Iron Mining Co., when if hurtled to
the bottom of a shaft Friday beneath
tons of rock, were recovered today.
Searchers then turned to the extrica
tion of 43 men imprisoned on the
eighth level.
CANADIAN CABINET, DEFEATED, GOES OUT
►—Premier Arthur Meighen’s Con
servative government, defeated in the
recent parliamentary elections, pre
sented its resignation to Gov.. Gen.
Baron Byng this morning. The resig
nation was accepted.
W. L. Mackenzie King, former pre
mier and leader of the Liberals, Which
party won the greatest number of
seats in the election, was summoned
to Government House following the
resignation.
Mr. Meighen. after resigning, an
nounced that he did not intend to
stand for a seat in Parliament, and
that he would retire from the leader
ship of his party at the Conserva
tive conference October 11.
FLORIDA’S FEARS OF DISEASE END
MIAMI, Fla., September 25.—Re
habilitation took renewed impetus
through Florida’s hurricane-stricken
area today, a week after the devastat
ing storm, with fears of famine,
pestilence and riots allaved.
An optimistic spirit prevailed. Stores
and business houses have opened to
dispose of depleted stocks and par
tially ruined merchandise.
Threat of typhoid has passed with
improvement in sanitation and a bet
ter water supply in most of the
striken cities. Throughout yesterday
steady streams of persons were in
oculated with antityphoid serums
and public health officers are making
a thorough inspection of all food.
Source: Holding institution