Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-27
BRAIDW00D'S CALAMITY.
Sad Scenes in the City.
Looking for the Bodies.
Special Dispatch to THR BRE.

Special Dispatch to THK BRE.
CHICAGO, March 26.-The Trib-
une's Brsidwood special says party
of twenty, with the necessary appur-
tanaucss, have entered the Diamond
mine for the purpose of making
search, as far as possible, for the
bodies of the drowned miners. The
intended search will be kept &c
cret and conducted at night In
order to avoid the crowd.
A large number Of people were at
the mine all day. The bodies, if
found, are not to be brought up until
midnight, and then at once will be
put on board the train for Braidwood,
where an inquest will be held.
THE FUNERAL.
BRAIDwooD, Ill March 26.-Great
crowds of miners, women aud child.
rem remained throughout the night
and the greater portion Of the day to
witness the removal of the bodies of
the drowned miners from the fated
Diamond mine, and some of the scenes
were very distressing, From midnight
up to noon twenty.six bodies were
taken from the shaft, and of these the
following could be recognized: Pat.
rick Wall, Joseph Smith, Joseph Oar.
roll, Frank Kloss, Michael Bannon,
John johnson, Matthew Redmond,
John Cullough, Anson Dlmbrosky,
August Palensio. Frank Marry. Daniel
Mcbride, John Brakeman, Herman
Umber, John Boyd and John Atkins.
Seven remained unidentified. The
bodles..generally were In very advanc.
ed state of decomposition. At O'Clock
this morning the funeral train left the
city for the Diamond mine to remove
the bodies to the cemetery, By 9
o'clock eighteen bodies in cofiins were
transferred to two fat cars and the
train moved out. Aa 1t was passing
the edge of the village of Diamond,
Mrs. Redmond signaled the train and
was allowed to take the coffin in which
her boy was placed, she declasing that
she would give him q proper burial.
At Braidwood during the ceremony
sad scenes occurred. Women and
children, crying about tho train, dc.
manded that the cotfins be taken from
the cars and the lids removed, which
In many cases was done. The remains
were then placed In hearses and after.
warps given burial with slight cere.
mony.
The business houses on the main
street of Braidwood were appropriate
| ly drsped In mourning. The scenes
In tho moreue were most melancholy
A man came In, hastily scanning ths
faces of the dead. At last he stoppee
beside one, claiming twas hia bro.her
At the same moment woman, WHIT
had been looking for the body of /,
lost one, claimed the same corpse wa
that of her husband. A dispute arose
The woman said she could tell Is sh,
was right when the boots were re-
moved, as her husband upon the fata
morning, finding one of his socks wet
had taken one of his wife'a. TIL,
boots removed and disclosed one man
sock and one womsn's stocking. B,
such meals only are the bodies iden
tilted.
A funeral train consisting Of tw'
coaches and two fat cars, draped il
mourning stood on the back tract
near the mine ready for Its next Loaf
of victims during the day. About
foot of water still remains. Although
the pumps are steadily at work tn
water seems not to lower much
Immense piles of soap stone whic'
have fallen from the roof, stop up tn
passages In some places, making |
necessary to crawl on hands au
knees to get through. Along tn
,, route are relics of the dead.