The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-27
Ftad1ng the Rodies.

Braid wood, Ill, % -EaFy Saturday
morning the pitt boss of the Diamond
mine descended to the bottom, and after
exploring for short dis lance in different
directions iBdinG several places where
the mine had eAved in from the effect Of
the soaking by water, and discovering
black damp plentiful, he went into the
south working, which he found in better
condition than the others. About Eve
steps from the starting point he dis
covered the body of one of the drowned
miners, water soaked and bloated beyond
recognition, and a lite further on was
another in the same condition. Without
proceeding any further he returned to
the surface. After consultation it was
decided 10 keep the matter quiet for fear
| Of large crowds assembling before the
regular search party entered the mine.
There are marks Of the destroying
angel visible in the little town Of Dia-
moId, where tonight, at midnight, we're
| brought TO the surface nine miners who
lost their lives by the sad catastrophe
Of February 18th. Late last night it was
announced that the bodies which mad
been found by the exploring party would
be brought to the surface and placed 10
the m0rgue. By 10 o'clock the available
ground in the vicinity of the hoisting
shaft was completely packed with people
excitedly discussing the probability OF
| identification when the men should ap-
pear above the mouth Of the shaft.
| When it was found there was great ex.
element among the lockers on, it was
determined to be expeditions to bring up
the bodies as was first proposed, and the
fact was announced to the crowd that no
bodies would be taken out till tomorrow
morning on account of inside work that
had to be done. Curing the day, how
ever, private search was instituted, and
thorough examination of various passage,
| was made In the south workings OF the
mine. The party came across q trap
door partly imEeded in the caved roof
burst it in, and opened the door. The
party made lie entrance in spite Of the
black da p that almost che ked them
and discovered not far ahead two bodies
both lying on their faces. Proceeding
further tive more, and still further, ~ .
more.upon two of them piles of sospston5
which ead dropped from the roof With.
out re moving the bodies the party re
treated before the black damp which
was coming upon them faster and faster
to the main shaft, where they we're raised
to the surface. At o'clock this evening
8 party secretly prepared for the journey
Proceeding TO where g bodies lay they
placed them upon canvass stretcher!
and bore than to the mouth Of the maiI
shaft where they remained till midnight
when they were encased in wooden boxes
and hoistad TO the surface When tht
first body was brought up willing hand,
seized the box and bore it to the morgut
where it was placed upon the floor auC
the crowd allowed to pass around snC
view the dead. II was The body Of Paddy
Wall. The face was in horrible condi
ton. The flesh was red end white, anC
the scalp badly bruised Other bodie
were then rsised and two Of them wer
; identified as VIM. johnson and Jchl
Huber. Developments are expected to
morrow. Two shifts will be at work 81
day working their way through the i'm
mense piles of soapstone which hav
fallen from tina roof and blocked tn
way. The searches that have been mad
have fortunately been attended by NJ
serious disaster, though it is said they ar
In great danger.