Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-27
Tne srai.sseood Horror.


tie town of Diamond where last night a
midnight were brought to the surface thu
bodies of nine Of the miners who lost theil
lives by the sad catastrophe of Februar,
IS. From the earliest hour of the morn
ing up to the time of the recovery of the
bodies the roads leading to the scene OF
the awful disaster were blocked with excit
ed people going TO and from the mine.
AT night it was announced that the bodies
which had been found by an exploring par
ty would be brought to the surface and
placed in the morgue at 10 o'clock. The
available grounds in the vicinity of the
hosting shaft were completely packed
with crowd of people, not
citedly mingling with each other discussing
the probability of the Identification of
the bodies when they should appear above
the mouth OF the hosting shaft. The water
was virtually out at midnight Friday,
enough so to permit party of worknen
to carry on the operations of removing
the soap-stone and debris that had fallen
in the passage way, blocking it enough to
prevent the searching party from removing
the bodies from where they lay. When the
it was ascertained that the roof had caved
to slight extent and that before the search
could be extended this matter must come
out. When it was found that there was
great excitement among those who
composed the groups OF lockers on it was
determined that 1t would be injudicious
to bring up the bodies i'll the morning as
was first proposed, and the fact was an
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would be taken out until this Sunday
morning on account of the inside work
that had 20 be done during The day. How
ever, private search was Instituted and
q thorough examination Of the passa ges
was made. While in the south working
of the mine, this party came across the
trap door, which was partly imbedded in
the caved roof. Bursting open this door
the party made an entrance into the pas
sage in spite of the black damp that al
most choked them, and discovered not far
ahead two bodies, both lying on their
faces. Proceeding further two more bodies
were found, and still further, two more.
Upon two of these were huge piles of soap
stone which had dropped from the roof.
Without removing or in any way touching
the bodies, the party retreated before the
black damp which was coming upon them
faster and faster, TO the main shaft, where
they were hoisted TO the surface. When
it was learned that six bodies were found
the Diamond mine officials made active
preparations to get the searching party
into shape that just as soon as darkness
came they could so down and speedily re-
move the bodies already located. At
o'clock IN the evening this party secretly
prepared for the journey to the depths be-
low, and without attracting attention any
more than was absolutely necessary, they
were lowered, and after a descent of min
ute or Sc stood upon cage plates at the bot
tom in nine inches Of water. Procee ling
to where the bodies lay, they we're placed
upon canvas stretohers and borne to tie
mouth Of the main shaft, where they re-
manned until midnight, when they were to
be cased in wooden boxes and hoisted to
the surface. At midnight two great soft
coal torches we're lighted, and the party
below instructed to send up the first BODY.
A slight putting Of tie engine, gentle
glide of the cage up from the gloom of
the shaft, and q body was at the
surface ready for removal. Willing
hands seized the box and ii was borne
to the morgue, where it was placed
on the ground and the crowd allowed to
pass around and view the dead, in hopes
that some one would be able to identify
the corpse. Nearly half the crowd had
passed by when a small boy. On looking in
to the box, recognized the features, and
CRIED out, ''It is my fatherw The childish
Identification proved correct, and it was
the body of Paddy Wall. The face was in
horrible condition, the flesh being red
and white, and the scalp badly bruised
Other bodies were then raised, and two of
them were identified as VIM. Johnson and
John Huber. Developments are expected
tomorrow. Two shaft crews will be at
work ali day working their way through
the immense piles Of soap stone that have
fallen from the roof ana blocked the way.
The searches that have been made fortU-
naSeiy have been attended by no serious
disaster. though it IS said the searchers are
in great danger.
BRAIDwooD, H., AEarch 26.--Great crowds
of miners. women and children remained
throughout the night and S-egter portion
OF tho day to witness The removal of the
drowned miners from the fated Diamond
mine, and some Of the scenes were very
distressing. From midnight up TO noon
IWenLy-S!X DOQ.S5 were LakSl from Nn0
shaft, and OF these the following could be
recognized:
Patrick Wall. Joseph Smith, Joseph Car
roll, Frank kioss, Michael Bannon, John
Johnson, Mathew Redmond, John Cut
Tough, Arson Drenbfo5ky, August Palensis,
Frank Marry, Daniel Mcbride, John Braka-
nan, Herman Umber,J Ohm Boyd j ohm Atkins.
Seven remained unidentified. The bodies
generally were II q very advanced 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 o'clock eighteen bodies in collins
were transferred to two fat cars, and the
train moved out. As it was passing the
edge OF the village of Diamond, Ms Red
mond signaled the train, and was allowed
to take the coffin in which her boy wa;
placed, she declaring that she would give
it proper burial at Braiawood. Many
sad scenes occurred. Women and children
crying about the train dem2 nded that thu
cofiUs be taken from the cars and the lids
removed, which in many cases was done
The remains were then placed in hearse
and afterward given burial, with Sigh
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