Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-30
THE COAL MINE HORROR.
LATEST DETAILS FROM CRESTED
BUTTE, COL.
Fifty.Seven Bodies ReeOvered--Name
OF Deceased-A CoroBer's Inquest Be.
INK Held-The Miners Themselves to
Blame for Violating the Rules.

blame Tor violating the kuleS.
DENVER, January q.
Since the arrival of the State Mine
Inspector, no one has been allowed
to enter the mine except those en-
ployed in searching for the bodies.
Little Tommy Lyle's lifeless body was
one of the FIRST found. He was EN-
ployed as trapper, or door-tender.
He had his whistle in his hand and
was evidently just raising it to his
lips when the explosion occurred. His
step-father, Henry Stewart, is also
among the dead. His mother, Mrs.
Stewart, is left childless and widow,
and is almost crazed with grief. An
other sad case is that of Mrs. Meath,
widow who loses her two boys. A
majority of the men were unmarried.
Probably not more than 20 are mar
ried. Henry Stewart leaves a wife;
Henry Welsh, wife and one child;
Barny Heffron, wife; David Thomas,
wife; Dan. Mcdonald, a wife and
three children; John Rutherford, a
wife and child born only few days
ago. Rutherford's half-hfother, Rog-
ers, is among the killed.
Following are the names Of So Of
the unfortunates, the other two are
unobtainable:
Henry Anderson, John Williams,
Thomas Rogers, NJ. T. Stewart, John
Martin, James O'Neil, Jacob Laux,
John a nderson, James Walsh, Peter
Baker, VIM. Davidson, David Thomas,
Richard James, P. McManus, w. T..
King, John Creelman, John Halar,
Thomas Williams, John Thun, Pat
rick Barrett, John McGregor, John
Meyers, F. w. Smith, G. B. Nichol-
son, VIM. Maroney, Nick Probst,
Thomas Latfey, John Prince, Jas.
Driscoll, James Caugain, Henry
Stewart, B. Hebron, l.. P. Hebron,
W. l.. Jones, John Donnelly, Carl
Rodemauld, Charles Sterling, Thomas
Robert, Jim McCourt, Fred. Reclt,
Iber King, Joseph Weisenberg, H..
Donegan, Jas. krause. James F. Stew
art, Jr., VIM. Meath, Morgan Meath,
Thomas Clancy, John Rutherford, w.
McCowett, a. NJ. Godfrey, Dan. Nc
Donald, VIM. Aubrey, Ben. Jeffries
and Thomas Stewart.
Many of these are married men,
and leave families, many living here.
DENVER, January 2S.
Since early morning Inspector Nc
Neall, and assistant, continued search
for the two missing bodies buried UNI
der the debris, somewhere in the black
depths Of Crested Butte's mine, but
without success. The mine is now
rapidly filling with fatal gas, and
searchers are obliged to proceed with
extreme caution; even then at the
imminent peril of their own lives.
The Coroner's inquest was resumed
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The evi.
dence of three witnesses was heard.
All agreed had the rules of the mine
been properly observed by the miners,
the terrible accident never would have
occurred. All spoke in the highest
terms of tie management, their ex-
IRENE caution and care for the safety
of the miners. The inquest will be
resumed this evening.
The huge morgue is nearly com.
pl'ted, and the bodies are being taken
three at time in sleighs from the
blacksmith shop, and placed in rows
on the floor of the morgue. The fol-
lowing have been claimed by relatives,
to whom they will be shipped to-mor.
row at the expense Of the company:
Richard James, Walsenburg, Cal;
James Drisccli, Plymouth, Pa. IL. p.
Heffron, Schuylkill county, Pa; j.
Creelman, Pittsury; Thomas Clan
cey, Scranton, Pa: G. B. Nicholson,
Rapid City, H.; William Maroney,
Schnylkill county, Pa; David and
John Thomas, Canon City, COL; VIM.
Aubrey, Akron, Ohio; b. Jeffries,
Youngstown, Ohio; Miles Roach,
Schuylkill county, Pa; Henry and
Thomas Stewart, father and son, IT.
win, Cal; Patrick Barrett, Plymouth,
Pa.
Sixteen bodies are claimed by rela.
tives at Crested Buttes, and the r..
naming % lema:n unclaimed. The
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