The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06
ALL FOUND
And Brought mp From the Bot
tom Of the Shaft.
SAD SCENES AT NEwBURG.

The last two bodies were taken
from the mine at Newburg Wednes-
day afternoon, making thirty nine in
all.
Albert McWilliams was taken
from the mine and identified about
/ o'clock, PM He was lying in a
ditch. covered over with dirt and
slate, and lying within three feet of
the path along which relief parties
have been travelling for two days.
AT 4:3o Albert Miller, the last man,
was found. He was driver and
was lying at the mouth of the
shaft by the side of his mule, with
whip in hand. Up to the time he
was found, every man that has en-
tered the mine since the time of the
explosion, had passed over him, bur
led under several feet of slate and
water
As the cage bearing the last corpse
made its appearance at the mouth of
the shaft, an expression of happiness
mingled with sorrow was depicted
on every countenance.
DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
One of the men found by a party
in charge of Mr.. Little was sitting
down with pick in hand and drawn
back in position ready to strike.
The head was turned slightly from
his work as though he had been list
ening for something when he instant
ly died. Another man was found
lying on his face that indicated he
had been running when he fell dead.
Mr.. Daniel Endus had charge of
a relief that found twenty one bodies.
He formerly worked in the mine, but
about two months ago he left the
mine and went to farming near New
burg.
SORROW AT FAIRMoNT.
A dispatch from Fairmont to the
Intelligencer, dated Jan. 26, describes
the burial scene at that place as fol-
lows:
The people of this place have seen
to-day what never took place before
in this communicates funerals at
one time. As stated in your issue
of to-day the remains of six of the
unfortunate victims of the mine dis
aster at Newburg, were brought to
this place for burial.
Although all but one of the family
connections of Birtley's and Guys
were natives of England, they had
lived in this community for some
years, and had won the respect and
good will of all, so when these wom-
en- realized that their husbands were
gone, they turned to their former
neighbors here as their nearest
friends.
The remains were met at the de
pot last night by large and sym
pathizing company, and from thence
transferred to the Methodist Protes-
tant Church, where they lay, guard
ed with tender care, until this morn
ing.
At 10 o'clock to-day funeral ser
vices were held at the rink, conduct
ed by Rev. George McCollom, pastor
of the M. p. Church, assisted by the
other ministers of Fairmont and Pal
atine. 1t is estimated that at least
twelve hundred persons were in at
tendance, all deeply moved by such
solemn services. After these ser
vices the remains were taken to
Woodlawn Cemetery, near town, be-
ing bourne thither by forty eight
pail bearers, carrying by reliefs.
Our people were moved as they
never were before by the sad specta-
Gle of six coffins being bourne thro'
our streets in one procession.
A corrected list of the deceased
with family connection and approx
mate age is here given:
Richard Birtley, aged about So,
leaves a wife and three small chill.
| dren; Nicholas Birtley, son of the
above, aged IA; John Byers, aged "a
step son-in-law of Richard Birtley
leaves a wife; Joseph Guy, aged %
leaves a wife; Henry Guy, aged 2s
leaves a wife and child in England
Thos. Guy, aged about 10, unmar-
ried. The three Guys we're the stef
sons of Richard Birtley. "