Evening journal., 1891-01-29
WEEPING WIDOWS.
One Hundred and Fifty-One Now
Reported Dead.
IN MOURNING AT MAMMOTH
Heartrending Incidents About the
Tempo rary MOrgue.

Thus Far Upward Of 10 Bodies Have
Been Recovered, an d as 100 Men Were
in the Mine, Mine Of Whom Only lived
to Tell the Story, Forty-one More
Bodies Must Still Rem ain Where the
Fatal Blast Battered Omt the Breath
Of Life-The Bodies Already Rescued
Were SO Horribly Mutiiated That only
seVenty-cight Have Been Identified.
The Pennsylvania Legislature win In
yestigate the Disaster.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Ian. 2a.-The
Mammoth mine horror has proved all that
its name literally construed implies. The
loss Of life now bids fair to exceed $50.
Upward Of 10 bodies have already been re
covered, and from the testimony Of those
in authority at the mine at least II more
Of the unfortunates persisted whose re-
mains still repose in the fire ravaged gal
leries
Ii. G. Frick, owner Of Mammoth mine
No. 1, the scene Of the explosion, says be
has private information to the effect that
in all there were leo men working in the
mine at the time Of the accident that nine
ESCAPED with their lives, some of them
badly injured the rest. or l5I men. were
either killed outright or suifocated by the
terrible after damp.
Was IT a Pocket of Gas?
The Mammoth mine was examined by
Inspector Jenkins Of the second district
on Jan. 10, 1891. His report says: General
condition Of mine good with 5.5CS cubic
feet Of air at inlet This report is still al
the Office Of the company. Ii is considered
entirely satisfactory General Superinten-
dent Lynch. who spent all day and night IN
the mine where the horror occurred. saws
there is absolutely no way to account for
the accident. Capt. SchounmaSer OF the
United Coke company. who has been with
superintendent Lynch an day and night.
says the accident cannot be accounted for.
bur believes a pocket Of natural gas was
penetrated by one Of the miners
The mine has been working for five wears.
and there has never been even Il suspicion
~ gas there Fire Boss William Sneath.
whose body was 50 horribly mangled. had
early n the morning filed his report that
the mile N as in safe condition
An Unaceountable Calamity.
Interviews were had with the former
owners q the Mammoth mine and others
whose business interest and duties require
them 70 keep posted on the condition Of
every mine in the Conueilsyill coke reasion.
Their statements agree in that there Is al,-
sClHJeiy NO way to account forthe accident.
at no ti1e ms there been 4 suspicion Of
gas iE Mammoth mine, and al this plant
as Well as all others owned by the Frick
company, no expense aas betu spared to
i.aEe their mines aS safe as experience and
science can make them
The Names of the Dead.
OF The li0 bodies already recovered
scvcnty-eight have been identified is fol
lows:
TEDDY Boyle John Eaton Garret Hillson.
John Van Doran, - pummult0n Peter Swipe.
er, Thomas Brown. John johnson. August IurR.
Jacob Mayer, James Riley Martin Brennan
--- klthewelL John Doyle, Mdrtin Call. Lewis
Lcmoi, William hurchan James Murphy. Cur
trude Hlson. James Harmek, James SWEETS.
Da2a Wal0n. Daniel Gordon. George Brinvard
Stephen Ptassk, Matheas Phillip. Jonas Berry.
John H. Uhryn. Josef Dornick, Josef Dast
Andrltz Strygka, Mike Matasyovals. Jan Witab,
Jone DriGdtrick, Walenstcf Howan Marc Adam
Walent Kora, Joseph Dalai Mike Gusly. Mike
Hacinsky- Shefan brulau, James Depso. An
dressa Susonosky. Michael Scywinsky. Anton
Gtaway, Jan ToInax, Valentine Kozig Muthia
Treburey Mike Kukorlk, Zuru E2ela John
kuntz, steve Swsrta. " Swartz, Steve Peats-
ko. Steve Ballock. Steve Jennechtchucx Mike
Slatsco, Andy stauneck, Warren Leptic. steve
Sheboy. Frank Corne Nalcn Koster John
Olena, Housky Sotkal John Shovokra. john
kugel John Bener, Fritz Auter Mike Gerta
Andy Swerty. Peter Swinge, John Wunoar
Mike John. John Simon, Josef Smith, Ludwick
Gneskey, John Berry, Miles Newell
CHASTITY Array of Bodies.
This greatest Of all Pennsylvania mine
horrors has cast gloom over the entire
coke region and the little village Of Nam
moth is crowded with the sympathetic
sympathizing people from the surrounding
country. All night and all day the work
men made their appearance with appalling
regularity at the shaft south. bearing be-
tween them the mutilated remains IF one
on more OF the victims A building about
400 yards distance was used as a nornue.
Here the dead were washed and dressed
and card bearing a number tied to the
clothing They We're then laid in rows on
porch to await Identification. Som the
porch and the floors Of an adjoining house
We're occupied and the floor of a barn was
cleared for the reception of the victims vet
to be brought from the mine. The WORK
Of cleaning the bodies and preparing them
for Identification was a horrible task On
one board lay the body of boy scarcely ii
years old, while alongside lay full grown
man, both horribly burned about the body.
head and face. Some had the top of their
heads blown of, and the faces of others
were so disiigured that it was impossible
to tell who they were One man was
identified by having portion OF his foot
shot oil while serving in the Confederate
army. a man apparently Is years old had
hole from the top OF his bead clear
through his body to the shin
Heartrending scenes.
Some had all the bones ON one side OF
their bodies broken when ehey evidently
had been hurled by the force of the explo-
sion against the side of the mine. One had
his leg drawn up, and it was impossible to
straighten it, and, in fact, the bodies We're
found in all positions and conditions.
Those who were taken from the mine first
were close to the cage ON what is termed
the level, and were all smothered. while
those taken out later and from what is
termed 'the Dip" were horribly burned
and manned. Now and then friend would
come forward and identify body, when il
would be quickly encased in coffin and
properly marked. A young Hungarian
woman came and gazed into the face OF
each body as it lay on the porch. She fin