The sun., 1891-01-29
MAMMOTH'S DEATH ROLL.
THE BODIES OF 10, MINERS RECoT-
Erred AND 10 IDENTIFIED.


Most sf Thea Have BeeH barfes u aeon
nos Plot at seostAaie-1t 10 Thossss
that TIVE Or Three Bodies Mag Lie %.
der the Debris Miae Boss ssssss's
Last Isspectior ssa Csrtiaesse.
YouNavoop, Pa, Jan. 2s.-The bodies OF lo7
victims Of the explosion In Mammoth Mine No.
haye hesn recovered and ssventy-nine have
bean identiflsd aud buried. The work OF the
resousrs was continued until noon TO-DAY. |
Then Superintendent. Keighly came out OF the
mine and said:
We can ind no more bodies. Think We |
have thom all. with perhaps the excsptlon OF |
one or two who may be buried under the pies
Of debre 1t will taks several days to clear this
sway"
General Manager Lynch thereupon BEGAN
tho prepar ations for the largest funeral which
sysr occurred In this section. The seventy
nine victims belonged to tho Catholic church.
and Father Lambing OF Scottdss and Father
Symigiel the Hungarian priest. arranged the
details OF the funeral. Father LsmbinR ts!s-
phoned TO Bcottdnls and ordered graves pre-
pared for eighty bodies. This necessitstsd
digging trench fset deep. TX feet vide. and
$50 feet long.
II has been learned that hundreds OF aaiety
the company. but they were never used, as
they were regarded as unnecessary. In their
stssd the mon wore the familiar little open
flame lamps on their hats Fire Boss Bneath
had worked in mines In Great Britain and this
country for thirty years. His duty was to enter
every place where mon worked and to mark
upon tho wall OF the room or heading tho sign
OF his approvai-ths figures Of the day OF :hs
month.
Whom tho miners therefore went to work on
Tuesday morning they looked for the indca.
ton OF tho fire boss's visit and II was there
scratched into the black. "27." As his endorse.
mont OF his belief In tho safety OF the mine.
sheath renal cd an hour longer than usual
with tho mon at work. On Monday there were
thirteen miners that work In the heart OF the
nino affected by the explosion. 1t Is not
known exactly how many were there Tuesday.
Tho last examination Of the Mammoth mine
by tho state inspector was made on Jan. 10.
1891. 1t shows that at tho inlet, which 10 the
slopo. mile or moro away from the SHAFT.
there was 5000 cubic feet OF air entering.
The general condition Of tho mine was marked
fair.
Tho report was signed by William Jenkins.
Inspector OF tho Second Bituminous district.
Superintendent Lynch said tho Mammoth
mine was long thought to be tho safest mine
of tho twenty-nine operated by the Frick Com
pany. All tho lights were onen. and the gas
was an unexpected thing. This is copy OF
Snoath's last report:
MAMMOTH. Pa. Jan. 81. 1891.
"Tn rnnmas Lynch. General Superintendent:
This Is to certify that 1. the undersigned.
have this 9th day OF January. 1891. examined
tho working places OF tho Mammoth Nine OF
the Frick Coke Company and nned the same to
be in safe condition for tho miners and other
pereona Am nj Low ed th0r0in.
tSigned) WILLIAM SHEATH. Fire Boss"
On part OF this paper is tho following:
This will certify that l have inspected tho
rore cages aud oil other parts OF tho winding
machinery connected with said mine and find
tho same in good running order.
"THoMAs PATTERSON,
Master Of Machinery.
"GEoBoE PYEffER. Engineer"
An official OF the Frick Company said this
morning: 1T may never DO known how or
why tho explosion occurred The accumula-
tion OF firedamp was probably the cause.
There 10 theory that pocket OF natural gas
was reached. and thos the ops-Att0u Of Ne
ventiatine fans now prevents any accumuls-
ton OF II. The disaster has some remarkable
features. It was as deadly. as sweeping. and
as complete % the sinking OF q ship without
small boats In mid-ooean.
OF tho lO7 bodies recovered, these have been
identified: Teddy DOYLE. John Eaton. Garrett
Hillson. John Van oran,-Tummelton. Thos.
Brown. Pcter swlnger. John johnson. August
sa Sgs ss5 s" 'S$S is s :sP
cn1saaa MSsassya ya:Gn samHS 'WF%Ss WSn
sHI1s Sh,a
tornick. Josef Dast AndrltS sIryEka,, Mike hIik
oxsn Msrsn %1S 4asS sGns Mssn ksls %s
Jos Dsrsj Mike Gusky. .Shsfan Brulan. Ja-.
bepsa. Mike Hncinsky. Andresse spspnosky.
koEerak, Znru Ezela. John KantfS steve steve
sIs,seo. Andy st.apseE. Warren fsptia, steve
sShsss' S:s sia- ssi !oSs shsSsiss jSsa
msS, sSi9Ys:s 9s:sSS S"an aaS TSs
WisI Gnsskss. John Berry. Siies, Neweil.
s:a ssss Svsnf the
Ahes asfS sSe bcds Sos e
one 81 to r.. San nc 10 5
them :sfds and cry: No. no, that is m, nus
rain un LyncI I ams SS
nd ordered hs Sody + the
wss wa. idsntl!isi. 1 His Wife finally came to the
''esS ssSs o. Ss4Iisa SHss bae, not month old in he.
arms,. and, 70 her sttrts olung toddlers who
wore bewt!dered BY the crowd and the stra age
% siss nor ron eonscisiion. But she pushed Tn then n
and ss ess sesp sS Eli h' 70 ss
moth station. r,,. nearly mil mile away sGOI SiS,,
little rrxysrbook and a rosary. Thon bend
Ing over ihs cciiln unit! M her t, face almos
wiered Slavic melody, broken now and ther
byft, oi passionate sobbinG
w. Mre CEewski was not tho only ono wht
placed emb!ems Of reiiGious belief In coffin
Not an identified Hungarian was buried to-da,
without these tokens
When tho rodies had all hcen prepared fol
burial Coroner j. j. Wakefield ~ Jeanette I'm
rnnclIed u Jury. Tho bodies were viewed. anc
after brief consultation with the Jury til.
Co'ener adjourned tho inquest until 10 oclocl
on Fob. ).
HAR,;rsDr En. Jan. 2s.-A concurrent resou
ton was adopted to-day by both branches
of tho Legislature authorizing tho ap
EooiIn.msn' ,S .! eSmm'!tsss o; thres .I. mem
vsmed in mining to "I proossd at % one
10 the scene Of tho mine explosion at Nam am
Ie:is Rture Ia what resuect the exletnR law 1