Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-27
The Number of Victims of the Nova
~. Scotia Coal Mine Explosion
Ascertained.
One Hundred and Ono Bodies Have
Been Recovered, and Nineteen
Are Still Under Ground.
Two Editors Open Fire on Each
Other With RevOlvers on the
Streets of Columbus.
1l9 Coal Mine Victims.

SPRING HILL MINES, N. s., Feb. % S-The
work of recovering the bodies has been
carried on throughout the day most sue
cessfully. A revision OF the list shows the
number of dead to be 119. OF these, fifty
four were married men, forty single men
and twenty-five boys. The scene of the
explosion is about three-quarters of mile
from the bottom of No. l slope. In all the
boxes in that district the men were killed.
Their bodies are being recovered quite
rapidly. A searching party is now under
ground, and it is expected all the bodies
will be brought out to-day. There are
several now in sight, and these will be
taken up Immediately. On one level the
dead were strewn along most thickly.
in a distance of 800 feet, all of whom had
died from the effects of the after damp,
while running for their lives. The bodies
are nearly all out of No. 2 slope, and those
taken out are not burned. The relations
( are arriving, claiming their dead and TAX
Eng them away. There are now 16l
orphans on the list. Subscriptions for
relief are flowing in. Preparations for the
burial of the dead are now being made.
A CARLOAD OF COFFINs
arrived from Amherst last night and more
are expected to-day. The funerals began
this afternoon. A large gang of men are
now busiy employed in digging graves in
half mast. All of the dead will be buried
in separate graves, which will be distinct
ly marked. The coroner's inquest will be
continued this afternoon. Arrangements
are now being made to put the pits in con-
ditiOn to resume work on Wednesday or
Thursday. Eighteen horses and mules
were killed by the explosion and by after
damp Last ngh5 as two men were
heard the roof falling, and, to save them
selves from being crushed 10 death, they
dropped the body, which was at once GOV.
cred up by falling stones. and jumped tor
their lives. John Bentlitf, one OF those car
ried out dead, Outran his comrades and was
prostrated. This afternoon the bodies OF
Daniel Lockhart, Peter Gallagher and a
French boy named Dupee were recovered
These make the number recovered exactly
100 and the number unrecovered, 19. The
searching parties are continually descend
ing bno Plus ana returning WlGn DOuleS.
There is no sign of the body of Manager
Swift. He is thought to have been COW
cred by the fall of one of the leaves. At 8
O'Clock four more bodies were brought up.
MIDNIGHT.
ID, The list of dead now numbers 12O. John
Gillis was taken out this afternoon. 1t
was thought he had escaped. Twelve Of the
dead were buried this afternoon. A broken
hearted Frenchman named Oliver Dupre
took from the morgue the body of his son
James, who was killed in No. slope. His
other little boy ran out to meet the sorrow
full father, slipped on the ice and struck
his head with such force that he was
Instantly killed. The workmen
have refused 10 enter the mine
before all the bodies are recovered.
Owing to the number of grief f-stricken per-
sons in the town, considerable difficulty
has been experienced in getting men to
dig graves for those who were killed
About fifty graves were dug to-taY, So
far as possible those belonging to one fam.
lily are being placed In One grave. The
number Of men Repaired for searching par
ties for the underground work has serious.
ly interfered with the funerals and burial
of the dead.