The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-14

The citizens assembled az Unity hall both in
morning and afternoon, and brief railgious ser
vices were held by way OF comfort TO the bur
deued hearts and beclouced lives. Members oil
the fra.ernal orders did their part well As
many az ten bodies were followed TO the GENE
tery at once. The Knights OF Pythiss, Odd Fell
lows and Masons consumed the greater part oil
the morning aud several hours in the afternoon
1n paying the last respects TO their departed
brothers. In the morning procession fully 2,"0
people participated, and the services were well
regulated. Every half hour throughout the day
q funeral cor.ege could he seen vending its way
from the city over the west Hill 20 the cemetery,
and the final interment was not made until after
O'Clock, there being six bodies in this lot.
There were three double funerals, being father
aad son in each instance, and the bu.lais were
made in double graves. A very unusual CIR
cunstance attended the interment OF the Cuts
worths, father and son. When the attendant
minister concluded his services young son OF
the deceased, very devoted aud exemplary
young man, suddenly raised his voice in prayer
and the pathos OF his utteTances Was so intense
that when he concluded "Ameu" was voiced by
forty or fifty young and old men. The widows
and orphans are bearing up nobiy under their
heavy burden of sorrow, and they are most
worthy objects of sympathy
Tonight the city is as quiet IS death. The
streets are entirely deserted, except the night
Waterman, whose vigil is confined chiefly to a
lookout for fires. The citizens who have laoored
80 untiringly since the catastrophe to lessen the
burden Of the calamity have returned to their
homes worn out and at the mines only two
men are On duty.
II will now devolve upon the business men
and citizens Of Rosiyn TO see that families into
which death has so unexpectedly entered are
properly cared for until arrangements can be
made to place them In self-sustaining con-
dition. With the exception of seven or eight
families, every household desolated by the dis
ester Will need aid. The coal com pany has pro-
vidsd for the immediate wants Of many, and
the citizens relief committee is alternating all
the suffering that their means will permit
There are provisions aud clothing In abundance
In the camp, but the merchants Of Rosyn, who
have done nobly so far, are no: In a position TO
keep 1t up for the time that the situation may
demand II Is advisable that relief be con-
tributed In the shape Of money, and the finance
and relief committees will see that the neces-
saries and comforts IL can provide will be be-
slowed in proper places
The contributions from Portland. Seattle and
Tacoma have materially aided in relieving the
situation, and IL subscriptions continue in this
generous way many destitute families will have
cause to rejoice.
The coroners Jury will convene Saturday
morning at go. and an investigation of the
cause be instituted. Inspector Edmundson will
conduct the inquiry, and ID. II. McFall, prose-
cutting attorney, will assist in tho work of the
jury. Inspector Edmundson, General Manager
Kangley ana the press representatives will go
down into the slope Saturday afternoon and
view the scene Of death. Mr.. kangley desires a
thorough investigation, and he Will aid the in
tpeetor all he can in his examination. In view
OF the superstition that bad blood existed be-
tween Superintendent Ronald and Mr.. Kangley,
sensational developments are anticipated by
come, but those who are more familiar with
Of i-,io that
Mr.. Ronald will not attempt to place
the matter in any other than its truo light
From the fact that Mr.. Ronald's resignation is
scarcely cold, and in view OF the fact that the
slope has been constructed under his direction,
10 is reasonable to presume that if danger has
existed for months past he would be in great
Measure responsible for II. Mr.. Harrison has
always been considered as Mr.. Ronald's right
hand man, and the latter has frequently ex-
pressed his great confidence in the skill and
mining capability OF his lieutenant The an
tsgonistic position that Mr. Ronald has taken
since the explosion regards Mr.. Harrison is
not viewed in a very favorable light by many of
the miners Speaking OF the matter today one
Of them said:
II the slope was not being constructed In ac-
cordance with his ideas, and he had any reason
10 believe that the miners placed their lives in
jeopardy when they went into II, should think
II would be his duty to notify the inspector. He
had charge OF theiy work up to q recent date,
and II he knew 1t to Be unsafe he should have
reported it
The friction between Mr.. Ronald and Mr..
Kangley II believed 70 have originated over
matters foreign 70 the slope work, aud the at
tempts that are being made to associate his
resignation with the dangerous slope work is
thought to be out OF line.
The Tacoma papers will tomorrow publish a
series OF sensational interviews with a view to
establishing a rumor that the slope work had
Il 49, a..
months extremely so. Mr.. Harrison said TO the
PosTISrELLIsEsCER correspondent this morn.
ing that every miner who Understood mis- BUSH
ness was familiar with the fact that there is al
ways more or less danger attached to slope con.
strucsion, and in this work he had endeavorcd
to place men who were old and experienced
miners. Personally he had worked for years in
some OF the most gaseous mines in the
world, and he had at no time considered
tho Roslyn slope anything in COMPARE
son in these features with tho South
Yorkshire collieries, from which he graduated.
Robert Pettigrew and John Shaw. the firemen ut
the Roslyn mines. he considers without supe-
riors in their limo of work. both being thor
oughly reliable and conscientious and honest
workmen. Mr.. Harrison further stated that he
had never in his years of experience rit-man
or mine boss placed men where he was afraid TO
20 himself, ana in support OF this statement 1t
can be said that he had Just left the mine
short time before the explosion occurred on
Tuesday.
As previously stated, nearly every victim of
this disaster had in years past had experience
as pit man or mine boss and their individual
knowledge of mines would have pFonpted them
90 have kept out Of the slope If the character of
the work was As dangerous as has been reported
Circumstances did not compel John Iaiferty
John Bone, Harry Campbell, George Holmes
twho was y trcther-in-law of Harrison), William
Robinson, Richard Forsythe and several
others 70 place their lives in peril, aud
some of these unfortunate men would not
have gone down in the slope to work had they
knowledge OF any unusual danger working
there. In this connection Foreman John shaw,
who is regarded by every miner in the camp a.
a careful aud thoroughly reliable man. states
that notwithstanding extraordinary p.ecau.
lions gas aeeumulates and posious are liable
60 occur IN formations such constitute tho
slope, aud workmen may at any time come upon
gas pockets Other men of wide mining exper-
fence suhstantiate this statement
The relief committee held a meeting this
evening aud plans were discussed for seeing
that the money subscribed Is utilized 10 the
best permanent advantage. MesSrs Fleming
and Bridges, representing the Seattle committee
wore present at ihe meeting. and they suS-
eestei the atVisahility Of allowing the Tacous
funds 20 remain in some Tacoma bank and the
Seattle fund In the hands of sorne Seattle bank
aud that monthly reports by the Ros,vn com
ntttee be made The latter would draw tho
money by drafts in advance for each month
IL should be understood. in view OF future de.
velopmcuts, that there are = number oi men I'm
this camp Who are known a. the ''ylciimizad"
In explanation Il may be stated that alter the
strike here three wears ago number Of these
men. who were active participants, refused 10
ask the company Tor WORK. fearing a
denial, sad since then they have re-
mslnei here, posing As martyrs These men
have no love 70. the eornoratioas and