The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-10

whether it was that of father, brother or
husband. Time and time again were the
women pressed back from the mouth OF the
shaft. but as the work of rescue proceeueo
the same scene was re-enacteu. IL "ae
almost impossible to recognize any reseui
blance of human form IN the booles oi
MANY of those rescued. Heads, arms, legs,
hands and feet in many instances were
torn from the trunk; the pit clothes were
either partially or entirely burned away,
and in several cases the flames had llteraIly
roasted almost all the flesh on the pooy.
The dead were taken to the BLACKSMITH
shop gear the main shaft, where & morSue
was imprcvised, and the living taken 10
their homes The crowd facilitated be-
tween the shaft and blacksmith snop I'll
day.
Each article of clothing and the contents
of the pockets were closely scrutinlzed 1or
any distinguishable marks whereby the
bocy could be identified. most horrlole
sight met the gaze Of members OF the res
curing party at the bottom OF the snai I,
where lay an indiscriminate mass OF llmos
and dismembered bodies of miners.
The explosion was terrific. 1t literally
tore the mine to pieces. 1t closed up the
galleries, tore down the barrlcades whlch
kept the air from circulating freely through
the unused portion of the mine, thus cut
ting off all air from the galleries. This
morning the relief party of hreos miners
was compelled after Torty-elght hours
steady labor. to stop work. The party was
completely exhausted. Three car loads OF
mules were in the mine when the explosion
occurred and only two animals were hurt
The boss driver, Tom Kane, was Killed
The Superintendent of the mine said the
blame should be laid on whoever tired the
blast, as it was done too soon. III should
have been fired at 5:10 o'clock after the
miners had left the mine, in which case
the explosion would have occurred but
- only five or six men would have peer
killed. The work of bring up the deat
bodies and removing the living still pro-
crosses.
The Usage mines at Krebs is Gould's
property, and has been operated for mum
Der of years under the management OF
parties in st. Lonls.
The dead are: George Lindsey, I'D
Lindsey, Mike Jacomb, Ted Draubon
John Terrell John Dense, Steve Uergene
Jean Compass, Steve Seffro, Delverei
Favo, Bennett Moss, Joe Coranto
Antonio Genesoe, Tom Kane, Lldower, Jo'
Clarke, Joe Rocco, James Quinn, hi
two sons Matt and Johnny, George Gregory
Joe McShane, Mike McShane, his son
Alexander Coranto, Robert Mcconnell
Patrick Powers, William Walton, Mitchell
Januett, Jack Williams, Ted Koobiil
Thomas Bell, Larry Hunt, Angelo Jerro
Gaude Jacamo, Peter Collins, Jem Farmer
John Hartley, Mike Fuller, Peter Gregory
John Williams, Lorenzo Sindraena, An
tonic Gerard, John Gregory, Tom Value
nezo, Joe Faley zico, Ed. Brennan, job
Bestive, William Russell, John Osland
fatally burned, is dying.
The following are among the fatally ID
jured: Joe Jacomo, Rich Nicholson, 10
Mellin, Blua Lewis, joe Malous, Rus
Crocken, Peter Bark, Peter Verito,
Pomplic, Frank Market, Dominic Ferrt
James Nicolet, Mike Benign, Ahtoni
Sefra, Nicholas Pasque, Nicholas Serrior
an unknown miner, burned so as to be VI
recognizable, but still living; B. '
Powers. Serophine Geoviua, Antoni
Marquis, Silvetta Nichols, Peter Mayus
Lewis Gregory, Theodore Ocel
Joseph Baldes, Henry Bone, T. :
Flynn, Ed Flynn, Angelo Belzinn'
Steve Parry, Frank Charles Hopkins
Daniel Hopkins, James Clark, Hawthorn
Mcclellan, Charles Martin, James Star
Ed. Bacon, Pat Wynn, Mike Wynn
Peter Agin, Miles Jones, James Campbell
George Greenburn, J. S. Edwards, DaV
McAphine, John Mcherr, James Boyl
d. Promisco, Evan Jones, Rex Fulle
All are terribly burned about the fact
and hands, some about the bodies, an
MANY have fractured skulls, arms and les
Perhaps it will never be known just no
many lives were lost in the accident. Son
of the galleries and approaches are :
blocked with debris it is nearly impossib
TO open them. The mine officials no
assert only one man is missing-Anton
Genenetel. The miners assert there a.
others imprisoned. OF 355 men in IL
mine Thursday, 81 dead bodies have bee
recovered; 1877 escaped by way Of the vel
tilatirg shaft ana los were rescued fro
the main shaft This leaves thirty nil
unaccounted for. The list of those WI
escaped and those who were rescued
known to be incomplete. 1t is believt
about twenty escaped who are not liste
This would leave nineteen bodies still
the mine. 1t is considered almost certa
that all yet remaining must be dead.