The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-22
LONG LIST OF DEAD.
Namos of tho Mon Who Pcrlshod
In tho Mine Dlsastor
HUNDREDS OF ORPHAN CHILDREN
Aud Fifty Widows Mourn tho Loss of
Husbands, Brothers and Fathers.
Tho Tcrrlblo Calamity Mt tho Rocky
Mountain Mlno-Thirty OF tho Men
Members of tho A. O. u. W. and
Their Lives Woro Insured Tor Two
Thousand Dollars Each.

EVANSTON, WYo.. March 2l.-Tho de.
tails OF tho explosion at tho Rocky
Mountain Coal and Iron Company's
mine No. 5, at Red Canon at 5:45 last
ovening, mark it as ono OF the most
horrible in the history OF coal mining
in tho wost. There aro forty men lying
dead at tho b ottom OF the mine at this
writing, covered with debris. As many
as can are working to recover their bod
los. The bodies OF nineteen havo been
recovered. Fifty OF the dead mon wero
married and nine single. There aro
fifty widows and 80 orphaned children
as n result OF the disaster.
The names OF tho dead az gathered
from the company's pay roll are:
Jamos Bruce, foreman; o. B. Malthy,
superintendent OF motive power; Abort
Clark, Horny Scothcrn. William Gra-
ham, jr., Hugh Sloan, William Sellers,
sr., James Hutchinson, William Weed
up. Aaron Bull. Gus kazola, Charles
Kazola, John Wilkes. William Pope,
II. A. Hyborn, Matt johnson, GeorGe
Hardy. John Fearn, Baptis,e Julian.
John Lapar. Isaac johnson, Samuel
llalston, Henry Burton, John Dexter,
Thomas Hutchinson, Walter Miller,
Matt Silta. Joseph y. Lesti, james
Hodon. Charles Clark, William Wag.
stali, John Lester, John Theby. George
Crltch!ey, John 7. Martin, David Lloyd.
Marshall langdon, William Laugdon,
sr.. James I. Clark, John Morris, Will.
lam Morris. David W. Lowrey, George
llydes, John Glocke. Willard Brown,
". II. Grieves, Fred Morgan, Jerry
Crawford, James L. Clark. Samuel Clay,
James Limb. William Sellers, jr., W. L.
Cox.
About thirty OF the men killed be.
lon2ed to the A. o. U. W., in which or
dor they were insured for s., 900 apiece.
Immediately after the explosion Supt.
Bradbury telcphoned TO Evanston for
all the physicians, with an extra train.
Tho Tribune correspondent went on the
train and viewed the scene OF tho dsas-
ter before darkness set in. The relief
corps. carrying lanterns. got ready TO
descend in hopes OF rescuing alive some
OF the victims. The blacksmith shop
was turned into dead nousc, with four
bodies lying there. one disGgured with
its head blown of, the others less man.
Gled. Brave men had tried to descend
some oil the air and escapes slopes with
out success and it was not until hours
alter the explosion that volunteer
party entored the main entrance to the
slopes and soon afterwards returned
with two bodies. They reported caves
stopped further progress down the slope.
Then 4 party went down to clear away
the caves, after which the searching
party again entered and work in that
limo is now going on.
This slope being down 1000 feet, with
nine levels. each ono and half miles
long. it will probably require several
days to reach all parts OF tho mine. A
few lives were saved because OF the
time Of the explosion. The miners quit
work at o'clock aud it is customary
for them 10 De near the entrance OF the
mire and come out Just as the whistle
blows A number OF men had come
out and some had just left the entrance
to the mine slope. away from the work
ing tunnel, when tho explosion oc.
Cured. thus escaping death. Zeke
Baker and his father and brother came
out five minutes before the explosion.
Xeke was hit by the timber which
killed the Crawford boy. but he was not
much hurt John Hanna, q carpenter,
had just come out and was talking 10
Cox and Bruce when they were killed,
he being burned slightly.
\ weIgner was the only person in the
power.houss not killed, he being but
slightly burned. except the engineer,
who was blown through the window,
but little hurt. Around tho mine is a
population OF about 1000. Many fami-
lins are bcreit OF their fathers or sons.
Almore sorrowiul community could not
be found, with children and women,
mourning the loss OF husband, father
and brother.
The explosion is described by many
as most terrific. shaking tho whole town
and causing women and children to run
into the streets crying: "Oh, my hus-
band" "Oh, my napa," with raised
hands, imploring for tho safety OF tho
beloved ones.
The explosion is supposed to have
come from 4 blast setting fire to dust,
making dust explosion. since the mine
was supposed to bO free from gas aud
being well ventilated.
The total number now known to have
persisted IN the mina disaster is sixty,
OF which itity.one arc married mon and
nino youn: men and boys. There are
thirty.eisht unrocovered bodies in tho
mine.
The timboring is largely blown out
and tho walls and roof OF the whole in
terror aro wrecked aud shattered, so
that tho volunteer searching party OF
eighteen now seeking tho bodies OF
their comrades aro every moment in
danger of buing killed.
Tho coroner's jury has been impan-
ncllcd, which views tho remains rs
taken out aud turned over to relatives.
Tho agoni2ng screams OF widows and
children about tho mouth OF tho minc
beggars description. Tho mules thut
were in tho mine are SO burned that
thoy have 10 DO removed on account OF
tho odor, before the work eau proceed
joint Liability OF Landlords.