The herald., 1895-03-22
SIXTY PEOPLE PERISHED
Total Number of Men That Died Under
Ground in Wyoming
Aftermath of the Great Disaster at Evanston
List of the Dead so Far They
Are Identified

| EVANSTON, Wyo, Mach 21-The total
number now known to have perished in
the mine disaster at Red Canyon yester-
day evening is sixty, of which tifty-one
are married men and nine young men
and boys. Up to this hour the bodies Of
| the following out of a total of fifty three
/ who met their death in the mine, have
been recovered and turned over to their
relatives:
Albert Clark, John Morris, David
! Laurie, George Hyde, John G.. Locke W.
II. Grieyes, Samuel Clay, all single;
Samuel Hutchinson, William Morris,
Thomas Booth, BENJAMIN Coles, Charles
| Clark Willard Brown, James Limb, Fred
Morgan, all men of large families.
This leave twentyeight unrecovered
bodies in the mine.
The timbering has been largely blown
out and the walls and roof of the whole
interior are cracked and shattered so that
the volunteer searching party of eighteen
now seeking the bodies of their comrades
are every moment IN danger of being
buried. a coroner's jury has been en-
panelled which views the remains as soon
as brought to the surface and turned over
to relatives. The agOniZing cries OF widows
and children about the mouth of the mine
! beggars description. The mules that were
have to be removed on account of the
odor, before work can proceed.
Since the explosion at Red Canyon
mine, work has progressed steadily, gain
ing access to the mine bringing out the
dead and caring for the bereaved families.
explosion escaped, all being instantly
killed. There may be more than sixty
killed but that Is the number shown
after carefully checking the roll. OF those
who were injured around the mine, DR..
Gamble, the resident mine physician has
about twenty-five under treatment.
This morning David G.. Thomas, state
mine inspector, arrived and will remain
until all the bodies are recovered and will
thoroughly inspect the mine. He says he
considered this the best ventilated and
safest mine in the state, being free from
gas, and plenty Of safety appliances.
All agree that the cause OF the explosion
was miner putting in a large charge of
powder to throw down a big amount of
coal for the next morning. This charge
set fire to what is known as a dust ex-
plosive. This dust of minute particles
of coal mixed with air, made the danger
Gus compound which caused the destruc-
ton OF property and carried SO many men
to instant death.
The work of bringing out the dead is
necessarily slow, since after getting the
few men in the manway lying near the
exit were so far down the mine, besides
those killed in the manway. The balance
met death on the seventh and eighth
levels, one-thrd of a mile down the
slope, so steep to make it difficult and
laborious. Some of the bodies were partly
covered with the caves, hence requiring
searching to find them, but most OF them
were lying fully exposed.
W. J. Cassin. the coroner of Uintah
county, impaneled a jury, which viewed
the remains brought out, identified them
and permitted relatives to take possession
of the bodies for burial.
Salt Lake and Omaha were telegaphed
to for cotfins, and the burial OF the vic
Tins will occur as soon as possible.
The distress of the bereaved calls loudly
for aid of the ffty-one women who have
been bereft of protection and support of
their husbands. They with their families
will probably make a total of 800 persons,
fully worthy of the deepest sympathy.
There remain yet in the mine about
forty bodies.
Later-A special to the Tribune from
Evanston gives the list of known dead
as follows:
James Bruce, Willard Brown, Samuel
Bate, Henry Burton, Thomas Booth,
Aaron Buttee, w. +. Cox, Jerry Crawford,
j. T. Clark, James z. Clark. Charles Clark,
James W. Clark. Albert Clark. George
Crichtley John Dexter, Anegl Deromcdi,
}. X. Fearn, W. ii. Grieves, W Graham,
George Hides j. Pyden, Saul Hutchinson,
Thomas hutchinson James Hutchinson,
Samuel Halston, George Hardy, Isaac
Johnson, b. Julien, M. Johnson, James
Limb, John G. Lock. d. W. Laurie, w.
Langdon, D. Lloyd, J. Lester, j, Lehti,
J. Lapar, Charles Kasoto O. Maltby, +.
Morgan, w. Morris, John Morris. J. J.
Martin, W. Miller, W. Mason, II. A.
Pyborn, j. Pheby, william Pope, Henry
Scatbern, William Sellers, ST., William
Sellers, ir Matt Silta, Hugh Sloan, Will
liam Waystaff, William Weedop.
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