Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28
rERnIs1E EXPLOSIONS IN 4 NINE


1t Is Believed Many Persons Were Killed
--Ihirty-two of Which We're Mormons.
SALT LAKE CRY. UrAH, March 2l.-A
special to the Tribune from Red Canyon,
says:
A terrible explosion at Rocky Mountain
mine No. 8. situated at Red Canyon, Wyo.,
is believed to have killed so men who are
imprisoned in the mine, in addition to 10
who were III the power house above
ground. or near the shaft openings.
The slopes and entrances to the lower
workings are all blockaded by wreckage.
and it is thought at least three days will
be required for rescue parties to reach the
bodies in the mines.
The explosion iii the mine shocked the
whole country aropnd and wrecked the
power plant, a fan House and several other
buildings, entaillng heavy loss, but the
death roll far overshadows other considers
tons.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS. F.
Edwin Cox, the outside,carpenter; James
Bruce outsid boss; James w Clark, Will
liam Sellers. Jr., and James Gernley, an
Austrian, were killed in the power house.
while D. Maltby. foreman. jerry Crawford
and Andrew Mason were injured and died
soon afterwards5the last three being about
the power house at the time of the explo-
sion.
A few hours later the dead bodies Of
James Lamb and Fred Morgan werei
brought from the slope, only u short dis
lance down. Around the mine q great
throng of people assembled, anxiously in.
quiring regarding friends known to be in
The mine and all hope of any of them
being alive is gone. No one after seeing
the CHASTITY spectacle presented by the two
bodies brought out of the slope could have
any hopes of these in the mine being alive.
These bodies were burned and BACKED,
with garments torn to shreds, making IL
almost impossible 10 identify them.
A relief corps carrying lanterns, got
ready to descend in hopes OF rescuinE
alive some OF the victims. The blacksmith
shop was turned into u dead house.. with
four bodies lying there, one disfigured,
WITH ITS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
| the others less msngled. Brave men had
| tried to descend some of the air and escape
| slopes without success, and 1t was not
until three hours after the explosion that
| u volunteer party entered the main
entrance to the slopes and soon afterwards
returned with two bodies. They reported
caves stopped further progress down the
slope. phen party went down to clear
| away the caves after which the searching
party again entered and work in that line
is now going on. This slope being down
1000 feet, with nine levels, each one and a.
half miles long, will probably. require
several days To reach all parts of the mine.
A weigher was the only person in the
power house not killed, he being but
slightly burned, except the engineer, who
was blown through the window, but little
hurt.
Around the mine is population of
about 1000 Many families are bereft Of
their fathers or sons. A more sorrowfuh
community could not be found.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
The explosion is described by many 40
most terrific, shaking the whole town and
causing women and children to fly into
the streets. 1t is supposed to have come
from blast setting fire to dust, making
dust explosion, since the mine was. sup
posed to be free from gas and well VEN
tllated.
NONE CAN BE ALIVE.
DENVER, Col, March 2l.-A special to
the NeWS from Evanston, Wyo., says:
A force of u men have gone into the
mine to recover the dead bodies of the
men caught in the explosion, thought to
number from 40 to 20. The exact number
is unascertainable. and none of them can
be alive. Two have been brought out
Their names are James Lamb and It,
Morgan. They were found III the man.
way.
Searching parties i'll the Alma mine at
, Evanston, Wye, have recovered all the
bodies except that of Walter Miller. OF
the number killed. 81 were members OF
tho Mormon church, The president,
: Joseph Smith, and Seymour Il. Young
and others from Salt Lake attended the
funeral, which was held sunday. t'',