Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-21
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Probably Eighty Lives Lost In Utah
Nearly All Hen OF Families.

st. Lake, Mch. 2l.--A special dispatch
to the Tribune from Red Canon says:
"A terrific explosion at the Rocky Noun
tain mine No. s on Saturday, at Red Can
on, Wyoming, is believed to have killed
and imprisoned eighty men in the mine,
in addition to ten in the power house
above ground or near the openings,
slopes and entrances to tho lower work
ings. All are blocked by wreckage and
it is thought that at least three days will
be required for the rescue parties to
reach the bodies. The explosion shook
the whole country around and wrecked
tho power plant, fan house and several
other buildings, entailing heavy loss.
Edwin Cox, outside carpenter, James
Bruce, outside boss, James W. Clark,
William Sellide, jr. and James Gernly,
Austrian, were killed in the power house.
o. W. Maltsby, outside foreman, Jerry
Crawford and Andrew Nixon were Injured
and died soon afterward.
Some hours later the dead bodies of
James Limb and Fred Morgan were
brought from the slope only short dis
tance down. There is around the mine a
great throng of people anxiously inquir-
ing regarding friends known to be in the
mine, and all hope of any of these being
alive is gone. No one, after seeing the
ghastly spectacle, could have hopes of
any in the mine being alive. Nearly all
known to be killed have large families.
Evanston, Wyo.-It is now figured out
from the mpany lists and pay rolls
that sixty-one men perished in the mine
disaster at Red Canon, Wyo., yesterday
evening. Seven were killed outside of
those whose names with been given. The
bodies of the following have been re-
covered: William Brown, Baptist Julian,
James Limb, Angel Determodi, all
married men have big families, and two
boys, VIM. Grleves and the son of J. r.
Stay. The following married mon who
had large families are at this time known
to have been in the mine: W. Burton,
Samuel Holsten, Geo. Hardy, David
Lloyd, VIM. Sells, VIM. Langton, ST., H.
Hutchinson, Samuel Bates, Walter Miller,
Henry G. Soothren, Aaron Butte, VIM.
Crutchet, Hugh Sloan, VIM. Morris, and
the following young men: Jno. Morris,
VIM. Graham, jr., Marshal Langden, Geo.
Hymes, Jno. G.. Locke, Albert CLARK,
David Lowery, ir. The greater part of
the men who perished are covered with
the debris at the seventh level, where they
were gathered awaiting the car. Work
is being pushed with all possible speed
to uncover the dead. There is no fire in
the mine.
The books of the Rock Mountain Coal
Il Iron company reveal the fact that sixty
men we're killed in the Red canon disaster.
Nineteen bodies have been recovered and
forty lie at bottom of the level. A large
force is at work removing the debris.
Fifty victims were married and leave as
many widows and 300 orphan children.
Following are dead in addition to those
named in former dispatch: Fred Nor
gan, Jno. 7. Clark, J. F. Clark, Jno. G.
Martin, Matt johnson, Il. A. Hiborn,
William Pope, Jno. Wilkes, Chas. Kazola,
Gus. Kazola, William W. Edluap, Jas.
Hutchinson, Jno. Theby, Jpo. Lester, VIM.
Wagstaff, James Hylon, John Lehtia,
Sam Hutchins, Thos. Booth, Bencoles,
Jno. Cheste, Isaac johnson, Jno. Lapar,
John Feron. About thirty members of
A. O, u. W. and carry $4,000 insurance.