The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21
cuMNocHs CROP OF coRPSES.
THE BODIES HORRIBLY MANGLED
By THE EXPLOSION.

The Bruins of some of the Victims
Blown out and the skin Torn From
the Bodies of OtherS-The Dead
Vow believed 10 Number 41-Difi-
Guilty Experienced in Getting Men
10 GO Into the Mine After the Dead.
Raleieh. y. C., Dec. 3.-Interest in the
news from the CumnOck mines was intense
to-day. and many persons from distance
went to the scene Of yesterdays great dis
aster. The work of searching for the
dead continued ali night. The searchers
rested three hours and then renewed their
efforts. TIE difficulty in obtaining per
sons TO engage in this work. was great
and is one OF the worst features OF the az
fair. Crowds of men stood near the mouth
Of the mine. fun OF morbid curiosity. The
pittul applications OF the women, the ur-
gent request OF Superintendent Cant, and
the pleading OF the miners failed 10 enlist
their sympathy sufficiently TO induce them
70 enter the shaft and assist in the
You haven't a heart as big as a pea. You
won't help raise your own dead, It's coward
5es- said J.. INITIAL one OF the leading
miners and the nrst 20 enter the mines TO
BEGIN the work OF rescue.
Gallant Superintendent can't WINE dp-
rleaHne 70 the crowd asked them as men
il they would not undertake the work Tor
z while. one man said he would not 20
down IL the mine for $1,000. Its shame
that YOU won't remarked the supeIlh-
The average number at work seaching
Yesterday and last night and today was
sbout twelve. Bodies were found in all
parts Of The mine, mainly IN the 5yl-IoOt
level. where the principal loss OF NE oc-
CURED
shocking. The hands Of many were near
~ burned or The work Of Identifying the
dead was slow. Hundreds OF persons IN
spected the thirty-tive bodies laid out
in the engine house up 10 10 O'Clock this
morning. As rapidly as they were ldenu-
fed the bodies were shrouded-
Those recovered up to noon were mar
ried men. Their names were, George
Andrews. William Baldwin, John OILS,
John Gunter, George Munroe and his son
Thomas Harry Merris and his son Ran
dolph. Wright Tyson. Luclan Hollings
and his son Edward, Frank McKoy, Iven-
son Smells. Joseph ". White, Louis
White and Arthur White, coiored, three
brofhers: Joseph Thompson. colored VIII
liam Jenkins colored; Charles Poe, Jerry
Lambert and Huston Famber, colOred,
brothers; John Shomburg, Fisher Reaves,
colored; Clay Harris, coloreqt ana a Pole,
whose name is unknown. Most of them
leave dependent families.
The following were unmarried; Walter
Horton, colored; Lewis Spurkle, colOred;
John McIver, Jim Reeves cOlored; John
Norwood and four Poles, who arrived
Week ago.
The injured are: Joseph Miller John
Williams Smith, Dempsey Halsey, col
ored, and Jack johnson. Two Of these
win die.
There was great contrast between the
scenes at the mine yesterday and to-day.
The women were all there and excited
and overwhelmed with anxiety, but hop
ing for the best To-day all hope had
disappeared; anxious widows sat at the
cottage windows watching for the APP
proach of a litter bearing their dead. Not
woman was at the mines to-day.
There were some notable instances OF
were in the mine when the explosion oc-
CURED.
There is yet a dispute as to the cause
of the explosion Early yesterday morn
ing the boss inspected the mine and re-
ported the atmosphere all right. As late
as s a. m. the same report was made
to Supt Cant, by the mine foreman. 1t
seems certain that it was a gas explosion;
all the miners say so. There were $50
pounds of dynamite in the mines, and the
mine officials insist that II caused the
explosion. The miners say some one care
lessly ignited gas pile with a candle.
At noon the bodies of L. p. Holland
and Joseph Stark were recovered.
The whites are distinguishable from the
negroes only by the hair. The brains of
some is knocked out and the skin is torn
from the bodies. Two children were
found both nude, one clasped in it's IA
Tiers arms. There are yet four bodies in
the mine, two in slope No. 2, and two in
slope No. 1. These are thought to be bur
led several feet under the coal. They are
Joseph Smalls, NJ. Bentley, NJ II. Quinn
and Edward Bentley.