The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-15
GEORGE LEWIS, Spokane.
C. j. MILTON. St. Panl

y. h. MOHGA AN, EmpOria, Kan.
Mrs. A. MoNER, Jefferson county, Pa
John MERCHANT, Redding, Cal.
e. +. MILLER, Vancouver, Wash.
FRANK MILLER, Butte, Mon.
c. l.. Mon NE1L, elk River, Minn.
SANFORD MCNEIL. Portland Or.
j. NJ. MURPHY, Dixon, n. d.
Austin PRESTON, Redding, Cal.
>. b. FEARCE, Tacoma.
j. REESE, Wisconsin,.
GEORGE RlTCHIE, Chicago.
MIS-. w. l.. RILEY, Seattle.
MHS. RYAN, Baltimore, Md.
MATT SCHlNA, st. Paul.
JOSEPH SMALLwooD, Portland, Or.
GUS sSEABoRN, Chicago
STEVE STEVENSON, Seattle
FRANK SPRAGUE. Seattle.
G. f. SMITH, TACOMA
j. w. SMITH, Wooley Wash.
JEFF SoLEy, Idaho,
0. A. ULER, Wooley, Wash.
l.. W1DLElN. Kansas City, Mo.
n. NJ. WARNER, San Francisco.
- W1LTHEM Menlo Park, Cal
Gus SEBARTH, Seattle.
Work of Rescue.
A fact that lends horror to the fear.
ful tragedy is that it may never be
known with any degree of accuracy
just how many lives were sacrificed,
who they We're or where they came
from. Many poor fellow lies buried
where no human aid can reach and his
remains must rest until the summer
rain melts the tons of snow and ice and
under which he lies buried. Upon the
crowded trail no record was kept of the
living mass of humanity Drawing hard
ships and facing death itself for the
mad rush for gold. In the procession
that daily passed were people from all
parts OF the world, unknown to one
another. The work of rescue has con-
tinued night and day ever since last
Sunday, being gradually more system
stlzed and consequently meeting with
better results. Thus far work has been
confined TO the outskirts Of the slide
IN the hope OF rescuing those who are
injured but not yet dead. The main
body of the avalanche, which is esti-
mated to be 90 feet deep and $50 yards
long, has not yet been touched If
there are any bodies underneath thev
cannot be rescued in time to save life.
-Four men were taken out alive after
they had been buried for 19 hours. In
many instances the bodies of the dead
are not bruised in the slightest and ap-
pear as natural as in life, indicating
that they were suffocated in the snow.
AS soon as recovered the bodies are
carried to Sheep Camp, where an i'm
provised morgue has been constructed.
Some have been removed for interment
or for shipment to relatives in the
states. The work of rescue has been
orderly and systematic. A public meet.
ing was held and committees were an.
pointed to take charge of the dead
and look after the wounded. All that
can possibly be done to relieve the
horror Of the situation has been done.
The accident was one that could not
have been foreseen, and it will be one
that is likely to happen at any time
when like conditions exist. Although
it is stated that some warning of the
impending disaster was given by the
native Indian packers. who are said to
have deserted the trail when the heavy
snow of Saturday and Sunday night
set in They refused to work for fear Of
slides. The work of searching for the
dead will he continued as long as there
is hope of recovering anyone. Though.
it is feared it must be discontinued be-
fore the whole truth is known.
Walter Chappey, of New York. and
John @. Murphy, of Dixon, N. D., were
alive when taken out but they died
shortly afterwards.
The federal troops at Dyea took an
active part in digging out the dead.
Strikers Return to Work.
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