The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-12
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Miners Bereaved Families Need
Assistance.
MANY LEFT DESTITUTE
1t Will Be- a Sorrow.ul Christmas il
Carbonado-The Coroner Is Ready
to Begin His Investi-
cation.

Carbonate, Wash, Dec. 11.-A relief
committee was organized here today
and the following appeal issued:
To the public:
I'VE, the relief committee of Car
bonado. issue the following appeal to
the generous hearts and willing hands
of the state of Washington:
This little mining village has been
suddenly smitten by the heavy hand
of pitiless calamity. Death has over
taken many bread-winners in their toll
and has left it's wake of tears and de-
privation in many homes. Thrty-one
miners killed is the extent of the fatal
ity of the disaster of Saturday. De-
cember 8. In addition to these thirty
one dead, there are seven injured, four
of whom are badly burned. One is with
several ribs fractured, another is Sc
verely bruised, and one is suffering as
a consequence of having been in the
explosion and subsequently entombed in
the mine all night, poisoned with the
choke damp. The deaths of 81 miners
have left score or more of bereavod
families and saddened homes. The com
ing Christmas will be a sorrowful one
for Carbonate. The result of the swift
catastrophe of Saturday is that 16 wild
ows, As children. six aged parents and
dependents, making 81 dependent. alto
gether, are deprived Of a source of sup
mother lose their two sons their only
means of support. In another prom
Using young man leaves behind wild
owed mother almost destitute and now
rendered completely chiidless. One
family mourns the loss Of a husband
and a son. A young woman in deli
cate condition. married only a short
time ago, will soon become a mother,
without a husband to provide susten-
ance: bereaved of both husband and
brother is the distressful misfortune of
| another woman. Several of the killed
| leave widows and rather large families
| of children to struggle through life.
| '"rhese are the inevitable conse-
| quences of an accident, the cause Of
which is unknown. Fate has blotted
! from the book of living the strong and
| the Industrious at the post of daily
human duty, and left the virtuous. the
| innocent and the helpless as a charge
| to the more fortunate for temporary
| aid.
THE various newspapers will call upon
you for subscriptions which are to be
| forwarded to John F. Davies. secretary
and treasurer of the Carbonate Bene-
| fetal association, a mutual benevolent
organization Of the miners. in connec-
| ton with which the relief committee
| act Communications and remittances
may be sent to John F. Davies, address
ed Carbonate, Wash, or to the differ
ent newspapers.
"(Signed)
GRIFFITH DAVIES,
| Seattle, Wash.
A. c. LITTLE. r.,
Tacoma, Wash.
REV. T. G. WATSON,
Carbonado formerly fof Spokane
REV. J. j. IUNDtLL,
Carbonate, Wash
REV. MICHAEL FANFARE,
Enumclaw, WASH
The inquests and funerals begin to
morrow.
One more miner turned up to-day
Matt Hihila. a Finn, who made for hi
boarding house as soon as he eScanet
from the mine, and never emerged from
it to let any one know whether he wa
living or dead until to-day.
Coroner Hoska's jury of six mel
from Tacoma arrived on the train thi
evening. 1t consists of Judge A. L
Lawrence, ex-City Councilman VIII
lam Scully. J. c. F. Johnson, Alphue
Davidson George McMartir and Free
Eidmiler %s
Early tomorrow. os as soon as all tn
Early tomorrow. as soon as all IN
bodies have been viewed with tina
cold formality the law requires, the
will begin their investigation.
OF the seven bodies taken out to-da
five were hauled up the inclined tram
way muffied in burlap, as usual, short
ly after noon They proved to be tn
remains of Paul Curtiss, Adam Pava
: John Folta Emil Harnut and Jaco
Lande.. After dark two more were ser
up. Ben Zedler, ST.. and Evan Rich
ards.
: Il guess they have found the caus
of the explosion said a watchma
tonight. '"rhey found big cavern.
This is all he would say. Indeed
other than the information which come
through the mine officials, there is
general air of mystery about every on
else connected with the mine.