The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-29

rhe details IF the Cumnock par-
was in great demand yestrr4.,
entire edition. to the last pgr.r
within an hour after tle
stopped.
Several Of those printed ama..
OF the dead were known in this.
one Of them. William Taylo-
c. Douglass and is half-hrorf.r.
c. Douglass and is haib-brott..
W. c. McMackin. In falr E.
was in Raleigh on a visit fl. ..
Nackin's family when the tr-
Cured. \ telegram announce. ,..
awful news. and she left at -.-.
Atlanta special for Sanford.
Others went yesterday afterrn-.
Seaboard train. Among them
W. e. Faison. Assistant Conn,
OF Labor. whose duty it is 10 -.
examination and inspection Of -..
Judge T. B. Womack. who is
for the company owning the w
Mr.. E. j. Harrell, foreman u. .
shops at Cumn0ch. who came "a.
at 11:20 yesterday morning -a
twenty collins in which To h.r.
bodies of those who were KILLED ~.
in the mine.
Immediately after Judge Waw...
the news of the disaster he u.-.
those in charge at the mines %. I'D,
their power 10 relieve any suEa-.
the mines. Judge Womack also ..
ney for the mine gave formal ..
the Labor Commissioner. - roun....
law. OF the accident.
The law in regard to such cases
follows:
Every person having charge u. u
mine, whenever loss of life occurs -
cident connected with the vorN.a..
such mines, or by explosion. shah r.
notice thereof forthwith. to the iusaa...
and to the coroner of the county in ..
such mine is situated. and the c.r.
shall mold an inquest upon the I.fv
the body of the person or persons -t-
death has been caused. and inquire ..r
fully into the cause thereof. and 81.
return a copy of the finding and a1 FL
testimony to the Inspector.
And it shall be the duty of the tn.r..
tor to go himself, or send a represents
tive. at once to the mine in which a.
uSUtH GU olb w Atf. .
cause of the same. and to make - w..
ten report. fully setting forth The .u.
ditiOn Of the part of the mine Wa,.
such death occurred. and the cause viii.
led to the same; which report shall
fled by the inspector in his Office
matter of record, and for future r.f.
ence.'
The law also provides that I'll eha
be the duty of the inspector to eNaH.
all the mines in the State as often as a.
sible,' but this has never been duI
for the reason that the Legislature
1895, which passed this Act. failed
make n appropriation to carry n o.
and all subsequent Legislatures have f.
lowed its illustriOus example.
Ashked if the Cumnock mine had nr.
inspected, Labor Commissioner b.
Lacy yesterday said it had not been. 80.
added:
NO mine in the State has been insne.
ed. Although | drew the bill myself. ST
Legislature which passed it refused
allow one cen to pay the expense
the inspector.
The appropriation for the Labor o.
reau has never been one cent in Ds
of what was required to do the STATED
cal work and get out the report. VIII
the Mining Law was passed | called 81
tentiOn to the fact hat it was UenI'
without IN appropriation, but the Le4
lature declined to give n cent for carr.
ing the provisions Of the law out.
Hence no mines in the State 5.
been inspected, nor can they be HH'
North Carolina sees fit TO make an g..
preparation for the purpose. An i"nslo.''
can't walk from mine TO mine and b.a j
ratiOnS."