The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-04

SALT LAKE, May 3.-The latest dis
| patches from Scofield say that the ex-
| treme estimate of dead Is now conceded
| to have been too large, and that 1t is
numerically impossible to place the loss
Of life at 300. as there were not that many
men In the mines. The probabilities are
that $50 will be about the total number
of dead.
Relatives of the victims continue to ar
rive from all the surrounding towns
The body of Tom Brogdon, of North
Lawrence. O., was located today in mine
No. /.
May Have to he Cremated.
There are not enough collins In the camp
to bury the dead. and to add horror to
the situation the bodies are rapidly de-
composing, and it has been suggested
that cremation may have to be resorted
to. There are fifty bodies for which no
provision for burial has been made.
Identifying the Dead.
committee of Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias spent the day among
the dead. identifying the members of their
orders. They found about twenty of each
order among the dead. The school chill
dren of this city have gathered a carload
of flowers. which will be sent To Scofield,
Superintendent Welby having placed
special car at the disposal OF the ladies'
for that purpose.
The Relief Fund.
Subscriptions for the relief of the sur.
ferers are coming in from all over the
state. and the total now amounts to sl3,-
900. The special committee appointed by
Mayor Thompson yesterday to receive
subscriptions to the relief fund met today
and organized by electing the following
officers President, j. f. Dooley: treas
urer. A. l.. Thomas. secretary, William
Igeheart.
While the committee was in session A.
L. Thomas read n dispatch from Hon.
Henry Phillips. of Pittsburg. in which he
expressed deep sorrow for the terrible dis
aster and requesting that his name be put
down for 500. NJ. ]. Grondersten e Co,
of San Francisco, have also contributed
sioO
One of the Rescued Dies.
John Kirton. one OF the men brought
out of the mine alive, died today.
The body OF Foreman Parmey was
found among the dead late this after
NOON. HIS uOIy btlHb AtEEiblN fldIkitus
Lizzie Clark. who was reported to have
fallen dead at the feet OF her mother yes
terday upon being informed OF the death
OF her brother. is still alive. but in a pre-
carious condition.
The Funeral Train.
A funeral train with bodies OF the dead
viii leave sconed tomorrow morning,
stopping at Spanish Fork. Provo. Amer
lean Fork. Salt Lake. ogden. Coalvine,
and one body viii so through TO Spring
field Ohio.
The Cambrian Association met this af-
ternoon and decided TO give concert IN
the tabernacle on May II for the benefit
Of the sconeld sufferers,
sorrowfuI Day In scoaeid.
A special 10 the Tribune from Scofeld.
Utah. says;
This has been the most sorrowfui day
here since the great disaster OF Tuesday.
The sorrow OF today Is OF that kind that
reaches deep down. The people have ap-
parently Just begun to realize tho magni-
tude OF the calamity that has befallen
them. In front OF the houses where the
bodies are being prepared for burial there
have been all day crowds OF weeping
women and children. of relatives waiting
and anxious 20 know when the body Of
some dear one would be delivered 10 them.
Many stoHt hearted and hrawney men
have turned away with tears running
down their cheeks.
Offensive odors Causes sickness.
The bodies Of the dead became offensive
today and there were many cases Of peo-
pie becoming sick and having 20 leave the
place on account Of offensive odors. EN-
oalming fluid is here in great quantities
today. and had not the Salt Lake under
takers had the foresight 20 prepare for
this condition 81 would have been a most
horrible situation.
Rescue work Is Ended.
The rescue work has been going on con-
siantly and this afternoon Il was said
by Foreman Andrew Hood that there
was not dead miner remaining in the
Workings. Some Of the bodies are so bad
ly mut;lated that they were brought from
the mine in sacks.
To the credit OF the Pleasant Valley
Coal Company II can be said that the flu
neral dressings are better and more an
propriate than could have been expected
OF any corporation.
The people here are more than surprised