The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-08

lott. John Kane, Harry Dawson. While
the surviving miners and others estimate
that there are at least 80 miners still en-
,toubed. General Manager Howard says
there are still in the mine only So
The estimate of the latter would tnd.-
cate that there We're seventy Killed ana
tiye injured and 1T IS conceded that all
those still in the mine are dead.
Z None of the mines in this district are
vet working, and thousands of people
visited the scene of the Red Ash disaster
to-day Soma of the dead bodies have
been shipped to the former homes OF the
victims Many funerals were held here
to-day, and many VIII be held Tomorrow.
No definite cause for the explosion has
yet been learned by Governor Atkinson.
the State and district mine inspectors
and others who are investigating the
cause
In addition to the theories of dust, fire.
damp etc, It was claimed to-day that
natural gas had escaped into the mine.
and that it ignited when the miners en-
tered yesterday morning with their light
ed lamps.
The work of rescue is retarded by hot
air, and 1t is thought the mine is on fire.
Air is being pumped into the mine by
! compression. It will probably be several
days before all the bodies can be recov-4
cred. as they are scattered along for all
most a mile under. the ground, and it
will require, much time to clean the de-
bris from this long subterranean course.
THOSE IN THE lELNFs.
HINTON, w. VA. March 7.-Those in
the mine at the time of the explosion as
far as known. are:
b B. Long. Sam Shelf John Clair. Andy
Fritt. Quit Stewart, Ed Hobbie, Robert
Jones. Granville Holmes. Sam Shaw,
Junius Sanders. Bill sfedge. Vale Edgars,
John Stone. Ed. Harper, William Holmes.
Ed. Haverich, William Haverich, Alfred
Collins. lobe Collins. Charles Fouts. N.
C. Ramsey. James Washington, Newveile
Douse, John Douse. Berry Tucker. Raj
stcn Holmes, Charles Downey. Edward
Downey, Ernest Long, Thomas Long,
Carl Downey and Date Long.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
HINTON, w. VA, March Especial
Your correspondent again visited the
ploson late this evening, and finds the
excitement not in the least abated and
the work of ,rescuing progressing slowly,
but heroicaIly- AIT 6 o'clock six more
bodies had been e1humed from beneath
the mass Of coal and slate, now swelling
the number OF the dead taken from thd
mine to twenty, all of whom are charred
and mangled in the most horrible man.
ner The hope that most OF Tie men
who had been entorbed in the minis
would be found near together has beer
abandoned, as the mine has been suttl-
GENTLY cleared to ascertain that the eS-
plosfon must have occurred after tho
men had gone to their several rooms. II
this he the case it will necessarily TAX.
many days TO have q complete list OF
the casualties.
J. Fred Eh1nger. of Staunton, Va. the
principal owner OF this mine. Is expected
to arrive tomorrow. He instructed his
manager, Ferdinand Howell, as soon as
the disaster was made known to him, to
do everything in his power to rush the
work OF rescuing and to spare no ex-
pense in the saving of lives, wsrich in-
structions have been faithfully observed.
The explosion In this mine Is a great
surprise to every one acquainted With 1t,
as it was considered one OF the hest-iatd
OF and equipped mines In the New River
or kanawla District. The distress and
grief manifested when the six charred
and mangded bodies were taken From the
mine this evening was heartrendtng IN
the extreme and when the widowed and
now childless mother recognized the re-
mains of her fourteen-year-old boy and
only child she was ocercoue with grief.
ana tears came to the eyes OF the strong,
brave. heroic workers, who for years
| have been sehooled to endure such scenes,
as they witnessed her agony. From best
informa ton ohtaina bic there are thirty
more men In the min ~