The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
WILL BE SEVENTY VICTIMS.
THE LATEST REPORT FROM FIRE
CREEK NINE RORRoR.


Thirty-six to Thirty-nine stiII Re
main in the Mine-All of Them Are
Probably Dead-An, Entire Family
Wiped Out.
Fire Creek, w. Va. March THE res
cuing parties continued working hard OF
Red Ash mine to-day in removing debris
and securing the bodies of the victims of
the explosion of yesterday.
The scenes of distress among those hunt
ing their missing friends are still as ap-
palling as yesterday The work at the
mine continues night and day and it is
still impossible to give the exact number
of the victims or to identify all of the
bodies that have been recovered.
The most conservative estimates of some
of those connected with the mine places the
number OF killed at fifty-two. and there
are others who insist that the number of
victims will be found to reach sixty.
Six more bodies were recovered early
this morning.
A report was made at the mtpe during
the afternoon that the total number re-
moved was twenty-one, of whom fifteen
are dead, one fatally injured, and five 9th
ers seriously hurt.
A report from the rescuers at the mine,
after o'clock tonight was that thirty
four had been taken out, twenty-nine be-
ing dead and five seriously injured. Those
rescued alive are Carl Downey, John L.
Day, Josept Elliott, John Kane and Har-
ry Dawson.
Many StiIl Entombed.
While the surviving miners and others
estimate that there are at least thirty-nine
still entombed, General Manager Howell
says there are still in the mine only thirty
six. The estimate of the latter would in
dicate that there We're seventy killed and
five injured, and it is conceded that all
of those still in the mine are dead.
None of the mines in this district are
yet working and thousands of people visit
ed the scene of the Red Ash disaster to-
day.
Some of the dead bodies have been ship
ped to the former homes of the victims.
Many funerals were held to-day and many
will be held tomorrow.
No definite cause for the explosion has
yet been learned by GOV. Atkinson the
state and district mine inspectors and 9TH
ers who are investigating the case. In adj
dition 10 the theories of dust, firedamp,
etc, it was claimed to-day that natural
gas had escaped into the mine and that it
ignited when The miners entered yesterday
morning with ttfr lighted lamps.
The work of rescuing parties is retarded
by hot air and it is thought the mine is
on fire. Air is being pumped into the
mine by compression. 1t will probably be
several days before all the bodies can be
recovered, as they are scattered along al
most a mile under the ground, and 1t VIII
require much time to clean the debr S
from this long subterranean course.
More Bodies Taken Out.
The following bodies of the victims of
'ro- rnA from
the mine to-day: Simon Fits, Neville.
Ramsey, Ed Hamrick (white) aged u;
Volley Agery, John Stone, BOD Hall, Smith
Franklin, Hollister Noell Isaac Norris N
Dewes (oolored).
The body of a white man. as yet not
identified was also rescued.
Among those whose recovered dead bod
les also have been identified are B. B.
Long, John Day, William Day, Joe FL
liott, Mat Quarles, Sam Jackson and
James Hackney, boss driver.
1t is discovered that there were three
more men in the mine than had been sup
posed-Isaac Morris Walter Dennis and
man whose name is not known, all col
ored.
Through the whole of last night and all
to-day the relief force was working in re-
lay crews They have labored unGeasing-
ly 70 reach the coal facing in the Red Ash
mine and thus reveal the full extent of
the terrible disaster of yesterday. The re-
suit is that at II o'clock tonight they
are within 100 or 200 feet of their goal,
while eleven more dead bodies have been
added TO the long list of dead.
Only One Who Escaped.
The only person who entered the Red
Ash mine yesterday and is known to have
escaped alive is Electrician Evans, who
was near the entrance.
Mr.. Evans said
II heard a low rumblng sound, similar
to an earthquake. l realized in an in
slant that fire damp had exploded, and
before the force OF The concussion reach
ed me | threw myself down on my face.
sheet of flame, rock and debris shot
over my head.
II managed to creep TO the mouth and
into the fresh air. My God, it was awful.
| saw that | was the only one left. Every
one of the other fellows was lost, ] knew"
A pathetic feature of the disaster Is the
annihilation of the family Of b. b. Long
fire boss His wife died some time ago,
leaving TO his sole care two little boys.
Having no one to stay with in their des-
oate home The boys begged to so with
their father into the mine and spend the
day with him. He consented and when
the search is finished, their blackeued lit
tie bodies will be found beside that of their
father.
The unexplained cause Of the accident
has terrified miners in adjoining localities.
Very many are afraid 70 go 10 work to-
day and il will require the most search
ing inspection by competent men to re-
move their fears and induce them to re-
turn to their places.
Those Who We're in the Mine.
Hinton w. Va, March 7.-Those in the
mine at the time of the explosion far
as known, are: i. B. Long, Sab Shelf,
John Clair, Andy Pritt, Quit Stewart Ed
Hob0ie Robert Jones. Granville Holmes,
Sam Shaw, julius Sanders, Bill Sledgc,
Vac Edgars John Stone Ed Harper, WI
liam Holmes, Ell Hayerich, William HaY-
erich Alfred Collins, Tobe Collins, Charles
Fouts N. G. Ramsey, James Washington,
Newvelle Douse, John Douse, Harry
Tucker Ralston Holmes, Charles Downey
Edward Downey. Ernest Long, Thomas
Long, Carl Downey, Date Long.
BOMB THROWING IN PARIS.
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Attack ON the Life of the Commits