The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-04
ARE NOT COFFINS ENOUGH
AT seofieid to Bury the Dead Crems-
tioa Nay be Necessary.

ton Nay be Necessary.
Salt Lake Utah. April S.-The latest
DISPATCHES from Scofield say that the ex-
treme estimate Of dead are now conceded
TO have been too large and that X IS
numerically impossible to place the loss
of life at Sc. as there were not that
many men In thsts1aies. The aro6aoi3t-
les are that 80 viii be about the total
number OF dead The BODY OF Tom
Brogdon Of North Lawrence. O. vas
1 located today IN mine No. ].
There are not enough collins in tho
camp to bury the dead and 10 add horror
Z 20 the situation. the bodies are rapidly
/ decompOsing and Il has been suggested
{ that cremation may have TO DC resorted
70. There are fifty bodies FOR which no
/ provision for burial has been made.
/ Not a single FIndlander has volunteered
/ 70 aid in the rescue ana the bodies OF
/ the Fins have been recovered by the
( Welsh. Scotch. English and American
miners
! A Joint committee OF Odd Fellows and
Knights OF Pythias spent The day among
the dead. identifying members OF Their
/ orders. They found about twenty Ok each
I order among the dead. The school chs
dren OF this city have gathered car
load OF flowers which will De sent II
+ Scoheld. Superintendent wel5y having
[ placed a special car at the disposal q
the ladies for that purpose. subscriptions
for the relief Of the sufferers arc coming
1 in from all over the state and the total
now amounts To Sl2co1 The special COM
mlttee appointed by Mayor Thompson
4 yesterday to receive subscriptions % tho
( relief fund met today and organised.
While the committee vas IN session A L.
Thomas read a dispatch from Hon. Henri
Phillips OF iPttsourg. = watch he eN-
pressed deep sorrow FOR the terrible s.
aster and requesting that his name be %,
down for Seo. NJ. J. Grondersten & c -.-
OF Can Francisco. have also contribut
500
John Horton. one Of the men brought
out OF the mine alive. died today. The
body foreman Parmiey was folrd
among the dead this afternoon his BODY
being terribly mangled. funeral train
with bodies Of dead will leave Sco'eli
tomorrow morning. stopping al spanish
Fork. Provo American Fork. salt Lake
Ogden. Coalville and one body viii s,
through % Springfield. O.
The inquest was begun this morning az
the residence Of the late John Hunter.
who was killed in the mine. Tho Jury all
not 20 into the controversy as 20 What
caused the disaster. but simply found
that Hunter met his death in the mi9c
through explosion. state Mine Tnspecto
Thomas testified that Il was his oplnl
that the explosion was caused by
tight heavy shot - said the m!
I 49, ~4aH
place whore f. was claimed powder h
been stored and said II was plainly evir-
ent that the explosion started Where tas
powder was stored. for the bodies taken
| from that point were badly burned
Washington. May 3.-1'he presldeat go
day sent The following telegram 20 abe
governor Of Utah:
! Executive Mansion. Washington. May
3. 19O0.-Coyernor Wells. Salt Lake. Utsn:
I desire 20 express my intense sorr1w
upon learning Of the terrible calamity
which has occurred at sc0neld. and my
deep sympathy with the wives. children
and friends q the unfortunate victims %
the explosion.
(signed) WILLIAM MKTNLEY."
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Daily trsin FOR Denver. Colorado. con
Meeting az Pueblo and Denver Tor al
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Eleeant reclining chair cars tseats free
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