The Forrest City times., 1900-05-04

A Promising Young EngIneer.
 Bernard DougaiI. promising and snterprising ye,,ug enSineer from Springville. Utah. who had entered the mine few minutes before with his assistants, was found with his instru- ment se., while he and his men lay dead around it. As fast as the bodies were removed they were carried 10 the company barn across the canyon, where they were washed and identi- fled. GhastIy and Pathetic Scene. The scene was ghastly. yet most pa thetic. Between the blackened and stalwart men lay about dozen little lads who had been engaged as coup lers and trappers. Some lay alongside of their fathers and elder brothers. 1t was scene that made many a strong man turn away in tears.
 The Work of Rescue. After the foul air cleared away from No. l, the work of rescue began here. and it was soon found that great many of the miners of No. had been suffocated. The men of the lower lev els had been warned of the explosion, and had made their escape before the gaseous air had reached them.
 Cars were taken in. and the dead were loaded into them and brought to the mouth. sasss
 Scene Regsnred Description.
 Here the scene beggared all de- scription, for the men, women and children, relatives of the dead miners, had begun to gather. and as the bod ies were brought out and recognized by their respective families. the la- mentations were most heartrending The dead were all carried into the boarding house directly opposite the mine, and at midnight 137 stalwart men, nearly all heads of families. were laid out in the cold embrace of death.
 Relieves Giant Powder Exploded. Bishop Thomas Parmley, superin- tendent of the operations here, gives It as his opinion that the explosion was brought about by giant powder which was taken into the mine by some of the miners, that exploded in some unaccountable way, igniting the Just, and thereby causing an explo- | sion.
 Mines Good Reputation. This mine has been worked for over twenty years, and has the reputation. according to State Mine Inspector Thomas, of being one of the best 'entilated and protected in the west. He states that he inspected it less han five weeks ago, and believed it entirely safe at that time It has nev- T had bad air, and always been free from gas. and as the coal is all load- d with shovels. there has not been large accumulation of dust.
 Nationality of the Victims. l Nine-tenths of the men killed are Americans and Welsh. The former 'ome mostly from Utah, with small | lumber from Tennessee and Colorado. J. NJ. Beattie, of Scofeld. who is the .ompany's storekeeper, said on his ar 'ival, that no tongue could tell of the horror, the sadness and the appalling .xtent of the catastrophe.
 Full Death List Not Yet Known When he left, none could tell how many had been killed, but it was bought that the shift in No. 4 had oecn wiped out, and were killed in No. 1. Whether powder explosion ,r dust explosion, or both. had not been decided; in fact, no one had any thought but to rescue the injured, re- cover the dead and relieve the suffer- | ng. The scene around the mine was oeyound all attempts of description Women, children and friends crowded iround, crying and feverishly excited, waiting to see if the next body brought out was their loved one e Financial Loss VIII be Heavy. The financial loss to the company ,an not be estimated, but it will be fery great, what, with the various | claims, expenses, loss of daily output md reduced tonnage on the railroad oy the shipments being stopped. In .very way it is regarded as the worst disaster ever occurring in this part of l he country. The nearest approach to was the Southern Pacific (Almy, Nyo) explosion five years ago, when )ver 100 men were killed
 Two Hundred and one Bodies.
 Salt Lake, Utah, May 3.--t special 10 the Desert News from Scofield at | tl0:30 to-day says:
 | At this hour 201 bodies have been re- covered. It is now known that be- tween 300 and AGO men entered the mines, and it is also known that great majority of them have been | Silled.
 TO HOLD A CONFERENCE.
 Effort to Adjust the Differences Be- tween the New York Central