Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-03

/ fusal They. wait at the morgue and at
the tunnel mouth, but have not lifted
a hand 90 the rescue work
The other minere say that Il is some
deep-rooted superstition that affects
these Fins, and they are not surprised
or indignant al the refusal Of the Fin
landcre TO join With ;hen Boz The Sit
uatlon is now SO painfully obvious that
the whole town Is talking about H.
GOOD sAMARITANs.
The Joint committee Of ODD Eel
| lows and Knights OF PyJhias spent the
day among the dead Identifying mem-
beers Of their orders They found about
twenty members OF each order among
the dead. The grand lodge officers Of
each order viii be IN attendance.
A MINIsTERING ANGEL.
By some chance Miss Daisy Harooa,
the professional nurse from Salt Lake,
happened 20 be IN scoheld at the time
OF the explosion, having come down TO
assist the local physician IN some case.
Today every woman in sconald thinks
gratefully Of how Miss Haroon has
worked necessarily IN the stricken fam
ilIes since the great disaster and has
carried to them comfort as wen as
healing. There are so few who are not
overcome with personal sorrows that
Miss Haroons labor has been unceaslng
and her strength severely taxed. She
has truly been a miuisterlng angel In
these dark and trying hours
RELATIVES ARRIVING.
Relatives Of the dead have been ar
rlving here from surrounding towns to-
day. The body Of Tom Brogdon, Of
North Lawrence Ohio, has been locat-
cd In No 1 and VIII probably be brought
out today.
DEsOLATE SCOFIELD.
After the funerals scodeld win be
pretty well depopulated The families
OF the dead miners win get away from
the scene Of their suffering az soon
as possible The mines will OF neces-
sty be closed down for a considerable
time, so there win not be employment
Tor any large body OF men at once,
MUCH DAMAGE.
Further reports 80 TO show that the
damage done by the explosion IN No. 4
was extensive. There are a good many
caves and timbers are broken. No.
can be put ln shape IN a comparatively
short time.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was begun at 10 O'Clock
this morning at the late residence OF
John Hunter a well known resident,
who was killed In the mine. J.. o. Hoff-
man was Ia charge and W. II. Potter,
Frank Mereweather and A. Greenhalgh
composed the jury They did not 80
into the controversy as 20 what caused
the disaster. nor did they eXonerate or
blame the company They simply found |
that Hunter met bis death u the mine |
through an explosion.
PRINCIPAL WITNESS.
E.AN" aAHIN| AUS NNN'hANA hNNNAINI I MNNAAN ]
was the witness in whom interest CEN !
tered. because DE has declined 20 give |
his views heretofore be said he had |
held his present Position two years. on |
March sth De inspected mines Nos /
and 4. where The disaster occurred, and |
found thNl In fair condition, the ven |
tllatlon. De- said, was good.
CAUSED BY BLAST.
ON my opinion. said the Inspector /
"the explosion there was caused by a /
tight. heavy shot
The mine was free from gas. Mr. /
Thomas said lie had examined the /
place where Il was claimed powder had |
been stored and q was plainly eyl- /
dent that the explosion started where 1
This powder was stored. This was 4
further indicated boy the condition OF 1
bodies found near there They were 4
more badly burned than those found i
anywhere else. AZ the time he created
a profound sensation here. !