Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-12

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Of mine cars came to the pit mouth. where
waiting ambulances stood. Eight men were
lifted over the sides OF the cars and, half
carried, wended their way to che ambu-
lances. They we're all Poles. One big
strapping fellow among them collapsed az
he reached the ambulance and doctors spent
several minutes resuscitatlng him.
As the men were driven hurriedly TO the
Cambria hospital the train al coal cars,
with the physicians re-entered the mine.
In another half hour they anne out again.
this time with six living, nut almost dead,
miners. One man in bic paroxysms had
locked his Jaws so that force had to be
employed to pry them open for the inser-
tion Of life instilling fluids. These six we're
taken in an unconscious condition to the
Cambria hospital. One man brought out
with this crowd died Just as he reached
daylight.
Leave Headings Unsearched.
At that time three more headings be-
Iieved to be filled with the dead we're un-
searched. Thlrty-nine bodies were lying
within reach in the main heading. These
were brought out at 4:35 p. m.
These bodies we're piled high on the coal
cars and covered with canvas. The re-
mains were in a terrible state. showing
that there had been slow death in each
case. One Of the men had his mouth and
nose tied about by a towel. The rest of his
face was burned beyond recognition. The
bodies OF the others were twisted in hor-
rible shapes, most Of the arms being
crooked so as to shield the face.
The only one who could be Identified at
the pit mouth was fire boss Joseph Tom
linson. One Of the volunteer rescuers who
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fire was raging in parts OF the mine Most
of those who we're brought out alive this
afternoon had saved themselves by crawl
ing into a chamber and turning a valve on
the compressed. air pipe line which runs
along the entry. One man was found dead
with his hands clutohed so tightly about a
monkey wrench that It could not be re-
moved.
At II o'clock the number Of known dead
is ninety; injured in hospitals, eighteen;
injured who were able to go home, four.
The names Of only nine OF those rescued
alive today can be ascertained. They are:
Jaco Civic, John Dudko. John Ihilka, Jo-
seph Bal. A. NJ. Kahler. Viehi Kahler,
George salls. Albert shepa and John
Kanuskic.
AT the conclusion Of the days work su-
perlntendent Robinson was asked what the
plans were for continuing the work Of get
ting out all Of the bodies. He said:
We will work night and day and will not
tSe m af lOn En- as fa setre tha az { the sin are danny REGy Il Il
all out of the mine will facilitate work
and while there Is considerable debris on
moved before the cars can be taken to all
sections of the Klondike. do not think II
VIII take many hours to know the extent
The disaster is not due to any speciaI
amount q gas in the mine. That is showr
The explosion seems 70 have produced ar
and was really ali that gave. US trouble
There Is not a mine car In the working,
such an accident as this cars are wrecked
and burned. The mules used for moving
the cars from the different rooms to th'
leads were all dead and / counted somt
sixteen of them and then became too busy
to notice how many more were about us.
Mr.. Robinson would not discuss the pres
ence Of gas in the mine beyond saying
that ii was never considered sufficient Il
give alarm. The company had FIVE hr
bosses and one assistant employed continu
ally and had taken every precaution u
prevent disaster.
Statement Of Mine Inspector.
State Mine Inspector ]. T. Evans, VIII
has been in the mine almost continual,
since the explosion, was Joined here to
night by Chief Roderick of the Bureau o
Mine Inspection. Mr.. Evans said to tn
Associated Press reporter
Mr.. Roderick' can hardly credit my de
scription OF the condition Of the mine afte
such a dreadful calamity. 1t is wonderful
that there should have been such loss o
life with such a small explosion;
by the force Of the explosion. A humble
Of doors were blown open and some board
i hniSnHa an O not 'n more Ge'' than Sa Is / s shout
say.
were working with locked safety lamps
There are a dozen things That might hay
Is assuredly among the dead.
Mr.. Evans said he believed the min
could resume operations by Monday II
were desired to do so.
The scene at the armory tonight was on
Of extreme confusion. At s p. m. thirty
nine additional bodies were recovered froI
the mine. BY 7 o'clock twenty OF them ha
been identified.
Outside the arInory was a crowd OF full
10000 people. They were jammed clos
to the walls of the building and the ragge
edges Of the crowd extended several hun
dred feet away. Those who were neares
the windows were making efforts to loo
into the morgue, and the police had a haT
time to keep the crowd in check. Order
were issued late tonight that no more bodiC
are to be taken from the mine before day
light Rumors are out that seventeen dea
are loaded in ears ready to be brought on
but the morgue attendants are tired OF
with overwork and were given a chance
rest.
One Of the unidentified survivors at N
Cambria hospital died tonight and two otf
ers are expected to die tonight
Ecxema No Cure. No Paw