Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-25

DEAD.
Mike Fox, ST. aged As,
Mike Fox, Jr, aged Il.
John Elder, aged %
e. Il. Crews, aged 81
Russell Fish aged q.
Joe HeIto, aged 80.
James stovall, aged 3b coIored,
Andrew pash aged So
G. c. Creighton, aged Is, colored.
Sam Humphrey, aged "a.
james HumJ hrey aged 81.
j. j. Humphrey, aged 49,
Daniel Fish, agel 1l
Dave Waitress agei Is.
Frank Gasped aeed 80,
Alexander Gray, aged "A.
Jack Mannealy AGED 20.
John Martin aged TO-
George Benochak aged ~.
Joe GaspeU AGED %
John Kaval aged 81.
INJURED.
Those mos, severely Injured are.
Ed, swanson.
Jonas Mabic. leg broken and head
hurt
John Jerken OF Eddyvle spine in.
iured, may die.
Frank Secrest of Eddyyilc, arm
broken. burned.
Oliver Mabic Of Lost Creek arm
broken, burned.
Charles Leaman, Of Lost Greek, leg
broken, burned
Jonas Mabie, Jr, Of Lost Creek, bad
burns.
VIM Harvey colored, badly burned;
VIII recover.
George Gogeo, spine injured viii re-
cover.
Harry Derrock
Coroner Foehlnger Is today holding
an inquest The disaster was caused
by an explosion Of dust lgnitetd by a
shot too heavily charged II proved
&c hc Wnui u lclS .aD "screamcr
r b. mr- clear tc shot when eXplod-
Cd, instead of FucclIne down the coll
fires str1gh. into the room This KIM
OF a shot causes much dist ana tae
flames coming into contact with NE
dust usually furnishes an explosion
In the accident of yesterday the ct-
feet was simply terrific. The tracks
were torn up and the guides ion the
cages were blown away on this ace
count they could not be operated for
three hours. The f9ns We're also dam
aged and could not be used 20 yentilate
the mine Immediately All the entry
doors were blown completely out ana
no system Of ventilation could Doe arr
ranged until the doors were replaced
10y volunteers. and 1t was almost GER
tain death TO 60 into the mine
AS soon as the cages could Doe oper'
ated volunteers speedily stepped for
ward The FIRST man 10 enter The mine
was James 1imbrell, general superin-
tendent Of the mine Hc was eagerly
followed by many others who TOOK
their turns IN going 10 the relief OF the
victims. Az soon as the mine was iul-
~ explorel ~ dead bodies were found
Coroner Fophlnger Of OskalOus0 was
on the ground and took charge OF the
dead bodies removing them This morn
Ing. He caused them To bp iuhen 10
toe companys store about % mile ols-
tent Here an improvised moisue was
established and the bodies We're RE-
ceived wrapped In blankets
The Lost Creek mine where the ac-
Cident occurred. Is about ten miles
south and one mile east Of Oskaloosi
and three miles northwest of Eddyville.
II is owned by the Lost Greek Coal ana
Mining company. OF which e. Y Laugh
lln II. L. Spencer Jen rimhrcll Z. r.
Green and ~ : Ellis are chief stock
holders. The property has been Sue
cessfully tpNated a number OF years
Tho shaft Where the accident occurred
is No. and has been operated about
IS months. II has been thought per
fectly safe Tho ventilation Is peel :et.
the only possible fault ever found be-
ing that Il was little close at times
The explosion occurred east ana
north Of the shaft, In the east entries
ana almost en- In that part Of the mine
were killed or hurt All the miners on
the west slice escaped injury and got
our Of the mine, In fact, some did not
know Of the accident until called ON Tor
help.