The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-12

killed in a heroic endeavor TO save his
comrades. was safely out of the mine after
the explosion. He had worked in the mine
ever since the klondike was opened up. He
mad trapped" in the mine longer back
than that. After the explosion he FASTENED
into the vault OF death 10 do what he could
TO close the traps and check the spread of
the after-dsmp. He was found lying near
a partly closed door leading off to one Of
the left headings.
Soon after the discovery of the first corpse
the mine officials began TO make arrange
ments for the removal of the bodies from
the scene of the disaster. At the armory
of Company n. a big. barn-like frame
building on the outskirts OF the city. prep
arations were methodically forwarded to
transform the place into temporary
morgue. Chairs were placed in rows oppo-
site each other, and rough boards and
planks placed upon them TO serve instead
of the marble or slate slabs that receive
the dead in metropolitan morgues. Nearly
a score of young men were called In to
assist the dozen undertakers of the city;
dry goods establishments were opened, and
hundreds of yards of muslin, toweling and
other goods got out for the purpose OF pre-
pairing the bodies for burial.
Sleepless mothers and wives waited all
night for news from the missing ones and
peeped through drawn blinds as the cor
teges passed on their way to the morgue.
Many trips were necessary, and the gray
dawn had come long before the last trip
had been made. President Powell Stack
house and Superintendent c. s. Price were
on hand for the removal of the bodies al
the mOrgue, and the wives, relatives and
sweethearts Of the men crowded around the
DEATH LIST GROWS.
At II o'clock tonight the number of
known dead is ninety; number of injured
in hospitals. eighteen; number of injured
who were able TO go home, four.
Coroner L. Miller has selected his jury
which will make the investigation into the
cause OF the disaster. When these will be
called to begin the inquiry depends en-
tirely on circumstances. II is not expected
that the inquest will be begun until the
bodies have been recovered and those in
jured are able TO testify. This probably
will be at least a week. The coroner said:
This disaster. which has brought sorrow
TO the many homes Of this city, shall be
vigorously inquired into"
At the conclusion of the days work
| Mine Superintendent Robinson was asked
| what the plans were for continuing the
work of getting out all the bodies. He
said:
I'VE will work night and day and will
| not stop so long as there is a single body
| In the mine. The fact that the fire damp
is all out of the mine now will facilitate
| the work. and while there is cOnsidera BILE
debris on the mine tracks that v-iI have
TO be removed before the cars can be
taken to all parts OF the Klondike, | do not
think il will take many hours to know the
extent of the loss of life.
THE disaster is not due TO any special
amount of gas in the mine. That is shown
by the little damage done to the property
! The explosion seems to have produced an
unusual amount of fire damp that | can
not account for. 1t did the deadly work
and was really all that gave us trouble
There is not a mine car in the workings
| that is damaged or broken. Usually i'm
such an accident as this, cars are wrecked
and burned
Mr.. Robinson would not discuss the pres
ence of gas in the mine, beyond saying
that II was never considered sufficient 20
give alarm. The company had five fire
bosses and one assistant employed cor
tinually. and had taken every precaution
TO prevent disaster. He had never heard
any OF the meE express fear of accident
State Mine Inspector J. T. Evans, who
I has been in the mine almost continually
since the explosion. was JotT ned tonight by
Chief j. r. Roderick. of the state Bureau
of Mine Inspection. Mr.. Evans entered in
10 full report of his investigation. He
said:
There was very little rock brought down
| by the force of the explosion. y number
OF doors we're blown open and some boards
| knocked off. but the cost OF repairs will
be insignificant. not more than So, ! should
say"
Il will have TO take a look over the
mine interrupted Chief Doderick doubt
| fully. and with laugh.
/ There was no explosion Of dust: no cyl
| deuce OF It." said Mr.. Evans. All the
men were working with locked safety
| lamps. There are dozen things that might
nave tstL5cu the tNpioSlOD- ne man res
/ ponsible Is assuredly among the dead"
How soOn could the mine be placed il
! condition for resuming operations"
so FAR as I have examined things I be
+ ieve the men could start in Monday.
/ X was reported that a portion OF the
/ Cambria Steel Company works was forced
! 10 suspend operations to-day. owing to
short supply of fuel. The long suspension
! Of The mine would seriously hamper tho
4 works.
/ Orders We're issued late tonight that no
fa.kTa 81. -
\ before daylight. RumOrs are out that sew
I enteen dead are loaded in cars ready 70 be
brought out. but the mOrgue attendants are
/ tired out with overwOrk and were given a
/ chance 20 rest
! one % the unknown survivors at the
I Cambria Hospital died late tonight and
/ tw0 others are expected 10 die before morn
j ms.
First nnin I'm Nine Months.
! ALBUQUERQUE y. N. July 1.-The
/ first ranstorm has occurred here since last
J October The downpour lasted hearty two