The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-12

bhnstoWn Catastrophe Probably More Appalling
Than at First Reported.
sss Twisted into Horrible Shapes-Wives Daughters and
Sweethearts Keep Faithful Vigil

a monkey wrench that il could no
be removed
The official list of the bodies identi
ned up to 10 o'clock tonight follows:
john r. Thomas, aged so, fire boss.
John Whitney, fire boss. 50. married
William Blanche, assistant foreman
married.
Joseph Tomlinson, fire boss, So
single.
William Lee. S2. married.
Daniel Lee, "a, single.
Michael McGinn, 46, married.
Phillip McGann, %. single.
John Crook, 81. married.
Frank Chestnut, %. single.
John Sadler, %, married.
John Holly. 80. married
Michael BoSaniO, 80, married.
George Hologyak, %, married.
John WilavendeT, 50. married.
Frank QUEER, %. married.
Anthony Pollock, 80. married.
John POllak, 20. single.
Frank Schultz. rs, married.
George Narosena, 81, married.
Tavel Vrabel. "A. single.
Andrew Havalda. 81. married.
Jacob Hull. "a. married.
Michael Iva. 30. married.
Joseph Rice, 81, married
Sokana Vergas. 40, married.
Mike SabOt, q, single.
John ROpiscky. 36. married.
Michael Dricka, 80, single.
John Barok. 50, married.
John Lasko, 80, married.
Frank LazarsIi. %. single.
Bronisley Tetkowsky, AZ, married.
John Tibarski. so. married.
Andrew Balascak, %, married.
Anton Lugask.
StaniSlau Zeolk.
Bernard Doerzyivecki, 81, single.
Joseph Maslivski.
Paul Sutuila.
John KarziekicZ.
Anton Dehlic
andre Zaid. Is, single.
Vida Rach.
John Rach.
Ninety Known to Be Dead.
At u O'Clock tonight the number O
known dead is ninety, number of in
JuFed IN hospitals. nineteen: number
of injured. able to go home, four.
At Cambria county hospital: Thre,
unknown injured. condition critical
a. NJ. Mohler. Frank Bumbers, JacoI
Ozeronz. John Fehr, John Dudok, Joh1
Shlka, Joe Balo, Joe Salo, Albert Ser
pha, John kuminski. Victor Kaher.
At Conemaugh Memorial hospital
William Robinson, John Retallick
Harry Rodgers. unknown Slav.
At the conclusion of the days work
Mine Superintendent Robinson wa.
asked what the plans We're for con
tlnuing the work of getting out tn
bodies. He said: 1--WE will worI
night and day. and will not stop 81
long as there is a single body in tn
mine. The fact that the fire damn
is all cut of the mine now Will facili
tate work, but while there is mucl
debris on the mine tracks that will
have to be removed before the car
can be taken to all sections of tn
klondike, / do not think it will TAX
many hours to know the extent of tn
loss of life.
The disaster is not due to any spe
cial amount of gas in the mine. Tha
is shown by the little damage don
to the property. The explosion seem
to nave produced an unusual amour
of fire damp that I cannot accoun
for. 1t did the deadly work, and wa
really all that gave US trouble. Their
is not a mine car in the working
that is damaged or broken. Usual,
in such an accident as this cars ar
wrecked and burned. The mules use
for moving the cars of the differen
rooms to the leaders were all dead
and 1 counted some sixteen of then
and then became too busy to motto
how many more were about US"
Mr. Robinson would not discuss tn
presence of gas in the mine beyon
saying that it was never cOnsidere
sufficient to give alarm. The com
pany had five fire bosses and one as
sistant employed continually, and ha
taken every precaution to prevent dis
aster.
Evans Makes Statement
State Mine Inspector ]. T. Evans
who has been in the mine almost con
tinually since the explosion. wa
Joined here tonight by Chief Roderic
of the bureau of mine inspection
Evans said TO the Associated Pres
reporter:
There was very little rock brough
down by the force of the explosion
A number of doors were blown oper
and some boards knocked off, but tn
cost of repairs will be insignificant
not more than SIS. 1 should say.
There was no explosion of dust; n
evidence of it. The men were work
ing with locked safety lamps Their
are a dozen things that might hav
caused the explosion. The man re
sponsible is assuredly among tn
dead"
Mr.. Evans said he believed the min
could resume operations by Monda
if IL We're desired to do so.
The scene at the armory tonight wa
one of extreme confusion. At . o'clOc
thirty-nine additional bodies had bee
recovered from the mine BY o'cloc
twenty or more Of them had bee
identified. Outside the armory was
crowd OF fully 10000. They wer
damned close TO the walls of tn
building. and the ragged edges of tn
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