Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-22
0aly-West Directors Express Their
Sympathy
NO QUESTION OF LIABILITY.
This Action IL Taken ain obedience
To the Dictates Of Humanity
John Burgie's Inquest


families stricken by the Park city dis
aster were passed yesterday afternoon
at a meeting Of the officials Of the Da-
ly-West. The meeting was called by
the president and manager Of the COM
pany Mr. j. +. Bamberger, who had
just returned from the east. The at
tltude Of the company was expressed
in the following resolutions
Whereas on the night Of the 18th Of
the present month an explosion oc-
CURED in the underground workings OF
the Daly-West mine resulting in the
loss OF thirty-four men, now therefore
be II
Resolved. That, In common with all
people Of the state, We extend to the
relatives OF those who persisted our
most profound sympathy In this, the
day of their sore atilction. and be II
further
Resolved, That. in view Of the APP
paling loss Of life resulting from this
disaster carrying as II did sorrow and
distress into many homes. II IL the
sense Of the board OF directors Of the
Daly-West Mining company that
without stopping TO take into consid-
Grafton any question Of liability or
non-liability on the part of this com
pany, II ought to and will In obedience
10 the dictates OF humanity, make rea-
sonhble provision for the wives and
children or other dependent relatives
OF those who were so suddenly bereft
OF life, including the families or other
dependent relatives Of those brave men,
John Mclaughlin, John Eckstrom,
Richard Dillon George Richardson and
Mike Conlon, who, as volunteers, laid
down their lives In an effort to rescue
their comrades from the peril OF death;
and to this end, the president and man.
ager OF this company Is directed to
ascertain with all possible diligence
the situation and financial condition OF
the wives, children or other dependent
relatives of any and all of those who
persisted. and II Is further
Resolved, That this company desires
20 and will In the near future commem-
crate in some suitable manner the hero
ic action Of w Martson, willard
Smith, Roger Canters, Dominick Re-
gan, Patrick Traynor, George Lind
say, Huston Rolley, Thomas Dalton,
Dan Gallivan, Charles McDavitt, Hen
ny Johnson, James McGregor, T. 7.
Devlin, Mike Garatty, John c. Coyne,
w j. Emery, Joseph Tenny, Ole
Johnson, Tom Durigan, George Shep-
herd. T., MacNeil, ], #. Young c. II.
Johanson, Henry Driver, II. T. STATE,
j. w. Simpson, ---- Logey, Joseph
Reilley William Mcdonnell, Joseph
Wright, - Benney j, A. Weller, ---
Rowe ]. w. Rocker II. O. Woods and
many others whose names at the pres
ent time we have been unable 10 obtain,
who, though their lives were merclfully
spared, yet unfalteringly faced the
most awful peril In an effort to carry
sucoor to those who were stricken.
NO LITIGATION EXPECTED.
At Park City the inquest over the
remains OF John Burgle have been held,
and things are quieting down II is
not thought now that there will be
any litigation. although It has been
said that the afflicted families would
make an effort 10 retain Senator Pat.
terson Of Colorado as their counsel IN
the suits az inst the company, The
general impression In Park City and
here Is that the DAILY West will do the
square thing by the people-that their
proposition will be just as big as they
are able TO make Il. There Is a ten.
denoy TO settle the matter out OF court,
as II Is conceded that long litigation
could result In good for neither party. |
THE BURGIE INQUEST
The verdict on the Burgle inquest !
IS as follows
State OF Utah, Park City precinct |
county OF summit, SIS.
An inquest having been held at the |
City hall In Park city Park City pre- |
cinct. Summit county, on the twenty |
first day Of July, 1902, before George #. |
Wilday, Justice of the peace IN and for |
Park City precinct in said county upon |
the body Of John Burgie. there lying |
dead. by the Jurors whose names are |
hereto subscribed, the said Jurors upon |
their oaths do say; that the said John |
Burgie came 10 his death by being |
blown against the side Of the i20O-foo |
level Of the Daly-West mine In Park |
city precinct. on the night OF July 10. |
1902, by an explosion OF gelatine, COM |
monty called giant powder and the |
said Jurors are unable 10 determine the
cause Of the explosion OF said gelatine |
or said giant powder.
We condemn the storage Of powder
or other explosives la mines as danger
GUS to life and We earnestly urge the |
necessity OF law being enacted by |
the state legislature prohibiting the
storage OF powder or other explosives |
IN mines.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hereunto set their hand the day |
and year aforesaid,
JOHN WELSH,
a. LARCkER.
7. f. BREEN.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
This 2lst day of July 1902,
GEORGE r. WILSON.
"A.