Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
ALL ARE DEAD.
Not a Survivor from Harwick
Mine Disaster.
Seventy-one Bodies Recovered and
Eighteen Identified.
Anxious Relatives About Mine-Larue
Fund to Be Raised.

Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 27.-Three days
have elapsed since the terrible catas-
trophe at the Herwick mine of the
Allegheny Coal Co. and, tonight, at
midnight, II bodies have been brought
20 the surface. Only Is have been
identified.
The Allegheny Coal Co, tonight, il
an official statement admitted that al
OF the men who We're in the mine when
the explosion occurred are dead. There
are III names on the list which does
not include Selwyn NJ. Taylor or the
two men who We're in the tipple above
the mine shaft when the explosion
came. Nor does the list include Daniel
Lysle of Castle Shannon. whose body
was found in the mine this morning.
He was one of the men who went tC
work, last night. but became separated
from the rest and wandered far ahead.
The body was found sitting back to
TIE wall. He had evidently been over
come by the after damp.
The list of III names was made pub
lie tonight, by Sheldon Parks, treas
urer Of the company. and c. L. Terry,
the secretary, after Il consultation with
General Manager George w. ScheetZ.
Mr.. Terry says it is possible that one
Or more of those included may have
escaped death. but this is hardly prob
able. The only man in the list who is
Known to be living is Chris Gunia, who
| is not yet out of danger. He was found
1t the bottom of the shaft by the res
cue party headed by SelWyn NJ. Taylor.
This brings the official number of
lead up to Ia, but the list may be in
| complete, as it is possible that some
boys went into the pit to work under
their fathers direction. Hutchinson,
The custodian of the lamps, says that
between $50 and 100 lamps were given
out on the fatal Monday morning and
no man WAS given more than one.
Tonight, at the shaft mouth huge
fires have been built and groups of
men are trying to keep warm. In thu
blacksmith shop about 10 feet from the
mouth of the shaft, - collins. each con-
taininS it's burned are lined up.
Chief Mine Inspector Roderici
reached the Harwick mine, this after
noon. and at once assumed charge. The
finding Of the body of Daniel I.ysle OF
LecchbuIg and the report that another
of the searchers is missing, is keeping
down TIE number of volunteers, for
they realize that there is much danger
in the mine, but it is believed that Mr.
Roderick will get sufficient number
Of mon to prosecute the work vigorous
~. 1t is planned now 10 hold a union
funeral, Sunday forenoon for the
Catholics who will be buried accord
to the rites; Of their church.
- I'll I1
the Pittsburg Humane Society. was a,
Barwick. this afternoon. He found
that the company is providing food and
fuel for all the families. Mr.. Bell said
the Humane Society would place any
of the children in orphanaSes who had
no one to look after them, if the rela-
tiNes so desired.
st. Paul's Roman Catholic Orphans
Asylum of this city, has notified the
Harwicil authorities that it can take
careof 20 children.
The mystery about the Well-dressed
man who was found in the NINE this
morning, and who it is surmiSed must
have been the unwilling cause of the
explosion. has been cleared. The re-
mains were identified as those of David
I.ySle, the volunteer. who was over
come, last night. while searching for
victims of the explosion.
Bernard Callaghan. deputy State
mining inspector of the ninth district
upon coming to the pit mouth after
hours of work in the mine. was con-
WINGED that. by Wednesday night. all
the bodies will have been recovered.
He said it was absurd to think there
Were any living miners entombed.
A general appeal for aid for the
families Of the men who lost their
lives will be issued from the little
mining hamlet of Harwick within the
next As hours. All cities and towns of
the State will be asked to assist il
raising at least $4,000. which will be
adequate to provide for the suffering
and almost destitute women and child
rem until the warmer weather comes,
or some permanent arrangement can
be made to care for them.
At s O'Clock, Wednesday morning,
the searching party under the mine
inspectors located IS more bodies.
making GO so far discovered with only
the two right headings of the south
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