Democratic messenger., 1904-02-06
DEAD TAKEN FROM NINE
Burial Professions and Rescu.rs Pass
Each Other on Road.
THE FUNERALS OF MANY VICTIMS.
OF ihe 100 Bodies Rec vcred Aud Tak,n 4
the Sehoo!house MorSu. Eifiy.six hav'
Bccn Identified and sh'cen Have Been
euried-The Work OF Recovering the
Bodies Win Be Kept Up un:iI All Are Fouut.

Pittsburs, Pa. tSpcciaD Burial pro
cc>sions and rescue partics in charg,
oi newly recovered bodic, pass each
other frequently on the road that lead,
from the Ilarwick mine to the no-eac
and many are the pathetic scenes
Oi the 100 bodies recovered and
taken To- the >choolhou>e morguc iiiv-
>iN have been identified and eighteen
have been buried
The first funerals 81 the victims were
held al $50 O'Clock. Rcy. +. q. Ora
ham. oi the Lutheran Church. and the
Rev Vincent Mancii. 81 The Italian
Catholic Church oi New Kcusingion.
were in charge Gu: in ;h- open ar
in front oi the blacksmith shop where
the coilincd bodies al the men ha, G
been placed. were gathered the friends
and relatives OF those that have bcca
identified
The ca>kets were placed IN a group
along one side oi the building with
the ministers who were 10 perform the
.ast rites standing by them. The
bodies OF those miners who belonged
10 the Catholic Church were placed III
group by themselves and over them
the priest stood until all were ready
To- be moved to the cemetery.
1t was short and simple service,
only a lew words ard prayer and
then the Journey To- the cemetery began.
There short service was held. tho
caSkctS were lowered into the grave.
and ior the friends and surviving fela
atycS the last incident oi the great
disaster was over.
The foreign miners II liarwick al
most to man refuse TO enter the
mine To assist in the rescue work. We,
the volunteers from ontSidc points
are doing such good work that they ar
bringing ont bodies faster than the
corps OF undertakers can handle ihc,,'
and the remains OF the victims are be
ing arranged in tiers outside the school
house The work oi recovering tn,
bodies will be kept mp continuously TN
Ill all are iornd
The following appeal WAS issued b.
the rciici committee by telegraph:
One hundred and cighiy-four min
crS killed Families destitute. Ih,
committee urges Immediate and scacr
ous aid"
Among those to whom the Telegram
was addressed are.
Andrew Carnegie, New York.
President Roosevelt, Washington
ID. C.
Senator Hanna. Cleveland. o.
John ID. Rockefeller. New York.
The message was also sent on, b,
telegraph to the mayor ol every i'm
portant city in the country
The relief frnd now exceeds Slo.oot
and contributions continue TO come II
literally.
Speaking oi the disaster. James f
Roderick, chief State mine inspector
said:
Laws co;,d be framed that would
prevent Just such an accident, but the
trouble lies at Harrisburg. The present
htuminouS mining laws seem 10 be a
compromise arrangement between the
mincworkers and the operators.
Nothing OF orr investigation Will he
given ont. he said. until The day oi
the inquest.
Brownsville. Pa. (SpcciaN--Four
men. all foreigners. were crushed 10
death in a new air shalt oi the Briar
Hill Coal Company. near here The
shaft was 6Ss feet deep and Tie men
were being lowered III = bucket when 4
900 pound pilot weight broke, precipi-
tating the bucket and men to the bot
tom. The heavy weight falling on them
crushed the men beyond recognition.
The men were in the employ oi Con-
tractor Samuel Henry. who was sink
ing the shaft, The Briar Hill COMPANY
is owned by the Republic Iron and Steel
Company. Ii is claimed by the Off
cials that the accident was due 10 the
failure oi the men to remove the weight
IRON the lever before starting down.