Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-02-04
DEAD TAKEN FROM Mine
Burial Professions and Rescuers Pass
Each Other on Road.
THE FUNERALS OF MANY VICTIMS.
OF III. 100 Bodies Recovered And Taken to
the SchooIhouse Morgue Fifty'Six Hav.
Been Identified and Eighteen fiave Been
Buricd-The Work of Recovering the
Bodies viii Sc Kept Up Uu.il All Are Found.

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Buried-The Work of Recovering the
Bodies viii Be Kept Up Uu.ii All Are Found.
Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD Burial pro-
ccssions and rescue parties i'll charge
of newly recovered bodies pass each
other frequently on the road that leads
from the Harwick mine to the morgue
and many are the pathetic scenes.
Oi the 100 bodies recovered and
taken to the schoolhousc morguc fifty
six have been identified and eighteen
have been buried
The first funerals OF the victims were
held at $50 o'clock, Rev. L. O. Gra-
ham, OF the Lutheran Church, and the
Rev. Vincent Mancli, OF the Italian
Catholic Church. OF New kensington,
were in charge. Out in the open air
in front OF the blacksmith shop where
the coftined bodies OF the men have
been placed, were gathered the friends
and relatives of those that have been
identified.
The ca.kets were placed in a group
along one side OF the building with
the ministers who were to perform the
last rites standing by them The
bodies oi those miners who belonged
to the Catholic Church we're placed III
group by themselves and over them
the priest stood until all were ready
10 be moved to the cemetery.
1t was a short and simple service,
only few words and prayer and
then the Journey to the cemetery began.
There a short service was held, the
caskct5 were lowered into the grave,
and ior the friends and surviving rcla-
ativcS the last incident OF tic great
disaster was over.
The foreign miners at l1arWicE al
most to man refuse to enter the
mine to assist in the rescue work, yet
the volunteers from outside points
arc doing such good work that they are
bringing ont bodies faster than the
corps Of undcrtakcrs can handle them
and the remains OF the victims arc be
ing arranged in tiers ont SIDE the school
house. The work of recovering the
bodies will be kept up continuously un-
til all are found
The following appeal was issued by
the relief committee by telegraph:
"Onc hundred and eighty-iour min
ers killed. Families destitute. The
committee urges immediate and gcncr'
ouS aid.
Among those to whom the telegram
was addressed are:
Andrew Carnegie. New York.
President Roosevelt, Washington,
ID. c.
Senator Hanna, Cleveland, O..
Johu D. Rockefeller. New York,
The message was also sent Out by
telegraph to the mayor OF every i'm
portant city in the country.
The relief fund now exceeds $1,000
and contributions continue to come IN
literally.
Speaking OF the disaster, James Z.
Rodcrick, chief State mine inspector,
said:
Laws could be framed that would
prevent lust such an accident, but the
trouble lies at Harrisburg. The present
bituminous mining laws seem to be
compromise arrangement between the
mincworkcrs and the operators
Nothing OF our investigation Will be
given out" he said, until the day OF
the inquest.
Brownsville, Pa. (SpeciaD -Four
men. all foreigners, were crushed to
death in a new air shaft OF the Brlar
Hill Coal Company, near here. The
shalt was 6S5 feet deep and the men
were being lowered i'll a bucket when
400 pound pilot weight broke, prcccipi-
tating the bucket and men to the bot
tom. The heavy weight falling or. them
crushed the men beyond recognition
The men were in the employ OF Con
tractor Samuel Henry. who was sink
ing the shaft The Briar Hill Company;
is c owned by the Republic Iron and Steel
Company. 1t is claimed by the OH
cials that the accident was due to the
failure OF the men to remove the weight
from the lever before starting down.