The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Not One Of the Entombed Miners
Escaped Horrible Death.
DEAD BROUGHT OUT.
So Far Were FrightfuIIy MangIed. It 10
: Now Believed that One Hundred
and Sixty Men Were Caught
in the Death Trap and
Persisted.

AS a result of the most horrible
mine disaster In the history OF Ala
oama, ninety-nine tlackened, bruised
and twisted human bodies have been
recovered from thu Virginia mines
and laid out for Identification by
heartbroken mothers, wives, sisters
and sweethearts. 1t is now stated
poslti Vely that 160 men were In the
mine at the time Of the dust" ex.
plosion, and not the slightest hope is
held out to sorrowing loved ones that
a man Of them will live to tell of the
horrible disaster.
| Scenes at the entrance to the mjaes
nave been gruesome and hear 0rendinp
| III the extreme. AS heroic workmen
would bring discolored and nangled
human forms to the opening, frenzied
| oved ones, mostly women and onil-
0fen, with mingled expression of
anxiety, fear and hope depleted on
their faces, would crowd up longing
TO lind living father, husband,
brother or sweetheart. Utter de.
spair would be written on their fea-
lures after looking and examining.
lor SO oiackened and torn are most of
tne bodies that positive Identification
mas been possible in but few instances.
many or the bodies will never be
locntihed, as number have been
ofought out piece at time, here a
mead, there leg and yonder trunk.
GhaStly describes but family a scene
~hlch caused stout-hearted men to
slcken and turn pale. About one hun
areu lamllles and Three hundred chill
oIea nave Deen LETT destitute and
"i1IcuG means OF support, and one.
onifu VI tne lnnaDltantS OF q town
nave Deen wiped out by the calamity.
Horh vi fesculng the bodies has been
heIoic, pu6 greatly hampered by de- b
p..sssss plis saua ioui gases. diners from all
iif.1s'a e
1neif services.
Inc cofpses are irlghtfully mangled
ana oisngured and Identification Is al.
moSt impossible Many OF them are so
osiiloly utuiseu ana twisted and dis
oioieu ollaC neRfocS cannot be told
ION .@tiise men. AS the bodies OF the
slcCiiHe' r"nica, IN many cases, have
oeenklIsh .ed together piece at q
At"-esssI-ls,eouRnG 70 the surface they
are piaceo IN rows on rough impro-
Viseu plaIIorm, and late THURSDAY
oSen'ns auouiahces began the renov-
ai VI tlioso 30 lal recovered to Besse-
tnel. o.hce Che ilsG o1 DEAD will PROB
aoaS ~ " one nunufeu ana Sixty, the
ioGa, unuer oaAers nave wired to ad-
Joinins oiUies JOE comis' 2s1 was found
oieie were noo enough suitable cotfils
in @ T,le uisltict 70 oury the Victims.
no nv VI oue uiRgers at the mine
nas oocl an ins piraCion 70 the specta'
Iois, a.iu evefy one ms done all In MS
pU"ei ", w iaoilltaIe GDe Work OF rescue.
: LAG eAo1vaGion Vi In' doorls mas been
lanuioappsu Ia'.oa rom In s6arb. Inc foul
$3.50 ".iioii nau ooit cteu III tne slope
,nauo necessary oho use OF safety
"po' GU AZ was louuu 6naG less IMAM
go y, oateoy 10" ps we're available
., ou od uinerS WenU
W ,,; Gn eSono iloin rracolcaiiy every
l,,ns oup "iolli d RADIUS or 20
,, .nanIs " bin!a oiCy 10 ala IN the
,,a.Sa uo VI oue poules re-
,na, hn..l, o,," Uuuu o @oouG "nlch
rmIv t.iltn 80 80 10 oouy was care
nsthods yasnrtaa o uine anu heroic
oo,snio,,..' w tius oue man lc
.ranI r'ooai'ho,d ~, 30 sun aiiVe' oub
D,,a nt 80 -. ~ AZ. nis recovery.
,os ,,ho Va Wv nosV eiuesohe slghts
onr ~ tha ,aino "l - Eau was carried
| W2S 1Ound In this p)SiLiOn, and the
liesh was almost en1i rely burned away
iioli Ine Skull. Legs, arms and man