The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
Rtscutrs Say the Total Will
 Reach 1O8
SLOSS MINERS CONTRIBUTE
Hessemer Relief Committee Has Dis trlbuted $3037-Layine of Pipes for Pumping Out Water Will
 Be Completed Today.


 This makes the last Italian out of the seven who were in the mines at the time of the explosion accounted for. The res cuers who went down Into the mine this evening stated that there are seven more bodies in the mines, making a total of los who lost their lives in the explosion last Monday afternoon. These bodies will be recovered tomorrow.
 Out of the seven remaining bodies In the mine only the names of three are known to the authorities. They are: An drew Nichols aged fifty years, who lives at Wylam and leaves a wife and three children; Charles Pickett, whose home Is at Pratt City; John Donaldson. who lives at Cottage Hill, near Dolomite, and leaves a wife and two children.
 Today the miners at Sloss mines, num- berlng 1GO gave their entire wages, which amounted to $500, to the widows and orr phans of the miners who lost their lives. Next week the miners at Sloss will give another days labor to this cause, swelling the sum to $1O0o
 $500 By sloss Miners.
 Capt. John D. Hanby. super lntendent of the mines, will carry the $500 to Virginia tomorrow and distribute it among the needy families in the camp Captain Hanby will also carry a number of men with him and will have charge of the work of rescuing the remaining seven bodies that are 10 thg minrsf
 The body of Seiites ahit1, ea re- covered today va brought h 0 L. Mitchell Lester Kennedy and Mason flo- burn and carried 70 the undertaking As- .stabllshment anf em9almed. The pdy was in a much better condition than the first seventy-fve. which were recovered from the mines II was not mangied to any large degree and decomposition had not yet set in to any extent The body of the Italian will be held until claimed by his relatives. The other Italians were sent to Blocton, and Mir. Mitchell has wired to that city for instructions as to the disposition of Sante's body.
 With the exception of the body of tho Italian, Henry Hughes is the only corpse that has yet not been disposed of. His brother. who Is a miner either at Car diff, Coalburg or Blossburg, was in Bes- semer Tuesday looking for the body of Hughes, but at that time 1t had not been recovered. The body will be held for instructions.
 Tom Gribsy, who was the second miner ldktH Out Ol tHt bilto, bhl Wh9 ilpt identified until a day or two ago, was buried this afternoon. The body of John Gallagher has been sent 10 Weller mines where it was taken in charge by the Odd Fellows, who will conduct the funeral
 Will Recover Others Today.
 Tomorrow morning rescuing parties will go out to the mines and recover the seven remaining bodies. Coroner Paris has given D. l.. Mitchell control of the disposition of the remaining bodies to be taken out of the mines tomorrow. The coroner has also given instruction that every body first be brought to Bessemer before being turned over to the relatives and friends. As the special train has been discon- tinued. the bodies will have to be brought to this city in ambulances and dead wagons.
 The laying of the pipes in the mines for the purpose of pumping out the water will probably be completed tomorrow. After the mine is drained of all the water the state mine inspectors will go down into the different entrances for the pur- pose of making a thorough investigation of the disaster I. M. Gray, mine inspec- tor and James Hillhouse assistant mine inspector. have been at the mine since q short time after the explosion occurred. They have both taken an active part in the work of recovering, and are familiar with the situation.
 No official statement as to what caused the explosion has yet been given out and this cause will not be fully deter mined until the inspectors make their report to the governor. The coroner's jury will hold it's investigation next week. beginning Wednesday morning. This will probably consume several days.
 Relief Committees Work. rt,t. .tt4.. of the distribution of the funds raised in Bessemer to relieve the widows and orphans of the dead men. has distributed $3.O37. The committee still has about $500 on hand. The committee has head quarters in Deputy Sheriff Jerry Foun- tain's office and are doing all in their power to see that every family in Vir- gnia is given ample assistance Today the employees of the Woodward Iron company's ore mine sent contributions, amounting to $41720 to the relief com mittee J. IT. Woodward. of the Wood ward Iron company. sent his check to the committee today for $100. It is also understood that the miners at Dolomlte are considering giving an entire days wages to the widow and orphans fund.
 The committees in charge of raising contributions are still at work. and when all the reports come in the subscriptions
 
 of sthe Aeedy families in Virginia City
 III go over sG0oO.
 Eth the exception of the bodies of .t6nry Hughes. and rolsey Sante all the miners who have been recovered from the mine up to date have been buried. Effects on Hand. MT. Mitchell still has the effects of several of the unfortunate miners, which can be obtained by the families of the dead men calling at his store on Second avenue.
 The names of the men whose effects are still in the hands of Mir. Mitchell are: Fred Wyatt William Green, Ed ward Bryant. F. N. stuckey. white. and P N. Stuckey. Homer Dawson, George Huffman. Elisha Hale. Wade Johnson and A. J. Johnson. colored.
 T. G. Hawkins. a representative of the Peoples cotton mills at Montgomery. was fin Bessemer today with view of getting some of the widows and girls who wish employment in estton mill to return to (contInued on Ninth Page)