Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-10
PltlfuI and Tragic Scenes IN The
Miners Cemeteries.
MANY BODIES ARE BROUGHT OUT
Many Others Within Reach and
Will Be Brought Out Today
Bishop Donohue Visits the
Scene of Disaster.
Scene of Disaster.
Special dispatch to the Journal

Special dispatch TO the journal
Monongah. w. Va, Dec. 10.--Seven-
ty-flve bodies have now been taken
from the Monongah mines.
AT late hour Monday night the
officials of the company said they had
reached point where there We're q
great many bodies. From this time
on the work of bringing out the dead
will be done more rapidly.
Most of the bodies found have been
those of foreigners and nearly all have
been Unidentified by their pay checks
Three large fans are pumping air in
to the mines and pipe line $500
feet long was put In on the advice OF
Chief State Mine Inspector Paul az
precaution against fires.
For many years to come this day
will be looked upon as one OF the
darkest and gloomlest in the history
of all Monongah. There were more
than 40 funerals Of the mine victims
and the services In the Polish and
Italian cemeteries were almost con-
tinuous from 9 o'clock mass until late
in the afternoon. Many a tear was
shed In the small cemetery as the
beloved ones were placed in tho
ground, for wives, daughters, sweet
hearts and the children of the miners
gathered about to perform their part
If the religious ceremony. each throw
ing bit of earth into the grave and
saying prayer for the departed.
The graveyard was donated to the
Two Catholic congregations by the
Fairmont Coal Co. 1t is small plot
situated on the side of a steep hill,
beneath which runs the long shaft
which connects the two mines In
which the men lost their lives. Ex-
actly In the middle of the lot Is O
barbed wire fence which marks the
space belonging to each congregation
Iii each lot large cross has been
erected, and these add a bit OF weird
less to the picture.
At St Stanislaus' Catholic church
POLISH, the requiem mass was cele-
orated for rs of the miners, and Rev.
Joseph Lekston declared he would
nave many more tomorrow. The priest
has worked hard to comfort the
redistribution people, and Bishop p.
!. Donahue and Rev. e. Musial, of
Wheeling, came to aid him. Bishop
Oonahue talked to the few men and
the hundreds of women and children
who gathered to attend the mass. &c
spoke In English, telling them how
he sympathized with them and how
much the whole world lamented the
terrible disaster which robbed then,
Of the ones they loved. In conclu-
sion, the bishop said he would do
his. utmost to aid the people Of Mo-
nongah, and that if the women found
they could not support their children
he would see that all were sent to
orphanages, where they would be well
cared for
The words of the bishop cheered tho
gomen greatly, for all who could not
understand were soon told by those
who could But there was not a
mother in the church who would part
With child, no matter how many she
lad, even If the pangs Of starvation
tempted her.
Ever since the explosion the most
heroic action has been displayed on
Ill sides by the women, who despite
heir great stress and suffering, chung
q their children. From the start
hey realized that the little tots were
o become burdens, but on all sides
could be heard the same sentiment,
hey would rather die than give up
their children