The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-07
WIRES.
THE GOVERNOR
Fairmont where he died later.

Fairmont where he died later
Joe Newton, colored. at work on
the bridge across the river. was
caught in the wreckage OF the bridge
and seriously injured. At first he
was missing but wa sfound later on
the bridge more dead than alive.
SOME OF THE DEAD
At mirAh No. s, Charles HonacE-
er, coupler, was coupling cars Just
inside the mine. and his dead body
was blown into the river and has
not been recovered.
George Bice. a member of the
rescue party at mine No. s. was
overcome by afterdanp. brought to
the surface unconscious and died
shortly afterward.
\ man named Stuart OF the res
cue party was also overcome by the
afterdamp. He was brought above
unconscious, but soon revived and
win doubtless recover.
AT o'clock but one man, ORION.
had been taken out OF either mine,
but arrangements were being made
at that hour to bring up the dead
bodies, twenty in number, found at
the bottom of the pit in pile. The
rescuers are still at work at this
mine. under the personal direction
of Assistant General Manager FRANK
Haas, of Fairmont.
NINE OFFICIALS CAUGHT
General Mine foreman Donlin IF
this mine was in the mine at work,
and it is thought he persisted.
John t. McGraw, general nina
foreman at mine No. s. is also be-
lieved to be among the dead.
General Superintendent J. c. Gas
kill, of Fairmont, is directing the
rescue work at this mine. and at
Gao o'clock was arranging to start
the fan there preparatory to the
searchers going into the mine. Up
to that hour no entrance had been
made in the mine beyond 100 feet.
INSPECTOR ON THE SCENE
Deputy Mine Inspector +. Z. Par
sons. of Clarksburg, and General
Superintendent John Brooks, Of ths
Clarksburg Fuel Company, are lead
ing the rescue work at this mine.
and are assisted by Superintendent,
Albert ]. Ruckman. and John Bren-
4sen superintendent of the West
Fairmont shaft, with squad Of
some twenty men.
Tie afterdannp at Mine No. s was
very strong and men ventured into
the mine At their own peril unit.
after the fans had been going a few
hours.
Fred Shaver was the first man to
enter mine No. after the explosion
and he reports the following surely
dead:
WADE COOPER, motorman, Fair
mont, married.
JOHN HERMAN, driver, residence
not given.
BARNEY HINDNIAN, brakeman
single, Monongah.
UNDERWRITERS AND DOCTORS
Undertakers are here from Fair
mont. shinnston, and Clarksburg
among whom are Clifford & Osborn.
Sloppy & Warne, of Clarksburr
Harmer, OF. Shinnston, and A1usgrav,
and CUNNINGHAM. of Fairmont. sum-
mooned at the instance of the coal
company to take charge OF the
frightful morgue that will present II.
self when all the bodies are recover
ed.
a score of physicians are also on
the grounds coming from Fairmont
Clarksburg, shinnston, Chtestop
Pennington and other points TO rem
der services along medical lines
Among these are Drs. Fitch, Cook
'rownaeld. Jameson. Bowcocl,
puerett. Carr, Yost, Sands. Hall, Al
kire Nutter and Amos.
Trolley cars and trains over the
Baltimore & Ohio brought great
crowds of people from clarksburg
and Fairmont, many of whom have
relatives in the terrible catastrophe.
81 anxious to learn the worst, as all
hope had been abandoned that any
survived and the only hone Tint ~
NAMED was that the bodies at least
might be recovered.