Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
NO GAROUSIHG Oh DISORDER NOW
Gseks Made the Night i1deous Thurs
DAY, Have sobered Up and Are
Quiet Asan-The One Big Saloon
in Town Closes Upon cononer's Re-
quert-Priest There to Console.
tBy Associated pressl


From the Darr mine of the Pittsburg
Coal Company. where terrific eX-
plosion yesteday imprisoned and al
most beyond doubt killed every one
of ,ne POO or more miners who hau
entered tse mine for the day, only
six Dodies have been brought TO the
surface up 10 10 o'clock tonight. 9th
ers nave been located and are in the
entry awaiting propi,ious time Tor
their removal TO the temporary
morgue.
Most OF the men, however, are ST.
hemmed in by heavy fails of slate
and other roof formation. mile ana
n half or more beyond the point to
which the rescuers have penetrated
up To this time. There Is still flick
ering hope that some of them may
YET be living. but the disclosures OF
the Investigations so far made leave
little or no basis for this hope.
mere Is little probability of more
bo1ies being found tonight.
Here and there one or more may be
found who had fallen during vain
attempt to reach the exit. but the al
most universal belief is that nearly all
will be found in the remote section,
three miles from the mouth of the
mine where they were working when
the explosion happened
Rescue Work Has Been Halted.
A vast amount Of brickcting must
be done before 1t can proceed. The
rescuing parties. $500 feet from the
main entrance, have found conditions
such that to avert nm additional dis
aster precautionary work must be
done. The poisonous gases must be
forced to sections Leyond and addi-
tonal air and vetilation must be pro-
vided for that section.
1t Is not believed that the great
mass of bodies will be reached before
late tomorrow afternoon.
Carousing and Disorder at an End.
Conditions around the mines and in
this little mining town are greatly i'm
proved. The men who yesterday be-
gan holiday celebration by drinking
and feasting. have sobered ap and
ceased their carousing and disorder,
which made last night hideous. An
important factor in bringing about this
condition was the acQuiesence of the
proprietor of the big saloon in the
town to the coroner's request that
this lar be closed until after the bo-
dies had been removed and the funer-
al services held No other drinking
place within two miles of the mine is
Open
Probably more potent than all else
in this improved condition was the
arrival from Kittanning of Rev. Faith
er Lawrence. of Carroll, a former rec
tor of st. Timothy's Catholic church
here, of which a majority of the vic
tins were members.
During the day he gave spiritual
consolation to the widows and orphans
and talked to the men along lines to
make them sober and reflective.
AS to the number of victims. esti-
mates vary from ITS to $50. Coroner
A. C. VIM. of Westmoreland county.
said tonight that after n careful in
vestigation he was satisfied that the
number would be beween 1870 and
1870.
Disaster Causes a Suicide.
Conrad Schultz, AS year old. crazed
by the death in the mine of his son
and other relatives. ended his own
life today by drowning in the river
"S"i tHS Ilihe he was whoever
and leaves four small children.
Mrs. Carrino Delano was restrain
ed from committing suicide today with
great difficulty. She lost her hus-
band and two sons in the disaster.
President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of American.
telegraphed from indianapolis, au-
thorizing district officials to draw up
on the National treasury for $1,000 for
families of victims.
Serious Charge Against Boy
Detective Sergeant Bridgers yester.
day arrester Fred Bryant, II years
old, on the charge OF house breaking.
The 10y was arrested merely on sus.
Dlcion. hut he has been positively
identified by Mr.. Albert LEM rs the
hoy MIR. Lenz saw in the act of at
tempting to break into w. o. Titles
drug store. at Twenty fifth street and
Jefferson avenue several nights ago.
The case will be heard in the police
court this morning.