The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
RESCUE WORK IS 0I
THIRTEEN B0DEns TAKEN Fnnnl
 THE DARR MINE.
Heavy Gas AccumuIstien NscepUeta1Go ExtreDe Cautien h lla<tus e9 ExpIeratien-CoxDseg Da1-
 ly MutEateA.


 l Jacobs Creek, Pa. Dec. 21.-Dut thife teen bodies have been recovered frou the Darr Mine when darkness oanno tonight and all hope of raschiug tho others before tomorrow were abaa- doned.
 The rescue work progressed steadily and systematically all day. but va ton of gas which nccessitatsd mor6 precaution in the work of exploration. The mine has been penetrated about 1000 feet, but the slope is sn old one and the workings arc located nearly three miles from the surface. In an effort to reach the victims sev-' eral of the rescuers today were cver< come by black damp. Later the sick ened rescuersNwere brought to the sur< face and taken to their homes. The scenes about tho mines were of a more pathetic nature today. Appar. enuy a full realization of the calamity has finally come to the relatives and residents of the surroundinx vicinity. Greater numbers congregated about tpe iIl-fated mine and gave full sway to their feelings.
 The thirteen bodies thus far rscov-' cred have been identified and will oo' buried tomorrow. All arc badly mu- tilated and their Identification was ob. tained only by clothing. The legs of another victim are at the temporary morgue. but up to late tonight tho rosk of the mans body could not be =. cated.
 Thousands of people are expected e visit the scene of the disaster toner row. The squad of thes PennsylvanfAl State police will be enforced by csr- oner's deputies and it is not beiisvee there will be any undue excitement. Clarence Hall. the Government &eo- logical agent. of Washington. and q M. Gowler of Chicago. . United Stateq mining engineer. arrived here today to make an investigation of the acci- dent for tho Government. Mine tn- spectors from surrounding States aro also present and whenever conditions will permit, thorough investigation of the mine will be made in the hopes of reaching some plan whereby tho be eliminated. Relief funds have been started in various towns surroundfuG this place and within . few days . permanent organization will be perfect- cd to take care of the widowu and children of the unfortunate miners.
 In the short distance in which sesrehers were able to penetrate the Darr Mine, the scene of Thursday saw full explosion, last night. half a dozen bodies were found and brought to the surface. making the total that had reached the morgue up to this morn- ing twelve.
 While . vast amount of work was done during the night. not much prog ress was made towards the entries tn which the great mass of bodies are entombed. The danger of another ex- piosion is imminent and the rescuinE forces dare not venture far ahead ox the forces erecting the temporary hrat- tices. Vast quantities of gas have been encountered and the volume seems % be steadily increasing.
 Company officials have ordered that exploring parties shall advance only as far as a safe passageway can ne cleared. ventilated and otherwise mads safe. While what appears to be the most reliable estimates on the num- Der of victims are near 200. there are many who insist that the final list of dead will contain many more names.
 Michael Hailapy. national organizer for the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. who has assumed charge here for the organization. says: T have made a house-to-house canvass among the families here. and am certafn-~that there are 800 dead men In the DArr mine"
 Evidence of much Nsuffering and dis- tress among those dependenf upon the victims has already been disclosed and steps have been taken to organize ra- ton committees. The Connellsviiie B0arQ or ITauo l6bL utBut buBDIEtt%' s100 and called a meeting for today with ministers of all denominations to Porganize 6 permanent committee. New Haven took similar action. Mckees- port has also started Q relief move ment. while in Pittsburg funds are be- ing raised to be distributed among the sufferers Of the recent disasters.
 James F. Roderick. chief of the state Department of Mining. has ordered the nine mine inspectors of the State % meet him here today to assist in rescue work and to investigate the cause or the explosion.
 No additional bodies had been re- covered from the Darr mine ID to noon today. 4 total of twelve was reached early this morning. Rescue work is necessarily slow. but it is believed q number of victims will be brought oue of the surface before night. Rescuers have penetrated the mine 5000 feet. but a majority of the dead are expected to be found a distance of three miles back in the pit. Of the bodies so far re- covered all are badly mutiiaked. One body brought out today was literally torn to pieces by the force of the ex- plosion.
 From the canvass made by various persons 1t fig believed the total ifet of dead will number close to 300. The Pttsburg Coal Company is arranging
 ourchase of a burial ground at Smithton. about a mile below here. for the purpose of interring unidentified dead Funefals of the men recovered will take place tomorrow afternoon.
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