The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-10
)yE HUNDRED and THIRTEEN DEAD MINER
OUT OF MINES
AT PRESS TIME

been taken out.
The bodies taken out liz most parI
arc In bad condition, being MANNED
and bIacSened, besides many of them
are far advanced in decomposition.
II has been. raining here steadily
since last evening and miserable con-
ditions prevail throughout this seq
ton.
The relief work is well under way.
senator Joseph H. McDcrmOtt. of
SIorgantown, who came here as the
personal representative or Governor
Dawson, completed his investigation
last night and left for his home where
he will prepare his report TO the gov
ernor. 4s~s 8
At noon today the company an
nounced that at least three or four
more days would be required to get
all, the bodies out. unless the work of
recovery becomes still more rapid
There is every reason to believe that
the. bodies will be taken out even fast
er as all the brattices have now been
Installed and the air currents amply
furnish opportunity to get into all the
side headings and rooms.
The wide scope of territory to be
searched, however. will prolong the
search even beyond the next three or
four days and the same may even ex-
tend into next week for scattering
bodies.
There is now no fire in either mine
and the air is such as not to mater
tally interfere in the work. The order
at the mines is perfect and the rescue
work goes systematically on notwith-
standing the steady downpour of rain
and deep mud.
There is no change in the demean-
or of the people OF the stricken town
except that the gloom of sadness and
sorrow deepens all the time. Funeral
after funeral was held today, mostly
at the Catholic cemeteries. where
scenes are most sad. After loved
ones have been identified at the
morgue and prepared for burial.
hundreds of women and children
gather at the cemeteries on the hill
instead of going to the churches and
await the arrival of the dead.
The rapid recovery of the bodies is
making lively work at the morgue and
more undertakers were telegraphed
for besides the several who arrived
early in the evening from Grafton and
Fairmont. Spring wagons bringing
the bodies from the traction station
across the river. to which they are
conveyed from the mine openings by
an ambulance street car, are follow
ed by throngs of men. women and
children, who gahter around the
morgue and remain In the rain until
the bodies are placed in the caskets
and laid in state in the bank building
for viewing and idntification.
The moment it is announced in
town that bodies have been. brought
from the mines, there Is renewed
stir of expectancy and anxiety until
the bodies have been viewed in the
bank building. Relatives and friends
press forward to get the first glimpse
of the features of the dead, eye them
| closely and turn away in deeper sad
ness and depression, If they recognize
them not. Recognition is followed by
outbursts of grief and distraction,
which with some impends upon the
very brink of insanity.
OF the original list given out by the
company of men being in the mine
the following have been lately focat-
ed safe, and not having gone to work
last Friday:
DAN DoMICo. JR.
LEONARD DoNIICO.
LORETTA ALEXANDER.
ANDY BATON.
ANDREW BURRoUGH.
MARIE BOGREoLLs.
| COLEMAN BOLANERO.
PATSY CARVALANT.
SALIVA FERARRA.
| ANDREW SHAW.
| These miners found to have not
been at work has lowered the proba-
bic list of casualties to 371 and with
a total OF 11S rescued but 25s men are
supposed TO yet he entombed.