The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-20
THIRTY BODIES
ARE RECOVERED
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bracing that was blown out and a great
| deal of bratticing IL necessary TO make
possible the ventilation of the remote Sec
tions. There Is a shortage Of many of the
| supplies needed for such conditions and
| the work OF rescue will OF necessity pro-
| gress slowly. The distance from the
| mouth OF the mine To the most remote Sec
| tions is said TO be about three miles and
| IL Is thought that many OF the bodies VIII
| be found near the end OF the workings.
l75 IN MINE?
| Nothing definite as 10 the number OF
| miners in the mine has yet been learned.
| Under the system of the company therc
| seems TO be no complete record OF all en-
| tering the mine TO work. miner is as
| signed a room and given check, hut ne
| may take in one or more assistants OF
| whom no record is made. w. *. WOOD
| ford vice president OF the company, said
! early today that he did not believe there
were over 175 men entombed. He sald no
and his fellow officials felt that there
was scarcely possibility of any Oh 'he
| men still being alive. but on the remote
! chance that some may have survived the
greatest possible volume OF air Is peihs
| forced into the mine and the openings
made as fast as possible. Mr.. Woodfcrd
believes the explosion was due to gas
a SURVIVORS STORY.
| Joseph Mapleton, pumper. emerged from
|
| explosion. He had left the part OF the
mine where most OF the men were work
ing and was on his way 10 the engine
room for OIL -
II was at entry No. 2l," said he, when
| heard All awful rumbling. l started TO-
Wa ID the entry, but the next instant 4
was blinded and for little time ulu
not know anything. Then l got TO the
side entry and worked my way out.
| Nfanieton was somewhat cut anu
| bruised. but after going home ana nav
| ing his injuries dressed he returned TO the
mine and Joined the rescuing parues.
William Remington. superintendent oI
the mine. was not In ,ne ii''iie vi, NJ or
| explosion occurred, and he quickly ol
ganized rescuing parties in the main en-
! try and in a side entry
| About 1900 feet from the mouth OF the
mine a heavy fall of roof was encoun
tered by the rescucrs. IL Is bellcNeu tia-
most of the men will be iounu aoouI
mile and a half beyond this point. How
/ long Il will require TO remove enough vi
| Tho wreckage to open passage 70 thesS
| remote workings can only be conJectureu'
for IL depends upon how numerous hVso
! falls are Ii is hoped from the prosissS
made up TO now that the tarther sectlon
will he reached early today. There arr
several side entrances through which u
lis expected some OF the men VIII po
reached. ,,,o.
| One remarkable feature Of the disaster
Ia the almost complete absence OIL III"
narrowing scenes usually enacted py Wo-
| mon friends and relatives of the victims
ON such occasions Conditions preventive
OF easy access TO the mouth of the nhne
are partly responsible for this, ana thoso
1 i'm charge OF the work are doing every
thing possible TO keep the women anu
children away from the scene.
| So far as possible all who approacn atV
| 20 homes
| assured that they can do absolutely noun
ing TO benefit their loved ones and ina
the company will do everything posslpr'
to bring out the men, dead or allNe, az
| the earliest possible moment. Ihe piach-
| smith shop has been fitted up as zen,
porary morgue and number or physl-
| clans are waiting To render any ser''e7
that may be required of them
| WOMAN TELLS OF HORROR,
Mrs. John Campbell. wife of the mlne
foreman. whose home is about 80 yards
from the mouth of the mine, graphicaiy
describes the explosion. She said;
| "About 1880 O'Clock there was a loud
report and the dishes in my cupboard
| and on tho table were rattled and KNOCK
ed out OF place, while the glass IN the
windows were shattered. lnstlnctiVey'
knew what had happened. ] nave lor
| long time feared an explosion IN tne MINT,
| for I knew It was gaseous. MY nuspahu
| and I had talked OF IL, and he often re-
ferred to the gas in the mine. My nus
hand was lust about due for MS olnner
when the loud report came ana iooheu
out the back door toward manway from
the mine through which he always came
, TO his meals. Instead OF my husband
I saw a great cloud of dust and smoke
pouring out of the mouth OF the mine
4 aud through the man-way. IL hoate'
upward and disappeared across the river
! | am sure Mr.. Campbell viii be found
| In the entry not far from tho mouth OF
the mine. for know he must have been
! on his way to dinner.
The Darr mine is located on the ives,
side OF the Youghiogeny river. I'm West
Moreland county. along the lire OF The
Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad. W
miles southeast OF Pittsburg and is miles
northwest OF Connellsvillc The main line
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad runs
along the opposite bank Of the river IL
is one OF group OF five mines within
radius OF a mile and "A half and is a
part OF the original Connellsville coke
fields its product being used for coking.
| II is n slope mine. opened I'm 1899. very
| similar to the Naomi mine Of the United
Coal company. at Fayette City, where an
explosion on Dec. ! killed "a men. The
| two mines ore about 10 miles apart.
The Darr mine is one OF the largest OF
| the Pittsburg Coal company. having a
daily capacity OF 10000 tons. and :, IL mod
ern IN all equipment, including COM
plete electrical plant.