The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
No Hope for the Miners Caught in
the Blast in the Naomi
Coal Mine.
THIRTEEN DEATHS ARE SURE
Thirty-Six Others Are Imprisoned in
Gas-Filled Pit.
May All Have Been Instantly Killed
by the Blast-Work for Rescue
Is Continuous, but
Slow.

Pittsburg, Dec 3.-The men at work
attempting the rescue of those en-
tombed by the blast of fire-damp in the
Naomi mine-forty ninein number, five
natives and forty-tWo foreigners-haye
recovered thirteen bodies. Eleven of
these were found in entry 30. There
is no doubt in any ones mind that all
the men are dead, but the work still
gees on steadily and continuously. in
spite of the danger to those engaged
therein.
All of Them Unrecogniza BILE.
When the rescuers reached entry 20
they found the charred and blackened
bodies of eleven victims of the explo.
sion, all OF them unrecognizable at
least in the pickering lights from the
safety lamps at the bottom OF the
shaft. No attempt was made to take
these bodies to the surface, partly be-
cause to do SO would delay the work of
penetrating the workings of the mine
by the reScuerS. who at best could
twenty minutes at time. and partly
because it was desirable to disperse the
crowd of waiting women and children
at the entry. so that the bodies might
be taken from the mine to the temper.
airy morgue in the basement of the
power plant and made as presentable
as possible before friends and relatives
were permitted to view them.
Work for Rescue Is Slow.
Since shortly after 8 p. m. Sunday 4
large force of rescuers has labored u
most constantly in. an effort to reach
the imprisoned men. The work has
been necessarily slow, on account Of
the wreckage and after-damp. Not
withstanding the fact that the rescue
parties have worked in fifteen minute
relays a score or more of their mem.
bers has been compelled to go home
suffering from the poisonous gas. Two
of the rescuers are in a critical condi-
ton.
Names of Part of the Forty-Seven.
Among those known to have been in
the mine when the explosion occurred
are the following: Joseph Wargo: Da-
vid Roberts fire boss; Lebau Schen-
man, Steve Macho, John Derche and
John MOole-all of Naomi; Albert Eng
land, Fair Hope; Frank Singleton, Of
Belle Venom; Joseph Coke and John
Agel. of Fair Hope; Gottlib Agel; John
Vitovitch, of Naomi: John Bodo, of Fair
iSh Of
Christian, motorman in mine; Frank
Riskey. John D. Harry; John Harry.
.Jr. (son of above); two other sons Of
John d. Harry, and Michael Yargo-
all of Naomi; Frank Noge and John
Nogc, of Fair Hope; John Boto, of
Naomi; Patso Bazoivitch and Lazeo
Orgaros, Fair Hope !.
Mine Disaster in California.
Drytown, Cal, Dec. 3.-With smoke
still pouring from the shaft Of the FIRE.
mont mine, hope for the eleven miners
who are entOmbed has been virtually
abandoned, and it is believed all Of
them have pershed behind the wall of
flame which drove them toward the
heart of the subterranean furnace
when they tried to escape. James
Drew, Joseph Marley. Daniel O'Brien
and l.. Z. Wilson are the Americans
among the victims, the rest Of whom
are italians and Austrians. O'Brien
and Wilson are married. the latter hay
ing eight children.
A crowd. among which there were
many women, surrounded the mouth
Of the shaft all day. A number of at
tempts were made to get into the mine,
but all Of them had to be abandoned.