Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-20
Death List Not So Large al
First Beported, as Many Men
Took Holiday
MUCH DISORDER AT THE scENs
State constabuIary Called to Preserve
order-Foreisn Miners Celebrate
Their Escape by Becoming Intoxi-
cated-Work Of Rescuins Victims is
Progressing.

o'clock today but six bodies had been
removed from the DArr mine, the scene
of yesterdays terrible explosion. Many
more have been located and the work
of rescuer's is progressing well, with
the fans working and no fire in the
OF all the bodies is merely matter of
hours. The exact number of men er-
tombed Is still uncertain, but there Is
no reason to change the later estimates
of at least 200.
Six members of troop "a" of the
state constabulary, who arrived DUR
ing the morning from Greensburg, were
at once placed on duty at the minea
to keep back the crowds which began
to gather at daylight, coming from all
directions During the night the brave
rescuers discovered thirty victims. but
buoyed by the faint hope of finding
some survivors far back in the mines
the bodies were not brought out when
found and the workers continued to
press forward to explore every section.N
Some Of the bodies were dismembered
and mangled and all were distorted by
agonies. Of violent death, disfigured
and begrimed by the conclusion and. the
smoke and dust Of the explosion.
The foreign miners who escaped the
disaster made the night hideous in the
village. They had suspended work be-
cause of holiday and most Of them
followed their usual holiday custom ol
drinking to excess and many were in-
toxicated before the catastrophe and
afterwards they put themselves in
worse condition, some drinking in cel-
ebration Of their escape, others drink
Ing to drown their grief over the death
Of relative or friend. All night long
there was careusing and disorder, al
time bordering closely upon rioting.
These conditions resulted In calling
out members of the state constabulary
and the stoppage Of further sale Of
intoxicants Is being seriously consid-
cred.
Christian Burial Free.
The Pfttsburg Coal company has ar-
ranged to provide Christian burial for
all the victims, and will bear all the
expenses connected with the funerals.
A large number of coffins will arrive
from Pittsburg today. The black
smith shop has been converted into
temporary morgue, and undertakers
are being brought from surrounding
towns to promptly care for the bodies
as they are brought out There were
not many people around the entrance
to the mine last night, the efforts of
company officials to keep the women
and children in their homes, the for
eigners from behaving more like a jol-
LITIGATION crowd than the grieving and
distressed relatives of victims of the
awful calamity, difficulty in reaching
the place, and the bitter cold, all COM
bining to keep the people away, ane
robbing this disaster of the usual
scene of anguish and suffering.
1t is believed the majority Of the
victims are Americans. The rescuers
report the interior of the mine badly
damaged. AS they advance they are
compelled to rebuild much Of the brac-
ing that was blown out, and a great
deal of bratticing is necessary to make
possible ventilation In remote sections.
The distance from the mouth of the
mine to the most remote sections Is
said to be about three miles, and it
is thought that many bodies will be
found near the end of the workings.