, 1908-03-31

Rev. R. A. Lansdell, pastor of the
Baptist church, and Dean Arnold G.
H. Bode of st. Matthew's cathedral
returned last night from Hanna, where
they had been looking after the spir-
itual welfare of the families of the
victims of the two explosions of Sat
urday. The ministers visited the
homes of all who were in any way
connected with the affair and offered
what consolation they could in the
hour of grief. They were present at
the little chapel yesterday and on
Quoted funeral services over the re-
mains of two of the victims, Mr.. War
burton, who was buried at Carbon, and
Ben Parry, who was inferred in the
Hanna cemetery.
Tenant Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of Mr.. Tenant was set
for Wednesday forenoon, to be con.
Quoted by Rev. George Bergen, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Rawlins.
Mr.. Tenants mother passed through
this city from her home al Maryland
this afternoon to be present at the flu
neral of her sol Rev. Thell of this
city conducted the funeral of Peter
Munson yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The remains of Matt Huhtula
are being held for the arrival of a
Finnish minister from Ogden, the date
of the funeral not having been fixed.
Father, Son and Nephews.
Rev. Lansdell called at this office
this afternoon and gave some details
picked up during his visits with the
families of the men who lost their
lives. Among the victims was Henry
Birchall, who lost his son, A. Birchall
and two nephews, James and A. Hoy
Henry Birchall and James Hoy have
families in England, there being four,
teen children in the two families
About two months ago one of Henry
Birchalls daughters, a girl of II, ar
rived from England and was left en-.
tirely without relatives in this country
by the death of her father, brother and
two cousins. The ministers took a deer
interest in her affairs. and efforts
are being made to provide for hei
until she a be sent to her home in
Cornwall.
Died After Cabling Good News.
The Birchalls, father and son, were
members of the rescuing party. Fol
lowing the explosion in the Afternoon
the elder Birchall cabled to his famil!
in England, knowing that the new:
| WOULD raaol tho naurgnoDorg thnra
saying: Explosion; all we'll" TheI
he joined the rescuing party. and no
only the father, but the son and thu
two nephews, went down to their deaf,
in the awful accident that added forty
one or forty-two names to the list o
those belonging to the first party.
Sixtieth Victim Reported.
Rev. Lansdell says that the sixtietl
missing man was accounted for, bu
did not get his name. When MI
Rodda and officers of other lodges
made the house-to-house canvass Sun
day, in the effort to compile an officia
list of the missing, they found thu
names of fifty-nine. The other MAI
was not located, and Rev. Lansdell be
lieves that he and Dean Bode gave th'
first clew hal led to his being place.
upon the list of victims of the disaster
Plans of Company.
When the reverend gentlemen lief
the stricken camp no effort was bein.
made to reach the bodies of the en-
tombed miners and members of tn,
rescuing party. Work was started yes
terday, but was stopped pending thu
arrival of General superintendent D
o. Clark, at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. AS a result of a conference be
tween the Hanna officials of the CON
pany and the general officer, it wa
decided to do no more work at presen
except the sealing of the mine, to per
init the fire to go out and the mine t
cool. Whether it was the intention o
the company to reopen the mines MI
Lansdell did not know.