The bee., 1908-12-03
HUTLAIED BODIES FOUND
DEATH LIST IN MODEL MINING
TOWN MAY REACH
13s MEN. ss. y.
TWO VICTIMS SOFFOCATEO
Reports That a Second Explosion Is
Likely TO Occur at Any Time
Are Denied by The Officials
Of The Company.


Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. S0.--Up to 1
o'clock this morning nfty-two bodies
had been removed from the Rachel
mine Of the Pittsburg. Buffalo coal
company at Mariana where a terrif-
nc explosion occurred Saturday. or
these 20 have been fully identified
A number OF other bodies have
been located in the workings and are
being brought to the surface as fast
as possible. Al the present rate Of
progress nearly one hundred bodies
Fill probably be taken out by daylight
and IL now Is hoped that most II not
all, will have been found by evening.
There is little doubt that the death
llst will reach at least 1s9 men. Of
hcials Of the company, who Saturday
night stated that not over 125 had
heen killed, Sunday night admit that
ass men went down the shaft TO work
Saturday morning.
According 20 miners and others
Kaniliar with the number OF men gen.
orally employed In the mine, the death
aigt will exceed the eOmpaRy's esti-
mate by at least ATTY.
II u possible that the exact number
Of men killed will never be known. Up
hs / S'clsck this morning So bodies
had been brought to the surface In an
hFon bucket. Arms, legs or heads were
nnisaing from some and the trunks Of
pthers were burned, bruised and cut.
Tive Men suffoeatea.
Two Of the men had been suffocated
Ana their bodies were not even
scYascAed. One Of these was John
hvill, q cousin Of John II. Jones, presi-
Aent Of the Pittshurg.BuGalo coal
icozpAny, owners of the mine. who
WAS employed as head time keeped.
1viil's body was found beneath coal
digging machine and IL was apparent
that the young man had crawled there
in vain effort to escape the deadly
fumen.
The body Of the other man was
found near Ivill. THIS unfortunate
had placed his face in a pool OF water,
twhich all miners are advised to do
when an explosion occurs, In a des-
perAte attempt to fight OF suftocation
until rescued.
Sunday afternoon the coroner OF
.washingtsn county held a meeting to
organize q Jury and then adjourned |
FRsil All Of the bodies have been taken
from the mine.
! Sunday small fire broke out Of the
mine. The blaze was extinguished be-
fore serious damage was done.
Rescue Work ls Slow.
Reports have been In circulation all |
day that a second and more terrific |
explosion is likely to occur at any |
moment. The company officials assert |
khis Ia Ast true. There is consider
able gas In the mine however. II IL |
estimated that one-fourth OF the vic
tins are Americans. The work of
rescue Is being carried en- as rapidly |
as possible. At short intervals new |
men are sent into the mine to relieve |
others. 0wing to the dangerous gases |
and mass Of wreckags, the work is |
slow ana is beiAg carried On with
8rsat precautisn. Experts from Penn
syIvania and West Virginia are in
charge and are being materially as
sisted by J. w. Paul ana Clarence
Hail Of the United States Expert
mental and Testing Station located in
Pittsburg. Notwithstanding the isola-
tIon Of Mariana thousands Of persons
found their way there Sunday.