The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
SHOCKING SCENE
ENACTED At NINE
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gttgsvo mere mailing a total u Ia
<aoNa dead
3ae following identified dead nave
ee -a1en from tue mine:
Frank Peahe1g gs.n Tres6rrs.
gIaah L@eiae. Deminek Qlar5ers.
Eezsiao, owen Burns. Charles
Taaey antonio Bbrsto. Charles
Gaoealch. John &. Jecgbskys George
Aiee1 FRANK E&gsas Alexander
sreefse. Richard Blstf
III 2osltion. there were taken ogt
twenty unidentified dead. bur wLo may
be Identified before morning By their
friends. and two who cannot be iden-
ttdec because Of their being 50 L&cIy
burned and crushed.
The work u bringing W bodies be
gan win oaybreak Those wbo went
down into the mine u fetch " the
naaied bodies dc 50 with the fun
1uowleoge that they were taking great
chances, for IL spite q III statements,
Il is kuown that the Rachel mine.
model " the world, which yesterday
collapsed within ten minutes after she
bad been pronounced safe, Is TO-DAY
hlled with gas. Another explosion is
feared.
one Of the first bodies to be re-
covered bate LIST nigbt was that Of
t0bh D. will. Jr, Of NonongaheIa IA
gorte nephew Of John H. Jones, nil.
Iionaire owner Of the model mine
.yiil WIS 20 years of age, and seven
ears ago showed d desire ~ learn The
PRACTICAL side u mining, intending 70
inter the big Buffalo Pittsburg com
)aHy with his uncle later. At the I
tme Of the explosion win was IN
.haFae Of some VI the motors al the 4
yottom OF the shaft, having Just gone
low ma few hours before What lent (
ddjiional sadness TO the death OF
oang Twin Was thaf he was perform Y
~ his first days work since his
and HE grief Of the young r.
ride was something awful when the
tangled remains Of her husband were e
rousht up BY his father after last
,idaight 9
Holng lyill was found lying by his
ecttc motor with great mass Of al
one on his body
The men who were taking cut the G
1dies worked iH cold, afizzling rain
day There was bat little excite. NJ
Ont The state constabulary com
etely surrounded the opening Of the ID
inc and held back the curious. OF.
.ials Of the company and everyone ~
Be remained helpless, for the state
icials had charge. Whenever Gr
dy was found II was tenderly lifted
and carried to the boiler house,
fch had been turned into tempo I'M
- mofgue, past the uncovered heads
the crowd. Admission was denied He
everyone In the boiler house, and
8 weeping women would again be- CIR
me hyatercal, Tomorrow, after the
dies have been fixed up. those OF Sc
em which are presentable. will be
ned over TO the relatives.
L was remarkable sight at Mari
IA today. AT the mouth of the
ne stood Rev. Father Barto Mar.
10, Of st. Anthonys church, await.
To receive any bodies. During the
rning there was but little excite.
nj. Wives and mothers ana sweet
lits who had relatives In the mine -
ne occasionally, and with wan faces
lted longlngly When they were
ured that none Of the bodies OF :" y,
if relatives had been recovered,
y went back, weeping but there -
! no open display and this was nc ~
nted for by the fact that the most M,
hom are American woman and un-
stand EARLY this morning an at
Ipt had been made 20 run an ex- ,
sion train to the scene of the nor.
but the officials OF the railroad er,
mine officials forbade II,