The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
SUBMIT REPORT ON
Y0LANDE DISASTER
inspectors Forward It to Gov
erner At Once :
100000 TONS IN 1907
Early Estimates Made On Coal Mined
During Past Year-Inspectors Go
To Mulea To Investigate
Accidents.

y Hdid0 ~ investigate
Accidents.
me report of Chief Mine Inspector
Gray and his assistants, James Hill
house and Edward Flynn. on the dis
aster at Yolande mines in Tuscaloosa
county, in which Sc men lost their
lives, was completed yesterday.
The, inspectors decline to give out the
report until after it has been received
and passed on by the governor. Other
than that the three inspectors agree
on tne report, and each has attached
ms signature to the document, moth
ing is known. The inspectors would
not state anything contained in the re-
port, even as to what, in their opinion.
caused the disaster, and whether anv
blame was attached to the manage
ment of the company, or not. The re-
port was concluded yesterday after
noon, was mailed shortly afterwards
and will be in the hands of the gov
ernor by noon today.
me inspectors are also busying
themselves on two other reports both
OF which Will be concluded this month.
and sent to the governor. The first of
these concerns the number of tons of
coal mined in Alabama during the year
1907. The second concerns the num-
Der of accidents, fatal and otherwise,
happening in the mines of Alabama
this year.
Coal Mined During 1907.
James Hillhouse. one of the assist
ant inspectors, stated yesterday aft
ernoon that in his opinion the number
of tons of coal mined last year will
exceed the number mined in 1906 by
100000. He thinks the total amount
mined will be practically $4,000, 900. 1t
is understood that the other inspco-
tors approximate last years increase
over the year preceding at half mil
lion.
AS concerns the number of fatal ac-
cidents happening in Alabama mines
last year, Mr.. Hillhouse stated that he
was under the< impression that the
total number, excluding fatalities in
the Yolande disaster will be about 100.
total number of fatalities will be about
| 1856, for, as known, 56 men lost their
| lives when the explosion occurred in
| the Yolande mines last month. This
| report will contain all the minor acct
| dents, too as we'll as the number OF
| lives lost
Visit Mines at Mulga.
n11ca
and Flynn will visit Mulga today,
| where recently two accidents have oc-
| Cured The first was the dropping of
| a basket of rocks from the mouth of
the mines, which resulted in the death
| of two men. The second occurred last
| Saturday and was a gas explosion.
| There were no fatalities In this acct
| dent, although three men were badly
| burned-their injuries, it is feared, be-
| ing very serious. One of the injured
in this explosion of gas was Robert
Williamson, the mine boss.
| A thorough investigation of these &C
cidents will be made before the assist
| ant inspectors return to Birmingham.
be granted a license to operate colored
! pool room.
That petition of r. A. Borck to oper-
| ate a pool room go over for two weeks.
| That petition of A. D. Walstrom to OPP
| crate a pool room be granted
| Street Committee.
Present-Aldermen Stockmar, Fulghum,
| Burnett.
Absent = Aldermen O'Neill, Hogan,
| Jones.
The committee recommends that the
resolution looking to the opening of Fifth
| avenue between Twenty-sixth and Tween
] tv-eiphth streets be held up.
That the attached petition of the Ala
| bama Great Southern railroad be granted.
! That the petition for refund for street
| Improvement assessments filed by Or.
! Bankston be disallowed.
| That the petitions of j. P. and Paulre
P, Wiliughby for refund on sanitary
and storm sewers be disallowed.
Finance Commitetee.
Present-Aldermen O'Neill, HEIDI Klotz,
| Burnett, Estes.
| Acknowledgement Hogan and Jones.
| The committee recommends that the
attached resolution for the relief of j.
! II. Roll be adopted.
! That the attached ordinance in connec-
ton with the Elyton settlement be
| adopted.
| That the attached ordinance for the
| relief of Preston Furniture company,
| Acme Laundry company, Robert e. Lee
| and oliver Electric company, for refund
! of licenses be elooted.
That the recommendations hereto at
| tached in reference to consolidation of
| the office of city clerk and assistant
to the license collector and private sec
rotary and clerk in the street depart
ment be adopted.
That ]. d. Meyers be allowed refund
of license, petition attached, also ordi-
nance attached.
That attached petition of W. B. Leedy
& Company be disallowed, the same re-
ferring to a petition filed by L. d. and
E. s. Patty.
That petition of Birmingham Archtec-
turaI Stone and Brick company go over.
Alderman Estes voted no on the recon-
mendation to allow Robert E. Lee a re-
fund on license.
Sanitation, Police and Market
Present-Aldermen Gregg, Forney, Ho-
gan, Klotz, Copeland, j. r., and Eggle-
ston.
Acknowledgment and Greener.
The committee recommend for adoption
the attached ordinance defining the head
of the meteorological department of the
city.
Aldermen Forney and Eggleston voted
no on the recommendation of the commit
tee.
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