Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20
REsCUERs CAME UPON
GREAT HEAP OF DEAD BODIES

Cherry. H.. New 20.-A great heaD
of bodies was reached in the il-starred
81. Paul mine early today after night
spent in desperate efforts 60 remove
distractions
Ia one pile behind a "fan-in" OF era-
VEL timber and coal. explorers discov-
cred 30 bodies. waiting until daybreak
TO bring them 10 the surface
The canvas which was used yester-
day was spread to its fun length ana
one by one the bodies were placed upon
f..
The pathetic scene which accom-
panied tho recovery Of the first dead
yesterday was Tc-enactcd on a larger
scale today.
FINDING volunteers 10 descend with
siretchers was no easy task Some
declared themselves una bio 10 endure
the sight and others were. unabi q, en-
dure tho malodorous ar of the mine.
! But enough OF the stout-hcartod
stepped forward 10 continue the work.
Owing To the condition ~ the bodies
| they win be held only a hours for
identification. II not recognized WITH
~ that time careful record viii he
preserved and interment carried out.
l.aborers worked all last night bv the
light of their lanterns digging graves in
anticipation Of the rccoverics made to-
DAY.
large tent top was pitched 20 feet
flom the open air morgue of the coro-
ner aud his jury
The first victims were Identified by
their check numbers as follows;
Joseph Burke
stephen Tlmko
James Jameson.
Peter Hloskes
stephen HadoWski
The work OF recovery was checked
for time. after 10 bodies had been
brought up, by a fan OF coal, which
had 10 be cleared away. Women whose
loved ones were not recognized among
the dead stood In groups. some sobbed
and others repeated constantly the
names Of those brought out
A young woman whose husband has
not been found walked away. supported
by two nurses, crying over and over
again:
"Oh. II he'd only come back
The fight against death was led bv
Joseph Crescin. Cresciui was one 90
the two men broughr mp In the cage.
He reported between 80 and 40 men
alive IN the south wing
In tho darkness. where they had
waited FOR seven days in an agony OF
hunger and suspense, the imprisoned
men had lost track OF time and thought
today WAS sunday
Nourlshment was administered in the
form of milk diluted with water
The next trip of the cage brought
HCgcn other survivors. They were
smiling and healthy. save for weakness
due 10 lack OF food. News Of tho
rescue OF these men Travelled with
lightning-like rnpidity and the change
from despair 20 "a hope which swept
over the crowd was "a most dramatic
and impressive scene.
Women who had stood for days and
nights with only the hope Of recover
ing the mutilated forms Of husbands
and sons fought with the guardsmcn 90
reach the mouth of the pit The later
restrained them explaining that 90
oyerrun the pit would only delay tine
rescue
As one by one the survivors became
visible 90 the multitude outside the rope
barriers the women crowded around
them. when ono would recognize "a
kinsman the joyful scene moved many
To- tears But saddest or an was the
change again 10 blank despair 90 those
who recognized mo- one whom they
sought.
Last al lead Forty Miners 8 ........
ono OF the rercued men called QUE
from the cage he believed $50 men were
alive I'M the east shaft