Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-20
FIVE BODIES ARE RECOVERED
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tempted Identification Of the dead-began
today.
Three bodies, those Cf two men and one
boy, were brought to the surface. Four
others were dragged from the debris Of the
second gallery and taken in reach Of the
cage, but were not brought to the surface.
Fifty or seventy-five other bodies beyond
reach, for the time because of the fire.
were seen in the wreckage of smouldering
timbers and mud.
The sad prospect for the day became APP
parent when ffRemen unrolled a great strip
of canvas on the prairie beyond the main
shaft. Here the three bodies which were
the first to be brought out were laid.
Grlef-stricken men, women ana children
formed a great circle about them, but
many turned way, unable to endure the
sobs and cries Of those who mourned. seek
ing their dead.
The body Of Louis Gibbs was first iden-
titled. Gibbs widow was Ill at her home
and the corpse was recognized by COM
rades.
There were many women, but there were
more children, with their aheavy shawls
about their heads they pushed their way
to where the bodies lay and one after an
other turned away, some weeping. others
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in their eyes.
Many scattered about the yards and
switch tracks to be alone; many with their
wondering children clinging to their skirts.
Il was at Messina after the earthquake,
but the horror there was not worse than
this" said Ernest p. Bioknel1, the Red
Cross representative.
Among those in the crowd was a woman
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folded arms and dry eyes swayed from
side to side as II rocking an infant, while
her little girl sought to comfort her.
Never mind, mamma said the little
one. wen find papa"
The second victim to be identified was
| George McMullen. Word was sent to one
Of his brothers, who said:
Eyes, that's George. Mr.. Coroner, but
don't take the body to the house. There
are two more to come. 1 have two more
brothers in that tomb"
Mrs. McMullsn. wife of the victim,
reached the temporary morgue as the body
was being carried in.
My George; my George" she screamed
and collapsed into the arms Of her brother
in-law.
CIasped BOY I'm Arms.
William Redmond, a Chicago fireman,
who aided in taking McMullin's body from
the mine, told the story OF the discovery.
rs that little boy in there his son r.
asked Redmond Of McMullin's brother.
mo he had no son." was the reply.
wen he had that little boy clasped in
his arms when we found him. said Red.
mond. The boys arms were around his
neck and the man held the boy TO his
breast. The man had on a black sweater
and this he had pulled over his face as
though he had tried TO protect himself
from suffocation. The lads head was
tucked down under the mans coat"
That is the way they died. We found
them about 100 feet from the shaft. 1 sup.
pose the man had been carrying the boy
and trying TO get him TO the air shaft"
That the boy whose body was recovered
today was Alfred Knoll, Is years old, q
trapper, was the claim Of two women who
said they were the mother and sister Of
the dead boy. They also identified another
OF the bodies and that of his father, Henry
Kroll, 81 years old.
Helen Knoll, sister of Alfred. declared
there could be no mistake.
1T Is papa and Alfred" she said weep.
ing bitterly, Il know papa was trying t
save my little brother. They died in eael
others arms.
II was at first reported that the boy'i
body was found elasped in the arms o.
MeMullen.
There is no doubt about the body Of Mo
Mullen, but another body, at first though
to have been Lewis Gibbs Is thought L
be~KrolL. The boys body first identifie,
as Richard Buckles, is the body elaine,
by Mrs. Knoll as that OF her son.
BOdy OF ReAcueF.
The fifth body brought TO the surfac
was one OF the volunteer rescuers VIII
went down Saturday afternoon. He wa
Charles Waite. IS years old, married. an
was night boss in the third vein.
Waite was lettering about the shaft SAT
urday when the alarm OF fire came "a
from below, Hopeful Of getting the mel
out he rushed into the cage.
Now, then" he said to those at Tn
hosting apparatus. overhead, let her &
down In a jlffy. IN get these men up in
hurry"
He disappeared from the surface an
never came up alive again.
Duncan Mcdonald, president OF the III
nois Federation Of Miners. said he receive
word today that there was nc trOubl
either at Spring Valley or Fairbury.
The men are AZ work At Fairbur,
where the mines are small ones, SAD "a
Mcdonald. AT the MarQuette mine 4