The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-19
Heart=Rending Scenes as the Bodies Are
Recognized by the Living Horrors
Of the Disaster Disclosed.

Cherry. III. Nov. 19-Thc second
and saddest act oil the St Paul mine
traSedy-thc recovery and attempted
Identification of the dcad-began to-
day.
Three bodies. those or two mon and
a boy. were brought TO the surface.
Four others were dragged from the
debris Of the second gallery and take1
in reach of the cage. but were not
brought to the surface. Fifty or sew
enty-five other bodies beyond reach
for the time because OF the fire were
seen In the wreckage Of smoulderi1g
timbcrs and mud. The sad prospect
for the day became apparent when
flremen unTollcd great strip OF can
vas on tho prairie beyond the main
shaft Here the three bodies. which
were the first TO be brought ont, were
laid.
Gricf-Stricken men. women and
children formed a great circle about
them, but many turned away, unable
10 endure tho sobS and cries OF those
who mourDed. seeking their dead.
Two of the bodies were quickly idcn-
tilted. but not until scores of WON
on had gazed on the blackcned fea-
tures and turned away to await the
next dread load from tho depths OF
the mine
"Why. | know the lad It's poor
little Dickie Buckles" exclaimed a
miner
odd Man" Stearns. an Invalid
whose only boy is among the miss
ing. limped TO the outer fringe of the
crowd. He haunted the mine since
Saturday, 81 can't. Oh, | can't look, "
he faltered. with his hands covering
his face Finally word was brought
him that the body was not that of
his boy
The body of Louis Gibbs was next
identified, Gibbs's widow was i'll at
her home and the corpse was rec
ognized by comrades. There were
many women. but there We're more
children. With their heavy shawls
about their heads. the women pushed
their way to where the bodies lay and
one after another turned away. some
weeping, others past the relief OF
tears with hopeless grieT 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 earth
quake. but the horror of that cataS-
trophe was no worse than this" said
Ernest p. Bicknel. the Red Cross
representative.
Among those in the crowd were a
woman and her young daughter. The
mother with folded arms and dry
eyes. swayed from side 10 side as ii
rocking an infant, while her little
girl sought to comfort her.
Never mind, mamma said the
little one. well find papa"
Much confusion arose over the
identification OF the dead. Though
the rescuerS described the body of
McNmlin as that of the man who
clasped the boy In his arms. the boy
was claimed by the mother and sister
OF Alfred Kroll. - years old. trap
per. and they also identified the other
body as that of the boys father. Hen
rv Kroll. G2 years OF age.
Helen Kroll. sister of Alfred, de-
clared there could be no mistake.
"It is papa and Alfred she said.
weeping bitterly. Il know papa was
trying TO save my little brother. They
died in each others arms
There is no doubt about the identi-
fication OF McNlullin but another
BODY. at first thought TO have been
Lewis Gibbs, is thought 10 be kroll
The boys body first identified as
Richard Buckles Is the body claimed
by Mrs. Kroll as that of her son.
The nth body brought up was ono
OF the volunteers who went down ON
Saturday afternoon after the FIRE
broke out. He was Charles Waite. 50
wears of age, married. and was
night boss in the third vein. Waite
was lettering about tho mouth of the
shaft Saturday when the alarm of fire
came mp from below. Hopeful of get
ting the men out, he rushed To the
cage
Now. men" he said 10 those at the
hosting apparatus overhead, let her
down in a jify Wen get these men
up in q hurry"
He disappeared from the surface
and never came up alive The hoist
Ing engineer. alarmed at getting no
SlBudl, puleu up Aut t"6N' u ""-
empty. Waite, on descending, had
walked on into one of the galleries.
That he struggled against great odds
and actually walked into the fire In
which he pciished was evidenced by
the burned condition oi The body
The third victim 10 he identified
was George McMullin. His check. No.
200. was found in the pocket of his
coat Word was sent to one of his
brothers.
"Yes. that's George Mr. Coroner"
he said. "but don't take the body TO
tho house. There are two more TO
come. / have two more brothers In
that tomb
Mrs. McMullin. wife Of the victim.
reached the temporary morgue just
as the body WAS being carried in.
"My George. my Georgc'" she
screamed. and collapsed into the arms
Of her brothcr-in-law. William Rcd
mond. a Chicago fireman. who aided
in taking NicMullin's body from the
mind. told OF the discovery
rs that little boy in there his son ,"
asked Redmond OF McMullin's
brother.
NO. he had no son,
well. he had chat litilo hoy
claspcd IN his arm" when We loml
rim," said Redmond The boy