The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-07

The boys are dressed in their uniforms
and are doing some good work
Excursion Trains Come In
Two excursion trains were run into
Palos today from both directions over the
Frisco lines. They were crowded with
people. Every freight train, switch en-
CINE, mule wagon or any vehicle com
ing toward Palos was crowded with peo-
pie drawn to the scene of the explosion
out of curiosity. The top of boxcar trains
were loaded with people, all going to
and from the little mining village. Even
at 11:so o'clock tonight trainload of
people arrived from Birmingham, Besse-
mer and Adamsvile, and hurried to the
mines.
A feature Of the rescue work Is the
system used by the officials Every res
cue crew is given a map of the mine,
showing where each entry Is, how many
men are in it and how far the air is
going down. Inspector Flynn stated that
by o'clock this morning fresh air will
be going past the last brattice. and the
entire mine will be open to exploration.
The cave-ins are not as bad as at
made of concrete, but the explosion
smashed them to fragments.
Mother Goes Insane
The mother of Ben Kincannon, one OF
the dead, has gone insane. When she
talks of her dead boy she laughs and
and jokes and gives the impression that
everyone is happy at home. She is a
very aged woman.
B. o. Taylor, brother-in-law of Ben
Kincannon, worked all Thursday night
with the rescue crews and did not know
that his brother-in-law was dead in the
mine until he saw an Age-Herald Friday
morning, he stated.
A big. robust young miner, Oscar
Spruell, cried like a child last night when
he discovered his two brothers, Melvin,
aged 49, a trapper, and Elbert, aged IA.
driver, were dead. One of the saddest
sights of the disaster is the bodies of
the young boys between 10 and 10 years
of age as they are brought to the sur
face
In some instances almost entire families
were wiped out by the explosion. There
are four stansberry brothers dead, and
the four Penningtons that were killed are
father and his three sons.
A message has been received from H.
NJ. Beck, grand chancellor of Alabama
Knights of Pythias, saying that IL there
are any widows and orphans of members
of that order who are in need of aid of
any kind that he wants to be informed
so that official action can be taken for
their assistance.
Red Cross Work
Maurice Willows of the Boys club has
been on the ground since the very first,
the Red Cross society and
compiling lists of the widows and orphans
who need assistance now or in the flu
ture. Arrangements have been made with
the company here, states Mr. Willows,
to give financial aid to any who are in
Immediate want. e. P. Bicknel of the |
Red Cross society from Washington will |
arrive here Saturday and look over the |
situation. AS soon as hc sees what is
needed he will ask the governor of the |
state and the mayor of Birmingham to |
make public proclamatiors asking for |
funds. Then an organized canvass will |
De commenced to raise funds-for the |
needy.
A Palos Red Cross bureau was organ |
zed here today which started to raise |
money right on the ground of the dis
aster. About 500 was contributed to the
fund Friday and Friday night. The
Palos Red Cross relief committee con-
ssts of Mine Superintendent NJ. B. Dren-
men, DR.. ]. w Snow, the Rev. William
Neil, r. L. Dill, w. z. Draper, J. A.
Davis, s. s. Smitherman, W. j. Simmons
and DR.. w. L. May.