The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-03
VICTIMS NUMBER
SEYENTY-FIYE MEN

prImero. Colo. Feb. 2.-Monday's
ovnlosion in the main mine of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company
claimed total of seyenty-five victims
and loft thirty-hvo widows and sixty
five fatherless children.
These facts were determined late
this afternoon when tho omcial can
yass OF the camp was completed and
The names of the missing men chccl-
cd with the company's payroll.
Explorations oil the workings con-
tinued all day. but not until o'clock
tonight were tho efforts successtui
when tho bodies Of two drivers. un;"
IDENTIFIED, were found In a cross-cut
between entries A. IL and B. IL and
brought to the surface.
All day the number OF bodies re-
covered remained at forty-eight but
tho workers succeeded In petetrating
portions of the mine hitherto with
held from invasion by afterdamp.
While working under ground oontinu-
ed unabated. practically the only ac-
tIylty apparent about the camp today
was that of the force OF men detailed
To assist the coroner in preparing the
bodies for burial Late this afternoon
Coroner Gullfoyle sent thlrty'four bod
les to Trinidad on special train and
tomorrow probably VIII forward the
remaining sixteen to that city. where
a general funeral will be held
Rescue Work Confirmed.
Late this Afternoon. a semfofIicial
statement was obtained by the Asso-
ciated Press OF the progress or the
work on rescue which confirmed In
practically every detail developments
Us they have appeared IN these dis
patches This statement issued just
after FIVE o'clock showed that at that
hour. exploring parties had penetrated
o 900 feet from the entrance along the
main slope Entries A. l to 6. inclu-
sivc comprise abandoned working. En-
tries A. Z. s, O. and 10 had been COM
pletely explored. while parties had
penetrated some distance IN entries
A IL and 12 Tonight's shift sue
ceeded in reaching the race of the
entries and recovering two additional
bodies, bringing the total recovered
up To 80.
1t also was stated that the greatest
havoc had been wrought near entries
. and 10. These entries. 400 feet long.
are filled with timbers and fallen de
bris. varying in depth from two 10
ten feet Much damage also was
found in II and IL. AS TO the re-
covery of bodies the statement says
that all expectation Of recovering any
clore bodies have been given up until
such time as the entries have been
cleared Of the great quantities OF de
bris. This viii require weeks and
probably months, as all the workings,
excepting the main slope are badly
damaged
No opinion was expressed as to the
cause, IL being contended tnat no POSI-
tive conclusion could be reached until
the workings had been cleared and
thoroughly examied,
Statement to Associated Press.
In q statement to the Associated
Press tonight State Inspector Jones
said;
Air conditions are little different
from what they were "a hours ago.
With Assistant Mine Inspector Grif-
fth. spent the day investigating IN
depcndently of other rescuing parties
and we succeeded in going down the
main slope az far as the A IL ctry.
III IA IL tutl Nc DSbtSi"Nto 90 ihs
as the fourth blind which Is between
400 and 1900 feet from the mouth
OF this entry. This entry Is cayed
the entire length and for the most
part we were Obliged to crawl on our
hands and knees--Of the B entries
which lie TO the right OF the main air
course. we partly explored entry B
s.
Here the forco of the explosion
was terrific. l understand that three
men were working In that entry. their
bodies having been recovered. / have
not been able to locate the seat of the
explosion. nor have / reached any fur
eXplosio. nor have | reached nay fur
ther decision as TO the cause OF the
disaster. There has been no change
in the manner of the operation of the
fons. The main fan Is still forcing
! and the east ian is still eXhausting
There is much afterdamp IN the
mine