Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-04

EVERETT, Wash, March 3-Railroad
men who nave been at the scene of the
Wellington avalanche say the rescue OF
any of the persons reported missing would
be a miracle and that all are most GER
tainly dead, making the total eighty-four.
The report hat another slide had de-
tcended upon the workers is discredited
here. where word would rave been re-
ceived II such an accident had occurred.
The difficulties of getting news are not
decreased today. The snow is melting and
the mountains are In tumult, with snow,
rocks. trees and earth rolling and ~plunging
down the steep places. 1t is hoped to have
the telegraph line to Scenic Hot Springs
restored today.
The bodies of the dead at Wellington are
wrapped in blanke and laid upon the
snow. No attempt viii be made to bring
them down the mountain side. It Is not
unlikely traffic will be opened from the
eastern side first, in which case the dead
and ounde will be taken to Spokane.
Many of the bodies are badly m%utilated.
Shortly before 3 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, when every one on the two trains
sidetracked at Wellington was sleeping,
ten acres of mountainslde that lowered
above the trains became detached and,
taking with it snow, trees, earth and
rocks, an avalanche plunged down into the
canyon. The trains were picked UT as II
they were %trifles, and the whole mass was
piled at the bottom OF the ravine, several
hundred feet below.
Looking down today at the debris OF the
avalanche, the cars are not in sight; they
are under forty or fifty feet Of snow and
trees. One glance at the ruin explains
why so many persons are missing and
gives no hope that any of those buried is
alive. The few men who are working in
the snow cannot accomplish much and 1t
Nwould k them months to dig out the
cars.
1t is not practicable IL it were possible,
to send an army Of wreckers to yelling
ton. Food could not be supplied to them.
When the track Is opened the avalanche
mass will be attacked by men equipped
with machinery and all the bodies will he
recovered.
No Hope for Missing.
Fifteen bodies have been recovered from
the snow heap OF the avalanche and there
is nc hope that any Of the slxty-seven
persons missing is alive.
One hundred and fifty men, mostly vol
unteers, are working to uncover the dead,
Jul lAGg dOCOLlpllsn niue NntiE TASK DtlnE
so great, owing to the vast mass Of debris
under which the cars are buried.
There Is a growing belief tina the number
of dead will go higher than eighty-four.
List of Dead and Missing.
The official list follows:
Passengers known to be dead:
r. N; RARNHAETT' sp9kaasi ups
ADA LEHMAN, Hunters, Wash.
JAMES M. NEENY, Attorney Of Seat
MISS NELLIE SHARP, Spokane.
FRANCES STARRETT AND LILLIAN
sTARRETT, children. Cheminus, b. c.
A. r. VAIL, Trinidad, Wash.
Employees known to be dead, all Of Ev-
erett, Wash.
TRAINMAsTER A. r. BLACKBURN.
ENGINEER r. y. CARROLL.
cM MRkktIEAsN JE RS2EEHsGSNi and Ai J. T. Kelly Ely,
x. q. LoNGcoY. Secretary to supsrln-
GSGiNEER T. L. OSBORNE.
lewis WALKER, cook on superinten-
Passengers Missing:
Mr.. ana Mrs. q 1 Beck, Pleasanton,
and baby.
John Berrk.
II. H.. Belbet. civil engineer, Seattle, we'll
known in New York and Cuba
Ernesto Blnatole, Portland, Ore.
A, Beles, MobeTly, Ont.
j.. Brockman, Watervllle, Wash.
Patrick Brue, Burlington. Wash.
ii, D.. Chantrel, Vancouver. B. c.
Nick Civil, Burlington, Wash.
Alexander Chisholm, Rossland, b. Q.
Sol Cohen, Everett
Mrs. Anna Coyington. Olympia, Wash.
George II. Davis. Seattle. motorman, and
his S-year-old daughter, Theima.
Gus Ebert, Seattle.
Mia III, Seattle.
G. y. Fltinge, Seattle.
J.. Fisher, RoAsland, b. G.
Golord Gst, Burlington, Wash.
Mike Coghlen. Burlington, Wash.
Joe Cuimmanesti, Burlington, Wash.
Luigi c~gimmanesti, Burlington. Wash.
George Heron, Seattle.
Mrs. l.. NJ Latsch. Seattle.
J John Mackie, Esattle.