The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10

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Palos, May Especial )-Thcre is no
rescue work going on tonight at Palos.
Mine Foreman James Baird had intend
ed to start the rescue work tonight
at o'clock, but the men had been
80 thoroughly exhausted when they
went to their homes this morning that
there was not a sufficient number of
them appeared this evening to carry
on the rescue work.
Inspector Wayne of Birmingham ar
rived at Palos at 5 o'clock this even
ing and he and Foreman Baird will
start the rescue crews tomorrow morn
ing and keep up the work until all
the bodies are recovered. Mr.. Baird
stated tonight that ne expects to have
all the bodies out by IL o'clock Tues
day. He also said that applications
had been received to fill the vacancies
of the dead men and that he expects
TO have the mine in operation in two
weeks.
Mr.. O'Brien, g miner from Mulga, is
one of the heroes of Palos. He has
worked continuously with the rescuers
since the explosion and he sat about
the office of the company all day to-
day eagerly waiting for the word to
take up the work again. Mr. o'Brien
would have been one OF the dead in
stead of one of the heroes had he
not missed train out of Birmingham
to Palos Thursday morning. He was
on his way from Mulga to start work
at Palos. He missed the morning train
and did not get there in time to GO
to work.
Now Comes the Heartaches
The Palos disaster came suddenly and
with 1t came sorrow and sadness. II
Is now almost all over but the beart
aches and sorrow remain. The widows
and orphans of Palos only today be-
gan really to realize the plight and
trouble they We're In. Up until this
time the loss and terrible death OF
their dear ones has completely occu-
pied their minds. Their grief was too
great to think of the future. Now the
majority of the dead have been re-
covered and given burial and the faith
erless children and the widows of Palos
find themselves facing the question.
What next? What am / to do and
The widows and orphans at Palos live
In the companys houses, and these will
have to be vacated in the near future to
give place to the families of the men
who take the dead miners places It is
not so much How are we to live? as
Where are we to live and how to get
there? That will be the problem for these
unfortunate women and children who
after all are the real suffers of the dis
aster.
Prior to today the crowds of weeping
women and children congregated at the
mine. Today they gathered about the Of
fees OF the company and of the Red
Cross In the heart of the village. Every
thing possible Is being done for them by
the company. They are given food and
clothing and the necessaries of life while
they live at Palos. The work of advising
them about disposing of their household
articles and live stock, about where to
go to live in the future and how to get
there falls to the Red Cross society, and
the extent of this organizations help to
the widows depends entirely on the funds
raised by the citizens of the state.
Willows Discusses Future
Maurice Willows. the local head of the
Red Cross work here, said today: "The
men at the head of the relief work at
Palos must take up the case of each
family separate and distinct from the
others. They must put themselves in the
place of the dead husbands and the sons
and brothers who were the former sup
port of the family, and from that point
OF view determine where and when and
how to send the widows away.
Some have COW or horse. others have
furniture. all of which will have to be
either sold or moved. They are scattered
over a district many miles In radius and
all this work is very tedious and slow
We are trying to send them where they
have relatives capable of helping them,
and the work of locating the latter is TAX
ing lots of time. We are getting along as
well as cam be expected. however, for
many of them have already been sent to
their relatives and new homes have been
found for them. All we need now is
funds, and / feel sure that the people of
Alabama and surrounding states will
have that forthcoming when the call is
made
Rescue Work Abandoned
After five days and nights of ceaseless
labor without rest or sufficient food hu-
man endurance at last came to an end
and this morning at o'clock the rescue
work was abandoned after "A bodies had
been taken from the mine. Several more
bodies are known p be in the mine, but
are covered with fallen rocks and con-
siderable work, which probably will in
clude blasting will ha.'e ~
fore they are recovered. State Mine In
spector James Hillhouse turned the re-
mainder of the rescue work over to the
owners and operators of the mine this
morning. Officials Of the company now
claim that the total dead will not num-
Der over S5. Many of the miners are of
the opinion that there are dead bodies
in the mine that will never be recovered
as they are completely covered with
debris.
Taken Up BY Local Men
The rescue work was taken up again
this afternoon by Mine Foreman Baird