The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

INTO every available part mine
He said that. he had rsess ved that
no more bodies be brNS out to-
night because of the 9.rkness and
because of the largas s. IDS of wom-
en- and children aboS r mouth of the
mine and he belle .lat by daylight
| the rescue work be better SYSTEM
atized and arrangef- ents made to keep
In the evening that it was Impossible
for any man in the mine to have sur
vived the explosion.
Fire Bosses j. w. Stansbury and
Earl Stansburg went through the mine
last night and they claim there was
no gas in the mine. In view of this
statement the explosion is regarded to.
night as something of mystery, al
though Mr.. Drennen says the explo-
sion must have been caused by eth er
dust or gas.
When news of the explosion reached
Birmingham the Frisco. system auickiy
made up a special train and hurried
physicians, undertakers, rescuers and
other helpers to the scene.
j. B. Baird, mine foreman of the
day shift was not in the mine at tire
time OF the explosion.
GAS Is GRADUALLY
DRIVEN FROM NINE
Palos. May 6.-(Special. )-rhe FIRE
damp is gradually disappearing. All
the fans are working and fresh air
Is being forced further into the mine.
The fire damp is. being driven out by
the fresh air and the rescuers follow
Up closely its retreat -
Rescue work is being carried on very
fast. Government Mine Inspector ]. I.
futledge is now in the mine and in
cnarge or rescue party composed of
| 30 volunteers The use of helmets has
been abandoned as they are claimed
to be more bother than they are use
full. Eleven men have been found bv
the rescuers, three of whom are whit.,
The white men found are Ben Kin :
min, Jim Clark and an unknown. They
were all dead and badly burned and
mangled. The man who is unknown,
the rescuers claimed, was literally torn
to pieces.
At 1880 o'clock gang of men witt,
not coffee and crackers went in the
mine to feed the 'rescuing party. None
or the rescuers has been overcome by
the damp since Z o'clock. Brattices
are still being built and .superintend-
ent Drennen expressed himself as well
satisfied with the progress being made
by the rescuers. J. E. Smith stands
at the mouth Of the mine and checks
every man as he goes in. Each man
Is not to stay in the mine longer than
an hour, and when he does not appea r
In that time fresh crew is sent In
to look for him.
PROPERTY Loss IS NOT
HEAVY FOR THE COMPANY
Although the explosion is conceded ia
be the most terrific and forceful ever
experienced in Alabama, the mine Off
Gals claim that they do not believe the
property loss of the company will ex-
| ceed 5000, Twenty mules were killed
and they are valued at $500 apiece. Other
losses fixed $1,000
The dead men were found at the Sec
j ono right and second left entry. 1t is
supposed they were on their way out
of the mine.
The whole disaster is Mulga over again
only the pathos Of the scene is ten times
greater. When the report rang out and
echoed through the hills many women
hurried to the mine. AS they learned of
what had happened, their cries of sor-
row and agony could be heard every
where. Only one physician, Dr. Snow,
was present and he was kept at the
mouth OF the mine working with the
matt dead rescuers. DIR. Snow equipped
the Palos school teacher, A. j. Norton.
with medicine case and the improvis-
ed physician ministered to the faintins
women. Some of those who tainted
away were Mrs. J. Clark. Mrs. B. Brass
field, Mrs. P. Brassfeld, and a negro
woman. Some of the negro women
thought the end of the world had, come
They rolled and squirmed on the ground
like mad people. Some OF them had to
be taken home and it is claimed they
may be permanently insane.
| Scarcely any timber or rock was
thrown from the mine as at Mulga The
latest information is that gas caused the
explosion. Miners claim that gas has
been abundant in No. for the last sew
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