The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-04

ellers is hurried to the spot. They dig as rapidly as possible but the work almost as soon as it is removed. Us uaIly it is a piece of baggage or bit of. broken car that is uncovered and the general be1iefe is now that most Of the buried bodies are so far below the surface that it will be a long time be- fore they can be reached.
 All hope for those in the Pullrnans has been abandoned. It was at first thought that some might be alive Ow- ing to substantial construction of the cars, but as the digging proceeds it becomes more evident that even the enough to withstand the pressure and that they gave before it like struc-
 From Skykomish, 16 miles from the scene of the disaster, a constant stream of relatives of the dead is nalk- ing it's way on foot to where the work CTS are. The railroad men stationed along the track try vainly to drive them back But they waited too long without word and they are not to be denied. willing as they are to risk their lives to find out definitely if those they loved are indeed dead.
 The scenes about the little hotel at the mouth of the tunnel are heart breaking. Here wait those who know they have relatives in the debris and here they say they will remain until the bodies are found.
 A pitiful tragedy is that of Mrs. Starrett. who sits dry-eyed. just inside of the hotel waiting and hoping against hope A year ago, her hus- band. an engineer on the Great North ern, was killed on the road only a short distance from here. Her father and mother, her son Raymond, and her two little girls were passengers on the il-fated Spokane-Seatt1e express. When the slide came just one year to the day from the time of her hus- bands death, she and Raymond were saved in some miraculous and unex- plained manner. But father, mother and the two girls are buried in the white tomb below and she waits and watches, and hopes against hope.
 The body of Conductor Pettitt of Everett was taken out today. He was Fearing that a slide would come he headed party of passengers that struggled through the snow from his imprisoned train to Scenic. When he reached that point he was warned that it might cost him his life to try to get back. He spurned the advice. His duty was with his train and he went back to get more passengers and bring them out. He got back to the train to meet death with the passen- gers in the canyon.
 northwest who were killed are Bert Matthews of Cincinnati, Edward Boles of Noberly, Ontario, and E. w. Topp- ing of Ashland. Ohio-
 Everett. Wash, March A report reached the officials of the Great NOrtnern EtallfcaQ Tn Ih1S clLy that one of the cars buried by the great snow slide near Wellington has been reach ed intact and that ten of the persons in it were still alive but suffering ter ribly from exposure. The report is not confirmed as the wires to the scene of the disaster are destroyed and the news from there has to be brought considerable distance by courier.
 The heavy snowstorm of yesterday and last night has changed to an icy rain today and is retarding the work of restoring communication as well as han1pering the force at work on the slide.
 Everett. March 4.-Officials of the Great Northern today denied reports that 10 persons had been rescued alive from the train struck by an avalanche near Wilmington. Wash. One man had been rescued half dead after 60 hours in the imprisoned train and it is hop ed that some others may be found but the chance are slim.