Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02
Remains of Some of Victims of
Primero Mine Explosion Will
Never be Found.
BODIES RECOVERED, 4e.
Coroner Rushing Preparing Remains
For Burial. Which VIII be
Tomorrow.

Primero, Colo, Feb. 2.-Thc awful
force OF the explosion in the Primero
coal mine which exacted toll OF 10
lives Monday afternoon, was shown
this morning as the explorers pene-
trated deeper into the workings.
Seven more bodies were recovered
during the night. making q total OF
49. But IL Is extremely improbable
that the full roster of dead Will ever
be given the last rites that their
families and friends would pay, for
conditions in the deeper workings indI-
cate that many OF the victims were
literally blown to pieces.
Pieces OF the shattered Steel-jacket
lamps they carried are probably
all that ever will be found. Shreds OF
human flesh, with these Jagged frag-
ments of lamps were found by the
explorers this morning as they ap-
preached the seat OF the explosion.
FORCED FRESH AIR IN.
Fresh air has been forced Into the
workings for nearly a mile. The bodies
have all been taken from entries A
4, s, 8 and 10, all TO the left OF the
main slope, but no work has yet been
done in the entries to the right OF
the main air course. where it is be-
lieved many lives were lost.
Nature herself lent a shroud of
white TO the battered fragments OF
human beings carried to their graves
this morning A binding snowstorm
is raging about the little camp today,
adding to the difficulties of the out
side workers.
When the night shift came out OF
the mine at o'clock this morning re-
ports were received that relief work
had been retarded during the night by
the damaged condition OF the work
ings. Exploration work in entries A
and A 10 disclosed that cave-ins had
resulted from the explosion varying
I'm depth from two to three feet.
These entries run back from the main
slone a distance of 5000 feet. No at
tempt Is being made to clear away tho
debris other than to allow the restora-
ton of ventilation and to aid the dis
coyery of bodies that may be on oil
near the surface.
BODIES STILL IN MINE.
1t is believed that many of the 81
bosies still in the mine may be buriec
under the, debris and may not be re-
covered for days Of weeks
1t is the opinion OF those working
underground that the main slope and A
entries will all have been explored be-
fore night, when attention VIII be oi-
rected TO clearing the B entries along
the main air shaft of the poisonou!
gases.
During the night Tom jolly. formel
superintendent OF the local mine ant
now superintendent of the Victor
American Fuel company's mine at De
lagua, was overcome, but this morn
ing had recovered and returned to th'
work underground. Mr.. Jolly Joined
the relief forces yesterday.
Coroner Guilfoyl and his assistants
are today rushing the work of prepar
| ing the bodies for burial. Last night
a shipment of 81 collins arrived from
Denver. and with those already OF
hand ample provision has been made
for caring for the dead Nearly {
score OF bodies have already been pre-
pared for burial and probably by to
morrow morning all the recovered bod
| les will be loaded on a special train ant
sent to Trinidad for interment.