The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

undated, practically the only activity |,
apparent about camp today was that
of the force of men detailed TO as
sist the coroner in preparing the bod
les for burial Late this afternoon
Coroner Guilfoyl sent 81 bodies TO
Trinidad on a special train and to-
morrow probably will forward the re-
manning 16 to that city, where
general funeral will be held
Late this afternoon a semi-official
statement was obtained by the Asso-
ciated Press Of the progress of work
| of rescue which confirmed in prac-
tically every detail developments as
they have appeared in these dlspat-
| cheS.
! This statement issued just after
o'clock showed that at that hour
exploring parties had penetrated
! 5000 feet from the entrance along
the main slope. Entries A 1 to 6,
| inclusive, comprise abandoned work
ings Entries A Z 8, 9, and 10 had
| been completely explored while par
ties had penetrated some distance in
to entries A IL and II. Tonight's
shift succeeded in reaching the face
of these entries and recovering two
additional bodies, bringing the total
recovered up to so.
| 1t also stated that the greatest hav-
oc had been wrought near entries
A and 10. These entries, 1000 feet
fong, are filled with broken splin
tiers and falling debris, varying in
depth from two feet to ten feet.
, Much damage was found in A IL and
IL also. AS to the recovery of bodies,
the statement says that all eXpecta-
ton of recovering any more bodies
has been given up until such time
as the entries have been cleared of
the great quantities of debris This
will require weeks and probably
months, as all the workings, except
ing the main slope, are badly filled.
No opinion was expressed as to
the cause, it being contended that no
positive conclusion could be reached
until the workings had been cleared
and thoroughly examined.
These views vary in some details
from those held by State Mine In
spector John d. Jones, who has spent
almost two entire days in the mine
In a statement to the Associated
Press tonight, Inspector Jones said:
Air conditions are little different
from what they were "a hours ago
With Assistant Mine Inspector Grit
fifth, l spent the entire day investi-
eating Independently of other rescu-
ing parties, and we succeeded in going
down the main slope as far as the
A II entry. In A II entry we pen
etrated as far as the fourth blind
which is between thousand and IF
teen hundred feet from the mouth of
this entry. This entry is caved the
entire length and, most part we We're
obliged to crawl on our hands and
knees Of the B entries which lie
to the right of the main air course,
we partly explored entry B 5.
Here the force of the explosion
was terrific. l understand that three
men were working in that entry,
their bodies having been removed
Il have not been able to locate
the seat of the explosion, nor have
[ reached any further decision as to
the cause of the disaster. There has
been no change in the manner of the
| operation of the fans. The main
fan is still forcing, and the east fan
| is still exhausting. There is much
after damp in the mine"
Italian Consul A. Posi- and Depu-
| ~ Austrian Consul James Goricad
arrived today Accompanied by in
] terpreters they ia ked with families
and friends of the victims. Tonight
they said they stood ready to rem
der temporary aid to families OF the
dead, should it be needed. They will
continue their Investigations tomor-
row, preparatory to filling reports
to their governments. p.
| The lack of emotion noticeable in
camp yesterday was further empha-
sized today. Intermittent snow fur
ries swept the camp, keeping the wo-
men and children at home and re-
| ducing the number of the curious
from surrounding camps to a min
| imum.