The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-03
EXPLOSION LEAVES THIRTY.
FIVE WIDOWS AND SIXTY.
FIVE ORPHANS.
MORE: BODIES RECOVERED
Work Of Removing Victims OF Disaster
in Primero Mine Progresses-Check
Of Camp and company's Payroll
Shows Total List Of Fatalities--One
Funeral for All TO Be Held Today.

Prlincfo. Colo. Feb. = Monday en-
plosIon In the main mine of the Col
orudo Fuel 4 Iron company claimed
"a total Of 10 victims and lcs. 50 wild
ows and 65 fatherless children. These
facts were determined late this after
noon when The official canvass of the
camp was completed and the names
Of the missing men checked with the
colnpany's payroll.
Explorations of the workings con-
tinued all day. but not until s o'clock
tonight were the efforts successful.
when the bodies of two drivers. un-
| identified, were found In crosscut
between entries \ II and II and
| brought to the surface.
| All day the number of bodies re-
covered had remained at IS. but work
ers succeeded in penetrating portions
of the mine hitherto held from inva-
sion by afterdamp. while working
underground continued unabated.
practically the only ACTIVITY apparent
about the camp today was that Of the
force OF men detailed to assist the
coroner In preparing the bodies for
|
Gulroyle sent 81 bodies to Trinidad
on special train and tomorrow prob
a5ly will forward the remaining 16
to that city. where a general funeral
will be held.
Late this afternoon semi-officlal
statement was obtained by the As
sociated Press of the progress of the
work OF rescue which confirmed In
practically every detail reports as they
have appeared I'm the dispatches. This
statement issued just after o'clock
showed that at that hour exploring
, parties had penetrated 5000 feet from
the entrance along the main stope
Entries | to 9. inclusive comprise
abandoned working. Parties had pen
etrated some distance In entries A i
and Il. Tonlghts shift succeeded II
reaching the face of these entries ant
5 recovering two additional bodies
c bringing the total recovered up to 50
Greatest Havoc.
II also was stated that the great
] est havoc had been wrought near en-
: tries . and 10. These entries. 400 fee
c long. are filled with broken timber
:. and fallen debris, varying in dept
n from two to ten feet. Much damag
also was found In A II and Il. A
c to the recovery Of bodies the state
c ment says lhat all expectation Of re
70 covering more bodies has ben eve
! up until such time as the cntrle
y have been cleared of the great guar
IS titles of debris. This will rcquir
weeks and probably months. as all tn
g workings. excepting the main stop
$ are badl" flllcd.
&c No opinion was expressed rs to tn
d cause 1t being contended that n nos
J. tive conclusion could be reached III,
til the workings had been cleared an
thoroughly examined. These view
vary In some details from those lel
u by state Inspector John ID. Jones. VIII
n has spent almost two entire days
r the mine. In IA statement 10 the Al
soctated press tonight Inspector Jont
~ sat-.
l. "Air conditions are little dlfferei
J. from what they were "a hours az
Is with Assistant Mine Inspector Gri
le fifth l spent the day investigating II
'. dependently Of other rescuing partlc
er and we succeeded IN going down II
u main stope as far as the A IL entr
ie In 4 II entry we penetrated as T;
L as the fourth blind. which is lbetwet
J. 1000 and 1000 feet from the mou
D. of this entry. This entry Is caved Il
entire length and for the most pa
H. we were obliged to crawl on o.
hands and knees. OF the b entri
eo which lie to the right of the ma
air courses, we partly explored ent
us q 5.
es Terrific Force.
e Here the force of the explosion W
he terrific. ! understand that three m
e were wording IN that entry. thu
he bodies having been removed. | ha
not been able to locate the seat of t
explosion, nor have l reached any fl
ther decision as to the cause OF I
lid disaster. There has been no chan
lp- in the manner of the operation OF
"a fans The main fan Is still forci
he and the east fan is still exhaustil
we There is much afterdamp In
,ar mine