Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-11
BODIES Of ELEVEN
VICTIMS LOCATED ::|.C|
Their Condition Indicates Men.
Were Instantly Killed by Force
OF Explosion in Mine.
ALL Al. COULD . BE IDENTIFIED
Rescue Work Coroner Pre-
pairing to Investigate Cause
or Disaster.

Starkyillc. Colo. Oct. 11.--At 12:15
D.m. word was received ut tho portal
that rcscucrs had recovered tile lust
of the II men lulo,yn to 5be working
In the entries Mt the time OF tho cx.
plosion. The nine still in tile mine
must be carried out over thousand
feet OF badly wrecked passageways
before they can be put on the funeral
ours. j T.
starkville, Colo. OCT. S11.-Fifty-four3
hours after tho explosion occurred In
the starkville mine Of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company, entombing more
than 30 men, the first OF. the bodies Of
the victims was found by searchers.
Two men were located at $3.50 clock
this morning In chamber 80 OF entry
il. 1900 feet from the mouth OF the
mine, and at $3.50 o'clock eight more
were found in chambers 81 to IS.
The condition Of the bodies indicates
that the men were instantly killed by
the terrific force OF the explosion. Sew
eral We're badly burned but none was
dlstigured beyond Identification.
: Reports received from William Nor
gan. superintendent of the Piedmont
mine. who was leading the rescue party
OF SO men, stated he did not believe
any more bodies would be found soon
for the reason that the rest OF the
Imprisoned mon were company men.
and were scattered through the varl-l
GUS workings engaged In repair work
and similar pursuits.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
The work of rescue was tedious and
delayed by the presence OF deadly
nfter-danlp which was accumulated in
great quantities In the chamber of en-
( try J-7 Stops were necessary to give
the air from the portable fan q chance
40 dissipate the .after-dainp. Where
possible the rooms filled with the dead 8
Sly gas were ibratti and isolated from
the entry so that the bad a4rEwas held
inside. This of.rotirsr-swasfd done only
Where rooms were known to be with
out bodies. Il, y 4. y 81. 4 sa
After receiving a report direct from
+ the rescue leaders on arriving at the
clared that the 8 o'clock shift should
devote its energies nrst to removing
he bodies from the mine to the portal.
N It was stated by President Welbornei
that considerable time would be re-
Squired to get the bodies out. Progress
would necessarily be impeded by the
fallen roofs. *
N Coroner Guilfoil Immediately began
preparations to receive the bodies at
the temporary morgue in the machine
shop, located almost a mile in tho mine.
Washing tubs. burlap for wrapping
the bodies. and rude benches wero
placed and all was in readiness within
an hour.
After tho bodies reach the mouth Of
the mine 1t has been arranged to load
them upon motor cars for transportn-
ton to the morgue The track over
which the motor cars run, Is In plain
view OF the town. Tho townpeople
either In ignorance Of the discovery OF
bodies OF different to It, remained
away from the mine during the early
morning hours. Perhaps 1t was due to
NIT no one at the mouth OF the mine.
Guards Intercepted all not connected
with the mine and turned them back
at a point a quarter Of a mile from the
entrance. Ess f. q
sUMMoNsEs ISSUED.
Coroner Guilfoil placed in the hands
l..
Of summons for mine .supcrlntendents.
pit bosses. and men who looked after
the sprinkling OF the mine to appear be-
fore the Jury which will Investigate
the cause OF the disaster. t
81 want everybody who was respon-
sible for the safety of the mine to
tell what they know OF this affair" he
said.
The date Of the hearing as not been
set but will probably be after the dead
| are all removed from the mine,
Austrian and ItallnnLSonsulssa and at
torneys reached Starkyille, this morn
| Ing to secure data regarding the sub
jects for their governments. ~
Il FEDERAL AID SENT. s
The Associated Press dispatch from
Washington saying that special cal
carrying government mining experts
| and miners trained In rescue work LEFT
Seattle today for Starkville was the
first Information President Welborl
| had received that tho federal govern.
ment intended to be represented In thu
| rescue work ut the Starkville mine.
1 Mr. Welborn said he welcomed tht
/ coming OF the government experts bu
still he believed that the company ex
| perts were as able to carry on thu
work Of recovering bodies rs any.
II rather imagine that government
| officials believe that there are mer
| still alive In the mfne," said Mr.. Wei
born "and that they are sending thei
experts to assist In reaching them
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GIFT TO THE POLICE.