Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
Bodies Of Remainder of Force /
Expected TO Be Found Soon.
BLACK DAMP STILL NTERFEREs
Numerous Stops Are Necessary for
Clearing Air by Fan.
SEVERAL MORE ARE DISCOVERED
Conditions Indicate the Men Died In
stantly and Hope for RescuinE
Any Alive is Fast BE-
ing Abandoned.

STARKVII.LE, Colo, Oct. h-The bodies
OF the first two victims Of Saturdays ex-
plosion were brought out Of the mine at
1O:SO thH morning.
Fifty-four hours after the explosion oc-
CURED in the starkvile mine Of the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron company entombing
more than fifty men, the first of the bodies
Of the victims were found oy searchers. Two
men we're located at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning in chamber 30 OF entry J-7, LOO
feet from the mouth Of the mine and at
$3.50 o'clock eight more were found IN
chambers 81 and s5.
The condition of the bodies indicates
that the men we're killed instantly by the
terrific force OF the explosion. Several
were badly burned, but none was dis
figured beyond Identification.
President Welborn of the company, who
remained at the mouth Of the mine re-
ceiving reports from William Morgan
superintendent Of the Piedmont mine, who
was leading the rescue party of thirty
five men, state that he did not believe
any more bodies would be found very
soon for the reason that the rest OF the
imprisoned men were company men and
were scattered through the various work
ings, engaged in repair work and similar
pursuits.
beukIal manager W elLNel was awakened
by President Welborn at O'Clock to con-
suit with him in reference to bringing out
the bodies. Mr.. Waitzel worked without
sleep for thirty-six hours, directing the
rescue work In and out Of the mine. and
his chief insisted that he rest for a night
Mr.. Weitzel Immediately communicated
with the mine from Starkville by telephone
and ordered Superintendent Morgan to
have the bodies OF the dead carried past
the debris OF the first heavy fall OF coal
torn down by the explosion and await his
arrival at the mine for further orders
The work Of rescue was tedious and de-
Iayed by the presence of deadly aften damp
which accumulated in, great quantities In
the chambers or entry J-7. Stops were
necessary to give the air from the port
able to fan a chance to dissipate the after
damp. Where possible the rooms filled
with the deadly gas were bratticed and
isolated from the entry 80 that the bad
air was held inside. This, of course was
only where rooms were known to be with
out bodies
At 12:15 D. m word was received that
rescuers had recovered the mst OF the
eloven men known to be working In the
J entries at the time Of the exlosion. The
men stin in the mine must be carried over
1000 feet OF badly wrecked pRssageway be-
fore they can be put on the elevator.
National Rescue Party on Way.
WASHINGTON, oct ia special car.
carrying government experts and miners
trained in first aid rescue work." left
Seattle, wash. today for starkville. Colo,
TO assist In the work OF taking men out
OF the mine OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company,
Tne government worA viii be under the
direction of George S, Rice, chief mining
engineer, In charge of the new station at
seattlei II, NJ Wolfin OF the Seattle sta
tion. and ]. G, Roberts, a government min
Ing engineer. who is stationed at Denver.