The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-02
Dead From Two Recent Elk
plosions Grow More Numer-
GUS as Hours Pass
kANY VICTIMS BURNED AMO
MAMGlEO BEYOND RECOGNITION
Cllarnal House at Cherry Is Yielding
Up the GruesOme Records Of the
Awful Explosion of Last November
Pathetic Scenes Witnessed,

A1iense lOfce Oh Lne explosion IN the
Primero coal mine, which exacted
total of seventy-nine lives Monday
afternoon, was shown today as the
explorers penetrated deeper into the
workings. Seven more bodies were
recovered during the night, making a
total of fffty-two. But it is extremely
improbable that the full roster Of
Gead will never be given the last rites
mat their families and friends would
observe, for the conditions in the
deeper workings indicate that many
Cf the victims were literally blown
10 pieces. Fragments OF shattered
Eleel .jacketed lamps the miners car
l'ied are probably all that will ever
be found. Shreds of human flesh with
these ragged bits of lamps were found
this morning by the explorers who ap-
proached the spot where the explosion
occurred.
A binding snow storm, which adj
ded tn the difficulties of the rescuers,
is raging today.
All night long fresh parties of res
cuers battled with the deadly black
damp. Directing the air currents
with braces of timber and canvass,
the rescuers penetrated almost the
entire length of the main slope, where
the most disastrous effects of the ex-
plosion were felt. Several bodies
were discovered this morning. With
the arrival of daylight. the care
worn, anxious watchers again press
cd against the lines fencing off the
shaft The morning train brought
fresh squads of miners eager to join
the search for the missing.
Horrors ut Drakcsboro.
Drakcsboro, Ky, Feb. 2.-Heroic
as has been the efforts of the scores
of reserves, it was believed today that
it would he many hours before
Browder mine, near this city, would
yield up bodies of the last of the long
list Of men whose lives were snuffed
out in an explosion yesterday. Early
today twenty-five bodies mad been. re-
covered.
OF the 100 men in the mine when
the disaster took place, it is now
practically certain that more than a
third perished. Except for twenty
five miners who were working near
the shaft in the ill-fatcd cast entry
and who, many of them manglcd and
some fatally hurt, were brought to the
surface within few minutes after
the concussion, the relief workers.
have not found sign of life. In the
panic Of grief about the mine shaft
it was impossible to ascertain the
number OF men who escaped.
Where Identification was possible
bodies were taken to the homes. but
in many instances SO badly blacken-
ed and burned are the dead that no
Identification may ever lie made.
Mine Workers Act
Indianapolis, Ind, .,>Feb. 2-The Unit
ed Mine Workers today voted $1,000
for the families of the men killed in
the mine explosion at Drakesboro, KY.
a resolution calling upon the national
and state governments to take action
to compel mine operators to protect
the lives Of the miners was adopted.
Inferno Of the Dead.
Cherry, ILL.,. Feb. 2.-The body of
one dead miner and the carcasses of
sixty-four mules were found $50 feet
deep in the st. Paul mine today by
relay parties of repairers and eXplor-
ers. who began work in the burned
passages last night. 1t is probable
that the corpse Of miners will be
brought to the surface some time to-
day. The mules were scaled in the
underground stable with planks and
oil cloth. 1t was at the edge of the
air shaft that the mans body was
found. He lay sprawled along the
runaway with his hands extended to-
ward the escape pit ,as he had fall
ed in the futile attempt to reach safe
ty on November 13, at the outbreak
Of the fire.
1t was discovered today that con-
trary to expectations the third level.
500 feet below surface, is not full of
water. The water cannot be more
than five feet deep. probably less.
Under these conditions. with little
present danger from gases or fire it
is hoped to recover the 167 bodies
from the mine this week. Pumps
were installed today to pump the wa
ter from the bottom of the mine.
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