The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21

and sons lay dead beneath tho ground.
Sympathetic kinsmen and friends took
them away from the scene, comforting
them as best they could in their homes.
John Jaranitsch was stu missing last
night though the shaft in which the
fatcful explosion took place was cx-
plorcd from cnl TO end. II WAS thought
that. perhaps. lie had not gone down
with the others. but nothing could be
learned of him In the camp and ii is
believed that he is dead. All the men
were Poles, or OF Polish extraction. and
few could speak English They were
too excited Yesterday to talk coher-
entity or to give satisfactory cNpluna
ten of the accident, and an interpreter
Will probably be employed to-day. II
any of them is able TO so on the Wit
ness stand.
VIII Probe Cause.
The inquest will be thorough Com
monwealth's Attorney Gum will take
an active hand in the qlcs. .onng, and
responsibility Will be asccrtained. and
blame. ii there be any, will be fixed
When he had time to talk yesterday
foreman Wilson stated the miners had
been warned npt TO go into tina, part
Of the shaft where the accident &c
CURED. as it was known To contain
gas, and he had gone down previously
and challied ii OFT. il is hi, opinion
that The men hcedlessly disresarded his
warning. Ii Is thought prabable that.
as the miners are paid by the load in
stead OF by the day. they were too
eager 10 20 where coal was more plen-
tiful. This idea is borne out by The
Tact that the men went where they
had been warned not 10 set foot.
The shaft was practically undamag-
ed by the explosion. and is siill in CON
dition 10 be operated The force of the
explosion was felt only u snort dis
lance away, and men in other parts
Of the mine were not aware that an
explosion had occurred UNITS called III
10 aid in the rescue. Then there was
- rush 10 help their stricken com
Eades. and there was no iacr OF willing
hands. nor any lack of tender nursing
Tor the injured when they mad been
safely carried up.
New York Capital.
The Old Dominion Development Com
pany is organized with cnritai stock
OF S@,oOo,nOo, having offices on the
18TH floor of the Mutual Building ana
at II Broadway. New York CITY. Cap
tain Joseph w. Voolfolk is president
OF the company. William &; WoolfoIll
Is resident manager and Wade Allen,
auditor
The directors are: Beverly Chew.
George y Hartman and Henry c.
>'h"i'd'l, OF .NtN i DIX NsllN. ana cap.
tain Loheph w aud William e. Wool
FOLK wiic live on the Carbon ltil prop
crty
Tie property WAS mined before tho
Civil War. when II was known as the
Clayton coal mines. But ;hc mines
We're gradually given up. and Tor many
years lay idle In November, SOS. tn.
present holding company began work
In rehabilitatins and developing the
property, and IL now has !. valuable
OUTPUT New machinery has been in
stalled, more land has been bought,
End now the company ow0s and con
Irols an area OF about 500 acres some
OF which IS very hiehlt improved
Suitable buildings for miners. mechan
is anu iabore!s have beer erected;
ihe!e a!* Hics homes for Tie foreinsn. I
SD ;ha.e are coal TRIPLES commits
szr,- eli;GizE :nachine sho.s and all /
;ae ctEer zleess cries aelituI for & |
large ard increasing wo-;i.
EEe rs5rsrt. las II the western p.-, !