The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
NO LIVING Thing
REMAINS ALIVE
WINNERS TOMB.
Certain That All Were.
Killed by Terrific
Explosion.
MANGLED BODIES
AREBROUGHTOU OUT.
OF More Than Hundred Victims
OF Mine Horror, Remains off,
But Eight Have Been Re-
covered - Thousands Of
Morbidly Curious Flock Il;
to Stricken Village.
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Bricerillc. Tenn. Decemher IN
somewhere In the depths Of tho t,ron..
fountain conl mine probably one hun.
uleu men lie dend tonight, while their 4
sorro"-sfricken families keen vigil At &
.ne mouth OF their tomb, hoping
against hope TINT their loved ones mn1,
be alive when rescucrs rench them. 90 81
eight torn and mangIed bodte. ba,f \
peeh Drought forth Mt nightfaiI, when
senrch was abandoned for the day.
while ten more had been found, Out.
sue or the immediate families OF ttto
cntombel men no one In this I,ttIs, q
mountain village believer tbnt ,nr
living thing I'm the mine yestcrdox
morning survived the terrific expIns
sion of coal dust that wrecked ans
workings. 7g-7T 5T-Iii - 8 &
For more than thirty-six hours cvery
surviving miner in this region had
pay to remove the debris and force {
fresh air to tho innermost recesses
OF the mine They practically hnvo =
penetrated to the main entry head
nearly three miles IN. To- morroyy thew
expect to be ready to work the cross
oouotedly have been cast by the force
of tho blast. 'i5st,;
Rcscuers Overcome.
black damp developed late today
and retarded progress, but the silorIt
torce pushed dauntlessly on. some OF
them till they were carried out over
come by the noxious gases. S5s
thousands OF morhidly curious flock.
ed into the village to-day, and crowded x
about the main entry OF the mine.
Ihey saw nothing, because there was
nothing to SEQ but tho pitiable grtes \
OF the stricken families. r
All of tho bodies recovered hayo
been Identified Among them was that
Of VIII Farmer. assistant foreman os
the mine. The top OF his head had
been blown of. FIe Is survived by 4
widow and two children I
Many days may elapse until tho
mine is cleared of It's debris. which ia
seriously impeding the progress of tha
seekers of the dead. Seven of those
removed Were identified to-day as
follows: 75-is
Lee Polston.
Eugene AuIt.
Taylor ,Ault. 53
w. A. Farmer. bank boss In the mine,
Harmon Sharp. Ms fes
James Foust. 81,
The eighth was thought to be Alon-
20 Wood, n youth, of eighteen years.
but his identity was not positive.
There is hardly n family In tile en- 4
tire Coal Creek vicinity that has not
felt the Icy touch OF death The prob- IF
lem of caring for the widows and or.
phans Will be grave one. requiring
immediate solution. Certainly Brice-
Vile VIII be unable to care for her
living. with most of her wage -earners
numbered among tho dead.
New Cemetery Created.
Demands upon the little Briceville
graveyard. caused by the terrible hol-
ocaust, have necessitated the creation
OF new cemetery. Land was stakcd (.
out to-day and preparations made for
excavating graves In which to bury I
the explosion victims as fast rs they
are brought out, Identified and pre-
pared for burial.
The first OF the intcrments occurred
this afternoon in the graveyard To-
Gated upon commanding elevation in 84
rear of the little church opposite the
Br!ceville depot, The remains laid to )
rest were those of Lee Polston. Taylor
and Eugene Ault. Rev, w. H. Riggs.
pastor OF the Baptist Church. at Brice
Vile, offered a brief but fervent prayer
In behalf of the victims, their surviv-
ing loved ones and friends. The
prayer was the extent of formal reli- B
Gtous ceremonies held over the re,
mains,
The advtrt this morning of l75 cor
fms was THE signal for renewal OF q
the grief suffered by the loved ones
In the many fatherless and husband
less homes. This was intensified as
the gruesome pine boxes, containing
tho collins, Wore piled high In front h
of the improvsed morgue. &
Tho relief work has been systematic &
cally and effectively organized under
the direction OF George p Chandler,
president OF the Tennessee Coal Com.
pany Volunteers from practically
every mine in the Coal Creek and Il
Briceville region arrived Saturday
night and to-day. Others also came Is
from mines at Jellico. Olive Springs. &
Middlesboro and even from UP in the
Southwest Virginia coal belt.
Early to-day trains and automo-
biles brought men, women and chill
dren TO Bricavllle from points many
miles distant. z;E
Working In Squads. ts5S
Mr. Chandler marshaled the relies 9
volunteers In squads OF about Atty
men each. These squads are being n
sent into tho mine in shifts. working Ne
two hours each. The atmosphere and n,
debris In the mine preciuSs tho possi,.
bility of continuous working. This ar
ternoon 1t was necessary TO resnscf- vi
tats two or three OF the rosousrs who rs
had suffered exhaustion In the nnlne.tsSs.
The electric haulage appara tvs has Is
been put out OF commission ana ua1e- NJ
drawn dump cara are bringing tl1asG
macs of rock earth and other debris 81
from tho mines 81.
A terrible pail of silent sorrow prss q