The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-10
WOMEN AND CHILDREN GATHER AT SHAFT MOUTH TO LEARN
 FATE OF WORKERS.
ALL HOPE OF RESCUE GONE.
Men at Work in Lowest Levels May Escape uffocation-Oxygen Car Arrives-Air Supply Is Forced
 Into Channels.

Scranton, Pa. April 10.-The death total of the Brice-Pancoast mine, in Throop, has reached Fl, 66 bodies having been removed to the surface, while five others had been taken from the tunnel to the bottom of the shaft. Forty-five of the dead have been iden- tified and removed either to their homes or undertakers' rooms.
 One of the dead is Joseph Evans, foreman of the United States govern ment mine rescue car. Evans died, a hero, on the first rescue work he has been called upon to lead since he joined the government rescue forces.
 Measures to Keep Women Away.
 State constabulary, Scranton and Throop policemen are forced to stren- uous measures 10 hold in check the crowd of grief-strieken women who seek to rush through the lines as each body is brought to the surface.
 One of the bed. 5 recovered was that of John Gray, who also goes down on the list of heroes He was a rope cleaner and received word of the fire in time to reach the shaft. Instead, he rushed to the lower vein to spread the alarm among his fellow workers, and he died with them. Several women had to be helped away when the shroud was lifted and the features of Gray revealed.
 Long Work Exhausts Rescuers.
 Members of the rescuing party, who have been in the mine since the dis aster, began to collapse and volun- teers had to be called upon to take their places.
 Among the identified dead. besides the two heroes, are: Walter Knight, 40, Throop, mine foreman; Isaac Dave, 36, Throop, fire boss; John R. Perry, 43, North Scranton, common councilman of First ward, member of rescue party; John May, 55. Throop; John Greggs, 55, Throop; Edward Hart, Throop; Michael Gall. 40. Throop; John Monroe, 30, Throop; Thomas McWaters, 40, North Srran ton: Lawrence Ritz, Go. Throop; John Mitisch, 32, North Scranton; Louis Norman, 40, Throop
 Fire breaking out in the engine house at the foot of the shaft of the Pancoast mine of the Scranton Coal company at Throop trapped 46 men in the lower vein. Between them and the two shafts with no other means O. getting from the vein known as tha China vein. the workings are filed with thick black smoke from the fire which badly damaged the ensin. house at the foot of the shaft.
 It is reported that the mine cars tn the workings are on fire and the Throop fire company was called A line of hose was stretched into the workings and water sent down al high pressure.
 General Superintendent Joseph Birt- lev took charge of the force that has been making repeated efforts to reach the men,
 When the fire broke out 990 men and boys were at work in the mine. all of whom escaped except those in the China vein Those entombed are about TOO feet below the surface.
 The fire did not reach the entombed men and the condition of their bodies shows that death was due to sutfoca- tidn from smoke or asphyxiat,on from the accumulated gas.
 Forty.four of the dead have been identified Many of the victims were foreisners and known only by mum Der or nickname.
 Corral's Leave for Eight Months.