The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-25
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 | HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN PARRISH THURSDAY
Funerals of Four of the Victims of Tuesdays Explosion to Be Held Thanksgiving Day.
 Town Quiet, But Sad

Jasper. November 2l.--tSpecial )-- Parrish the little mining town, south of this city where an explosion early yesterday morning in the Southern Fuel companyfs coal mine resulted in the death of 10 men and the injury Of SIX others. had returned to normal late this afternoon.
 Parrish is a typical mining town and tragedy, sensa tiona.l and horrify- ing at first soon depreciates into the natter of-fact, the chance, the gamble of life and a return to the everyday customs is rapid Little knots of men were observable along the streets and at the various mines and yesterdays disaster with it's grip of wholesale death was the chief topic, but excite ment-the excitement that might be expected from more provincial com munities did not obtain.
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 As matter Of fact, the afterglow and the curious centraled over Jasper, where six of the dead miners were brought immediately after their bodies were taken from the ill-fated gas pocket, 1,600 feet back in the earth. Hundreds milled the street in front of the A. B. Legg morgue here. where the bodies were being prepared for burial. Their curiosity was satiated. if 1t is possible to satiate human curiosity. Many of the bodies were scared into a mass of white biisters: mangled hands dangled from scorched arms and scorched arms met baked shoulders--all due to the eating flames created by the gas explosion.
 The six bodies brought to Jasper were sent away this afternoon. The body of the youthful Charles Lamb was shipped to Double Run, Ca; that or Reuben Phillips to Dora, Ala, and those of Lee Chamblee and R. F. Chap man to Parrish The two negroes, ulos Bentley and John Jordon, also will be buried at Parrish. Parrlsh promises but scant holiday spirit on Thanksgiving; Instead, it will be shrouded with the gloom and the dis nal shadows of the inevitable funereai blanket.
 There were no new developments at the Parrish mine today. It was stated however. that the direct cause or the tragedy probably may be identlted with the negro. Bentley. It is general i ly believed that the explosion was caused by the open lamp al'achsu s1 s1 his. cap. This presumption is based upyn the fact that his body was the only body found in the danger zone that is. beyond the damage post ana in the direct area of the gas pockeN'
 CHECKING DEATH POCKET If also was stated by W. p. Leake, vice president of the, company, tooay | tnat work probably will not De re- sumed at the mine before Friday or Saturday. This delay will be occa- stoned by desire of the officials to check up on the entire interior of the mine. The workmen. 1t is understood have a natural hesitancy in returning l into the affected area until thor ough investigation is made. No time will be required to repair the mine
 for only an insignificant damage re- suited.
 Information from Birmingham to the mine officials relative to the dlsposi- ton of the bodies of the four men who died while en route or in hospitals in that city where they were taken for treatment, is summarized as foi. | lows: The body of George Bell. ageo 1 26. will be sent to Russellville that oe Henry Kyle, aged 27. to Kennedy | Dave Parish, aged 32. to Dolomite, and 1 Robert A. Rochell, aged 2s, to Russell ville All the bodies will be shipped according to advices received here
 Thursday morning.
 l Coroner A. B. Legg, it was stated ythis afternoon. has not decided Y 1 date for an officiaIs inquiry ints tho | cause of the disaster. It is not certain that an inquest will be held In the | event. however, the coroner concludes 1 to conduct an inquiry, it is not be lieved it will be called before mex week