The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-08
MORE DEATHS In
MINE TRAGEDY

| opahgier, Pa, Nov. (By the Asso
ciated Press) The Reilly Coal com.
panys mine, swept by gas explo.
sion yesterday morning, was cleared
of its dead today.
Late this afternoon rescue crews
brought out five bodies, believed to
have been the last in the workings.
This brought the total of known deal
to 80. Thirty-two miners were res
cued.
Ofhciass of the company declared
that recheck of their records made
it practically certain that 112 men
were in the mine when the explosion
took place. The total official list Of
survivors includes six miners who
were in the cage when the flood of
gas and smoke issued from the mouth
OF the shaft. The total dead includes
three miners rescued alive who failed
to regain consciousness.
Further search of the headings was
made tonight. Mine officials and res
cue men realized the possibility that
one or two men might have entered
the mine yesterday without reporting
to their boss. All miners listed as
missing have been accounted for,
however.
The quiet precision which mark ed
the removal of the corpses to the
morgue was evident tonight as prep
arations for the funerals got under
way. Identified bodies were removed
from the morgue as quickly as they
were claimed. Company officials no
tilted widows and relatives that they
will take charge of funeral arran &c =.
ments if desired.
A number of bodies will be buried
tomorrow. Most of the victims were
Roman Catholics and their pastors.
who figured conspicuously in relief
activities, arranged to conduct the
last rites of the church nj two small
| cemeteries were number of volun-
teers are digging graves tonigt.
Preliminary to an investigation to
determine if possible the cause of
fbe mine explosion, the experts spent
| considerable time in the workings
TheA confirme& declarations previous.
ly mA Ade by officials that the men who
escaped from the headings owe their
lives tS the fact that ofrce of the ex.
plosionl found double outlet.
When the gas was ignited, possibly
by an Open Lamp. the fame roafed oe,l
through the fanhouse, while the gaS
and smdke travelled through the mair
heading} in the other direction anG
shot to the surface through the shaft
The consequence was that little debris
was disbdged and miners who were
conscriots were able to stagger to-
ward thu fresh air zone at the sixth
heading where they we're found by
the first rescue party.
1t wal admitted also that the cas-
ualty li4t would have been mucn
greater lad the explosion occurred on
any weep day but Monday. On other
days 20R or more men usually re-
ported 4br work. Some miners, fol
various reasons, do not work on Mon
days. The total workers was addi-
tionallY reduced yesterday by a
church mission. When the gas form
ed i Fore of miners were attending
mass IN a Catholic church few
blocks from the mine. These men
headh the volunteers who are dig
| pin OF graves
Unusual order was maintained
about the morgue today, where more
than 60 bodies lay on double row of
fcots. Red Cross and Salvation Army
members, cooperating with com.
mittce of Spangler women, not only
visited the homes of al 1.-The victims
to comfort the dependents, but they
took charge of women and children
who became hysterical at the morgue
Army officers and rescue officials de
clared this phase of the relief pro
gram was conducted with impressiv,
success. Most of the relief worker:
left Spangler tonight, but the rescu,
cads sent by the bureau of mines wi!
remain until tomorrow.