The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-11-10
70 KNOWN DEAD
In Mine DISASTER
All Bodies In Pennsylvania
Pit Believed To Have
Been Remover

Spangler, Penn. Nov 7.-Thir-
teen additional bodies were taken
from the mine of the Reilly Coal
Company here this afternoon, bring
ing the total dead recovered to six
ty-three. All are in the temporary
morgue. Thirteen more bodies were
in the mine, rescurers said, and
thirty-two injured were in the min
ers hospital. An explosion yester-
day entombed the men.
Mine rescue experts said they had
explored all but two of the head
ings and did not expect to find any
more bodies
Coroner Schwab of Johnstown
shortly before noon began arrange
ments for holding the inquest.
Volunteers have been obtained to
dig the graves of the victims. most
of whom will be buried in two
Catholic cemeteries here. A carload
of collins arrived in Spangler this
morning.
The grim task of removing the
dead started about two o'clock this
morning after widows and children
of the missing men had been Undue
ed to return home. They stood in
the misty rain all through yesterday.
Rescue chiefs believed that the mine
ri 81 no. lie
ing.
Six State troopers patroled the
area about the mine mouth and kept
the hundreds Of curious persons
away.
Hall Is Temporary Morguc. :
Miners Hall, a little structure
here, was the temporary morgus. I'm
dertakers here, in Barnsboro and
Johnstown were ordered to prepare
for the dead men. Every delivery
truck and wagon in Spangler was
pressed into service as morgue
wagon.
Red Cross and Salvation Army
workers from Pittsburgh, Altoona
and Johnstown were on hand distTi-
buting coffee and sandwiches to the
rescue squads as they came to the
surface with their burden Of death,
or to replenish their oxygen tanks for
new exploration of the muddy pits.
When rescue workers entered the
mine, soon after noon yesterday. they
encountered bodies in the main way
only 100 feet from fresh air. They
halted only long enough to make
sure there was no spark Of life and
then hurried on into the gassy
chambers for possible survivors,
Their hopes were high when they
came upon a rudely constructed :
brattice on which was scrawled:
There are twenty-nine behind this"
But the rescurers pushed on deep
err into the mine for men who had not
fortified themselves. The gas was
strong at this point and they feared
that should they break down the bar
rier the weakened condition of the
men could not stand the thrush of the
deadly fumes.
Scores Found Huddled Together
Other rescurers later found more
than score of bodies huddled to-
gether.. 1t is believed that this
group was the one behind the brat
tice.
Five times an explosion has occur
red in this mine. but the other four
did not register any fatalities.
Damage to the mine itself was not
great. officials said. They would
not issue statement, but they did
say that the mine had been exam
ined and reported free of gas just a
short time before the explosion.
An examination showed that the
force of the explosion lifted the fan
building from its foundation. 1t is
located 200 feet from the tipple. This
structure must be alright and for
nearly an hour II was not working
effectively. Mud was plastered
about the cracks hastily and its OPP
erations continued.
Movable bulkheads were being con-
structed today. These were attach
ed to the front of mine cars and the
rescurers were going deeper into the
Minis.
But they had no hopes that living
miner would be found in the depths
now.