Evening star., 1922-11-07

total Of 1O1 accounts for all men
trapped In mine at time of ex-
BY the Associa ted Press.
SPANGLER, Pa. November =
Thirteen additional bodies were taken
from the mine of the Reilly Coal Com
pany here. bringing the total dead
recovered to 63. All are in the tenn
porary morgue.
Thirteen more bodies were in the
mine, rescues said. and thirty in
iured were in the miners hospital.
An explosion yesterday entombed the
men.
Mine rescue. experts said they had
explored all but two of the headings
and did not expect to find any more
bodies.
SPANGLER. Pa, November THE
bodies of fifty miners who lost their
lives in the Reilly mine explosion here
yesterday lay in the temporary
morgue at 9 o'clock this morning.
Thirteen more were in sight in the
mine, rescue workers said. and thirty
two injured were In the miners hos
pital. 49,.
Leaders Of the rescuers summarized
the situation at that hour:
Men in the mine when the explosion
occurred, not more than H..
Bodies recovered, fifty.
Bodies located in mine, thirteen.
Injured in hospital. thirty-two.
Total accounted for. ninety
-. seventeen May BE Missing.
There was still some uncertainty as
to the number of men who went to
work yesterday. but 1t was pointed
out that il the total was 112, as some
authorities believed. the missing
seventeen miners would probably be
found In the eighth heading. where
the water had risen SO rapidly that
exploration this morning had been
impossible. Even II these men had
gone Into the mine. II was asserted,
they had probably perished.
II that proved true, the leaders said,
the number of dead would reach
eighty
Efforts were being made to repair
the pumps. damaged by the explosion,
while force Of workers were cutting
passageway through the coal be-
tween the eighth and ninth headings
With this work complete. they hoped
to reach the last of the unexplored
galleries by noon today.
Long Vigil.
The grim task Of removing the dead
after widows and children of the miss
ing men had been induced to return
home. They stood in the misty rain
sllthrough yesterday.
Six state troopers patrolled the area
about the mine mouth and kept the
hundreds of curious persons away.
Miners Hall. little structure here,
was the temporary morgue. Under
takers here, In Barnesboro and in
Johnstown were ordered to prepare
pndertakers were washing and en-
balming the mire-soaked bodies in the
hall here. Every. delivery truck and
wagon in Spangler was pressed into
service asa morgue wagon.
Red Cross and Salvation Army work.
ers from Pittsburgh. Altoona and Johns
town were on hand distributing 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 a new exploration Of
the muddy pits.
Only 1OO Feet From Aif.
When rescue workers entered the
mine soon after noon yesterday they
encountered bodies in the mainway only
one hundred feet from fresh air. They
halted only long enough to make sure
there was no spark Of life and then
hurried on into the CASEY chambers to
search. for possible survivors.
Their hopes we're high when they
came upon a rudely constructed brat
tice on which was scrawled:
"TheYe. are twenty-nine miners be-
bind this, 4
But the rescuers pushed on deeper
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 barrier the weak
ened condition Of the men could not
stand the inrush Of the deadly fumes.
e. Bodies Huddied Together.
Other rescuers later found more than
a score Of bodies huddled together. 1t
is believed that this group was the one
behind the brattice.
Five times an explosion has occurred
in this mine. but the other four did not
register fatality.
Damage to the mine itself was not
great. officials announced. They would
not issue a statement as to the cause
Of the explosion, but they did say that
the mine had been examined and re-
ported free Of gas just a short time be-
fore the explosion.