, 1923-08-15
FOUND Alive IN
KEMMERER DISASTER
Work of Recovering
Nine Other Bodies
Resumed Today
by Rescue Crew

KEMsiERER, wyo, Ars. Is-
By The Associated Prcss-Eight
more bodfes were brought In from
Frontier ut 12Ao O'Clock today,
bringing the number Of those rccov.
ed TO e5. An OF these bodies were
badly burned and werc taken I'm,
modiatciy to the temporary morgus
ut l. o, o. y. hall.
KEMMERER, Wyo., Aug.
15.-(By The Associated
Press) bodies
had been recovered this morn
ing from the depths Of the ILL
fated Frontier mine, where
l54 miners were entombed by an en-
plosion yesterday morning, according
to announcement this morning by J..
d. ouealy. vice president and general
manager Of tho Kemmerer Coal COM
pany. owner of tho mine.
Work was resumed this morning to
recover the bodies of other miners, be-
lieved to number eleven. who are
thought to BIO dcad In tho mine
Thirty-six miner were rescued
alive from the mine yesterday.
The vice presidents -uncem
was Issued today after a check IN on
tho number Of men who were working
In the mine. The revised figure.
showed definitely that 1874 men were
N the min when the blast occurred.
1. was announced.
II is the consensus of oufnior
among the rescu workers at the
mine that tho tragedy was the result
OF a gas explosion followed by both
white and black damp. Some of the
rescued miners claim to have seen a
tongue of flame shoot from the ex.
tremo low levels when the blast oc-
CURED. while others were OF tho con
trary opinion.
No official announcement had yet
been made rs to the cause of the
disaster.
Vice President Quealy of the coal
company. In a talk with newspaper
fnen said that as far as he or other
officials of the mine could determine.
tile water pumps and air fans wer.
ir order in spite of the blast.
Mine No. 1 has so workable levels
and one lower level which was only
operated recently but was abandoned
because OF the flooded condition. The
mine slopes at n 16 degree angle and
went down 5000 feet.
John Pavlison, ono of tho "a MAJ
who saved themselves or the twenty
ninth level by building a barricad.
against the elements. sail at times
he had to virtually fight with his fell
low workers to prevent them from at
tempting to gain their way toward
the surface. Upon finally being res.
cued after eight hours under ground.
Pavlison said he and his companions
were nearly exhausted.
Pavlison asserted that on being
brought TO the surface in a trip car
he could see tho bodies Of dead miner.
on several levels. He sad he had
counted six in one group. their lights
on their caps still glowing.
The downtown undertaking estab-
lishment n the I. o. o. r. hall "a
which the bodies OF the dead miners
were brought from the scene OF the
disaster were crowded today with rela-
tives and friends seeking to establish
the IDENTITY of their loved ones.
Officials said today they were check.
Ing with difficulty the names and
the authentic number Of the miners
entombed, due partly to the great
confusion which has prevailed among
the t~ownspeople since tho explosion.
The removal of the dead from the
mine began about Q o'clock last night.
The bodies were placed on AUTOMOBILES
trucks and carried to the
Grlpped with sorrow and Mourning
kemmerer and Frontier this morning
were filled with fearful scenes.
An Italian woman. the mother of
two small children. whose husband
and b~rother.in-law are among the
dead. was among tho crowd which
surged near the portal of the mine in
the long vigil OF last night
Nearly overcome by emotion IN.
m was consoled by other women.
waiting too. for tho ones they loved
but who would never retui n. Sud
denly she turned toward them after
had reminded her hat she would
receive compensation e her husband
was los. and screamed:
II don't wan the money; 7 only
want my husband and my b~rother.ln.
law back" Then she tainted.
r. ono. Japanese miner, who went
down with one OF the first rescu.
cars yesterday morning. worked ali
day yesterday and last night and
when he returned TO the surface this
morning he said he intended to 20
down again as soon as he rested.
Ono saS about 20 OF his country.
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