Evening star., 1923-02-12
MAY TAKE WEEK
TO RECOVER DEAD
Fifty Bodies Still in Wrecked
Workings of Dawson Mine,
Officials State.
WAR VETERANS H0N0RED
Many Funerals Held, All Victims
But One Being Identified.
Seventy Still Missing.
WAR VETERANS HONORED
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAWSON, n. NJ, February 1.-THE
task of removing the bodies of those
who died in the explosion of Dawson
Mine, No. /, owned by the Phelps Dodge
Corporation, probably will not be COM
pleted for week, according to Mana
ger w. d. Brennan. Fifty remain to
be found, two living and seventy dead
having been taken out thus far
OF the bodies so far recovered all but
one has been identified, and many of
Them were buried yesterday.
Bathed in the warm rays of a dazzling
sun, Dawson set about the task of bury
ing her dead yesterday. Throughout the
morning and afternoon the rough pine
boxes, carrying all that was mortal Of
those whose lives We're snuffed out in
thursdays disaster. We're borne through
the main street of the town, out along
the winding rustic trail TO the peaceful
cross -bedecked hillside, their last rest
ing place.
Crowd Mt Mine Entry.
=, A small group of men idled about
the entrance to the mine, waiting for
more bodies to be brought out. When
the sun reached it's zenith huge
crowd surged against the ropes. which
barred them from the mouth. In the
crowd were many women and chill
Uren. AS in the other days since the
blast. they are dry eyed, Unconditional
and quiet.
Touching scenes were enacted in the
Catholic church of Dawson and at the
Eraveside, however. 1t was there, ap-
parently, that the full realization of
the enormity of their loss Smote for
the first time many of those who have
been too stunned by the explosion to
betray their sorrow. In a few brief
words Of comfort Father Joseph
Couterier and visiting priest sought
TO asSuage the pain of the people left
behind, as the last rites of the church
were administered.
Honor Soldier Dead.
In Protestant homes the rites were
simple. The Rev. ]. s. Russell, pastor
of the Unity Church, left Dawson
with the body of his son-in-law, w.
r. Holmes, one of the first taken
from the mine, who will be buried in
Dawson's soldier-dead were buried
with such military services as We're
possible in the emergency. The cof-
fins of the men who had served in
the world war were wrapped in the
Stars and Stripes.
Regular shifts of more than fifty
men worked all day inside the mine.
The work now has progressed to the
last crCSS-cut Oh each side OF the
depths officials expect to find the
bodies OF most of the men still unetc-
counted for.
Bodies Buried Deeply
In several Instances bodies have
been found to be so deeply buried in
debris that il will be impossible to re-
move them for many hours. Others
are visible behind piles of rock and
coal and Will be brought out as soon
as aSSaSewayS have been cleared
for the stretcher bearers.
Daniel Harrington. supervising en-
gtneer of the United States bureau of
mines, after a journey through the
damaged mine declared his search had
revealed nothing to indicate what was
responsible for the blast.
The mine shows the usual wrecked
condition of mine which has eX-
ploded," he declared. The work here
has been carried on in good shape II
have not been through the entire
workings yet 1t is impossible to cs-
innate the exact center of the explo- |
sion because the wreckage inside is |
so general
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