Evening star., 1923-02-10
Al BODIES RECOVERED.
Work of Rescue at Dawson Mine
Proceeds Rapidly.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAWSON. n. NJ, February TO-
Covered with a thin blanket of snow
Dawson this morning continued &c
search for her dead in the torn re.
cesses of Mine No. l, owned by the
Phelps Dodge Corporation, which was
wrecked Thursday by an explosion.
with the recovery shortly after
o'clock this morning of five more bod
les IN the shattered passageways, the
total dead has reached forty-one
Official figures say there were 12e
men in the mine when the explosion
Occurred. Two emerged yesterday un.
harmed: seventy-nine still remain ir
the mine.
The work of recovering the bodies
10 proceeding rapidly today. New
shifts OF workers are entering the
tunnel every few hours and repair
.uen are working step by step with
Those who are searching the ruins
Tor additional bodies.
Few Spectators Present.
Only small knot of spectators
stood about the mine entrance early
today. Two days of realization OF
'ne enormity of the castrophe have
given relatives and friends of the en-
fomhed miners a spirit of resignation
which is reflected in their unemo-
tional demeanor
Hope has been abandoned, virtually
mat there are any men still alive
In the mine Experienced mining
men here point out that mine No. /
is dry mine. particularly at present.
With the exception OF cross-cut No.
4. from which the only two survivors
OF the disaster escaped, and one other
tunnels are barren of water. This
indicated, they assert, that it would
be impossible for the entombed
miners, if any survived the explo-
sion and sealed themselves in iso-
lated compartments, to exist for any
considerable length of time.
Report Voices Heard.
that they had heard voices in an adj
joining passageway during Wednes-
day night, gave rise to the belief that
at least four men still lived inside the
workings. The rescue crews reached
the vicinity of the spot where Felini
Martini and Candali, the survivors,
had taken refuge and found four bod
les. Whether these men lived through
the night or died when the explosion
occurred probably will remain one
OF the mysteries Of the tragedy
The first of a series Of funerals
which probably will continue for days
will be held this afternoon.
The arrival today of two United
was awaited eagerly by the work.
weary forces, who have been combing
the underground network of passage
ways.
Volunteers Lend Aid.
Volunteers from three adjoining
mines of the phelps-Dodge Corpora
tion, scores of Dawson townspeople
nurses, augmented by the crew of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's rescue car, have been work
ing, steadily since shortly after the
the dead. caring for the few who
We're injured and nursing the .ex-
hausted
Supply forces have been working
with which to rebuild the shattered
interior Of the mine so that every
crevice within could be explored
Undertakes at one temporary
worker incessantly preparing the
bodies thus far recovered for buria
and aiding in Identification.
Through it all Dawson maintained a
stole. resigned, Unconditional silence.
Investigation after the terrific detona-
tion. which rent the interior of the vast
working like tissue paper, revealed that
the center of the blast apparently was
near the heart Of the mine.
Death Comes Quickly.
The victims apparently died instantly.
Many were mutiiated by falling debris
All thus far found dead apparently
were killed by the terrific concussion.
A squirt of flame and dust shot from
the mouth of the main tunnel as the
blast occurred, shattering exterior con-
crete work.
Scott Du Pont, general UNDERGROUND
superintendent Of the mine, was slightly
burned and cut as he was struck by the
force Of the blast. Several others near
the entrance were knocked Unconscious
Albert E. English, jr.. mine foreman
was one whose body had not been re-
covered. His fathers body was taken
from the mine yesterday When an
explosion on October %, 1918, wreck ed
the Stag Canon Mine, No. 2, close 10
mine No. /, Arthur English, brother
of the foreman OF mine No. /, was
killed.
Among the victims were men who
had spent virtually their entire lives
tapping the underground wealth OF
the southwest.
Penetrate 1000 Feet.
During the night, workers pene-
trated to a depth Of more than 1000
feet into the main tunnel. clearing the
shaft as they went and walling up
and stopping crevices and cross-cuts
10 facilitate tho flow of fresh air and
expulsion, of gases.
A coroner's jury which began its
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