Show MR DENIAL Does Not Want to Criticise the Coal Company Thomas superintendent ent of the Coke Coal company who has been at Scofield to care for the body of his Adam Hunter and who nho was quoted in The Herald Her ld concern ing the causes of the disaster declared yesterday that he had made no such statement He said he was isas was a friend of Superintendent Sharp and other members of the Pleasant PI sant Valley VaHey Coal company and did not want to say anything that would Injure them He said that in his hig opinion the explosion was caused by dust in the mine and that the immediate cause may I have been any anyone one of four UA A windy blast of black powder an explosion of giant powder the explosion of a keg of black powder or a runaway car any allY of which might excite sufficient motion of the dust the result of which would be a friction producing an explosion But Mr wanted to say nay that he had h d not discussed this matter m or ac accused accused accused the coal company of neglect with any one on at eld What is your opinion Sir Mr Sn as asan asan asan an expert dp di you believe b that if the Pleasant Valley company had sprinkled the coal dust In Its mine an lt have been boen Impossible sIble was asked Now I do not want W nt to discuss this matter at all aU I do not care to figure in inthe inthe inthe the newspapers I am u a friend of Mr Sharp |