| Show Vernal Miner Killed in Explosion at Mt Harris Joseph Goodrich Goodrich Former State Road Boad Employee Listed With 34 Casualties In Colorado s a worst coal mine disaster In 25 5 years an lO lon feet down In the th W Wadge e emine mine at Mt Harris killed 34 24 fain era zulu min minera era Including Joseph 40 to of Vernal The explosion occurred Tuesday T evening Because of black damp Carbon gas carbon dioxide dIoxide the tha flat bodies could not be removed remo front from the mine until 1043 10 45 a a m in Wednes Wednesday day more than 12 hours after the tho explosion I Mt Barns Karris Is Ia 95 25 miles mUes east west ot of Steamboat Springs The COal property la Is owned by the Victor Victor- Victor American American Fuel Pud Company whose of- of of officials had not stated the toe cause of of the blast until after state and end fed fed- federal fed federal eral cal mine Inspectors had made an invest investigation Uon Four Pour men working feet tn- tn Inside In Inside side escaped because they were near an air shaft through which they crawled to safety ty though the tunnel paralleling the main insist shaft and brought the first words of ot the explosion which BUl Bill Pickle Fickle said sounded like Uke a dull dull thud Most Moat of the miners were from Mt Harris and others from Craig steamboat Springs and Hayden Hayden- Mr Goodrich lived at CraIg Hen Hen- Henry Henry Hen Henry ry ry- Johnson Is mine superintend sUperintend- sUperintendent superintendent 1 ent There Theta are other miners from this section working In the district but evidently were not employed during the shift shUt at the time of the tho blast blut Only a few of ot those killed were listed as being beinS aged ased In the 20 most moat 40 years yean old or more Joseph Joaeph Godrich 40 0 unmarried was born bom at Ve Vernal the son on on o 0 of the U tl late George I L L- Goodrich of n Na- Na plea Na-plea pies J ward Several years ago 80 he went to Craig Colo Cob He en In mining raining coal at Mt Harris Surviving are his brothers ell Birch Birch Birch- eU eli R ft and Jerome rich Good Good- Goodrich rich all aU of Vernal deters te Mrs early Carly Duke and Mrs Mra Helen Thomas both of Vernal Mrs M Es Ester Es- Es Ester ter tei AUred Allred and Mrs Mra Laura Lawa both of City His brothers Birchell and GeorgeH George I IR R H and Mrs Duke went to Craig to bring the body home for fo burial The Swain funeral Home will have charge charae of the the- funeral ar arrangements ax- ax arrangements for a service at Orate Craig at 11 00 a 5 m in Friday They TIle will bring the body from tram Mt Harris Kania to Craig following the services at Craig the body will wID be brought to Vex Vex- Vernal Ver Vernal nal for tor buriaL There will WUl be b sex ser services ser vicea vices held In the Naples ward chapel under the direction of the Naples ward bishopric but last at time of going to press preas the hour hoW of th services a had not not- been announced Burial will wID be In the Vernal Memorial Park with the Swain Funeral Home House conducting |
