Show tins aim im ip SORROWFUL OF TUB WIVES OF DEI I 1 A miner dead tells a harrowing tale KANSAS carr november 13 A times special received tonight to night from Pittsburg kan ka n says search ing parties at the frontenac mino have worked without all night and today to day but thirty three additional bodies havo been taken out the most astounding discovery recorded during the whole history of tho disaster was made today at 5 a m a relief squad working at the foot of the main shaft were astounded to see a man approaching the e was not one of their party and they did not believe that there was a living man in the mine besides the rescuers their surprise can there tore be imagined when the mysterious visitor staggered up to them dimly outlined by the uncertain light of their lamps and greeted them with here fellows let me have a light it was henry burns who for thirty six hours had been counted among alie lost he was quietly taken to the surface and there told a story of one of the most remarkable escapes from death on record after the explosion ho was unconscious for some time and when he recovered found his watch had stopped so did not know the time he was suffering internal agonies from inhaling the afterdamp after damp but was otherwise unhurt proceeded to make his way to the foot of the shaft he does not know how long the journey lasted after being removed to the open air he became nervous and delirious li and cound not be made to understand der stand the full significance of what he had undergone burns could not realize that two nights and one day had passed since he had lost consciousness ness and insisted the people were joking when they told him it was sunday morning he is being well cared forand will be all right in a few days tonight to night it can be asserted that nine bodies have been taken from the mine and ably there are nine or ten more there coroner fisher a jury this forenoon and allowed theato them to view the remains the inquest will be held tomorrow to morrow morning it will be a long one as every effort will be made by both the company and men to ascertain the cause of the awful accident the funeral will take place tomorrow to morrow superintendent craig is convinced the explosion was due to the ignition of the coal dust following an overcharged over charged blast some ot the old miners are inclined to the theory that the explosion was due to the striking of a pocket of natural gas ST louis november 13 A dispatch from pittsburg kansas givel tho following as some of tho incidents of the mine horror at that place for hours after tho explosion snuffed out the lives of nearly a hundred men the scene at the pit was distressing poorly clad women with babies clasped to their breasts breus ts came through the darkness by tho light cast from bonfires like haggard beings from the other world some shrieked above the storm and muttered as they fell helpless on shoulders of their stronger neighbors still others were mad in their despair and tore their hair and garments and would have dashed into the tomb headlough head but for the strength exerted by miners from er shafts one poor woman whose husband and two sons were in the pit laid her three youngest children beside the blazing tire and then fell in hysterics among them she lu unnoticed in this position until m ling when she was removed to her home raving like a maniac ai one time the crush of women and children was so great that it was feared violence would be necessary in order to clear a way for the rescuers the poor creatures fought each other in their despair and in some instances inflicted severe punishment As night wore on the work of recovering the bodies continued until thi floor of tho engine house was strewn with mangled men their bodich were placed in rows upon the grouns where rain and snow beat them most of the victims shockingly mutilated and some ao dillig ared as to bo unrecognizable ati were covered with blood and dua and many were almost stripped 01 their clothes there was nothing left of the first man brought up from tho dreadful holo but a bleeding pulpy trunk tho having been blown ott many of the search ers fainted as fast as the bodies were brought to the surface there wai a rush made to identify thema doceu women in many cases being engaged n one time in scanning thu bleeding of some unfortunate there an till about fifty bodies in the lomei levels some of tho victims were found beneath immense weights oi slate while othera were found in groups aid in all kinds of positions two mou who had not been identified were ao tightly locked in each arms that it waa with greaff difficulty they were torn apart their eyes had been blown out by the explosion their faces so humbly crushed tha the bones ground into the besh ean november 13 tip to sunday ovo ning ufa d thirty anu dead bodies had ben recovered and twenty wounded of tin latter not to exceed avo will die ably not that many experts anu are still thoroughly search ing the entries and rooms of the der ground workings for bodies bu it is thought they been di covered auada t f in the mi 10 at the time 0 the explosion over and above the number of killed and wounded having escaped soon actor the explosion by way 0 tho air and escape shafts sah of the company are on the ground and all is bing done that can bo to relieve the suffering and distress of all tho wounded men and destitute families PITTSBURG kansas november 13 one thousand assembled in mass meeting tonight to night to take action on the fontenas Font enao horror resolutions solutions Ee strongly condemning state mine inspector finley were adopted and his removal was demanded it was also agreed that each man should contribute to the relief fund his share in 50 bushels of coal making about 1000 m all the in alabama ala nov 13 about ten days ago three mormon elders froma salt lake city arrived in marion county and began to hold services baat week the marion county herald a weekly paper published at hamil lon exposed the object of the visit of the elders and called on the people of the county to drive them out sunday the elders conducted religious services at the home of a man named booro that night 50 prominent citizens surrounded booros house took the elders into the woods gave thorn a coat of tar and feathers and warned them to leave thu state at once which they promised to do stir LONDON NOT 13 the police are confident they ara on the right track in their search for the murderer two persons have been found who saw the man that accompanied the last victim to her room on the night that ehe was murdered their descriptions of the man tally in every respect LONDON november 12 general warner chief of police has tendered resignation hia it is understood this action is due to the severe criticisms made upon his efficiency in connection with the murders the announcement of the resignation in tho house of commons was received with cheers uc LONDON NOT 13 tho body of a well dressed woman was taken out of the thames this morning there were marks on her body which gave rise to the suspicion that tho woman had been murdered but it is possible she committed suicide and that the marks were received by contact with objects in the water the police searched the casual wards of the various police stations in tho hope of getting a clue to the murderer but wera unsuccessful they arrested one man who had a bowie knafo in his possession but there was no reason to believe he was instrumental in the comans womans death ho will probably bp discharged ficola in LONDON nov 13 heavy rains the past few days have caused floods in many districts of england in n tenn nov 13 three bodies were recovered from the ruins of abryants bryants Br european hotel which was destroyed by firo last night they have been identified as eulica J enes a chambermaid mayor bigger of atlanta ga and thomas moore of bloomington illinois bigger had escaped once but went back to recover his caliso but was caught on the si airway and was slowly roasted to death his clinched hands were filled with hair which he had torn from his head in the agonies of his frightful death fiew 1 york NEW nov 13 there was a destructive fire this morning at wat iona store extending from to furman street the fire started at the property was owned by col watz and was leased to the fulton grain milling company which had bushels of wheat and corn in store after this building had been gutted and before the fire could be checked the interior of the stores were pretty well bernod out the loss of grain is about and of machinery the loss on the building IB insured A nii ii fire nov 13 the pullman sleeper on the westbound west bound pennsylvania train took fire while crossing the mountains and was half consumed twenty panic stricken occupants of the berths fled to the next car leaving part of their clothing no one was injured A louisville nov 13 this afternoon while laborers were preparing a blast of dynamite in a rock quarry 1 premature explosion occurred it frilled the owner of the quarry mike gormanly and mortally wounded john hayes and an unknown jbf nf hu denver nov 13 the netus ignacio colo the southern and the commissioners have beoo in council the past two das and have agreed upon tho terms of a treaty for the removal of tho indians tu utah aho utes commenced signing the treaty this evening and appear to be well pleased with the borms torms agreed upon ann LITTLE BOCK ark nov 13 dr H G hite of an organization similar to the indiana whitecaps White caps was found guilty this morning of intimidating government witnesses in federal cases in randolph county an V NEW nov 13 thomas L batts of the famous virginia family today to day on account of disappointment and losses of bets on the defection |