Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-20 | Page 3 | Bodies Taken from Vancouver Mine

BODIES TAKEN TA I FROM EKOM VANCOUVER MINE Cumberland Cumberlan B C Feb 19 Tha re ye relief e lief ilef party began taking out bodies from the mines here this morning At nii midnight ht when the shift CaIne carol up U the they reported having found the coat colt of Dan McInnes torn in two and at 9 a m mu today his remains were found together with those of a Japanese in the first workings of No 6 reached from No 5 m mn e eFrom From their position It is believed the themen themen themen men were ere killed instantly and as they are furthest from the scene of the ex cx explosion e It is also believed that all the others were killed without warning The bodies of five of the were fund found The Tha bodies have no marks markson on them death eth being caused by after fter afterdamp damp Their hands were clasped d over their faces as if to shut off the deadly gases The bodies were found but a afew afew afew few feet from where the men had tad had been working After all the bodies are recovered rec an exhaustive inquiry wIn will be ml malle lej at t the request of the mine owners