Show ALL MINERS FOUND DEAD IN TUNNELS Rescuers Recover 27 Bodies in South Wing Shaft Who Died of Gases Cases MADE DASH FOR SAFETY Men Fell When Overcome by Fumes M May y Find More I. ByM P. P AKERS Associated Press Staff Writer MOWEAQUA Ill D Dec c. c 26 26 ty seven miners were were found de dead d Inthe Inthe In Inthe the south wing of f the Moweaqua coalmine coalmine coal coalmine mine today making certain certai a death toll of 54 all of ot the men known caught in the tragedy of an underground underground underground under under- ground explosion Deadly afterdamp finished the work of t the e searing blast that had killed those in north wing The death list may reach 56 Fragile hope had be been n held that workers in the south tip of the T liT shaped tunnel l ight have barricaded ed themselves against the the lethal t fumes But to today ay a 11 mile anH a I quarter quarter quarter ter from the main shaft and feet beneath the eart eartIs s surface 27 more bodies It h had d b been en thought that only 25 were in that section Twelve were carried out from the south wing yesterday The explosion centered in the north wing and none ventured a hope that any of the 17 there escaped alive The res rescue ue workers daring death themselves jn in the snarl of timbers and the perilous of the wrecked bores came upon the 27 dead today near the mine cars in which th they y had just ridden to work Saturday morn morn- ing Lag They were not burned Apparently Apparent Apparent- ly they had run a short distance from the cars trying to find a refuge from the gases that poured toward towar them from the focus of the explosion a half mile back But one by byone one they had fallen as the afterdamp swept through the tunnel By telephone John 1 director di dl- rector of the state department of mines mined and minerals who took cha charge ge of the rescue work told those above perils and obstacles encountered red Debris choked tunnels made work slow Poisoned air made it danger danger- ous oils i The first body brought up bore mute evidence of the tragedy confirming con con- confirming firming the theory th that t an explosion brought the catastrophe It was the body a of one of 16 children of a a father who himself was buried in the mine The other bodies were seared scared and disfigured Women and children roamed the streets streets' of the deserted cheerless village village vil vl- vil- vil lage of t darkened homes asking of the fate of their loved ones No Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas trees were burning When tragedy visits a R mining community com corn differences are forgotten forgotten- Most of ot the entombed miners were affiliates of the Progressive Miners Miners' union formed in opposition to the United Mine Workers of America But despite their affiliations ns miners ol volunteered to aid John L L L. Lewis president of the United MineWorkers ers was at th the tipple and he announced announced announced an an- a a. gift 1000 by his orga organization or or- ga for r relief lie purposes purposes- |