| Show COAL MINE VICTIMS RED CANYON uinta wyo june 21 1896 1895 dear sir joho john W esq sq clock clerk of the third liaL riot court evans tou OD wyoming held a meeting with the widows widow and dependents dependent of toe the late red bed canyon disaster last evening la in the T of H hall ball almy to consider the answer of the rocky mountain coal and iron company to the claims of the widows which nad boon presented to them through their agents mr bradbury and mr beeman by mr air the compa nyls reply to each of the widows widow Is us follows ollowa ollo wt madam the directors of the he R M U C t L co have carefully oon the claim made upon them hem by mr J W dammon bammon in your behalf tor for ou on account of the explosion in mine no 6 5 and after a thorough investigation ot of the causes of the explosion have concluded that they are in no way responsible they have gone over the matter with their attorney terney at and are unable to discover dia even a shadow of legal liability on their part however it la Is the sentiment Benti ment of the company that a feeling of human humanity iSy should and does doea impel tt it to make pro vision for the relief of those left des dea stute and it if you will make personal application direct to the company it will be duly considered the company does doea not care to entertain any claim made ao an attorney on use the basis of a legal liability yours foun 1 mr said he bad had bad an interview with mr beeman on tile the subject of the widows widow claims asod that genUe mso in behalf of the me company offered one thousand dollars per head to the bereaved families miliea fa as a free hu bu mane gift and not in any way edging the be company to be liable for da do magee maget but after further ing mr beeman raised the abe offer to fifteen hundred dollars dollar per head boad at this his part of the proceedings mr said aid he would like to beat bear what the widows had bad to say aay whether they were wilting willing to accept the otter mr beeman had made to in accordance with the comp company anys reply to their claims claim the Fin iander widows widow were fully in by one of their own countrymen and the unanimous decision they abey gavolas gave wae wears we are prepared to accept bree tareo thousand dollars each and costs as an immediate settlement of our claims on the company or of take legal proceedings proceeding against them hem to recover da damage mageL mr next laid before the meeting mesude cho abe in which he stood in this case with the company he fie mid aid be had done all he could do with them and the be only course cour left for the she widow and other depend eota to take wan to engage four attorney 11 through brough whom gaeir claims on the he company could be legally brought after many questions tiona were asked and answered anaw ered on OB we legal points of the low law courts court and costs or of suit quite the decision of the meeting was wai given la in the be following order 11 ahat john W engage four attorneys attorney to consider co out our oace moo under the instruction of himself and wat that they be bearr lacey and van do maoler of and 8 T corn and J 0 hamm of joanon Uvan Jv anon the whole of the audience and lance ex expressed full confidence in mr and were satisfied atia fied with the course he had taken and wished it distinctly under tood stood that the attorneys attorney were not 1010 to 90 endorse eldorae any amount low leu than three thousand dollars dollan anti and costs B |
