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Show IXTEKEST CENTERS IX COROXER'S IXQUEST i (Special to The Herald from a staff correspondent.) cor-respondent.) Scofield. May 2. Interest now centers cen-ters in the coroner's inquest. Things are in such shape that it was impos- i sible to hold it today, in spite of the intention of the authorities to do so. County Attorney Huffman is here from Price and xvas- in consultation xvith the company officers during the day, but a postponement of the inquest xvas imperative im-perative on account of the chaotic condition con-dition of affairs. The burning question is as to the company's responsibility. Will the jury blame the company under what j evidence there is at hand? It is nota-j nota-j bio that the employees of the ill-fated j mine have the highest respect for their : employers. Ther has .'newer been any ; friction between them, and Suierin-j Suierin-j tendent Sharp has the reputation of j being very considerate of the xvelfare j of his men. These facts will have an important bearing on the case, it is j thought, for as the matter stands a j great majority of the people here are I loth to blamo the company. The men j xvho work underground know that the mine was not in a dangerous) condition, j At least, they thought it was not. j State Mine Inspector Thomas is said . to tak the samp view of the cause of I 1h disaster as do a majority of the men. namely, that an explosion of i giant powder caused a flame large ; enough to ignite the coal dust. A ter-i ter-i ritie explosion followed, killing several, ! and tho after-damp of this explosion made victims of the army of miners. j It is possible that the inquest ; will be held today. Justice of j the Peace Hurst. from another ! prccim.t. will sit , in the case, the j local justice. Levis Jones, being dis-! dis-! qualified by the fact that two of his I family arv among the dead. ! The result of the inquest is. of course, of the gravest importance to the company. com-pany. Should it be adverse to them it is probable that many damage suits would be planted by relatives vf the dead men, and at best an. enormous amount might have to be expended in compromising with them. Major W. H. Bird of Salt Lake City, attorney for the coal company, was among those who arrived today. IJe is taking an active interest in the situation. sit-uation. . Williams' Statement. Although xvorn, almost beyond the powers of human endurance by the events of the last' txvo days, Assistant Superintendent Williams xvas prevailed upon to make a short statement tonight. j "That an explosion of gas or (lust should occur in that mine." said he, j "is a hard thing- to believe. It never I xvas considered dangerous. It was cold ! and so xvet in places that the inert could not xvork. The explosion xvas a most extraordinary thing under the circumKtances, and xve xvill have to study to ascertain the cause. It 's terrible to think of." I cannot imagine xvhat caused it." l Mil t . -j , . - . 3 1, 'f'W -' yl&J&5&Jg? v - SCEliES ABOUT THE "WINTER QUARTEKS HNE BEFORE THE V -j-0SI0N. - No. 1 Mouth of No. 1 Tunnel and xvorks. The cross indicates. the mouth of "t the tufinel in which scores of miners were killed by after-damp. No. 2 Eden Gulch, showing the mouth of No. 4 Tunnel and the tramway. No. S .View up the canyon from Winter Quarters. The log building on the right is the 4- meeting house, which- is now rilled xvith dead bodies. The building in the cen- " ter-i the Wasatch Store.. No. 4-Viexv up the canyon, .--hewing the school -- house, now converted into a morgue. Xo. 5 Looking down the canvon from Winter Quarters, Scofield lies at the bottom of the canyon, to the' left. Aljj -f-f-------f-f-f - V -f -f -f "4-" |