Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-24 | Page 1 | Dead Taken from Fernie Coal Mines Section

DEAD TAKEN FROM FERNIE COAL E loss of life now estimated to have been greater than at first reported heroic efforts at rescue work fernie may 24 the loss of life in the coal binm on thursday if even greater than was at first reported it now estimated that from to men met almost instant death bupt supt it E drennan dr bennet and arno CAth ciby were the fart to enter the mine when about feet into the working drennan waa overcome by after derop and had it not been for his i would hac perished I 1 on being removed to alie outer air he t recovered and gave instructions to the rescuing party to commence ic pairing the pipes which conduct the air through the mines as they had been almost comi plemely destroyed it was impossible to F enter owing to the afterdamp after damp winch i prevailed volunteers were called for and a of men sprang to the work every few minutes men would collaco col lapo and wre borne to the outer air but their places were quickly filled by fresh volunteers un the first body recovered wae taken from so 3 mine about 11 and was that of willie robertson a lad of 13 years several hours elapsed nd then three more bodies were recovered none of the victim gave the bligh signs of life at 4 a m the relief parties had grated eo far that the gas became unbearable and operations had to be sus bonded for an hour or two many acts of bravery were during the night the mine is tree from and the bodies will be removed fast alio atter is cleared the town is horror and heartrending heart rending meet ajic eye on every bide day the trains to alie mines likic been crowded with anxious friends and rela 1 of the men lo 10 the scene A meeting 0 the board 0 trade ha been called to organize a relief fund for alic sufferers alic cause of alie accident is unknown but the opinion of many i that it was alic result of a heavy ahot from one of the machines seattle wash may 24 special from fern ie says dead recovered up to 10 p m last evening are as follows stevo morgan joe bengala Sen gala robertson V johnson J frank jolin mchood thoimas fearful thomas johnson W brearley Br earlcy joe tulea john bonnan roland jone walter wright andrew jiovan glover james Cart lulye owen homes V ferguson M J fleming sam hand stephens II 11 john II john cari diff tames harry wilson 1 george housely Hou seby tony metzee william beace william mcihael McP hael john ocolo aski T fail field welsh amos 1 buck