Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1907 — DEAD WILL NUMBER SIXTY [ARTICLE]

DEAD WILL NUMBER SIXTY

That Will Be Altout the Toll Exacted in the Terrible West Virginia Mine Disaster. Charlestown, W. Va., Jan. 31.—Four bodies have been recovered from the Stuart mine, one being that of John C. Quack, the others being mutilated past identification. Charleston. W. Va.,. Jan. 31. —Ijite advices received from the scene of the disaster at the .Stuart company’s mines nt Stuart. Fayette county, is that the number of victims will be about sixty. Tile list of those known positively to have been in tlie mine at the time of the explosion includes thirty-eight white miners and ten colored miners. Bt'sides these there was a number of foreigners whose names are not known. The efforts of tlie rescuers are directed at placing brattices in tlie shaft aud clearing the debris from the entries. This is slow work, but considering the difficulties to be overcome good progress has been made, and the rescuing party hopes soon to be able to reach that part of the mine where the men are supposed to be. There la very little hope expressed that any of the entombed miners will be found alive.