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! NIGHT EDITION
SPORTS.
The, Atlanta GeorgiJM
AND NEWS
VOL. VI. NO. 118.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY,; DECEMBER 20, 1907.
UDTP17. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
L J vJLAy Li . On Train*..FIVE CENTS.
OFFICERS LED
TO B001 OF
SLAIN IAN
60LDFIELDT
TR00PST0
Skeleton of Murdered
Negro Found in
Lonely Place.
FORCED WIFE
TO AID IN BURIAL
Negro Killed in Gambling
Row and Body Buried
During Night.
Special to The Georgian.
Hartwell, Oa„ Dec. 20.—Dlecloauree
In the lnveitlgatlon by officer* Into the
chargee of Mr*. Hugh Wall, who had
been eeverely beaten by her huaband,
that he had murdered a negro, John
Norrla. and hid the body away, made
thla morning, reaulted In the arreat
and confinement In jail of Hugh Wall
and two negroes, Erneat Gray and BHI
Hitchcock, on the charge of murder.
When the offleera went to the acene.
accompanied by Mrs. Wall, they found
evidenced of a hole having been dug In
the ground and. upon opening up the
place, found the akeleton of a man.
Wall then Implicated the two negroea.
who are regarded aa notorious gam
blers. and they were arrested ,and
lodged In Jail to await trial.
Committed Year Ago.
Wall Is 25 years of age and Is re
garded as a gambler by the people of
this section.
Mrs. Wall atated that the negro was
killed In a gambling game on Friday
night, August 21. U00. and that on
Saturday night her husband forced her
to aid In carrying the body to a lonely
spot by the roadside, where he burled
It She says she told of this to save
herself; that her husband had beaten
her and threatened to kill her. fearing
that ahe would tell of him having
killed the negro.
It waa on her atatement that the In
vestigation was made, and she con
ducted the o(fleers to the scene where
the corpse was exhumed.
Beat Hie Wife.
Wall has for several years been over,
leer on the large farm of Colonel J. D.
Matheson, two miles from Hartwell.
Several days ago. It Is charged, he un
mercifully beat hie wife, who was a
Miss Cooper, of Elberton. On Wednes
day he followed his wife to Elberton.
where she had preceded him the day
before. Her parents had him Jailed at
that place. J. M. Cooper, father of
Mrs. Wall, was In Hartwell yesterday.
Cooper swore out a warrant charging
Wall with wife beating. Chief of Po
lice J. O. Harper and Colonel J. D.
Matheson went In search of the alleged
burled body of the negro victim.
The killing of the negro, It Is said,
was accomplished with a shovel. It Is
charged he whipped hie wife with a
board and left home with the Injunc
tion that she had better remain. She
taught the train on the Hartwell road
and Captain McCulpepper paid her
fare on that road and on to Elberton.
ILLICIT WHISKY 8ALE
REPORTED AS CAUSE.
Special The Georgian.
Elberton, Oa. Dec. 20.—Upon the ac
cusation of hla wife, Hugh Wall, a
white renter of Hart county, on the
place of J. D. Matheson, about 21-2
miles from Hartwell, was arrested and
charged with the murder of a negro.
The accused later agreed to point out
the sheriff the place of burial of the
victim, .a negro, John Norris. The
Lady was found burled In a sand bar
about 4 feet long, thte being surrounded
Jv sage grass, and might never have
been discovered without an eye witness
to the deed, as a searching party only
yesterday dug within 4 feet of the grave
without results. Wall accuses WIH
Hitchcock and Ernest Gray, negroee,
claiming Hitchcock did the killing.
Upon exhuming the body. It was
f 'und that the back of the negro's
head was crushed In end the face waa
mutilated by whet Is supposed to be
ax wounds. The alleged accusation of
Mrs. Wall waa made supposedly on ac
count of Illicit whisky soles which
coupled her husband's name with
them, and which resulted In a beat-
lug. on account of which she left home
und took refuge In Elberton, where she
how le.
Seye Many Are Not Trains*!,
•“peclsl to The Georgian.
' harlotte. N. C., Dee. 20.—Dr. C. A.
Mlsenhetmer. of the Mecklenburg
bounty Medical Society, has stirred
U P a sensation hare by a paper which
he read before the Charlotte doctors.
In which he charged that many young
women were posing as trained nurses
*•“> Were collecting trained nurses'
••at of |4 to 25 per day. whereas they
"ore not trained nurses, but merely
women who performed common labor,
■'urslng as best they could, but without
'he right to call themselves trained
hsrses.
... Message From .Fleet
Washington. Dec. 20.—A tflreleaa
message received from the battleship
...nnectlcutt says that the Pacific-
hllttlaaViln ller.t is-es u civ hsinrlpArl
battleship fleet waa six hundred
* north-northweat of St. Thomas.
LEAVE
Washington, Dec. 20.—Federal troops
were this afternoon ordered withdrawn
from Goldfield by the president.
CRAVING 10 STEAL,
IS CASH'S EXCUSE
Will Plead Insanity and
Kleptomania Before
State Court.
Inanity will be the plea of J. G. Cash,
the self-confessed thief who hss been rob
bing Atlanta's big office buildings for the
past seven weeks, when arraigned before a
Jury In tho criminal branch of the superior
court.
The prisoner was haled before Recorder
Broyles Friday morning and his bond fixed
at S10.000. Thru his counsel. Attorney F. M.
Hughes, young Cash waived preliminary
examination and was bound over In fifteen
cases of Inrceny from the house. Ills case
will lie considered by the Fulton county
grand Jury at the January terra.
Attorney Hughes, when queatlouod by a
Georgtnu reinirter, declared there Is no
Jury.
to save him from the penlteutlary.
himself Insists he Is not craty, but \
pie are confident his mania to atcal
Cash
the
result of an abnormal or unbalanced brain.
When asked why he turned thief, the pris
oner responded: ' .
"1 Just couldn't help It. The ap|ietlte to
steal seemed to be almost consuming me. It
was a craving. Just as my stomach would
crave food. Ft seemed as though 1 had to
steal to live."
Cash states that be didn't steal as a mat
ter of necessity, as he had money. He
made no effort to dispose of mf of the
stolen booty, using It In decorating his
home. He ported with only two or three of
the stolen articles nud these were loaned to
friends. He esu account for the thefts In
no other war except that he wits seised
with an Irresistible Impulse.
Tho young man s grandfather, w-ho is n
prominent el tl sous of I.awreucovllle. will
arrive In Atlanta fietfirfisj to Invention'.
tlie .Use ana aid bis grandson ns ranvli nf
|M ?»,«etlrrs l-ocktrart. Roberts. Dojral and
T. II. L*itf«r<l arc still working on tho/Me
In an, effort to nncrrtnln If any more of the
sioleii goods hnve not lx>,n recovered.
HON, WARREN LOTT
ACCiOENTALLV SHOT
WHILE HUNTING
’Was Crossing Fence When
Gun Was Dis
charged.
Waycrona, On., Dec. 20.—Hon. War-
ten Lott, ordinary of Ware county and
former vice president of the Bank of
Waycroee, wan accidentally killed whll-s
out hunting this morning with Dr. M.
M. Johnson.
The accident occurred about one mile
from Warenboro, near the home of
Henry Mullls.
Dr. Johnson was about thirty yards
fiom Mr. Lott when he heard the let
ter'll gun discharge. When he reached
Mr. Lott the gun wan hanging on a
ft nee, which he had Juet crossed. Mr.
Lott epoke to Dr. Johnson, but he could
not be understood. He expired almost
Immediately. , . .. .. .
No news received In this city he*
ever caused more unlvereal sorrow
than has Mr. Lott'* death
Coroner Grimes left tor the scene of
• he accident thle morning and an In
quest will likely be held thin nf tern von.
. w ■...l.nant Wnrrifi f.iltt Jl* .
A non. Lieutenant Warren Lott. Jr..
i, at present stationed at Fort McPher-
eon In Atlanta, and will arrive here to
morrow.
Lieutenant Warren Lott, Jr., of Comped*
M. Keventenlh Infantry, who nne been sta
tioned nt Fort McPherson, n AIIsnta. Is -a
son of Ibo deceased. He received n tele-
grero Friday morning epprteliig him of hie
rather's death. and left op tho first trnlp
for Wevcross. the family home.
Coffii
n
Druce
. ToBe Opened
In Few
Days
Iondon Dec. 20.—T. C. Drnco'e coffin will
bo opened wtthlh a fortnight. Upon wbnt
le found Inside will depend the outcome of
one of tho most remarkable legal battles
erer fought In England.
By opening the coffin It might have lieen
nettled at any time. Drives son. Herbert,
refused to permit thla The roorts upheld
him lie yields now because be wlshen to
lay ir foundation for prosecuting those who
maintain that T. C. Drnee wee really the
AFT TELLS
IF BIS TRIP
Everything Points to
Peace in Realm
of Mikado.
New York. bee. 20.—Secretary of
War Taft arrived at this port today on
board the eteamnhlp President Grant,
completing hi* trip around the world.
He took tho 1:45 train for Washington,
thus rounding out the last few hours
of a voyage occupying 120 days. Sec
retary Taft came to port looking an
healthy as It Is possible for a man to
look, and feeling the same way.
He waa Interviewed on board the
United State* cutter, which took him
off the President Grant, by a Hearst
News Service representative.
"Now," he (aid, laughingly, "I hope
you won't expect me to *ay anything
on politic,. How can I? I lack In
formation to euch a degree that I will
have to read to catch up.'
Contrary to expectations, Mr. Taft
places all the .Importance of hit great
tour on his. visit to the Philippines. He
hod no crltlclnm to make of the election
trouble* there, oqd appears satisfied
with hie .Investigation 1n every manner.
Talk* With Mikado.
While In Japan, MrATaft met the
lh\
mikado and talked with Jilin .a* some
length on general topic*. The transfer
of the fleet wan not mentioned In this
discussion. but wan npoken of In dif
ferent conversations the secretary had
while In Japan. Concerning the senti
ment In Japan for or against war, Mr.
Taft said:
"Everything is In favor of continued
peace In Japan. The people are
friendly with us. They export about
1110,000.000 worth of goods a year and
a third comes to the United States.
As most of these good* are the product
of small manufacturers, peace In desir
able to the.whole nation.
"The appearances throughout Japan
are In favor of the continued peace of
the Island kingdom. The exports of the
country to the United States are In
themselves a powerful factor
When saying that "appearances In
Japan are for peace." .Mr. Taft halted
hie sentence for a ntuilled Instant, and
then continued, on another subject. It
was plainly evident thnt he could have
no desire to go beyond appearances.
Mr. Taft found Cxar Nicholas a very
able man and splendid conversational
ist. Without Interrogation. Mr. Taft
volunteered the Information that hla
visit to the cxar mu absolutely with
out political significance.
As to Fleet’s Cruise.
Coneernlng the transfer of the At
lantic fleet to the Pacific.ocean, Secre
tary Taft says no one could take of
fense at such a movement. The pres
ident had the same right to order the
cruise os to order an army maneuver
for practice, and there should be no dis
tinction.
In speaking of the reception accord
ed Mr. TBft on the entire tour, one of
the party said he wee welcomed every
place with great cordiality. There were
no great ovatldna because the party
traveled quietly.
Mrs. Taft will remain In New York
while her husband goea to Washington
to wait upon President Roosevelt. After
he has formally reported, he will re
turn, and together they will go to Wor
cester. Maes., where Mr. Taft’s mother
recently died.
IUIIII
AT
RACES
NEW ORLEANS.
Fair Grounds Race Track, New Or*
leans, Dec. 20.—Jockey George Moun
tain. who had the mount on Light Note
In the fourth race, was painfully In
jured when his mount bolted Into the
fence. Owner McMullen, who attempt;
ed to stop the horse, which rah away
four miles, was knocked down and
trampled on. Light Note brpke his leg
and was destroyed.
d
■if
Fair Grounds Rao* Track. New Or
leans, Dec. 20.—The fourth and feature
event of the day was won by Keator,
tho odds-on choice, Hally Preston waa
second with Coon third. After the
many withdrawals tht* track conditions
seemed made to or<H:r t w the f I'.-Tit*-.
The latter Indulged hi i field with the
lead, coming away when ready to win
with something to spare. The fight for
the place was more exciting, Sally
Preston getting the decision by 4 a
whisker. w
'Jr
Friday's Scratches*
First Race—Senator Pay n ter, Melange,
Truro, Brown Thlatlo. Firmament.
Second Race—Mia* Affable, Lady Ethel,
Alsono. .VIagio.
Third llaceSUmn I>11 four, doubtful.
Fourth Race—Hartlnsj, The Bear, Fan
tastic, Handzarrn, Jack Atkina.
Fifth Race— A penman-hen, Florentine,
Miss Strome, Pcnrhyn, Foxhnll, Telescope,
Bator.
Sixth Race—Lucy Marie, Lady Vincent,
Oberon.
Weather wet; track sloppy!
; Today's Results.
First Race—Lute Foster, 9 to 2, won;
Ed Kane, 7 to 2 and 6 to B, second;
Sussex, J6, 6, 5 to 2, third. Time
1:14 8-5.
Second!Race—Alencon, 10 to 1, won;
No Trumpor, 7 and & to 2, second;
MUtlodes, 6. 6 to 2 and 3 to 2, third.
Time 1:22 1-6.
Third Race—Donna, 3 to 2, won;
Jack Dolan, 30, 9 to 2, second; Light
Nots, 18 to 5, 7 to 10 and out, third.
Time 1:58 1-5.
Fourth Race—Keator, 11 to 20, won;
Sally Preston’, 5 and even, second;
Coon. 85, .7 and 5 to 2, third. Time
1:21 1-5. C
Fifth Race—Pride of Woodstock, It
to 6, won; Adesso, fl and 11 to 5, sec
ond; Fay. 10, 7 to 2, and 3 to 2, third.
Time 1:87 2-6.
Sixth Race—Rio Grande, 7 to 10,
won; Warner Griswold, 2 and 7 to 10,
second; El Fall, 10. 8 and even, third.
Tlme l:»7 8-6.
Saturday's Entries.
Fair Grounds Race Track. New Orleans,
Dee. 20l—Entries for Saturday:
First Race—Five furlong*, selling: for *
firm iMif-riTv iiiriuugN, peuing; lor -■
year-olds: xDIck Rose. 95; x Doctor .Stovall.
96; xMcGregor, 95; xDns. 96; xKnlchtlieml,
97; xFlorlda (lien. 98; C. H. Shilling. 100;
Rlue Ban. 100; Bitter Man, 102:. Snlnesnw.
102; Tea Leuf, .102; McAtee, 103 ;Margnret
TWO MEN NOW IN TOWER
SUSPECTED OF BEING “YEGGS"
J. P. EAKER. GEORGE BARTON.
They ere confined In the Fulton Tower and are under auepieion of
robbery of bank, and atores at Hapoville, Sharon and Dallas.
Detectives who are working on .the
cnee vt the alleged crackemen, J. P.
Eaker and George Barton, think that
possibly members of the same gang
cracked the safe Thursday morning In
the postofilce at Newnan.
Eaker and Barton are still confined
In tho Tower, nnd are believed to bo
the men who dynamited the wife In a
llapeville store a short time ago, the
safe In the postofilce at Dallas and the
safe in the Bank of Sharon. Detective
Sergeant Lanford lx expecting to re
ceive Information Friday or Saturday
from the Order of Railway Conductors
concerning Eaker, who professes to he
a Southern railway conductor. Several
conductors have already tested him and
declared him a fake.
Pictures and descriptions of the two
prisoner* will be forwarded to other
cities within a few day* In an effort
to have the men Identified.
JAMES OLIPHANT
PRIVATE OFFICE
Assailant Kills Himself Im
mediately After
Tragedy.
iru *.“it 1, .iVfc, At _
104; Bony lioj. 104; Cuernavaca, 104.
Second Race—FIra ft
year-olds: xOsninuda. 96; xkeep mu***, •»,
xThonm* CalheW Million tiding Elk. 98;
xPnt Ornus. 99; xEthel Carr, 101; Padrone,
103; Mackerel, loi; Tackle. 106; Orlsndot,
106;-Brawn Thlatls. 108; Backet Brigade.
107; Isa Hocur, 110; Marbles, ]10; xKetdt 'Km
Ike.; 110.
Third Race—Six furlongs, purse; for all
lifts: Tburlfift, 90; Ray TbotmMKiu. 98;
Ilmalaya, 9f; Higginbotham, 101: Artful
rm, iii||iiiuutHiini, iuj, Aruui
ger, 101: Clara Huron. 101; Meredith,
Lucy Young, 101; Halbert, 10S: Krtba
K. 101; linaaell T, 101; Hawkama, 104; Gla
mor, 104; I'ln toon, 108: Colt neat. 107.
“ rth Race—Hit furlongs, the Prelim!-
Jtrlyr handicap; for 2-year-olds; 11,500
and Angeles, Bnrlew and
Chapultepec a
O'Neill enter.'
B. T. Shipp and Plnkola, Flier entry.
Fifth Race—One mile and one sixteenth,
selling; for S-yenr-olda and upwarda: xHla-
ter Folly, 98: Grenade, 101: xMouacordor,
101; Light Note. 101; Dainty Belle, 109; Mur-
tlboy, 104; Jungle Imp, 104.
With Race-one mile nm! a quarter, aell-
lug; for a-renr-obla and upward: xFnnao-
luca, 94; xl.erna Rod, 94; sradre. IT; xFoot-
Ughta Favorite, M; xl.ady Oaklond, 98;
xAmbcrlack, 101; Grace I .a r sen, 102; tit.
Noel. 108; Rellevlew, 103; Agile, 110; Dr.
Mrl'lnae 111
OAKLAND.
First Race—Macbeth. 5 to 1, won:
Lnmpadrome, 9 to 2, second: Red Era,
7 to 1, third. Time not given.
LOS ANGELES.
First Race—Lalonde, I to 6, won:
Tea Cross, 5 to 2, second; Belaxco, 60
to 1, third. Time not given.
Little Son of Railroad Com
missioner Passes
Away.
H. Guyton, Jr., only son of tlr. and
Mrs. S. G. McLendon, died at the Pre*.
byterlan Hospital Friday morning at 4
o’clock.
Hla death resulted from pneumonia,
following quickly an operation for ap
pendicitis. The operation for appendi
citis was entirely sqccessful, and Ouy-
ton was rapidly recovering health and
strength, when leas than a week ago a
virulent attack nt pneumonia seized
him.
Still weak from the effects of the
operation, the brave little fellow could
not combat hie new trouble. He grew
rapidly worse, and, altho the beat medi
cal ikltl was brought to bear, death
came Friday morning at 4 o'clock.
Guyton uaa just 14 year* of age. the
only son of Chairman McLendon, of the
railroad commission. He was a hand
some, manly little fellow. He was es
pecially popular with the students end
teachers of the Georgia Military Acad-
Centinued on Page Five.
300 FLEE FROM
FLAMES IN N. Y.
York Dec. Yfi.-over 100 peo-
trora the present duke. The home office fple. scantily clad, were driven and car-
. — - homes into the cold
while three fires raged.
iSVtf „ „ r, ! Twenty.three f.mlUe., ^numbering
who.were on
trora the present duke. The home office | pie. scantily * iau
K"C-^i'1h« h, L 0 «*n* r ,. n "^.n’ r ^5^!f'«| *«« lhe 'r,
mYssloocr. ran fie earned foi undurt tbr in-j early today whll
vvsttgatton. , Twenty-ltirae —
If Hm* coffin crmtalna lead G. II. Drocni abn*.* niahty oeraona, wara
H ^•rra^'l."n2g’thw %r hi I firatnen. who ^
wh'.lraote prosecution, of hi* witnesses. ' the scene wfthJn a few minute#.
EOH MAJOR CURRY
The funeral services of Major Manly
B. Curry, pnymaeter of the department
if the gulf, whose death In an nutomo.
MIc accident occurred Thursday night,
will be conducted from the First Bap
tist church Haturday morning at 10
O'clock. Rev. Dr. \V. W. Landrum offi
ciating.
The pall-bearer* will be offleera of
the department of the gulf and the
funeral wjli be pertly military, with an
escort of soldiers from Fort McPher
son accompanying the budy.
Dr. W. W. Landrum, who will conduct
the services, Is a life-long friend of thi
family end accompanied Mrs Curry
Tnuraduv night when the went to the
Gradv Hospital to the side ol her hus
band, who was fatally Injuredf
At main Saturday the body will be
sent to Arlington, the national ceme
tery near Washington, over the South
ern railway. The Interment will take
place there on Sunday.
Senator A. O. Bacon, father-in-law
of Mnjor curry, arrived Friday morn
ing and went Immediately to the late
teeldence of Major Curry, where the
luiK-ral uirungemeijts were decided
upon.
kin. curry, the three children. Sen
ator Bacon nnd other memben of the
family and friends will accompany thi
lody to Arlington.
New York, Dec. 20.-James H. Ollpbsnt.
of the New York Stock Exrhnure firm df
J. 11. Ollpbsnt & Co., was shot this after
noon In Ids private office, The inan who
did the shooting Immediately turned tho re
volver on hlm.elf nud died In n few mlu
moved to the Hudson-st. hospital In nn am-
bUMUSg. 11 ■ tr ’’
Tho man who shot Mr. Ollphant la C.
A. Geiger.- He was nn the Ollphant
firm's hooka for a considerable account.
Ollphant refuied a demand which Is
•aid to have been for an advance on
account for a small amount.
Gslgsr Is declared to be a friend of
George H. Brouwer, formerly manager
for Ollphant, and now serving a term
In Bing Sing for embeutement. It Is
not known whether the dispute between
Oelger and Ollphant Involved Brouwer,
When a surgeoi) made a rapid exam
ination, ha declared that Mr. Ollphant
might die at any moment, so grievous
was the wound. Hospital attaches say
he will live but a short time.
VESSEL SINKS
WITH HER CREW
W>»fbrook, Conn,, Dae. 20.—An unknown
two-mnated acboonnr, Imuml mat. waa cap-
Mixed and sunk two mile* off this place to
day and It li thought that every man of the
crew periahed.
190? CHOP SHORT
1,831,703 BALES;
CENSUSREPORTOUT
All Were Huddled in
Shanty of Pit Boss
in Mine.
THIRTEEN IN ALL
ARE TAKEN OUT
650 Victims of Mine Horrors
For 19 Days of Clirist-
mas Month.
9,281,077 Bales Compared
With 11,112,789 of
Last Year.
Washington, Dec. 20.—A bulletin Is
sued by the cenauii bureau today show*
9,881,077 bales of cotton, counting
round an half bales, ginned from the
growth of 1907 to December 18, com
pared with 11,112,780 for 1808. agelnst
9.297,819 for 1905.
The number of round bales Includ
ed Is 187,485 for 1907 and 248,096 for
1906, and 262,187 for 1905.
Sea Island Included 65,145 for 1907
and 4^9,361 for 1906, and 90,886 for
1905. The number of active gins re-
orttnf tor 1907 was 27,152.
The figures by states are aa follows:
Alabama
Arknnass ...
Florida ...
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisians *...
Missouri ... ...
New Megleo ., .
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Hotith Carolina
982,022
::: ::: 8 2?$
...1,832.496
1.103,000
MHM
1,119.244
T.917
0.078
rglnta
rite distribution of the i
for 1907 by states Is:
Florida
Georgia ...
South Carolina ... ... ...
...1.014.711
... 204.287
.. .1,987.791
.. 22.400
.. K.994
.. 9.681
THIS IS HOW THE FLEET LOOKS TO THE JAPS
Acetylene Explodes.
Indianapolis, Jnd., Dec. 20.—In a fire
following an explosion at the plant of
the Pres-To-Llte Company, makers of
acetylene gas automobile lamp** Elmer
Jessup was probably fatally burned and
twi> others were slightly Injured. A
similar fire occurred at the plant sev
eral weeks ago.
(Front The New York Worlds
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Jacobs Creek, Pa., Dec. 20.—It Is a
faint hope that any of the 250 miners
entombed In the Darr mine here are
living, but all work Is progressing on
the theory that some of the men may
hnve places of safety. The fan used
to drive fresh air Into the mine has
not been Injured.
The system under which miners
work makes It Impossible for the com
pany to say Just how many men were
In the mine at the time of the explo
sion. The most re'lable estimate places
the figures at 130. There may be 259.
The condition of the bodies found-lay-
rescuers Indicates an explosion of such
terrific force that It seems Impossible
that any of them have survived It.
Thirteen In all have been taken out.
Five thousand feet from the entrance
to the mine, two hours after the work
of rescue had begun, the first bodies
were found. Right at this point is
located the shanty In which the pit
bos* make* his headquarters while in
the mine. As It hove In view It pre
sented an uncanny appearance with
grave-like stillness about It. Here
within the four walls of this JJttJe
wooden ‘ structure were huddled five
idend bodies. The rescuers stood aghast
at the sight.
The coal company is doing all possi
ble to get out nil of the bodies of the
unfortunate miners. Superintendents
I from almost all of their mines are here
engineering the rescue work.
The mines at Monongah, W. Vo., are
In the same belt as the local workings.
Yesterday's catastrophe swelled the
number of victims of the deadly mine
gas for the flnt nineteen days of
Christmas month to upward of 650
bodies.