~ 12:00 pm
At the Darr mines in PA:
While the noon shift is working in entry 27 they locate 23 bodies. Mostly all are in a mutilated state. “The bodies will be brought out immediately, making the total 175.” (FWV 12.27.07 pg. 1)
“Expert miners say the damage wrought inside the Darr mine is small, compared with the other mine disasters in history and claim that two months will be ample time to put the mine in its former good working order.” (PDP 12.28.07 pg. 3)
“Despite the fact that scores of bodies have been identified and taken away, the crowd in the morgue tent does not seem to diminish. There was the usual crush today when relatives were admitted to look for the bodies of husbands, fathers, and brothers.” (PDP 12.28.07 pg. 3)
“Wilmuth Schneider, a trapper boy, who was taken out last night, would have been 14 years old July 6 next. Coroner Wynn asked the boy’s father, Henry Schneider, if he did not know it was against the law for children of that age to be working. ‘Didn’t you have to certify his age?’ queried the coroner. ‘I didn’t want my boy to work,’ answered the old German, evading the question.” (PDP 12.28.07 pg. 3)
In Monongah:
“Two more bodies were recovered from the Monongah mines today, making the total recovered 351 of a death list that will probably total 400. It is practically certain that a number of bodies will never be found.” (DASB 12.28.07 pg. 1)
“It is said that the mines will be opened for work just as soon as the investigation is completed.” (SSV 12.27.07 pg. 3)
~3:30 pm, Press Time
At the Darr mines in PA:
“The total recovered is now 175.” (BG 12.27.07 pg. 5)
“George A. Campsey, representing the Carnegie hero fund commission, is here investigating conditions with a view to reporting the amount of a donation that likely will be made.” (PPG 12.28.07 pg. 5)
“A number of bodies in the temporary morgue are in such condition as to menace the health of those who must frequent the place. A little trouble has occurred over the matter of funeral arrangements, but tomorrow it is expected everything will be cleared up.” (PPG 12.28.07 pg. 5)
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