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2 THE MOKNUSG OKEGONIAN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1S(M. Rescuers at Mine Find 71 Bodies. THE WORK IS JUST BEGUN One Hundred More Men Sure to Have Perished, DAY OF KORBOR AT HARWICK Remains of Many of the Pennsyl vania Victims Are Burned to a Crisp and AH Are" Hor ribly Mangled. PITTSBURG, Jan. 28. At 2 o'clock this morning It Is said that over 80 more todies Siave been found and arc being collected at the bottom o the shaft. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 27. Three days have elapsed since the terrible catas trophe at the Harwlck mine of the Alle gheny Coal Company and tonight at mid night 71 bodies have been recovered and brought to the surface. Only one of these has been identified. The day has been one of horror in the little village on the hill above the pit mouth, but even while the blackened bodies were brought from the top of the shaft and then on sleds to the schoolhouse on the hill above, where the undertakers were ready to receive them, thoro seemed to prevail in the community as a clutch that repressed their natural feelings of passionate anxiety and sor row, the grim realization that there Is still much work to.be done before the full extent of the catastrophe has been real ized. The Allegheny Coal Company tonight in an official statement positively admitted that all of the men who. were In the mine when the explosion occurred are dead. There are 171 names on the list, which does not Include Sclwyn M. Taylor, or the two men wh.o were on the tipple above the mine shaft when the explosion came. Nor does the list include the name of Daniel Lysle, of Castle Shannon, whose body was found In the mine this morning. He was one of the men who went down in the mine to work last night but became separated from the rest and wandered off. His body was found sitting with his back to the wall of one of the rooms. He had evidently been overcome by the after damp. This brings the official number of known dead to 174, but the list may still be in complete, as it Is possible that some boys may have gone Into the pit to work under their fathers direction, whose names have not yet been learned. Hutchinson, the custodian of the lamps, says, that be tween 150 and 190 lamps were. given put on the fatal Monday morning, and no man was given more than one. At the saft mouth, huge fires have been built and groups of men aro gathered there trying to keep warm. In the blacksmith shop, about 100 feet from the mouth of the shaft, are 27 coffins, each containing a body. Some Burned to a Crisp. , Everybody so far brought up Is bruised, cut and crushed Into a shapeless mass. The fact that arms are broken and dis jointed Indicates that the force of the ex plosion, must have been terrific. It Is pre sumed -that It caught the men and hurled them like atraTS before a gale, battering them against the jagged walls of the mine and crushing them one upon the other at the ends of the headings and chambers. Scarcely one of the bodies has any clothing on it, and all are more or less burned, some to a crisp. There will be great difficulty in Identifying them on this account. No relatives were permitted In the tem porary morgue, for the sights there were too gruesome and besides It is absolutely necessary that there be no interruption to the work of the undertakers and om balmers, who have more than they can do. "When all the bodies are brought up that are now at tho foot of the shaft, and when they have been prepared for view, the families and friends will be allowed to file through and assist In completing the work of identification. The streets of the village are deserted, the wom en and children having been made to un derstand that they had better remain in doors until the authorities are ready for them to come to the morgue. A carload of coffins was brought to Cheswlck on the first train today and taken to the mines. Two Polish women came from Poland last night to Cheswlck. They arrived late, and. not being able to reach Harwlck, where their husbands were employed in the mine, slept all night in the station. Both men are in the mine and a sad scene was enacted today when the women learned for the first time they were wid ows. Neither can speak English and one of the women carried an Infant in her arms. Chief Mine Inspector Roderick reached tho Harwlck mine this afternoon and at once assumed charge. Unl.on Funeral Services. It is planned now to hold union funeral services for all victims on Sunday with tho exception of tho Catholics, who will be burled according to the rites of their church. St. Paul's Roman Catholic Orphan Asy lum, of this city, has notified the Harwlck authorities that that institution can take care of 200 children. The mystery about the well-dressed man who was found In the mine this morning, and who it was surmised must have been the unwitting cause of the explosion, has been cleared up. The remains were Identified aa those of David Lysle, the volunteer who was overcome last night while searching for the victims of the explosion. P. A. McMillien. who led one party of rescuers, said: "Fifteen bodies were found in one south entrance. All of them, with one excep tion, were badly burned and mangled. One had his head blown off. In room 1 of the south entrance we found two men lying face downward near each other. They had evidently been killed by the force of the explosion. In another place we found six men. all negroes, I believe. Five were In a heap, one was pinned un der a car, We found the driver of that entry lying along the roadway where he had been blown. Rooms 10 and 12. south entry, are caved In to the depth of five feet. There are several men buried there, and there are undoubtedly moh buried un der the rock in other parts of the mine. For this reason it will be weoks before all the bodies are recovered." Air Is Getting Better. Inspector Cunningham says the air In tho mine is getting better every hour, but there is stilt considerable gas encountered. From the condition of the bodies he thinks now that the men were kllfed by the force of the explosion, and not by after damp, as at flrstNsugsosted. Pittsburg people VlU attend to the last sad rites of the dead, who will be taken from the- mine, beginning today. About 6:30 this morning a tralnload of coffins left the West Pennsylvania station' n Alle gheny lor the mine. Each body rtll be embalmed and given a separate grave. A general appeal forald for the families of miners who lost their Uvea through the explosion will be Issued from Harwlck within the next 43 hours. The leading men of the place left alive are considering the call, and all the prin cipal cities and towns of the state will be appealed to. An effort will be made to raise at least 910,000, which amount. It is figured, will be adequate to provide for the suffering and almost destitute women and children until the warmer weather comes, or until some permanent arrange ment can be made for caring for them. MINERS DASHED TO PIECES. Colorado Men Who Dropped With the Caae Cannot Be Reconnlzed. VICTOR, Colo., Jan. 27. The bodies of the 15 miners who fell with the cage 1500 feet down the shaft of the Stratton Inde pendence mine yesterday, have been re covered, and are lying on two rows of benches In a carpenter shop near the shafthouse. They are dlsembowled, dis membered, decapitated and otherwise mu tilated. Only one of the victims, Edward Twiggs, was recognized from his features, and his arms and legs were broken and tho back of his skull crushed. There was not a particle of clothing on any of the bodies or dismembered limbs when recovered from the sump at the bottom of the shaft Coroner James Doran has Instructed the master mechanics who have examined the machinery at the Stratton Independence mine to make public no statement regard ing the causes of the accident until they testify at the inquest, which will probably be opened tomorrow. M. J. McCarthy, deputy state mine inspector, after an ex amination of the mine, said the ma chinery seemed to be In good condition. No funeral arrangements have yet been made. All the bodies of the minors who met death In Stratton's Independence have been Identified except two. Investiga tion into the cause of the disaster will be gin tomorrow morning. Connecticut Train Is Derailed. WINSTED, Conn., Jan. 27. The New York express on the New York. New Ha ven & Hartford Railroad was derailed at Housatonlc, Conn., today. Several passengers received minor Injuries. BANQUET PROVES A L0VEFEAST Panama Indians Who Threatened a Revolt Are Won Over. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Four Indian chiefs, with 4S of their lieutenants, repre senting the Districts of Caplra, Laplntada and two sections of Penonoie, have ar rived, says a Herald dispatch from Pana ma, to make a formal protest because the authorities of the new Republic named Juandedlos Rodrigues, head chief of the Indians, with the title of Governor-General. The visiting chiefs declared they were unwilling to recognize the Governor General's authority, and they threaten to revolt After some persuasion the chiefs agreed to individual conferences with General Huertas, the Commander-in-Chief of the republic's army, who persuaded all to unite at a banquet and sit down at a ta ble with Rodrigues. The event proved a lovefeast, and all differences were forgot ten in the good cheer that followed. After a tour of sightseeing about the city, the Indians will return to their homes and order their followers to per form the new ceremony of baptizing the Panama flag In special honor of the new head chief. The Indians are well armed, and hold special drills dally, and are safd to be ready to fl'ght" Colombia "whenever tho occasion requires;-- Delay Recognition of Panama. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Jan. 27. A cablegram has been received from the Minister of Ecuador at Rio de Janeiro announcing that owing to his diplomatic influence Brazil, Chile and Argentina have postponed their recognition of tho Republic of Panama. THE DEATH ROLL. Oldest Woman In New Hampshire. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Mrs. Katherlne Kendall Steele, the oldest woman In New Hampshire, and cousin of President Franklin Pierce. Is dead at her home, Lyndeboro, N. H. She was 103 years old. One of the events of Mrs. Steele's life was her meeting with Lafayette at Con cord In 1S24. General Stephen W. Kellogg. WATERBURY. Conn., Jan. 27. Gen eral Stephen W. Kellogg, an cx-Con-gressman and a delegate to the Repub lican National Convention, which nom inated Abraham Lincoln for the Presi dency, died here tonight, aged 93. Ex-Member qf Congress. FORT WAYNE, Ind.. Jan. 27. Judce Robert Lowry, ex-member of Con gress from tho Twelfth Indiana District and one of the best-known jurists in the state, died at 2 o'clock this morning at his home in this city, aged SO years. Jagers Are Held to Grand Jury. CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Frank Jager. pres ident of the Model Gold Mining Company, and his brother. John Jager, were today held to the Federal grand jury under bonds of JUO.O00 and JioOO. respectively. No Appetite Means loss of vitality, vigor or tone, and is oftea a pre cursor of prostrating sick ness. This is why It is serions. The best thing you cast do is to take the great alterative and tonic Hood'sSarsaparllla Which has cured thousands. All credit pf chases made hete today, tomoreow ot Saturday will be charged on the Febtuaty accounts OLDS, WORTMAN & KINGi"aBgam The Home of Quality and Worth The""Different Store" Largest Daylight Store in the Northwest Remain NOW IT'S UP TO THE LEAVE-THINGS-TO-THE-LAST-MINUTE PEOPLE Merchandising Hours But Three Days Mote and January Clearance Sales Sot I 904 x Will Be Bat a Memory , But what a memory it will' leave in the hearts of the public of this grand "Old Homestead" Store. The remembrance of values never before paralleled in Portland 'twilTbe a memory to us of the greatest, most, successful month of merchandising this RELIABLE, DAYLIGHT Store ever experienced. This result is not strange to us. Every word we have spoken ha3 been exact. No equivocations or subterfuges have ever been resorted to to win your trade or spur it on nothing guessed at or assumed. COMPARISONS have actually been made by Portland folk, between our prices and those charged by other local stores and then THEY'VE COMPARED THE MERCHANDISE. It's all been in our favor. If YOTJ, intelligent reader, have not already done so, just indulge in a brief examination on your own account, the knowledge you'll acquire will be valuable to you and to us. If any sensation of skepti cism tinctures your mind as to this store's leadership over all others in this great Northwest, it will disperse as does the dew before the rays of Summer's sun. We print without com ment a few reminders only this morning, a sorSof-pxiceJist from a; few departments only for 3 DAYS MORE EVERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE STANDS REDUCED AT THE MERCY OF YOUR CASH THE MORE YOU BUY NOW tho more you'll save for the next 11 months' buying EVERY ADVERTISED ARTICLE AT EXTRA SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION IS ON TODAY AND MORE. Today Allows a Second Charge of the Bargain Brigade Upon That Wonderful Sale of Women's Knit Una ewe Values up to $2.25 for J A ist Floor J1 Jst Floor HERE'S REDUCTIONS THAT TOUCH THE PHENOMENAL 0 An underwear buying opportunity, the like of which has not been offered to the people of any city. A sale for which extraordinary preparations have been made Now in Full Swing. READ THE VALUES HERE-SEE THE SPLENDID BARGAINS 'THEM SELVES IN A WASHINGTON-STREET WINDOW and se lect from them at your pleasure today, tomorrow and until Saturday night or lots are closed. Brief detail follows. The lot consists of Ladies' white and silver gray wool and part wool Union or Combination Suits. Ladies' black wool Tights. Ladies' fine white ribbed Cashmere Pants. Ladies' natural wool Jersey ribbed Vesta. Ladies' cream tinted lisle Vests and Pants. Ladies' Richelieu ribbed white and silver gray Vests. Excellent values to $2.25 choice until 6 P. M. Saturday, or -while lots last, for . 49 .1 M ( KHIT lHtDERWEAB.1 'Special Glean-Up Sale Picttsies Matted Pictures, in black and white and colors, value 25o; special at . .10 Framed Pictures, in colors, value 39c, special ..19p Black Framed Pictures, value 25c, special . .10 Glass Transparent Pictures, value 39c, special 20p Glass Transparent Pictures, value 20c, special 12 Glass Transparent Pictures, value 15c, special 9p Gilt-framed Glass Pictures, value 50c, special 30q Gilt-framed Glass Pictures, value 60c, special 35p Gilt-framed Glass Pictures, value 29c, special ...15 Gilt-framed Glass Pictures, value 17c, special 9 Flinch Playing Cards, special, package 42$ FANCY GOODS Ladies' Lace Stock Collars New lot, extra choice, every one new, just in, worth 50c, atv 35 Torchon Insertion A lot of Lace Insertions, the regular price 5c, 6c, Sc, 10c, some 12c, to wind up end of the line, yd. 3 Following items of Clearance Special : Black Ostrich Fans, medium and large sizes, regular price $4.00, $5.00, $6.00; special at ...98 Another lot, medium sizes, Black Ostrich Fans, black ebony handles, worth $1.50 to $2.50.. ? .'. :48 Gauze Fans, in fancy case, worth $1.50 each -. ..48 Small Empire Fans, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, at 1.48 Some spangled and some fancy painted, all at $1.48 Miles of Embroideries, Insertions and Ribbons at about half their value. See them. Positively cured by tbeso Littlo Pills. They also rdieve Distress from. Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Duxincss, Nausea, Drorrsi ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the 3owc!s. Pardy Vegetable. Small Pit!. Small Doss. Small Price,. DEPARTMENT Great special in burned leather and leather applique or burned plush with leather applique, in cushion covers, stand covers, round and square center-pieces, round and square doilies and full-skin wall panels. We have divided them into three lots priced as follows: $2.00 to $3.00 pieces at 98 $4.75 to $6.50 pieces at $2.89 $7.00 to $10.50 pieces at $3.97 CLEARANCE SPECIALS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. Broken lines of Children's Bonnets, in white, pink, light blue, red, navy, brown and green silk, in French, Dutch and full front effect, trimmed in fur, lace, mull and chiffon. Sizes from 12 to 17. Regular prices from 35c to $2.25. "We have bunched them all together and will sell them for, each,19d Ladies' Knit Petticoats, in plain, black, white, navy, cardinal, pink and light blue, or in the above colore with fancy col ored borders. Regular $1.00. Special at 59 Ladies' Cambric anTMuslin Skirtsj 18-inch flounce, with 2 rows of embroidery or lace insertioibetween clusters of tucks or embroidery and lace edging. Regular price $3.50. Special $2.25 There are just a few left of those Children's Slightly Soiled "White Dresses. Regular prices to $4.40, at 97p; and to $9.00 at $2.69 Special Cleatance Umfcellas FIRST FLOOR. " flJJgRSHS Men's 2S-inch, ladies' 24-inch and 26- "fsiS inch sizes. lY- $1.00 value for 85 $1.50 value for .. .1.25 J&W $3.00 value for S2.64 WY ?- r- - i-'r-iTiirifi i iV rr- Ti i" -TrT rfi tfi fffrfi t rrJfir Tii Will You Bay a Sewing Machine Today, Tomorrow or Saturday? Prices are at lowest bargain notch of all the year. The cele brated O., W. & K. Sewing Machines, regu lar agency prices 50 and $60, here for 3 days only at y $21.95 $19.90 $18.50 THE BIGGEST SNAP OF THE YEAR. The housewife's opportunity to obtain a really worthy machine, guaranteed by this RELIABLE house for ten years, exactly the same machine as sold by the exclusive agencies Wl over America, the only difference being we leave off the maker's name and substitute our own, as we are here, right among and of you home folks, ready to remedy any griev ance at any time. FOR THREE DAYS we offer the latest drophead model machine, with golden oak cabinet, swell front, with ball bearings and containing five drawers, equal of the agency's $60 machine, for 521.95 The Box Top Machines, containing five drawers, same finish as above .and ball bearing, 'the equal of the $50 agency ma chine, for 3 days at ; $19.90 The same as last above, except that it contains but three drawers, regular $40 agency machine for 3 days only at $18.50 Culmination Clearance of the Book Shelves , THE BIG BOOK SALE CONTINUES. SECOND FLOOR. Absolute Clearance of the entire stock. For a few days more only we offer book lovers the yopportunity of their lives to stock up their libraries and buy good books for their homes at their own price if fairly reasonable. A grand chance for school, church and institution libraries. Some splendid 'bargains in books especially intended for the Sunday schools. Atlases, Dic tionaries, Classics, Histories, Biog raphies, Novels, Poems, in short, every sort of good, needed, wanted or called- for book from the Pictured Nursery Rhymes for the tots up to the books of reference, Bibles, etc., for students and theologians. A SPLENDID LINE OF NOVELS EXTRA SPECIAL TO DAY AND TOMORROW. A GREAT 2 DAYS' SALE of the most famous novels of the day, written by writers world celebrated. The reproduction of fiction first appearing in the leading journals of America. Handsomely bound in cloth, in colors, with good, clear type. A .series that is' one of Jhe most popular among novel readers of any published today at 50c a volume. SPECIAL FOR TWO DAYS AT 17 EACH. c IG I He DEFENSE.I jpi! QfflECASII&l FOURTH FLOOR BARGAINS Special Clearance $10.00 value for 8.00 $12.00 value for $10.00 $15.00 value, for $12.00 $i8.00 value for $15.00 $20.00 value for $16.50 $25.00 value for 21,00 $27.00 value for $22.00 $30.00 value for $25.00 $35.00 value for $30.00 $40.00 value for $34.00 $45.00 value for 37.O0 $50.00 value for $42.00 $75.00 value for $63.00 $95.00 value for $80.00 Special Clearance Reductions On All Blankets For next three days only plain gray, sanitary, natural gray, vicuna brown, scarlet mottled, fancy plaids and white. $3.25 value for $2.75 $4.00 value. for .... $3.25 awVtfter $4.50 value' for $3.65 V JVGUX S5.00 vnlna-for S4.00 rf tsi $6.00 value for $4,80 $7.00 value for....r $5.60 $7.50 value for $6.00 $ S.00 value for S 6.50 $ 8.50 value for , $ 6.75 feW infln ralna frvr ft no UM3L $12.00 value tor ? 9.60 $13.50 value for.. . $10.80 $15.00 value for '....$12.00 $20.00 value for $16.00 it m A SALE THAT TOUCHES THE SENSATIONAL And drops below any hitherto quot- JS ed prices on new DRESS GOODS M AND SILKS of unquestionable S yt3 quality and reputation. First jpiour, i.iuie.. JLius store, noieu for years as Dress Goods Head quarters in Portland, never did Anything more radical in the way of price cutting than in the offer ings wnicn loiiow. .Every item stands tfut boldly cs forming one of the biggest selling occasions Portland has ever known. BLACK DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. Lot 1 contains 50 and -52-inch Canvas Cloths, Panamas and Nubb Sackings, regular $1.50 a yard values Extra Clear ance Special for 3 days 79 Lot 2 contains 50 to 54-inch Boutonne Zibelines, Nubb Sack ings, Panamas, Sharkskins, Armures, Panne Zibelines and Basket Cloths, regular values up to $2.25 Extra Clearance Special for 3 days $1.19 Lot 3 contains Priestley Rainproof Sicilians and Serges, Zibe lines, French Curls, Novelty Boucles, English Serges, etc., etc. j regular values up to $2.75 Extra Clearance Special for 3 days $1.69 COLORED DRESS GOODS. 54-inch Glengarrie Tweeds, 52-inch Illuminated Sackings, 52 inch Basket Sackings, 52-inch Donegal Tweeds, 52-inch Il luminated Tweeds ; our regular $1.75 a .yard goods; for last 3 days of Clearance $1.08 52 and 54-inch Imported Zibeline, in Panne, French Curl and Silver Haired finish ; colors are castor, royal imminence, resada, cardinal, egg plant, tan, seal brown, gray, myrtle, navy and Oxford; our regular $2.75 and $2.50 a yard val ueslast 3 days of Clearance $1.39 38-inch all-wool Heather Mixtures, 42-inch Figured Black Goods, 42-inh Novelty Zibelines, in large color assortment; regular values up to $1.00 last 3 days of Clearance. .36 Novelty French Suit Patterns, in tweeds, zibelines and twine etamines, the latest fabric shown; regular values up to $3 a yard 'last 3 days of Clearance $1.37M 52-inch Bannockburn Tweeds, 52-inch Flake"d Scotch Suit ings, 52-inch Cravenette Homespuns, 52-inch Plaid Zibe lines, 45-inch French Etamines; regular values up to $2.50 a yard last 3 days of Clearance. ; . . . 79 45-inch French Novelty Plaids, 45-inch silk and wool plain and striped Muchaus, 42-inch silk and wool Sublimes, 52 inch two-toned Cheviots, etc., etc.; regular values up to $2.25 last 3 days of Clearance 56 SILKS, VELVETS AND CORDUROYS. Plain Louisines, plain Bengalines, neat dots ATlTHE fMTFl& and checks; also lace OrU smpea noveiiies ; regu lar values up to $1.50 last 3 days of Clearance at 49 Basket Weaves, with Nubb Flakes, plain Wo toned Armures, Novelty Plaids and Illuminated Brocades; regular $1.75 ; , . a yard values, in large i j 1 i i color assortment last j i a days Clearance. .'tut? Novelty Dotted Taffetas. Novelty Plaid Taffetas, Novelty' Brocade Satins, Novelty French Waistings, Novelty Lace Broche Stripes; regular values $1.50 a yard last 3 days of Clearance 69 Novelty Silk Velvets, in Stripes, Persian effects, also plain Panne Velvets; almost every wanted shade in the lot; reg ular values up to $2.00 last 3 days of Clearance.... 72 700 yards 27-inch all pure silk Black Taffeta; our regular 85c grade last 3 days of Clearance 53 22-inch all pure silk Black Peau de Soie a splendid value and wearing quality; our regular $1.35 a yard grade last 3 days of Clearance 98 Of Intense Interest to Men And women prudent women who buy for men; and fortunate the man who has such, for no .one so much appreciates real value in underwear fabrics as the woman who does, or superintends the family washing and ironing, which has so much to do with the wear of undergarments. HERE'S RADICAL CUTS in prices of MEN'S STANDARD UNDERWEAR in Men's Shop, First Floor. A 'small line of odd Drawers, in the cele brated "Lewis" make, of silk and wool, value to $5 pair. To close out at, each, only $1.49 A broken line of the Jaros wool-fleece Underwear, light or heavy weights, values up to $5.50 a suit; to clean 'out the lot, per garment $1.49 One number of the A. C. Staley Underwear that we wish to close, a blue silk and wool garment, one that we haye sold at $4.50 each. For quick selling on the remaining sizes at, each $2.50 A broken line of Men's Shirts, values as high as $1.50, in cluding fancy golfs, plain white laundered, plaited bosoms, etc; for 3 days or as long as they last at 49 Mens 75c Underwear, Shirts and Drawers, in wool back and heavy cotton rib, in blue and asrhite, to clean up before this sale ends at, per garment. 48 Extra bargains in Men's Nightshirts, $L25 grade, for 79? 65e grade for 35, and $1.00 grade for 69'