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i 11.I il IU1Ii iui. r . nav fformer member of the Ohio State University staff and now a consulting- engineer, will head a staff of company engineers with the investigation parties. The first shift was to make a careful search to determine if there are any more bodies in the mine.First of the funeral services to be held for the 79 victims were held this afternoon for Frank Kern, Athens, at the Athens Central Avenue M. E. Church. Burial was in the West Union Street Cemetery.0 AManv of the bodies removedwfrom the mine have not been claimed. Of 15 bodies brought to khe Walburn Funeral Rooms, six Pinain unclaimed. Five bodies at Jjtgers I ndertaking Parlors have been identified. The bodies at the tirst mortuary and funeral arrangements are: John Green,Miiifield, and Urban Ilovath, Mill-field, funeral Saturday afternoon at homes; Alfred Wade, father, and Luther Wade, son, Canaan-vllle, funeral at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the Canaaville M. E. Church; George Me Clean, Miiifield, funeral Saturday afternoon; George Jackson, Miiifield, funeral Sunday morning at the home; Harry Sycks, Miiifield, funeral at Christian Church. Chaun-cey, Monday morning; Phillip and Siian Ervin, Miiifield, funeral at home of Francis Erwin, Miiifield,Monday afternoon. Alfred Wade, 69, and his son. Luther. 30, who were killed in the mine disaster, for the last 15 years had lived in Canaanville, but moved to Miiifield Monday and began wrk In the mine. lt;At Chauncey funeral arrange-were all dead, he said.Evidently the gases had gotten into their place of refuge In advance. It is a pity too, because they were all so young.’*students aid alsoHundreds of Ohio University students figured in assisting rescue work. While nurses at the Sheltering Arms Hospital were busy at the mine, a number of students under the direction of Prof. Carl Fry of the Biology Department of Ohio University, assisted in the preparation of hos-| pital apparatus to accommodateinjured men.One of the men who lost their lives in the disaster was Carl I. Robinett of Miiifield. Mr. Robinett government labor conciliator, and a brother of Mrs. A. E. McConk*y, both of Athens.I Nineteen injured men were first taken to the Athens hospital. Hix have been removed to their homes. Condition of the 13 remaining at the hospital was reJort« d favorable , for improvement. Fielden W illis, ‘who was badly injured, was reported recovering today at *he Cherrington Hospital, Logan. wh»*re he was given a blood transfusion. One of tiie men, who.se name could not be learned, walked home after the accident.ARE MEETING CLAIMSRepresentatives of tin- Ohio dust rial Commission were busy reiving and tiling claims tor pendents of the disaster victims.They are stationed of the office of the mine located in the company's store in Miiifield.The mine disaster will cost thestate of Ohio between $600,000 and$750,000 in workmen’s compensationrnakerneferir; emei 1 Tlunde is $•eachi a toi to sstabfronawarnimGiservheld at Iwith Hay' day F. I rial JohrdayM on f ripl•CatbKishWillhire-de-Jj—Tllt; • ra v 11h»*• fr« U• lastsayi:1 able?
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Fri, Nov 07, 1930
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