Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1932, Page 13

22 BODIES FOUND IN VIRGINIA MINE 16 Others Sought as Cause of Explosion Saturday Is Believed Powder. By the Associated Press. POCAHONTAS, Va., February 20— With 22 bodies recovered, searchers| delved into the inner passages of the Boissevain coal mine today for 16 other men belleved to have been killed in an explosion early Saturday. Working in relays, rescue crews| pushed their way through earth, splint- ered timbers and slate to recover the first burned and mutilated bodies last | night. Eight were immediately brought to the surface to the tmprovised morgue, where 37 coffins were lined. The re- mainder reposed at the bottom of the shaft until time when they could be cared for. | Six Are Identified. | Six of the men, Burton Brooks, Charles Yates, J. L. Phipps, Clayton Hodge, Sam White and Ed Saunders, a colored man, were identified. Phipps was the father of 10 children. All except seven of those caught in the | blast were married. Cold and the treacherous mass of debris hindered speed in pushing through the underground passages, but hope was held for recovery of all bodies today. Only when exhaustion forced them to quit did the searchers come to the surface, there to be served with hot food and coffee by the silent women ‘who refuse to leave until the dead had all been found. Worn out by their long vigil, a majority of the widows and children of the missing returned to their homes at midnight, but were back at the Toped off inclosure at the mine shaft entrance today. No demonstration was made as the bodies were placed in the hoisting house after their re- covery. Two Miles Underground. ‘The area of the explosion was 2 miles beneath the surface and word of prog- Tess came slowly. The mine depart- ments of the United States, Virginia and West Virginia co-operated in di- recting the work. Air conditions had improved in the wrecked mine. No decision as to the cause of the blast had been reached today although the general belief was that a powder explosion might have occurred. The mine, which is operated by the Poca- hontas Coal Co., is non-gaseous. There were 50 men &t work at the time of the explosion. CITIZENS TO HEAR BICENTENNIAL PLANS Sol Bloom end Dr. George C. Havenner Will Outline Pro- posed Activities, Organized citizens of the Capital will be told tonight of the particular part planned for them in the nine-month Bicentennial celebration. They will have explained not only how they can participate and what is expected of them, but the distinctions between the work being done by the District Becen- tennial Commission and the National Bicentennial group. ‘This direct appeal will be made by officials in charge of both the national and the local Bicentennial Commissions —Representative Sol Bloom, national director, and Dr. George C. Havenner, executive director of the District group. William Tyler Page, executive secretary of the national commission, also will take & prominent part in the exercises conducted by the North Capitol Citi- zens' Association in the auditorium of McKinley High School tonight at 8 o'clock. The great-great-great-grandson of Mrs. George Washington, Canon G. Freeland Peter of the Episcopal Cathedral, is a notable feature on the program. Teflt Johnson, official im- personator for the National Bicentennial Commission, will visualize Washington in person, delivering an admonition from the farewell address. The musical program is especially attractive, with important original num- bers under the direction of Henry Gilli- gan, with accompaniment by pipe organ and the McKinley High School orchestra led by Prof. Dore Wallon $15,000,000 ASKED FOR ARMY HOUSING | Measure Proposed by James Car- ries Funds for 65 Construe- tion Projects. By the Associated Press A $15,000,000 Army housi Introduced ~ today anking Republican ) e measure carried 111uv.mrm.s for | | €5 construction projects and is designed c: orward the housing program ch Congress already has author- 88,289. nstruction proposed by James would provide additional Jm\mng for 24 1 for technical cons 1e Air Corps,” James said | e allotments under the James bill included: Bolling Field, $274,000; Walter Reed General Hus.m al, $420,000. Named Yale Chaplain. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 29 (2 A. Sidney Lovett, pastor of Vernon ppointed (‘l’mplflln of Yale Uni- President Ja rector of | | 1 Church at Buflslo Church, Boston, hu»‘ Rowland | | Ends Service PENSION EMPLOYE ON U. B. PAY ROLL 40 YEARS. GEORGE E. REILY. Culminating 40 years' Government service, George E. Reily, 70, former as- sistant chief of the special examina- tion division, was retired from the Pen- sion Bureau today. Friends and associates presented him with tokens of esteem at ceremonies in the Pension Bureau, incident to his retirement. A native of Minneapolis, Minn., where he was born February 5 1862, Mr. Reily moved with his parents to Harris- burg when he was & child. He was educated in the Pennsylvania capital and entered the employ of the United Press Association there as a telegrapher. In 1890 he came to Washington as a telegrapher for the Western Union Telegraph Co. He is said to be the first telegrapher to use the typewriter in_transcribing code. Mr. Relly was appointed to the Pen- sion Office in 1892. He was a special examiner in the field service for 13 years. Up until the retent consolida- tion of the Pension and Veterans’ Bu- reaus he was assistant chief of the spe- cial examination division for 14 years. During his entire service he never took sick leave. Mr. Reily comes from a family of soldiers, his great-grandfather, John Reily, having been a_captain in the Revolutiopary War; his grandfather, William Reily, a veteran of the War of 1812, and his father, John A. Reily, & member of Company H, 210th Penn- sylvania Volunteer Infantry, Mr. Reily lives with his wife, Mrs. Esther M. Relly, at 3625 Albemarle ROOSEVELT TAKES OFFIGE IN MANILA New Governor General Prom- ises to Work for Well-Being of Average Native By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, Philippine Islands, February 20—Fulfilling one of his father's cherished ambitions, Theodore Roose- velt today became governor general of the Philippine Islands. Immediately he promised to work for “the well-being of the average Filipino.” Sidestepping the delegate and perennial subject of Philippine in- dependence in his inaugural address, he urged development of the islands until they are economically independ- ent. Greeted by an enthusiastic holiday crowd, the new governor general took the oath of office on the family bible upon which his father rested his left hand when he was sworn as President of the United States. He recalled that his father had hesi- tated to accept the nomination as Vice President of the United States because of his desire to become governor gen- eral of the Philippines. “No part of the civilized globe,” he sald, “has seen such progress in the last 30 years as the Philippine Islands.” Remarking his office is an administra- tive one, Roosevelt said: “Political relationships between the Philippines and the United States do not come within it§ scope. These are matters to be decided by the President and Congress after consultation with representatives of the Filipino people.” ) !/Vour ‘Ectterkcar‘[s - say more than you put on paper Genuine Engraved Letter= s build confidence in Thaite why we supsly. 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