History to the Scofield Mine Disaster (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from History to the Scofield Mine Disaster

Explosion of dust in Number Four Mine at Winter Quarters May 1, 1900. Bringing of the first man to the surface. Heroic work of the Rescuing Party. Finding of John L. Wilson at the foot of the dump still alive. Foreman Hood becomes overcome by the deadly afterdamp. Bringing out the Bodies. Identifying the dead and taking care of them. Making arrangements for the Funeral Train. Floral Car and gifts of flowers.

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Excerpt from History to the Scofield Mine Disaster

Chapter 1.

Description of Scofield Town. Discovery of Coal. Building of the first railway into the Coal Fields. Opening of the Union Pacific Coal Property.

Chapter 2.

Biography of the Members of the Board of Trustees of Scotield Town. Portraits of the Town Officers.

Chapter 3.

Exploration of Captain Bonneville. Coining of President Young. Settlements. Counties and County Seats. Population of County Seats. Mining Industry. Agricultural Manufacturing Industry. Education.

Chapter 4.

Explosion of dust in Number Four Mine at Winter Quarters May 1, 1900. Bringing of the first man to the surface. Heroic work of the Rescuing Party. Finding of John L.Wilson at the foot of the dump still alive. Foreman Hood becomes overcome by the deadly afterdamp. Bringing out the bodies. Identifying the dead and taking care of them. Making arrangements for the Funeral Train. Floral Car and gifts of flowers.

Chapter 5.

Funeral Services at Scofield, American Fork, Price, Spanish Fork, Lehi, Provo, Salt Lake, Ogden, Coalville, Elsinore and Joseph.

Chapter 6.

Organization of Scofield Lodge No.32 and its progress. List List of dead members and a record of the family. Organization of the building committee. Commencement of the Hall. Portraits of the dead Brothers. Portraits of the officers.

Chapter 7.

Knights of Pythias. Organization of the Lodge. Charter Members. List of dead Brothers and a record of their families. Portraits of the officers and deceased Brothers. Endowment Rank. List of the beneficiaries of the Endowment Rank.

Chapter 8.

List of the dead.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.